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TMI BlogImplementing Electronic Sealing for Containers by exporters under self-sealing procedure prescribed by circular 26/2017-Cus dated 1st July 2017, circular 36/2017 dated 28.8.2017 and 37/2017 dated 20.9.2017X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ated 20.9.2017- Regarding. Attention of all the Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers, Steamer Agents Custodians/Customs Cargo Service Providers, Trade Associations/Chamber of Commerce, Members of the RAC/PGC and the public is invited to Public Notice No. 27/2017 dated 29.08.2017 (Issued in respect of Board s Circular No. 36/2017-Customs dated 28.08.2017) and Public Notice No. 31/2017 dated 21.09.2017 (Issued in respect of Board s Circular No. 37/2017-Customs dated 20.09.2017) read with Trade Facilitation Circular No. 01/2017 dated 06.09.2017 on the above issued in light of the CBEC s Circulars 26/2017-Cus dated 01.07.2017 and Circular 36/2017 dated 28.08.2017. 2. Further attention of the Members of the Trade is invited to Boards Cir ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ata Port and to all ICDs in the NCR region. It has been informed that handheld readers have been dispatched to over 50 customs stations including JNCH, Mumbai, Mundra, Pipavav, Hazira etc. Commissioner of Customs, ICD, Patparganj and Kolkata have already had a familiarisation program for the officers. 5. Trade associations and field formations have queried about the procedures to be followed for export of goods under RFID self-sealing prescribed under the above circulars. The following clarifications are provided for the sake of uniformity and better understanding of the new procedure. 6. Circulars 26/2017 and 36/2017 have obligated following classes of exporters to adopt RFID e-sealing: (a) exporters already enjoying the facility ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ound tampered, the same shall 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 shall not be under the RFID e-seal procedure. The existing system of using the traditional bottle seals by customs shall continue for such movements. 7.2 Full containers brought to Ports without RFID e-seals shall be taken to a CFS or allowed direct port entry, as the case may be, and will be subject to usual RMS treatment. Similarly, Full Containers Loads arriving at ICDs, but without RFID e-seals, will be subject to usual risk management parameters. 7.3 The procedure under the subject circulars does not apply to export of non ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f 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 excel format to risk management division (RMD) and the concerned field formation from where the cargo is to be exported. Field formations and RMD are advised to immediately communicate the email IDs for this purpose to vendors. 8.2 It is also re-iterated that data once uploaded by the exporter should not be capable of edited or deleted. 8.3 The web application shall capture the location where the RFID e-seal is read. 8.4 The vendors shall transmit the IEC details of such exporter ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... as indicated below: 10.1 In respect of all exporters who have been permitted self-sealing facilities under erstwhile procedures and exporters who are AEOs, it would be mandatory to seal their export containers with prescribed RFID e-seal w.e.f 8 th Nov. 2017. Any non-compliance will subject the containers to usual RMS parameters. 10.2 In respect of the category of exporters who are availing supervised stuffing at their premises, extant practice of supervised stuffing may continue till 19 th November 2017. With effect from 20th November 2017, they shall have to switch to RFID e-sealing procedures. 10.3 Regarding the exporters who have newly applied to the jurisdictional customs authority for self-sealing permission under circular ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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