Customs - ICES Advisory 01/2020, dated 13.01.2020 - Registration and Application Process for all Stakeholders under the New Sea Cargo Manifest Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR) - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No.04/ 2020 - Customs

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (PREVENTIVE) 55-17-3, C-14, 2nd Floor, Road No.2, Industrial Estate, Autonagar, Vijayawada - 520 007 C.No. VIII/09/03/2018- Cus. Tech Date: 04.02.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE No.04/ 2020 - Customs Subject: Customs - ICES Advisory 01/2020, dated 13.01.2020 - Registration and Application Process for all Stakeholders under the New Sea Cargo Manifest Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR) Reg. Attention of all Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers, Shipping Lines/Agents, Custodians/Customs Cargo Service Providers, General Trade / Trade Associations / Chamber of Commerce, Members of the RAC/PGC and the Public in general is invited to the ICES Advisory 04/2019, dt. 28.02.2019 on registration process under the new Sea Cargo Manifest Regulations (SCMTR). Initially, registration of only Authorized Sea Carriers (ASC) like Shipping Lines/Agents etc. was operationalized. Over the last few months, registrations of all other stakeholders have also been implemented. 2. While some stakeholders have registered successfully on ICEGATE, many are yet to do it. In this context, it is informed that vide Notification No 78/2019 - Customs (N.T.) dated 31.10.2019, the date of implementation of the new regulations have been fixed as 16th of February, 2020. Consequently, many of the new messages are available for testing from the 15th of January, 2020. In the interim phase till 15th February, 2020, the stakeholders would be required to send the messages/manifests in the new format as well in addition to the existing formats. This would be the testing phase to ensure that the complete switchover to the new formats in February, 2020 is smooth. 3. It is imperative, therefore, that all the stakeholders register on ICEGATE and apply from within their ICEGATE login to operate under the new SCMTR. Table 1 below gives a matrix of different entity types that are required to register along with the messages/manifests they would be required to file with Customs. Further details on these were given in earlier advisories and is also available on ICEGATE website under the new Sea Cargo Manifest Regulations link (https://www.icegate.gov.in/SeaManifestRegulation.html). With a few exceptions as detailed in column (iv) in the table below, the registration process remains largely the same for all the stakeholders which has been detailed in the above mentioned advisory 04/2019. The advisory also details on the process of approval of registration by the Customs officer in ICES. TABLE 1 Entity Type (i) Description (ii) Messages /Manifests (iii) Specific Requirements for Registration (iv) Tentative Date to Start Testing (v) ASC - Authorised Sea Carriers Shipping Lines and Shipping Agents SAM, SDM, SEI, SDN - 25.01.2020 ANC Other Notified Carriers Freight Forwarders, NVOCC CSN National Surety Bond (Bond Code = 'SB') as per Regulation IA to be registered in System before approval of Registration by Officer. 15.01.2020 ATO Authorised Terminal Operators Terminal Operators Vessel related messaged (VSN, VESPRO etc.), Container Loading Landin Reports Auto Approval No requirement for officer approval. 15.01.2020 ACU Authorised Custodians CFS/ICD/Port Custodians SF/ST, Actual Time of Arrival Departure Auto Approval - No requirement for Officer Approval. Requirement first to onboard ICEGATE MFTP (ref. ICES Advisory 14/2019, dt.12.06.201 15.01.2020 ATP Authorised Transhippers Transhippers executing the TP Blond and responsible for the cargo during transhippment ASR, CIM-AR, CIM-DP - 25.01,2020 4. If the same entity is executing different roles, they have to apply separately for each of those entity types to be able to file the respective messages. The queries raised by Customs officer while approving the registration can also be answered by the applicants online through their ICEGATE login. In this context, it is clarified that currently there is no option with the applicants to upload additional documents while replying to query. Therefore, if any additional document is required to be seen by the officer, the same may be done manually and not insisted upon to be submitted electronically. Further, it is clarified that there is no prescribed format for the self declaration of no pending cases to be submitted along with the application. A self attested declaration should be accepted unless it is contradictory to any facts on record. Since this is a new registration process even for the stakeholders, queries should be raised only if necessary. Option to amend the registrations also made available to the stakeholders on ICEGATE. 5. The email id on which test files can be sent by the stakeholders will also be shared soon. (Dr. K.VENKAT RAM REDDY) COMMISSIONER