Electronic sealing – Deposit in and removal of goods from Customs Bonded Warehouses - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 26/2018

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE: PORT AREA: VISAKHAPATNAM - 530 035 F. No. P3/06/2017-Stats (AM) Date: 27.06.2018 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 26/2018 Sub: Electronic sealing Deposit in and removal of goods from Customs Bonded Warehouses Reg. Kind attention of all importers/exporters, Customs Bonded Warehouses Licensees, Customs Brokers and the members of Trade is drawn to The Warehouse (Custody Handling of Goods) Regulations, 2016, The Special Warehouse (Custody Handling of Goods) Regulations, 2016, Warehoused Goods (Removal) Regulations, 2016 and this office Public Notice No. 20/2016 dated 21.09.2016 which prescribe the affixation of a one-timelock for transport of goods to be deposited in a warehouse or removed therefrom. [Board s Notification No. 68/2016-NT, 69/2016-NT, 67/2016-NT all dated 14.05.2016 and Circular No. 17/2016 dated 14.05.2016 refers respectively]. 2. The regulations require that goods arriving at the warehouse from a customs station shall be affixed with a one-time-lock with its serial number endorsed upon the Bill of Entry for warehousing and the transport document. The warehouse keeper or Bond Officer, as the case may be, is required to inspect the seal and when it is found intact, permit the goods to be unloaded at the warehouse. Board s Circular No. 17/2016 dated 14.05.2016 prescribes that in case of removal of goods from a custom station for deposit into a warehouse, the container or means of transport (closed trucks) should be affixed with a one-time-lock (serially numbered bottle seal) by the proper officer at the customs station. A similar procedure has been provided under the Warehoused Goods (Removal) Regulations, 2016 for removal of warehoused goods from one warehouse to another and from a warehouse to customs station for export. Also, the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs is duly empowered to permit movement of goods without affixation of OTLs where the nature of goods or their manner of transport so warrant (e.g. Liquid Bulk cargo transported through Pipe Lines and Over Dimensional Cargo). 3. Subsequently, the Board has prescribed RFID self-sealing for export of containerized cargo. Board s Circulars 36/2017, 37/2017 and 41/2017 [please refer to this office Public Notice Nos. 36/2017 dated 06.09.2017, 39/2017 dated 26.09.2017 and 46/2017 dated 31.10.2017 respectively] prescribe the use of RFID tamper proof one-time bolt seal and providing of readers/procedure for its use by Customs. It has now been decided by the Board that RFID sealing shall be extended to transport of goods for deposit in a warehouse as well as removal therefrom vide Circular No. 19/2018-Customs dated 18.06.2018. Therefore, wherever the Warehousing Regulations (referred in para 1 above) prescribe affixing of a One Time Lock , the importer or owner of the goods shall use RFID anti-tamper one-time-locks (hereinafter referred as RFID OTL ). 4. The RFID OTLs shall be sourced from the vendors approved by the Board as per the list/details of vendors enclosed to this Public Notice. 4.1 Considering the fact that goods may be removed through a variety of vehicles, different types of RFID OTLs such as bolt seals (already specified by Board s Circular 36/2017-Cus/Public Notice No. 36/2017 dated 06.09.2017) or wire-cable seal shall be used. The specifications, data elements and the procedure to be used under the Regulations for Warehousing shall be as follows: 4.2 Seals (i) For containers (RFID One-Time-Bolt Seal) As prescribed under Board s Circular 36/2017-Cus dated 28.08.2017. [please refer to this office Public Notice No. 36/2017dated 06.09.2017.] (ii) For closed body vehicles (RFID Wire Cable Seal) (a) Each seal shall be a one-time-lock bearing a unique serial number and brand of the vendor in the format ABCD XXXX XXXX, where ABCD stands for the brand of the vendor and X (8 digit) is a numerical digit from 0-9. (b) The RFID seal shall conform to ISO 17712:2013 and ISO/IEC 18000-6 Class 1 Gen 2 which is globally accepted in industrial applications and can be read with the use of UHF (i.e. 860 MHz to 960 MHz) Reader-Scanners. (c) The manufacturer or vendor, as the case may be, shall be in possession of certifications required for conformance of the ISO standard ISO 17712:2013 namely clauses 4, 5 and 6 (as applicable to cable-wire seals). (d) Before commencement of seals, the vendor shall submit self-certified copies of the above certification to the Risk Management Division (RMD). 