Observation and concerns regarding electronic seals used on Export Containers - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO.- 45/2018

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE: PORT AREA: VISAKHAPATNAM - 530 035 F. No. P3/06/2017-Stats(AM).Pt. II Date:30.10.2018 PUBLIC NOTICE NO.- 45/2018 Subject: Observation and concerns regarding electronic seals used on Export Containers reg. Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management, CBIC, Mumbai received information that some European manufactures are supplying e- seals which can be passed by the Customs at port gate even when it is not in locked condition and the particular seal can be scanned at a distance of few meters without being in locked condition. On the basis of the above mentioned letter, JNCH, Nhava Sheva examined the e-seals of two vendors (A) M/s IB Track Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru and (B) M/s Great Eastern ID Tech Pvt ltd, Gurugaon, Haryana who were procuring the e-seals from M/s Leghorn Group, Italy. On examination it was found that in case of above mentioned two vendors, RFID reader can read the e-seal data (export data tagged with e-seal) without locking the male and female parts of the e-seal. The same was corroborated by Additional Director General, DRI, Mumbai also. The reports of JNCH, Nhava Sheva and ADG, DRI have been critically examined. The RFID e-seals provided/supplied by M/s Leghorn Group, Italy have been found to have not complied with the security requirements. This being a serious security issue, it has been decided that the use of the RFID e-seals procured from the M/s Leghorn Group, Italy, is not permitted till further orders. Furthers, in addition to the above mentioned two vendors, M/s Leghorn Group, Italy is also supplying RFID e-seals to M/s Perfect RFID Technologies Ltd. In view of the above, all exporters and stakeholders are informed that RFID e-seals procured from the afore-mentioned three vendors is not permitted henceforth till furthers orders. Any difficulties, if any may please be brought to the notice of AC (Docks). [Authority: DGARM, CBIC, Mumbai Letter F. No IV (33)/74/2017 RMD Pt I dt 23.10.2018]. - Sd - (Dr. D. K. Srinivas) Commissioner of Customs