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Starting of Courier operations through Cochin International Airport - procedure reg.

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..... for clearance of Export Cargo. The authorized couriers are required to file two types of Courier Shipping Bills. Courier Shipping Bill I (CSB I) to cover the shipment of documents and Courier Shipping Bill II (CSB II) to cover samples, prototypes of goods and bonafide gifts of articles for personal use of a value not exceeding ₹ 50,000/- in a financial year. The authorized courier shall bring in the goods and present the CSBs along with related documents in Courier Baggage Cell (CBC) at least three hours prior to the departure of the respective flights. Clearance of Courier Shipping Bill I (CSB I): The authorized courier companies shall submit CSB I in duplicate in the format prescribed in the Regulations to the Officer in Export Courier Cell (ECC) who shall enter it in the register maintained for the purpose. The items covered under CSB I shall be cleared flight wise after subjecting them to full screening by the airline staff under the direct supervision of the officer of CBC attending to the assessment work. The said officer shall supervise the screening and if satisfied, shall pass the CSB-1 for shipment. The authorized courier shall then hand over the bags to .....

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..... under the proviso to sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 6 of the Courier Imports and Exports (clearance) Regulations, 1998 in Air Cargo Complex in the Shipping Bill and Bill of Export (Form) Regulations, 1991 . The same shall be processed in the manner applicable to such Shipping Bills in the Air Cargo Complex. Short Shipped (Shut out parcels): In the event of the airlines not being in position to accept all the bags passed for shipment, the authorized courier shall take an endorsement to this effect from the airlines specifically mentioning the number of bags being accepted and inform the Superintendent, CBC regarding the details of the bags not accepted by the airlines. If the remaining bags can be shipped through any other airline on the same day, he shall request accordingly and obtain permission in writing from the Superintendent CBC for shifting the bags to and shipping them through another flight. While granting such request, the Superintendent shall make an endorsement shipping of -- bags allowed by flight -- . After shipment, he shall take endorsement of the airline actually carrying the goods, on the duplicate copy of CSB I or II as the case may be. In case .....

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..... customs clearance: Following documents shall be filed for customs clearance of goods imported and exported through courier: (i) Courier Bill of Entry -I (CBE-I): The On Board Courier (OBC) or the person in charge of the aircraft (himself or through the authorized representative of the concerned Airlines) or any Authorized Courier shall file the Courier Import Manifest in form CBE-I immediately on arrival of the import goods at the airport and present it to the proper officer of customs. The IGM No. stated on the CBE-I should be identical to the one already assigned to the concerned Airline flight. (ii) Courier Bill of Entry -II (CBE-II) The representative of the authorized courier shall file the Courier Manifest in the Form CBE-II, in duplicate, with the proper officer of customs. The proper officer of customs shall retain the second copy of CBE-II and return the original to the Authorized Courier. The Authorized Courier will submit the original copy of the CBE-II to the Noting Clerk who will enter it in running serial number in the register prescribed for this purpose. Details of CBE-I i.e. date and No. should invariably be mentioned on CBE-II in order to fac .....

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..... in any manner would be viewed seriously and invite penal action under the Customs Act and these Regulations. (vi) Bill of Entry in the form prescribed in the Bill of Entry Forms Regulations, 1976 (Regular Bill of Entry): The authorized courier shall normally file the documents, namely, CBE-III, CBE-IV, CBEV for the purpose of assessment and clearance of goods except for such categories of goods where the regular Bill of Entry prescribed will be filed as specified under the proviso to sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 5 of the Courier Imports and Exports (clearance) Regulations, 1998 . Such categories include: (a) goods imported by EOU/SEZ units under an exemption notification; (b) goods imported under any export promotion scheme; (c) goods imported against any licence issued under the Foreign trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1922; (d) where consignor and consignee are related in terms of the Customs Valuation (Determination of price of imported goods) Rules; (e) where proper officer directs for filing of a regular Bill of Entry; A regular Bill of Entry shall be invariably filed where the assessable value of the imported consignment is more th .....

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..... t, in quadruplicate with the designated ACO who shall sign the Bill of Entry after marking on it the running serial number and date with numbering machine. Alteration of Bill of Entry number once assigned or any other amendment shall not be allowed without the permission of the D.C/A.C. Assessment and clearance of goods: (i) Clearance of documents : After noting and assigning Serial No. (Bill of Entry No.) the CBE-III will be taken up for clearance by the Superintendent (CBC). Clearance of documents covered under CBE-III shall be on the basis of inspection without any assessment of documents. However, the proper officer of customs in charge of the examination may examine the documents at random or where he feels that examination is required to be done. In any case all the courier bags shall be subjected to 100% X-ray scanning to ascertain the contents. The bags containing documents (CBE-III) can be X-rayed together. Any discrepancy noticed during inspection/examination will be brought immediately to the notice of D.C/A.C. In case the parcel requires detention, it will be deposited with the warehouse officer on a serially numbered Detention Memo. B/E No. will be .....

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..... is found, the Superintendent (CBC) will give Customs Out of Charge on duplicate copy of Bill of Entry. While giving Out of Charge the Superintendent shall mention the number of consignment for which out of charge is given. Thereafter the Authorised Courier shall hand over the original copy of B/E to the ACO and duplicate will be submitted to the custodian, who will allow clearance on the basis of out of charge order given by customs. The gate officer while allowing clearance will tally/verify the consignments moving out with corresponding entry in the Bill of Entry and gate pass or any other document maintained by custodian for discharge of goods. After all consignments for which out of charge has been given on the concerned B/E, are cleared, the custodian shall make an endorsement in this regard and duplicate copy will be returned to the ACO. It shall then be attached to the original B/E. Third and fourth copy of Bs/E shall be retained by the Authorised Courier for their own purpose and onward forwarding to the clients. The import of bonafide samples is also subject to the provisions contained in this regard in the Foreign Trade Policy. Dutiable goods: For c .....

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..... ized Courier will then submit the duplicate to the custodian, who will allow clearance on the basis of out of charge order given by the customs. The gate officer while allowing clearance will tally/verify the consignments/ shipments and packages being cleared with corresponding entry in the duplicate B/E and gate pass (in case custodian makes gate pass). On clearance of all consignment for which out of charge has been given on the concerned B/E, the custodian shall make an endorsement in this regard and 2nd copy will be returned to the Noting Clerk. It shall then be attached to the original B/E. Third and fourth copy of B/E shall be retained by the Authorised Courier for their own purpose and onward forwarding to the clients. All the Bills of Entry shall be sent for audit on post audit basis. In such cases where the under valuation or incorrect classification is resorted to with intent to evade payment of duty by way of mis-declaration or suppression of facts or if the goods appear liable confiscation, adjudication proceeding should invariably be resorted to. Further in cases where the value is proposed to be enhanced by the assessing officer, the consent of the consignee .....

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