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TMI BlogProcedure for a Pilot on Transhipment of Export Cargo from Bangladesh to third countries through Land Customs Stations (LCSs) to Kolkata Port / Airport, in containers or closed bodied trucks – Reg.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , in containers or closed bodied trucks - Reg. References have been received from trade and industry for permitting transit of export cargo from Petrapole to Kolkata Port and Nhavasheva Ports / Kolkata Airport for better cargo evacuation and to improve logistics efficiency of the region. 2. The matter has been examined. Section 54 of the Customs Act, 1962 allows for transhipment of goods through India, for which the Board is empowered to prescribe a form - "Bill of Transshipment" and a procedure. Before prescribing the procedure by way of a Regulation, it has been decided that a Pilot Program will be initiated for a period of six months, to gain experience and obtain feedback from industry, so as to build a Regulation which is facilitativ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cargo meant for discharge in India is permitted to be brought in the same truck/container/wagon, carrying the transhipment cargo; (v) the Bill of Transshipment shall be presented in triplicate to the proper officer (Superintendent of Customs) for permission; (vi) While presenting the Bill of Transshipment, the authorised representative of the shipping line or Airline shall produce an Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) seal for sealing the closed body truck or container, as the case may be. The seal number shall be declared on the Bill of Transshipment; (vii) The ECTS seal shall be procured by the shipping line or airline or the authorised customs broker at their own cost. Presently, the ECTS services are being offered by M/s Transec ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d to the person-in-charge of the conveyance. (xii) The Proper Officer shall permit the goods to be loaded on board the aircraft or vessel, as the case may be, by recording his order on the Bill of Transshipment; (xiii) The details of the Sea or Air manifest (export manifest) shall be recorded on the Bill of Transshipment as well as uploaded on the ECTS web application upon which a "Trip Report" will be generated at the Port or Airport and LCS for record. The Transshipment Bond can then be duly credited or cancelled, as the case may be. There will be no need for a physical copy of the Bill of Transshipment to be sent to the LCS. (xiv) In case the trip report indicates any unauthorized un-sealing, the matter shall be brought to the notice ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ainer/Truck has been sealed with ECTS seal by me. Signature / name of officer / designation / stamp / date Part C (to be filled by the Customs officer at the port/ Airport) Manifest details: I certify that the cargo has reached from _____________LCS (India) to _____________ port/air cargo, as per trip report of the ECTS without any alert of unauthorized un-sealing. Signature / name of officer / designation / stamp / date Annexure-B Bond (Single/General) (To be executed for Transhipment of Export Cargo from Bangladesh to third countries) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT WE M/s _______________having our office located at _________________hereinafter referred to as the "obligor", (which expression shall include our successors ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... THE WITNESS WHEREOF, the obligor has herein, set and subscribed his hands and seals the day, month and year first above written.
SIGNED AND DELIVERED by or on behalf of the obligor at _____________(place) in the presence of:
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Witness:
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Accepted by me this ____ day of ________20 ________, for and on behalf of the President of India.
(Assistant/Deputy Commissioner)
Signature and date
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Schedule to the Bond
(In case of General Bond)
Bill of Transhipment No. and date
Value of the goods in INR
Debit (twice the value of goods)
Credit
Balance of bond value
Remarks
Signature of the officer along with full name and designation
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