Carriage of coastal cargo from one Indian port to another port in vessels carrying out coastal runs - Customs - PUBLlC NOTICE NO. 30/2018

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, KANDLA-370 210 F. No. S/20-227/AG/2016 Dated: 20.9.2018 PUBLlC NOTICE NO. 30/2018 Subject: Carriage of coastal cargo from one Indian port to another port in vessels carrying out coastal runs- reg. Attention is invited to Notification No. 56/2016 (NT) dated 27.4.2016 and this office Public Notice No. 18/2016 dated 28.6.2016. The said Notification exempts vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods from the provisions of Section 92,93,94,95,97, and 98(1) of the Customs Act, 1962. 2. The said exemption exempts vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods from filing Bills of Coastal Goods (Import / Export), obtaining port clearance, filing of shipping bills for supply of ship stores, etc. 3. Board's Circular No. 14/ 2016-Cus dated 27.4.2016 clarified in para 4(a) that all vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods and operating from coastal or EXIM berths shall be exempted from the provisions of Section 92,93,94,95,97 and 98(1) of the Customs Act, 1962. 4. However, Notification No. 57/2016-Cus (NT) dated 27.4.2016 read with para 4(b) of Circular No. 14/2016-Cus dated 27.4.2016 specify that the provisions of Section 30 41 shall apply to vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods operating from berths used by vessels carrying imported goods or export goods 5. Thus, vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods arriving to Deendayal Port, Kandla, need to file arrival cargo manifest under Section 30 and departure cargo manifest under Section 41 of the Customs Act, 1962, but exempted from filling Bills of Coastal Goods (Import/ Export), obtaining port clearance and filing of shipping bills for supply of ship stores, etc. 6. Further, with the exemption of exclusively coastal goods carrying vessels from Section 98(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, collection of MOT charges shall be done away. 7. The Preventive Officers posted in field formations with the prior approval of Additional Commissioner/ Joint Commissioner may from time to time carry out random checks so as to ensure that no export goods or imported goods are inadvertently or by intention loaded onto such coastal vessels. 8 The above position which came into force with the issuance of notification and circular cited in preceding paragraphs is reiterated for compliance and officers while dealing with issues relating to exclusively coastal goods carrying vessels are directed to adhere to them scrupulously. (Sanjay Kumar Agarwal) Commissioner