TMI BlogSUB : Implementing Electronic Sealing for Containers by exporters under selfsealing procedure prescribed by circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July 2017, circular 36/2017 dated 28.8.2017 and 37/2017 dated 20.9.2017 –reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... reg. Attention of the Exporters, Custom Brokers and all concerned are invited to the Board Circular No. 41/2017-Customs dated 30th October, 2017 on the above mentioned subject prescribing norms for grant of Self Sealing Permission to the exporters intending for factory/warehouse stuffing of export goods. 2. Attention is drawn to para 5 of circular 37/2017-Customs dated 20th September 2017 stating the date for mandatory e-sealing shall be 1st November 2017. In order to take stock of the preparedness of the trade, field formations, the Board has held consultations with the vendors. 3. Trade associations and field formations have queried from the Board about the procedures to be followed for export of goods under RFID self-sealing ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... le system of officer supervised sealing. Unless and until there are good reasons or intelligence to warrant inspection of such containers, there will be no need for examination of such containers once the RFID e seal is read as intact or not tampered. 5.1 In case an RFID seal affixed on a self-sealed container is found tampered, the same will be subject to examination as already prescribed under para 2(f) of Circular 36/2017- Cus dated 28th August 2017. However, after examination, the further movement of such a container will not be under the RFID e-seal procedure. The existing system of using the traditional bottle seals by customs shall continue for such movements as of now. 5.2 Full containers brought to Ports without RFID e-seals ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... The aforesaid data elements shall be displayed on the Reader display, on scanning of the e-seal by Customs. 6.1 Furthermore, all vendors shall provide an application on a desktop computer to be made available by field formations so that e-sealing data pushed to the destination customs port / ICD is searchable in terms of any of the data elements prescribed under para 4 (a) of circular 36/2017 customs. The said application may be made available in reasonable time but not exceeding 30 days from the date of this circular. In the meantime, the data elements shall be transmitted in .csv format to risk management division (RMD) [email address: [email protected] ] and the concerned field formation from where the cargo is to be export ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , Noida : Provided the hand held RFID e-seal readers to JNCH. III. M/s Infotek Software systems (P) Ltd., Pune: Provided the hand held RFID eseal readers to JNCH. As and when any other vendor provides the hand held RFID e-seal readers or installs the fixed RFID e-seal readers /scanner, the same would be informed to the trade by putting up the updated list of such e-seal vendors on JNCH website. 8. Exporters intending to export goods from JNCH, Nhava Sheva, availing the RFID eseal, should ensure that they are using seals of those vendors who have supplied hand held RFID e-seal readers or installed the fixed RFID e-seal scanners/readers at JNCH, Nhava Sheva. In this regard, they should refer to e-seal vendors details uploaded o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rescribed date, shall not be required to be brought with RFID e-seal. 11.1 It is also clarified that those exporters who are in possession of RFID e-seals are at liberty to commence availing the facilitative procedures forthwith. It may be recalled that vide circular 37/2017-Cus, the e-sealing procedure had been made voluntary subject to availability of reader facilities. 12. As the RFID e-seal based self-sealing procedure has been introduced as a measure of export facilitation, the JNCH is committed to guide the exporters and work closely with the private service providers for smooth roll-out of the system. In this regard, a /workshop has already been held on 07.11.2017 at JNCH. 13. The procedures in respect of customs stations wh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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