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TMI BlogSubject: Implementing Electronic Sealing for Containers by exporters under selfsealing procedure prescribed vide circular 26/2017-Customs dated 1st July 2017–Reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nvited to the Board s Circular No. 36/2017-Cus dated 28.08.2017 on the above subject. In continuation of the Board Circular No. 26/2017-Customs dated 1st July 2017 regarding self-sealing of containers by exporters using electronic seals, the Board has approved the following procedure which shall be adhered to by exporters opting for self sealing. 2. Procedure (a) The exporters who were availing sealing at their factory premises under the system of supervised factory stuffing, will be automatically entitled for self-sealing procedure. All exporter AEOs will also be eligible for self-sealing. It is clarified that all those exporters who are already operating under the self-sealing procedure need not approach the jurisdiction Customs aut ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (a) The electronic seal referred to in para 9(vii) of the Circular No. 26/2017- Customs dated 01.07.2017 shall be an RFID tamper proof one-time bolt seal , each bearing a unique serial number. The exporters shall be responsible for procuring the seals at their own cost for use in self-sealing. (b) Each seal shall be a one-time-bolt-seal bearing a unique serial number and brand of the vendor in the format ABCD XXXX XXXX, where ABCD stands for the brand of the vendor and X (8 digit) is a numerical digit from 0-9. (c) The RFID seal shall conform to ISO 17712:2013 (H) and ISO/IEC 18000-6 Class 1 Gen 2 which is globally accepted in industrial applications and can be read with the use of UHF (i.e. 860 MHz to 960 MHz) Reader-Scanners. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed readers or fixed readers. (d) The integrity of the RFID seal would be verified by the Customs officer at the port/ICD by using the reader-scanner which are connected to Data Retrieval System of the vendor. (e) The transaction history of the self-sealing should be visible to the exporters for their reference. (f) The vendor shall also undertake to integrate the information stored on the data retrieval server with ICEGATE at his own cost on a date and manner to be specified by the Directorate General of Systems, New Delhi. 5. The new self-sealing procedure shall come into effect from 01.10.2017. Till then the existing procedure shall continue. Difficulties anticipated/concerns, if any, should be brought to the notice of this of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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