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OFFICE
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, |
PUBLIC
NOTICE NO. 159 /2001
Sub: Consolidation of cargo at gateway port-procedure-regarding
Government of India, Ministry of
Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi, Circular No.67/2000-Cus. vide
F.No.450/118/99-CUS.IV dated 17.08.2000, is reproduced below for the guidance
of the importers, clearing agents and trading staff.
C11/80/2001-AP (PORT) (S.
SANKARAVADIVELU)
CUSTOM HOUSE, CHENNAI-1. Dy. COMMR. OF CUSTOMS
(Appg)
DATE : 26.07.2001
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CIRCULAR
NO.67/2000 – CUS.
F.No.450/118/99-Cus.
IV Dated 17.08.2000
I am directed to invite your attention to the Board's Circular No. 55/2000-Cus., dated 30th June, 2000 on above mentioned subject. The said circular was issued to create HUBs near gateway ports where the LCL cargo brought from various ICDs/CFSs will be reworked and thereafter sent to various destinations directly. In regard to the procedure contained in the said circular following further suggestions have been received-
a) The said Circular allows only shipping lines for the purpose of LCL consolidation. It has been suggested that to facilitate trade the words "shipping lines" should be substituted with the words "shipping lines/their Agents/MTOs/NVOCCS/ fright forwarders/consolidators etc." to allow these agencies to undertake LCL consolidation
b) The custodians of ICDs do not own containers and they generally take containers on lease basis. Therefore, the use of leased containers for carriage of LCL cargo to gateway hub should be allowed.
c) The circular does not allow stuffing of LCL cargo cleared by customs in in local port/CFS or other CFSs near gateway port in the containers in which cargo received from inland ICDs/CFSs are to be re-stuffed . IT has been sugested to allow stuffing of such locally cleared LCL cargo with the reworked cargo received from the inland ICDs/CFSs.
2. The above said suggestions have been examined and it has been decided to make following amendments in the said circular-
i) The words "shipping lines" in the said circular shall be substituted with the words "shipping lines/their agents/MTOs/NVOCCS/fright forwarders/consolidators."
ii) In regard to clause (vi) of the said circular, custodian shall be allowed to use containers owned by them as well as containers taken by them on lease basis for carriage of LCL cargo from ICDs to gateway hubs.
iii) After clause xii of the para 3 of the said circular, following clause shall be inserted-
"(xii) The
LCL cargo cleared at gateway port or some CFS near gateway port shall be
allowed to be stuffed in the containers in which the cargo received from the
inland ICDs/CFSs are re-stuffed. The LCL cargo after examination and let export
order by customs at gateway port or some CFS near gateway port shall move from
the shed to LCL hub area under the cover of shipping bills. The custodian
shal;l maintain details of such locally cleared LCLs cargo in the same manner
as contained in clause (vii) above for goods received from inland ICDs/CFSs
except to the extent that instead of 'ICD of origin' and 'old
container number' the' name of local CFS or shed no.' and "Local
cargo" respectivly shall be indicated '
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