4.3 Readers The specification of Readers to be deployed shall be as prescribed under Circular No. 41/2017-Customs dated 30.10.2017 [please refer to this office Public Notice No. 46/2017 dated 31.10.2017]. 4.4. Software Application (a) The data elements to be captured in the web-application in the case of removal of goods from a customs station to a bonded warehouse shall be as follows: (i) IEC (Importer Exporter Code) (ii) Bill of Entry number (iii) Date (iv) RFID OTL number (v) Date of sealing (vi) Time of sealing (vii) Container Number (where cargo is containerized or else not required) (viii) Registration number of vehicle (ix) Warehouse code (x) Customs location code (b) The data elements to be captured in the web-application in the case of removal of goods from a warehouse to a customs station for export shall be as follows: (i) IEC (Importer Exporter Code) (ii) Shipping Bill number (iii) Date (iv) RFID OTL number (v) Date of sealing (vi) Time of sealing (vii) Container Number (where cargo is containerized or else not required) (viii) Registration number of vehicle (ix) Customs location code (x) Warehouse code (c) The data elements to be captured in the web-application in the case of removal of goods from a warehouse to another warehouse (Section 67 of Customs Act,1962) shall be as follows: (i) IEC (Importer Exporter Code) (ii) Bill of Entry number (iii) Date (iv) Warehouse code (origin) (v) Warehouse code (destination) (vi) RFID OTL number (vii) Date of sealing (viii) Time of sealing (ix) Container Number (where cargo is containerized or else not required) (x) Registration number of vehicle 4.5 Procedure (a) All licensees of customs bonded warehouses shall have to procure Readers for scanning of RFID OTLs at the bonded warehouse at their own cost. (b) The licensee shall also procure RFID OTLs from the vendors for providing the same to importer, owner, exporter or in case of private bonded warehouses for their own use. It is clarified that licensees are free to procure RFID OTLs from any one or more vendors. (c) The vendors shall be required to provide Readers to Customs locations. Readers already deployed by vendors to Ports and ICDs for RFID sealing can also be used for this procedure. Air Cargo Complexes, CFS and LCSs are also covered under this procedure for transport of bonded goods. (d) Any importer permitted to remove goods for deposit in a warehouse shall obtain RFID seal from the Warehouse where the goods are to be deposited. (e) Vendors shall ensure that the TID number is captured in their data base and warehouse code of the licensee is linked to the same at the time of sale of seals. (f) Vendors shall ensure that data can be uploaded from internet enabled Readers as well as desktops. (g) Board s Circular No. 19/2016-Cus dated 20.05.2016 prescribes that the importer shall declare the warehouse code in the Bill of Entry for warehousing. The Out of Charge officer releasing the cargo for deposit in a warehouse is advised to match the warehouse code declared in the Bill of Entry with that linked to the seal. This procedure shall dispense the need for securing any space availability certificates by importers. (h) The exporter of warehoused goods will be obligated to declare the physicalserial number of the RFID OTL at the time of filing the online integrated Shipping Bill or in the case of manual Shipping Bill before the container or cargo is dispatched from the warehouse. (i) In case the RFID OTL is found to be tampered at the Customs station at the time of export, then mandatory examination would be carried out by the Customs authorities. (j) In case at the time of arrival of the goods at the warehouse, the RFID OTL is found to be tampered, then the licensee shall not permit unloading of the goods and shall inform the Bond Officer. [Please refer sub-regulation 5(1) and (7) of the Warehouse Custody Handling of Goods) Regulation, 2016] (k) Under Regulation (5) of the Warehoused Goods (Removal) Regulations, 