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TMI BlogIndian Customs EDI System (ICES) – Imports:- Automation of Customs Operations relating to IGM Submissions reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... GM Declaration and the related changes in the procedure are indicated below. The existing procedure may be substituted/amended accordingly. 1. FILING OF THE IMPORT GENERAL MANIFEST (IGM) 1.1 As per Section 30 of Customs Act, 1962 read with Import Manifest (Vessel) Regulations 1971, the person in charge of the Vessel is required to file an IGM before the proper officer of customs within 24 hours after arrival of the Vessel. 1.2 To enable the importer/CHA to file the Bill of Entry under ICES (Import) IGM particulars are required to be filed electronically in the form of a declaration called IGM declaration. Under the existing EDI procedures IGM declaration consists of 2 parts a) Part-I : Vessel Details, b) Part-II : Cargo Details, (including Container detail) 1.3 The IGM declaration in two parts required to be filed in the Service Center. Simultaneously the IGM as per the prescribed format under IGM regulation is required to be filed manually in the Import Dept of Import Commissionarate of the Custom House. Further IGM declaration can be filed before arrival of the Vessel i.e. prior IGM declarations or after arrival of the Vessel i.e. final IGM declaration . ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... g agent will approach the Preventive Officer/Supdt., at Docks with the Entry Inward papers duly endorsed by the Boarding Preventive Officer/Supdt., (who boarded the Vessel on arrival) granting the Entry Inward and all other documents for recording of Entry Inwards details in the System. The application for record of Entry Inwards is given as Annexure VIII to this Public Notice. Before making the application, the shipping line would make payment of the light house dues. (ii) The Preventive Officer/Supdt., will examine all the entry inward papers signed by the Boarding officer and then will retrieve the data from the system (on screen) by entering the IGM number and the officer will update the database by entering the vessel arrival date (as given by the Boarding Officer), amount of lighthouse dues paid, challan number, date of payment of lighthouse dues and will then record entry inwards details in the system. (iii) After the entry inwards is recorded by the Preventive officer in the system, all the entry inward papers will be submitted to the Import Dept of Import Commissionarate of Customs House for regularisation of IGM as per existing procedure. 3.2 Submission of Supple ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... at Annexure-V to this Public Notice. However amendment of Container number is not permitted. d) Addition of a Container with its details can be made by making a request in format given as Annexure-VI to this Public Notice. e) Existing Cargo Lines and information of a container can be deleted by filing an application in the format as given in the Annexure-VII to this Public Notice. f) Amendment of Container number, Line number and Sub-Line number is not permitted. If amendment of Line number/Sub-line number and container number is required, then these particulars have to be deleted first and the new Line number/sub-line number or container number can be added.(Detailed procedure for amendment, deletion and addition may be referred at Para 5, 6 7). If no request for addition amendment or deletion is filed, the previous information provided while filing prior IGM will be treated as final. (iv) Check list: After confirmation of the particulars as per check list generated, the additional/amended, deleted IGM information will be submitted to the ICES for approval by the Dy. Commissioner (Imports) through the module provided in the system. (v) Communication of acceptan ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (Imports) will permit the amendment to be entered into the system. (ii) The Shipping Line/Shipping Agent then will present the amendment request in the service center for data entry. (iii) After the confirmation of the particulars as per checklist generated, the amended information/particulars will be submitted to the ICES for approval by Dy. Commissioner (Imports) through the module provided in the system. Note: - a) Amendment could be permitted only after allotment of IGM No. 5.2 NATURE OF AMENDMENT 5.2.1 Amendment of Vessel details. All parameters of Vessel details in IGM declaration Part-I could be amended except. 1. Vessel Name 2. Vessel Code (call sign) 3. Voyage No. 4. Shipping Line code 5. Shipping Agent code 6. Port of arrival 7. GRT NRT 8. Date time of arrival However, if the above parameters are required to be changed the IGM has to be cancelled. After the approval of the request for cancellation, a fresh IGM has to be filed with desired changes. Request for amendment of the Vessel particulars can be filed in the format given in Annexure-II to this Public Notice. Request for cancellation is required to be made by the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ddition of Cargo Lines 6.1.1 In case where the Shipping Agent/Shipping Line intents to add/supplement the cargo particulars including container particulars of a Bill of Lading or House Bill of Lading, the following procedure will be followed to supplement the Cargo Lines. Note: If vessel type is declared as E EMPTY cargo lines cannot be supplemented. (i) The shipping lines/shipping agents are required to submit a written request in the format given as Annexure-III to this Public Notice to Dy. Commissioner (Imports) seeking addition of Cargo Lines in the IGM alongwith the reasons. If satisfied the Dy. Commissioner (Imports) will permit the addition of cargo lines to be entered into the system in the Service Centre. (ii) After the confirmation of the particulars as per check list generated by the shipping line/shipping agent, the addition of cargo line information/particulars will be submitted to the ICES for approval by Dy. Commissioner (Imports) through the module provided in the System. 6.2 Addition of Container particulars: (i) The shipping lines/shipping Agents are required to submit a written request in the format given as Annexure-VI to this Public Notice ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mports) will permit data entry of the deletion request in the Service Center. (ii) After the confirmation of the particulars as per check list generated, the deletion of container details will be submitted to the ICES for approval by Dy. Commissioner (Imports) through the module provided in the system. Note: To delete the details of Container of a specific line or sub-line, the Line number, Sub-line number as mentioned in IGM printout alongwith the Container number be indicated. Note: After entry of request for amendment/addition/deletion at the service center an Amendment Number will be generated by the System. The amendment no. will be communicated to the shipping line/shipping agent by the service center. 8. CANCELLATION OF IGM 8.1 In case of non-arrival of Vessel or some specific other reasons (as stated in Para 5.2.1) the Shipping Agent/Shipping Lines can request for cancellation of IGM to the Dy. Commissioner (Imports) specifying the reasons for cancellation as per the format given in Annexure-IX to this Public Notice. If satisfied, the Dy. Commissioner (Imports) will permit data entry of the cancellation request of IGM in the Service center. 8.2 The cance ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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