Simplification of Customs procedures for shipping

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..... ustoms procedures for shipping-reg. Attention of all importers, exporters, CHA's and Members of the trade is invited to Board's Circular No. 02/15-Customs dated 15.01.2015 (issued from File F No 450/221/2014-Cus IV) wherein recommendations of Committee set up by Ministry of Shipping for simplification of shipping related Customs procedures has been examined. Accordingly, the .....

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..... The Port clearance requires submission of numerous documents on behalf of other agencies- Lighthouse Dues certificates, NOC for immigration, Port Health Certificates etc. At present, the port clearance is given on the strength of a bond and a guarantee which are given each time a vessel enters. As a measure of simplification, Board has decided to give an option to the steamer agent to (a) give a c .....

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..... s are required whenever the mode of transport of transshipment containers changes from train to road or vice-versa. The view is that this may be dispensed with since the carrier has already executed a bond for safe carriage of the goods to the destination port / ICD. With a view to boost inter- modal transportation of transshipped cargo and simply procedure, Board has decided that henceforth no se .....

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