2016, the importer or owner is required to produce an acknowledgement of the due arrival of the goods. A period of one month (or as extended by the proper officer) has been provided under the regulations for producing the acknowledgement, failing which the owner of the goods is required to pay full duties along with interest, fine and penalty. With the introduction of the procedure contained herein, the trip report generated by scanning the RFID OTL at the destination customs station or warehouse shall be printed and retained for records by the customs station, bond officer and licensee. This will enable discharge of the requirement of acknowledgement enjoined under the regulation (5). However, this is not withstanding the obligation cast on the licensee under Warehouse (Custody Handling) Regulations, 2016 for accountal of goods [Regulation (5) and (7) refer]. (l) For the purposes of risk management, if there is any inordinate delay in the due arrival of goods, the Bond Officer may be alerted by the customs station or vice versa. (m) Where any procedure requires that goods removed from a warehouse shall move under physical escort by Customs (eg. as prescribed by Board s Circular 32/2016 regarding Duty Free Shops), the use of RFID OTL shall not apply. 5. The Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs is duly empowered to permit movement of goods without affixation of RFID OTLs where the nature of goods or their manner of transport so warrant (eg. Liquid Bulk Cargo transported through Pipe Lines or Over Dimensional Cargo). 6. The above procedure shall come into force with effect from 1st August, 2018. 7. Action to be taken in terms of the above procedure should be considered as Standing Order for the purpose of officers and staff. 8. Clarification/difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner (Bonds), Custom House, Visakhapatnam or email to [email protected]. - Sd - (Dr. D. K. Srinivas) (Commissioner of Customs) ANNEXURE TO PN No. 26/2018 DATED 27.06.2018 Details of Vendors providing E-seals as per Circular 36/2017-Customs 37/2017 Customs In terms of Para 3.1 of Circular 37/2017-Customs, the details of Vendors seeking to provide E-seals to exporters as per requirement of Circulars 26/2017, 36/2017, 37/2017, 41/2017, 44/2017 51/2017 of Customs as on date i.e. 4th April, 2018 is as under: List of Vendors who have submitted complete set of documents to the CBEC and their documents having been found complete as per requirements of the above mentioned Circulars is as under: S. No. Name of the Vendor Contact Details Declared seal nos. (Para 3(b) of Cir 36/2017 dated 28.8.2017) Status 1 M/s Perfect RFID Technologies Ltd, New Delhi Ritika Mina, Head-Business development, 512, Fifth Floor, Ansal Chamber-II, Bikaji Cama Place, New Delhi, 011- 41024861,62 [email protected] PERF00000001 To PERF99999999 Documents Scrutinized 2 M/s ibTrack Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru Sudhendra Dankanikote, Director and Chief Operating Officer, 1109, GF, 13th Cross, 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru 080-25266786, 25278786 [email protected] IBTR00000001 To IBTR99999999 -do- 3 M/s Optiemus Telematics Pvt Ltd, Noida Apurba Chakraborty, Sr Vice President, Plot No. 2A, wing A, 1st Floor, Sector 126, Noida 011-49202020, 49202011, [email protected] LYNK00000001 To LYNK99999999 -do- 4 M/s Infotek Software systems (P) Ltd., Pune Santosh Patil, Business Analyst, P- 14, Phase 1, I2IT campus, Rajeev Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune 411057 Tel: 020-64730029 / 30 Mobile: +91- 8411057733 email: santosh.patil @infoteksoftware.com iTEK00000001 to iTEK99999999 -do- 5 M/s Sepio Products Private Limited, Vasai (E), Palghar- 401210 (Maharashtra) Shri Darshan Gandhi, Director, M/s Sepio Products Private Limited, 037, Akshay Ind. Premises Co-op. Society Ltd. Navghar, Vasai (E), Palghar- 401210 (Maharashtra), Phone No. , Landline No. 022- 28474000, 022-28473000 Email : darshan @sepioproducts.com SPPL0000 0001 to SSPL9999 9999 -do- 6 M/s Pack Seals Industries, Mumbai Shri Piyusha Phadke, Proprietor, M/s. Pack Seals Industries, 102/ 1st Floor, Utkarsh Co.op Hsg.Soc. Ltd. Anandroa Pawar High School, Ram Mandir Road, Vajira naka, Borivali(W), Mumbai-400103. Phone No.022-28183138, 28147669 , Email : info@ packsealsind.com