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TMI BlogAmendments to Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 976 and Transportation of Goods (Through Foreign Territory) Regulations, 1965", the words and figures "and Export Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1976" shall be substituted; (ii) for the regulation 2, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely: - '2. Definitions. - (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Act" means the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); (b) "arrival manifest" means an integrated declaration required to be delivered by an authorised carrier before or on arrival of, - (i) the vessel carrying imported goods, export goods, or coastal goods or (ii) a train or a truck carrying imported goods or export goods; (c) "authorised carrier" means an authorised sea carrier, authorised train operator or a custodian, registered under regulation 3 and postal authority; (d) "authorised sea carrier" means the master of the vessel carrying imported goods, export goods and coastal goods or his agent, or any other person notified by the Central Government; (e) "authorised train operator" means the train operator carrying imported goods and export goods; (f) "custodian" means a person approved by the Principal Commissione ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (AEO) shall not be required to furnish a bank guarantee, or a postal security or National Saving Certificate or a fixed deposit receipt issued by a Nationalised bank for an amount of ten lakh rupees."; (iv) in regulation 4, - (a) for the sub-regulation (1), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: - "(1) An authorised sea carrier carrying imported goods, export goods, or coastal goods shall deliver the arrival manifest to the proper officer electronically: Provided that where it is not practicable to deliver the arrival manifest or any part thereof electronically, then the manifest or any part thereof shall be submitted manually in duplicate with the approval of the Commissioner of customs or any other officer authorised by him: Provided further that for the vessels carrying only coastal goods and operating from exclusive berths meant for coastal goods at the loading as well as the unloading ports, there shall be no requirement of delivering arrival manifest."; (b) after sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely: - "(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (3), the authorised sea carrier may upda ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... loading", the words "Form- XII" shall be substituted; (vii) for the regulations 7 and 8, the following regulations shall be substituted, namely: - "7. Transhipment of imported goods or export goods. - An authorised carrier shall file a departure manifest before the departure of a train or a truck and arrival manifest upon arrival of the train or truck, as the case may be, - (1) in Form- VIII for purposes of transhipment of imported or export goods between a port /ICD and Inland Container Depot / Container Freight Station / Special Economic Zone (SEZ)/ Foreign post Office and vice versa. (2) in Form- VIIIA for the purposes of transhipment or transit of imported goods between a port and Land Customs station and vice versa. 8. Amendment of arrival or departure Manifest or Condonation of delay. - Where any officer authorised by the Commissioner of customs is satisfied that- (i) the arrival manifest or departure manifest is in any way incorrect or incomplete, and that there was no fraudulent intention towards incorrect or incomplete submission as regards the contents thereof; or (ii) there was sufficient cause for not delivering the arrival manifest or the departur ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in Form-VIII or FormVIIIA, for the period of forty-five days from the date of commencement of these regulations. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, the authorised sea carrier shall continue to deliver the cargo declaration in Form III of the Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971 and Form I of the Export Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1976, in the manner as was applicable before the commencement of these regulations, till 1st November, 2019."; (xi) after Form VIII, the following Form- VIIIA shall be inserted, namely: - "Form- VIIIA [See regulation 7] I. Transhipment of Imported Goods between Port to Land Customs Station: (a) Departure Manifest to be filed at port: Authorised Carrier Code: Bond No. of Authorised Carrier Port: Departure Manifest No. and Date: Auto generated Sl. No. Arrival Manifest No./ date by which cargo arrived at port Line no. Goods descr iption Container No. & Customs Seal No. Train No./ Truck No. Destinatio n Net Wt. & Gross Wt. in case of non-containeri zed cargo Gate Out Time from the Port (b) Arrival Manifest to be filed at Land Customs Station: Authorised Carrier C ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... his faithful behaviour and that of his employees as regard the said regulations. Now the condition of the above written bond is such that if the said ………………….. and his employees do at all times, whilst holding, such registration as aforesaid, behave themselves in a faithful manner as regards the said regulations and if the said ………………….. and their executors or administrator fails to comply the obligations under the said regulations, ............. shall forthwith pay to the Government on demand the said sum of Rs. Ten lakhs. AND upon making such payment, the above written obligations shall be void and of no effect, otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and virtue. Signed, sealed and delivered by the above named on this day, the ………………….. of 20……….. in the presence of witnesses. 1. …………………..………………….. 2. …………………..……………&he ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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