Extension of facility of Direct Port Delivery to main importers and other steps taken for ease of doing business - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 14/2018

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, CUSTOMS (PREV.), JAMNAGAR SARDA HOUSE , OPP.PANCHAVATI SOCIETY, BEDI BUNDER ROAD, JAMNAGAR - 361008 F. No. VIII/48-105/cus-T/2018 Date: 17.05.2018 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 14/2018 Sub: Extension of facility of Direct Port Delivery to main importers and other steps taken for ease of doing business- Regarding. Attention of the Importers, Exporters, General Trade, Port Terminal Operators, Shipping Lines / Shipping CFSs coming under the jurisdiction of Customs (Prev.), Jamnagar and all other stakeholders is invited to the Facility Notice No. 01/2015-16/CCP/JMR dated 27.08.2015 vide which facility of Direct Port Delivery was extended to selected importers i.e. ACP Clients 2. It has been observed that Direct Port Delivery (DPD) facility reduces the time and cost for importers considerably. Therefore, in order to reduce dwell time and cost associated with import at Customs (Prev.) Commissionerate, Jamnagar, it has been decided to extend Direct Port Delivery (DPD) permission to importers as mentioned in the Annexure-A enclosed to this Public Notice subject to following conditions. 3. DPD facility has been extended to the said importers on the basis of the volume of transactions and on the basis of assessment made by this office regarding their ability to comply with the conditions as specified in this Public Notice. However, permission for DPD may be withdrawn by the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs at any time in case of failure for adherence to conditions or any violation. CONDITIONS: 4. Filing of Bills of Entry and other Procedures 4.1. The Direct Port Delivery (DPD) will be available only to Full Cargo Load (FCL) containers covered by RMS facilitated Bills of Entry (No assessment and no examination) or where no examination is required. 4.2. In order to avail of the DPD facility the importer will have to file advance Bill of Entry, pay the Customs duty and other charges also in advance, obtain the delivery order also in advance and be in readiness to take delivery immediately on arrival of the vessel. Shipping Lines / Shipping Agents are required to ensure that they raise the invoice. in advance and issue Electronic Delivery Order (e-do) in advance so that there is no delay in clearance from Port after arrival of cargo in the Port Area. 4.3. After payment of duty and upon arrival of the vessel, importer/ CB should approach the FACILITATION CENTRE' for obtaining out of charge for the Non DPD RMS facilitated Bs/E. The facility to obtain Out of Charge for such cargo will also be simultaneously available at all the CFSs in the jurisdiction of Custom House, Pipavav. The importer/Customs Broker has option to get out of charge of RMS facilitated Bills of Entry either from RMS Facilitation centre or from the CFS as per their Convenience. 4.4. As a measure of trade facilitation and 'Ease of Doing Business' a dedicated RMS Facilitation Centre has been created at Customs House, Pipavav. The main function of the Facilitation Centre' is to give out of charge of RMS facilitated Bills of Entry. In case of RMS facilitated Bills of Entry, as soon as Importer / Customs Broker or Authorised Person produces / submits the requisite documents (same as being submitted presently before Officers giving Out of Charge in various CFSs) before the Appraiser/Superintendent (IMPORT), the concerned officer will register the Bill of Entry, scrutinize the documents and after being satisfied on the correctness of payment of Customs duty (including ADD or CVD or Safeguard Duty etc), compliance of CCR instructions etc., will give out of charge with a condition that verification of the Container No. and Seal No. to be carried out by Officers posted in Port Terminals (in case of DPD clearances) or by Preventive Officer posted at the CFS (in respect of containers other than DPD clearances). The requirement to check Container No Seal No by Preventive Officer needs to be mentioned by the Appraiser/Superintendent in the Integrated Declaration (Bill of Entry). 4.5. A copy of out-of-charge (OOC) shall be generated in printed form and signed by the concerned Appraiser/Superintendent with his name and designation stamp and copy handed over to Importer / Customs Broker or Authorised Person. 4.6. The documents submitted during the Registration of Bill of Entry should be retained and to be sent to EDI Service Centre for digitalization on daily basis. 4.7. The Preventive Officer posted will check Container No. and Seal No. at the time of passing the containers from the CFS. If the Preventive officer finds any variation in Container No., Seal No. or Seal Tampering, he should immediately bring the same to the notice of the Asst./Dy. Commissioner of Customs (IMPORT), CH Pipavav (in the case of DPD clearances or in respect of containers other than DPD clearances). 4.8. Some consignments can be selected for examination either on random basis or based on intelligence. The Nos and percentage of such containers will be decided by Additional / Joint Commissioner -in-charge of Customs House, Pipavav. Report of such Containers selected for examination and results of such examination will be submitted by said Additional / Joint Commissioner to Commissioner. 4.9. In respect of DPD containers, importer has to arrange Container trailers and evacuate all the containers within 48 hours of landing in the Port Terminal. If Containers are not taken delivery within 48 hours of the landing, such containers shall be moved to the CFSs as preferred by the importers in their advance intimation to Shipping Lines. In absence of Importers exercising the preferred CFSs the said containers will be moved en-block to APM Yard at APM Terminals. 4.10. Damaged containers or those with tampered seals will not be allowed DPD. These containers will be transferred to the APM Yard at APM Terminals or other CFSs for clearance under normal procedure as specified in this Public Notice. 5. Part Delivery Part delivery' of the containers will continue to be allowed as per prevailing practice. Out Of Charge will be generated in printed form either at 'EDI Service Centre' or at designated CFS and signed by the concerned Appraiser/Superintendent, giving Out of Charge, only after verifying the report of part delivery given by DPD Superintendent on hard copy of Bill of entry. 6. procedure for Shipping Line/ Shipping Agents Shipping Lines or agents while filling the IGM shall clearly indicate at the time of filing of IGM the fact of the subject importer/ container being eligible for DPD and will be manifested as destination (CY) of Pott Terminal. They should give intimation of arrival of the vessel and give delivery orders to the importer well in advance for taking DPD immediately after grant of Entry Inwards. 7. Procedure relating to Port Terminals On the basis of DPD permission granted by the Customs, Terminal should ensure that approval / intimation of commencement of DPD is also communicated to the importer within 3 days. The Port Terminals are required to provide earmarked space in their Yards to keep containers belonging to approved importers of DPD so as to facilitate logistics relating to private trailer movements. The importer shall be responsible for intimating the list/job order of Containers to be cleared under DPD to the Port Terminals directly or through the Shipping Line, well before the arrival of the ship, to enable the Port Terminal to place the containers in the yards/ space specially earmarked for DPD. The permission to allow entry of trailers and designated Agent shall be obtained by Importer/ CB from the Port Authorities in charge of security and logistics as per procedure. 8. Effective date This Facility Notice shall come into force with effect from 18.05.2016. In case of any difficulty, the specific issue may be brought to the notice of Assistant Commissioner / Deputy Commissioner in charge of Customs House, Pipavav for remedial action. 9. The Importer availing facility of DPD shall submit a monthly report to Additional / Joint Commissioner giving details in the prescribed proforma set out as Annexure B. 10. The RMS facilitation will work on 24x7 round the clock. 11. Any difficulties experienced in this regard may be brought to the notice of the undersigned, immediately. -SD/- (M.K.SRIVASTAVA) COMMISSIONER