PACK 0000 0001 to PACK 9999 9999 -do- 7 M/s.Great Eastern IDTech Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon (Haryana) Shri Pradeep Kumar, General Manager, M/s.Great Eastern IDTech Pvt. Ltd., 285, Udyog Vihar, Phase- II, Gurgaon-122016, Mobile 9818222201, Land Line-0124- 2347431/32, Email Id : [email protected] GEID0000 0001 to GEID 9999 9999 -do- 8 M/s. Enopeck Seals Industries, Mumbai Shri B.M. Patil, M/s. Enopeck Seals Industries, 301/A, 3rd Floor, Ramkrishna CHSL, Babhai Naka, Borivali (West), Mumbai 400 092, Mobile :9833889128, Land Line-022- 28981267, 28991659 Email Id : [email protected] ENOS0000 0001 to ENOS 9999 9999 -do- 9 M/s. IDTech Solutions, Gurgaon (Haryana) Shri Samarath Vig, M/s. IDTech Solutions, Plot No.610, Udyog Vihar Phase-V, Gurgaon, , Mobile 9968048691, Land Line-0124-4255530, E-mail Id : [email protected] IDTS0000 0001 to IDTS 9999 9999 -do- 10 M/s Warner Industries, Mumbai Rajesh Kohli, M/s Warner Industries, Kohli House, 6-D, Nesbit Road, Mazagaon, Mumbai 40001 Mobile +919820026864; Land line 022-23732886 Email ID : [email protected] WIND0000 0001 to WIND9999 9999 -do- 11 M/s Jainam Multi-product (India) Pvt. Ltd, Vapi (Gujarat) Shri Naresh Sharma, M/s Jainam Multi-product (India) Pvt. Ltd., 509, 5th Floor, Fortune Square-II, Daman Road, Landmark TBZ Jewellers, Chala, Vapi 396191; Land Line : 0260- 2970405; Mobile No : 09825249766; Email ID : [email protected] KLIK00000001 to KLIK99999999 -do- 12 M/s AAA Products Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram (Haryana) Shri Gopal Shakti, Business Development Head, M/S AAA Products Pvt. Ltd., K, No. 12/3/1 4/1/1, V.P.O. Begampur Khatola, Behrampur Road, Gurgaon (Haryana) - 122001; Land Line : 011- 41006204/49480000; Mobile : 9971304631; Email ID : [email protected] BOLT00000001 to BOLT99999999 -do- 13 M/s. Eseal Store, Chennai Shri C. Chandrasekhar, Room No.1, II-Floor, No.-182/87, Coral Merchant Street, Parrys, Chennai-600001, Land Line : 044-25267767, Mobile No.9710935412, 9840979531. Email ID : [email protected] [email protected] ESST00000001 to ESST99999999 -do- *M/s. Thar Shipping Lines LLP, Bangalore has been suspended for a period of six months from selling e-seals as an approved vendor. Note: 1. Applicants may please note that the process of verifying the documents of the Vendors is an ongoing process. As and when aspiring vendors complete the required documentation their names will be put up on CBEC website. Other desirous vendors may submit the documents, duly self-attested, as prescribed under the Board s Circulars to Director (Customs), Room No. 227 B, North block, New Delhi with a copy on email [email protected] . 2. Vendors in the above List, whose complete set of documents have been received would be informed separately by a letter wherein terms conditions would be mentioned. Those vendors are required to adhere to all requirements as mentioned in CBEC Circulars 26/2017, 36/2017, 37/2017, 41/2017, 44/2017 51/2017. Any non-observance to such conditions would lead to disqualification of that vendor. 3. Documents received from other vendors are under scrutiny, which is an ongoing process. As and when they found complete as per requirement, the names of approved vendors will be notified in the above list. 4. Vendors have to provide RFID readers at the ports/ICDs under intimation to the CBEC. They are advised to install the same at the Ports/ICDs and intimate the list of such ports/ICDs to CBEC to their potential customers i.e. Exporters. The department reserves the right to direct vendor to provide reader at any Customs port/ICD. 5. As exporters have to purchase e-seals directly from the vendors, they are advised to take appropriate precautions with regards to the financial transactions or any other dealings with the Vendor. The department is in no way responsible for the conduct of the vendor. 6. The vendor has to ensure that the transaction history of the self-sealing should be visible to the exporters for their reference. 7. The vendor shall ensure that the Tag identification (TID) number is captured in their data base and the IEC code of the exporter is linked to the same at the time of sale of the seals. Upon reading at the port/ICD, the software application, provided by the vendor, shall ensure that the seal s identity is checked with its TID.