Implementation of Ex-Bond Shipping Bill in ICES 1.5 - Reg. - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 26 / 2023

Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Office of the Commissioner of Customs Custom House, New Harbour Estate Thoothukudi 628004. Tel: 0461 2352655, 2352633 / Fax 0461 2352019 Email:- [email protected] C. No. VIII/48/03/2020-Cus.Pol 13-10-2023 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 26 / 2023 Subject : Implementation of Ex-Bond Shipping Bill in ICES 1.5 - Reg. *************** Kind attention is invited to all the Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers, Custodians, all officers and stakeholders to Board Circular No.22/2023-Customs dated 19.09.2023 on the above subject. 2. Regarding the subject cited above it is informed that a format for ex-bond SB has been developed on ICES 1.5 for processing of export of warehoused goods from a bonded warehouse. 3. The design and Workflow are as follows : (i) While filing an ex-bond, the exporter needs to declare the warehouse code in the single window table with the following details, which will depict that it is re-export. Info_Typ Info_Qfr Info_code DIR XSB Warehouse _code to be entered This warehouse code would reflect the warehouse from where the goods are to be exported. It may or may not be the warehouse where the goods were originally warehoused at the time of import. (ii) Once the above details are provided in the next screen item wise details of bill of entry (BE_Site, BE _No, BE_Date, BE_Inv_SrNo, BE_item no) will have to be entered. (iii) In one SB, only one warehouse code will be captured which means the goods lying in one warehouse can be exported in a single SB. Separate SB needs to be filed for more than one warehouse. (iv) In Ex-Bond SB for each item details of Into-bond BE i.e. BE No., BE Date, Invoice Sr. no, shall be mandatory. For each item only one Into-bond can be captured .The SB format will allow export of items imported under more than one into-bond BE under one Ex-bond SB . (v) Once the SB filed, after verification the system would debited the quantity exported in the ledger from the quantity imported. In case of cancellation of the SB the quantity will be re-credited in the ledger automatically .Any amendment in the SB will update the ledger accordingly. 4. It is imperative to mention that this type of shipping bills can only be used for export of warehoused goods and not for other goods. However, the goods imported in a warehouse and permission granted under Section 65, are exported as such then the abovementioned ex-bond Shipping bill can be filed. No incentive such as Drawback. RODTEP/ ROSCTL benefit, advance authorization /EPCG shall be available for such SB.SB will be considered as a free SB. 5 Advisory from DG System Officers facing any may email to [email protected]. Traders facing any difficulties may email to [email protected] for the solution. VIKAS NAIR COMMISSIONER