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TMI BlogExport procedure & Sealing of Containerized CargoX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... uniformity and ease f doing business, Board has decided to simplify the procedure relating to factory stuffing hitherto carried out under the supervision f the Central Excise officers. It is the endeavour of the Board to create a trust based environment where compliance in accordance with the extant laws is ensured by strengthening Risk Management System and Intelligence setup of the department. Accordingly, Board has decided to lay down a simplified procedure for stuffing and sealing of export goods in containers. It has been decided to do away with the sealing of containers with export goods by CBEC officials. 3 In this regard, the procedure for self -sealing permission for fresh exporters will as under:- a) The exporter shall be under an obligation to inform the details of the premises whether a factory or warehouse or any other place where container stuffing is to be carried out, to the jurisdictional customs officer of the Division in whose Jurisdiction the factory is situated at least 15 days before the first planned export along with necessary information as per format enclosed as Annexure-A . b) The exporter should be registered under the GST Should be filin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tain situations, an exporter may follow the self-sealing procedure even it he is not required be registered under CST Laws. Such an exception is available to the Status Holders recognized by DGFT under a valid status holder certificate issued in this regard. 10. The exporter intending to clear export goods on self-clearance (without employing a Customs Broker) shall file the Shipping Bill under digital signature. 11. All consignments in self-sealed containers shall be subject to risk based criteria and intelligence. if any. for examination/inspection at the port of export. At the port/ICD as the case may be, the customs officer would verify the integrity of the electronic seals to check for tampering if any enroute. The Risk Management System (RMS) is being suitably revamped to improvise the interdiction/ examination norms. However. random or intelligence based selection of such containers for examination/scanning would continue. 12. The Exporter are herby informed to contact at following offices in respect of their self-sealing request based on their factory address to the Customs office having Jurisdiction over his/her factory detailed as under in specified Annexure ann ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s shall be followed a fresh permission granted before commencement of self -sealing at the new premises. 2(d) Under the new procedure, the exporter will be obliged to declare the physical serial number of the e-seal at the time Of filling the online integrated shipping bill or in the case of manual shipping bill or in the case Of manual shipping bill before the container is dispatched for the designated port/ICD/LCS. 2(e) exporters shall directly procure REID seals from vendors confirming to the standard specification mentioned in Para 3 of the Board's Circular 36/2017-Cus dated 2808.2017. Since the procedure seeks to enhance integrity of transportation of goods, the exporter will be required to obtain seals directly. They shall provide details such as IEC etc., at the time of purchase for identification as well as for using the standard web application necessary to support an RFID self-sealing ecosystem 2(f) In case RFID seals of the containers are found to be tampered with then mandatory examination would be carried out by the Customs Authorities. 14. The Standard Specification of the Seal is specified in Para 3 of the Board's Circular no 36/201 7-cus, da ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... shall be required to make arrangement for reading/scanning of RFID one -time Bolt seals at the Customs ports/ICDs at their own cost whether through handheld readers or fixed readers. 4(d) the integrity of the RFD seal would be verified by the Customs officer at the port/ICD by using the reader-scanners which are connected to Data Retrieval System of vendor. 4(e) since all ICDs /ports where containerized cargo is handled would require reader scanners Principal Commissioner or commissioner exercising administrative control over such ports. 4(f) the Transaction history of the self-sealing should be visible to the exporters for their reference. 4(g) the vendor shall also undertake to integrate the information stored on the data retrieval server ICEGATE at his own cost as specified by DC Systems. Any deviation from the procedure laid out in this Facility Notice or any violation under Customs Act, 1962 rules regulations made there under or any other law for the time being in force, will be viewed seriously which may result in withdrawal of the self-sealing facility accorded to the exporter /or initiation of any other proceedings under the Customs Act, 1962 rules ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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