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TMI BlogCochin Port Container Freight Station, Willington Island, Cochin - procedure to be followed in respect of import, export and transshipment cargo and the movement of containers into and out of the Container Freight StationX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Port Container Freight Station, hereinafter known as CPCFS , as Custodian of import / export cargo. The working hours of the CPCFS shall be from 10 am to 5 pm every working day and they shall observe all the Central Government holidays and Sundays as is followed by this Custom House. All instructions governing the functioning of a CFS shall be read along with the existing instructions, as applicable, issued by the department under various provisions of Customs Act / Rules / Regulations / Circulars etc. and these are meant to supplement the existing instructions and not to substitute them. The procedures to be followed for import, export and movement of containers into and out of the Cochin Port CFS are as follows:- IMPORT 1. The custodian code of CPCFS is INCOK1CPC1. 2. The CPCFS is authorized to deal with FCL and LCL import cargo. The FCL containers shall be stored only at the designated places inside CPCFS which shall be distinctly separated from export / empty containers in the CFS. 3. The CPCFS operator has executed Bond for ₹ 20 Crores. The Supdt (Prev.) / Appraiser shall, at the end of e ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d from the applicant for the delay and the same shall be put up to the Assistant / Deputy Commissioner (Docks / CFS), who shall verify and condone the delay if the reasons given therein are bonafide. 7. The Supdt. /Appraiser posted at CPCFS shall keep a record of all containers received and allowed out of charge. They shall forward necessary landing report to the officers at ICTT to reconcile and close the entries. They shall also get a weekly statement of containers permitted for transshipment to the CPCFS from the Customs Officers at ICTT and tally with the register maintained at the CPCFS to ensure that all containers released from the ICTT are received at the CPCFS. At the end of every month, a physical verification of containers with book balance shall be made and report to this extent shall be sent to Assistant / Deputy Commissioner (Preventive) with a copy to Assistant / Deputy Commissioner (Docks / CFS). 8. At the CPCFS, the CFS operator shall maintain a detailed register indicating the details of movement / transshipment permits issued, date of issue and receipt of the containers with all the relevant particulars relating to the consignments like ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... importers / Custom House Agents and follow the existing procedure before giving out of charge‟. For LCL cargo, the bill of entry shall be initially presented to the CPCFS manager who shall make stacking endorsement‟ indicating the location of the cargo and number of packages. The import cargo shall not be taken out of CFS without the out of charge‟ by the proper officer of Customs. The delivery of the out of charge cargo shall be done under the supervision of Supdt. / Preventive Officer. In case of any doubt regarding the identity of goods examined, the Preventive Officer shall consult the officers who have examined the goods before giving delivery. 12. If the goods are not cleared from the CPCFS within 30 days of the date of their landing at ICTT, the custodian shall initiate action as per the provisions of Section 48 of the Customs Act, 1962. The CPCFS operator shall make necessary arrangements for conducting auction of unclaimed/uncleared goods. In case of confiscated goods, the same shall be inventorized, taken over and auctioned by the Custom House. 13. After out of charge‟ is given by the proper officer for a bill of entry ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... CFS Manager for making stacking endorsement‟ indicating the location and number of packages. The Shipping Bill shall be presented to the Appraiser / Superintendent (Prev.) / Examiner / Preventive Officer posted at the CPCFS for examination and subsequent action. The exporter / agent shall be required to register their Shipping Bills with the Examiner / Preventive officer / Appraiser / Superintendent (Prev.). in the EDI System as per the existing procedure. In case of any manual Shipping Bills, the same shall be registered with Appraiser / Superintendent (Prev.) at the CPCFS. A register shall be maintained in the CPCFS for registering the Shipping Bills. 4. The export cargo for which Let Export Order (LEO) is given shall be stored separately from other export cargo, if it is not planned for immediate stuffing. Shifting of such cargo shall be under the supervision of Preventive Officer and the same shall be endorsed in the relevant registers. Once the Let Export Order is given for a consignment, stuffing shall be done in the presence of Preventive Officer who shall also seal the export container with the customs bottle seal and endorse on the Shipping Bill. The st ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he goods stuffed into containers at the CPCFS and brought for export to the ICTT and are not exported and if the exporters are intending to take them back to town, such cargo shall be allowed to be removed to town only with the permission of the Assistant / Dy. Commissioner (Docks / CFS) after observing due formalities connected therewith. If removal to town of export cargo is sought before LEO, the same shall be allowed by Assistant / Dy. Commissioner (Docks / CFS) after sample examination of the cargo and satisfying about the identity of the cargo and ruling out any attempt for violation of provisions of Customs Act. 9. The Steamer Agents who desire to take empty containers inside CPCFS for stuffing export cargo shall get the permission from the Appraiser / Superintendent (Prev.) in charge of CPCFS. The Steamer Agents shall produce the permission letter along with the containers to the Preventive officer at the gate of the CPCFS. Preventive officer shall check the empty containers and allow the same to be taken inside the CPCFS. The officer shall make necessary entries in the register maintained for this purpose and retain and preserve the permission letters for reco ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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