Movement Of container to CFS attached to Other ports under DPD-CFS mode- Implementation Of TURANT Customs - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 52/2019

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (CHENNAI IV) Custom House, No. 60, Rajaji Salai, Chennai-600 001. File No.: S. Misc. 13/2019- RMSFC Date: 22.07.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 52/2019 Sub: - Movement Of container to CFS attached to Other ports under DPD-CFS mode- Implementation Of TURANT Customs - reg. Attention of all the stake holders, Importers, Customs Brokers, CFS, and Port Terminals under the jurisdiction of Chennai Customs House is invited to the Public Notice No. 35/2019 dated 76.82019 which stipulated that the Facility of DPD-CFS will be extended only to AEO Certificate holders and the ICM has to be manifested only to the CFS attached to respective Port. 2. After representation has been received from trade to extend facility for moving the container to CFS / ICD attached to other ports as well, under the DPDCFS mode. The sane has been examined and it is decided that DPDCFS containers can be moved to CFS attached to other ports:-b under following conditions: a) if the examination OE the cargo is prescribed for cargo manifested as DPO-CFS at Kattupalli or Ennore Port, the same shall be examined and cleared on obtaining OOC (Out-of-charge) at the respective ports, and then the cargo shall move to the manufacturing unit or any de-notified area or non customs area belonging to CFS for the purpose of storage only. b) If the cargo is already out of charged through RMSFC, the cargo will be directly cleared from the port to any non customs area of the CFS. 'Il-tis movement Of goods which are customs cleared from the port to any non- customs area of CFS shall be deemed as DPD-CFS movement, c) For PNR movement of the cargo at the Kattupalli and Ennore ports through CFS, the above procedure related to transshipment Shall be followed. d) cargo for which OOC (out-or-charge) is given either through DPD-DPD or DPD-CFS or through RMSFC shall not enter Customs notified area Of the CFS as the goods are out of charged by Customs prior to entry of the goods into the CFS. However, if any of the importers, requires storing Of the goods after customs clearance in any CFS, they should do so in any non customs area, for which the CFS should de-notify a part of the existing area of the CFS. This de-notified area shall be totally separate from Customs notified area of the CFS. The custodians should do the needful to implement this procedure immediately. 3. Keeping in mind of the above points, following procedures has to be followed to avail the facility for moving the container to CFS attached to other ports, under DPD-CFS mode. A. Out of Charge has to be obtained for such containers before moving the containers out of the port to the CFS attached to other ports and Port Terminal is responsible for Verifying the OOC copy before releasing such containers out of the Port Terminal. B. Cases where any DPD-CFS container is selected for open examination, that shall continue to be held at respective Port/Terminal till completion Of Customs Examination and Out of Charge is granted. C. After issuance of Out of Charge at respective Port/Terminal, DPD-CFS container shall be transported to any consignee/referred CFS for storage purpose and it shall be stored in non-customs area segregated by the said CFS. D. For facilitated clearance of facilitation cell (RMSFC), the goods shall be moved out Of the port after obtaining OOC to avail DPD-CFS facility. The cargo cleared may move to non-customs area of any of the CFS. E. If any cargo needs to be moved into CFS (Customs area) attached to tie other ports, the said cargo shall move under Transhipment mode only. 4. As clarified under Para 8 of FC No. 22/2017 dated 01.11.2017, ICD Concor, ICD Irungattukottai and ICD Sattva Pondichery may continue to provide logistics support and temporary storage facility to DPD clients under DPDCFS mode. ICD Concor, ICD Irungattukottai and ICD Sattva Pondichery shall earmark separate de-notified area for storage of DPD container inside their ICD with separate entrance and exit. Any difficulty faced in this regard may be brought to the notice Of Joint Commissioner of Customs (RMSFC). Contact No. -044 - 25254425. (SUDHA KOKA) COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS