Carriage of coastal cargo from one Indian port to another port in vessels carrying out coastal runs - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 13/2019-20

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE, MUNDRA PORT, KUTCH, GUJARAT- 370 421 F. No. VIII/48-67/AG-CHM/Public Notice/2019-20 Date: 06.08.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 13/2019-20 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 27.04.2016. The said Notification exempts vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods from the provisions of section 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 or supply of ship stores, etc. 3. Board s Circular No. 14/2016-Cus dated 27.04.2016 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 27.04.2016 read with circular No. 14/2016-Cus dated 27.04.2019 specify that the provisions para 4(b) 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 Mundra Port Mundra. 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 of Bills of Coastal Goods (Import / Export), obtaining port clearance and filling of shipping bills for supply of ship stores, etc. 6 The preventive officers posted in Docks Preventive 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 import goods are Inadvertently or by intention loaded onto such coastal vessels. 7. 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 issue relating to exclusively coastal goods carrying vessels are directed to adhere to them scrupulously (Sanjay Kumar Agarwal) Principal Commissioner