IGST Refund for exports – Shipping Bill wise EGM errors and rectification process - GST - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 13/2018

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (EXPORT), INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT: TUGHLAKABAD, NEW DELHI C. No. VIII/ICD/TKD/DBK/IGST/107/2018/ Dated: 22.03.2018 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 13/2018 Subject: IGST Refund for exports Shipping Bill wise EGM errors and rectification process - regarding. Attention of all exporters, CHAs, Shipping Lines and members of Trade is drawn to Public Notice No. 12/2018 dated 15.03.2018 wherein list of shipping bills with EGM based error code SB002 and SB006 with sub-error codes was provided alongwith details of steps to be taken for their speedy rectification. In this regard, the updated list of EGM errors of shipping bills filed at ICD, Tughlakabad is given as Annexure A . 2. The sub-error code description, the reasons for the error and possible resolutions are tabulated below: S. No. Sub-Error Code Code Description Reasons for Error Possible Resolution 1 C Container No. Mismatch If the Container Number mentioned in the Shipping Bill(S/B) differs from the Container Number mentioned in the EGM against that S/B, EGM will be submitted with error flag C and the S/B will move to the EGM Error Queue with this error code. The preventive officer can amend container details in the Gateway EGM CTR Amendment Option to remove the mismatch after verifying the package and quantity details and satisfying himself that there is no short shipment. In this case too, once the corrections are made, the shipping line may be advised to amend the EGM/file supplementary EGM for successful integration. 2 N Number of Container Mismatch If the Total Number of Containers mentioned in the S/B differs from the Total Number of Containers mentioned in the EGM against that S/B, EGM will be submitted with error flag N and the S/B will move to the EGM Error Queue with this error code. 3 L LEO date greater than Sailing Date If LEO granted for a S/B is cancelled in the System for amendments, the same would be granted again after carrying out the amendments in the System. If Sailing Report for the vessel (EGM), under which the said S/B is covered, is entered in the System before granting the subsequent LEO, then EGM will be submitted with error flag L At times, while entering the Sailing Report, the Preventive Officer posted at Harbour Main Gate may enter the sailing date wrongly. In case of error M, the officer can fill in the actual gateway port of export, and in case of error L, the officer can give the actual sailing date as the LEO date after doing necessary verifications of actual exports as suggested in the advisory. It may be noted here that once the details are corrected, the exporter shall have to reattempt the EGM at the gateway port for successful integration with the updated details. The Shipping Lines may therefore be asked to file the supplementary EGM 4 M Gateway Port code given in truck summary different from actual gateway port Gateway Port code given in truck summary different from actual gateway port 3. Further, in respect of sub error code C and N under Error Code SB006, the exporters need to submit the following four documents to the Customs officials at Gateway Port: (i) Shipping Bill (ii) Packing List (iii) Invoice (IV) Bill of Lading. The four documents mentioned above can also be sent by e-mail to the designated e-mail addresses tabulated below. For further co-ordination, the contact persons names and their phone nos. are also tabulated below. S.No. Gateway Port Email-id for sending scanned documents Officers to be contacted and designation Contact Numbers Supervisory A.C/D.C 1. NhavaSheva [email protected] Shri Parab, Superintendent 9819480524 1. Sandeep Yadav 8291570113 2. Mundra [email protected] Sh. K. Karelia (Preventive Officer) Sh. Anand Kumar (Preventive Officer) 9429508790, 9558549966 1. Shri Sharvan Ram 9712945666 3. Pipavav [email protected] Shri Jaidev, Inspector 7600056656 1. Shri S.C.Verma 9723184523 2. Shri H.K.Meshram 9913152508 4. After the above rectifications are made with the help of the Customs officials mentioned above, the exporters should coordinate with their respective shipping lines to file EGMs/supplementary EGMs on ICES portal for speedy processing of the IGST refund claims. Joint Commissioner ICD (Export), Tughlakabad, New Delhi-110020.