/ Oate:21-02.2018 F. No. Air/Cusl50/CCI38212011 (PartlV) PUBLIC NOTICE No. L& 12017 2.,1 Attcntion is also invited Public Notice No. 25/2016 dated '23.12.2016, No. 2912017 dated 29.03.2017 and No. 10120 I 7-18 dated 14.0&.2017 issued by this office on the "arne provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (herein after referred to as "the Act"), Courier Imports . and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations; 2010, as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulations" ) issued in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 157 of the Act by the Central Board ofExcise and Customs (CBEC) ~Notification no. 1612010- Customs (NT) 'da:ed 05.05.2010, S;BEC Circular no. 5812016:rV dated 02.12.20 16 .~e procedures stipulated in the earlier Notifications, Public Notices, Circular,

Subject:-lmplementation ofExpres.! Cargo Clearance 5ystelll (ECCS) fodhe

clearance of export goods at Cour!er Terminal- Reg•• subject. As notified vide the said Public Notices clearance of ail iJnported goods through the CaVIler Terminal, Mumbai wc:..s automated in a phased manner, Y/ith the depjoyment of the Express Cargo Clearance System (ECeS). Now, in the next stage of automation, clcarance of export shipments through COluier '(erminal she..:1 be automated in a phased manner as per the procedure laid down here-in'below. The provisions of this Public Notice, in so far as they are with respect to automation of courier clearance, sheiH prevail over existing instni~tfQiis. Further, thc words used ill this Public Notice shall have the same mewing as assigned to them in the Act and the Regul~tio!1s. Attention of the Trade, Authorized Couriers and all concerned is' invited to·.the . , < etc. 'OFFICE OF THE COMMIssIONER OF CUSTOMS, AJRPORT SPECIAL CARGO, COURIER CELL, E.I.C.I. TERMINAL, . SAHAR, ANDIlERI (EAST). MUMBAI-400 099. ..........., . I I II j:, II, ! ! • •• ~ ) ~•• ) ~• ¥ ) ~• ¥ ) ~• ~. ~ 3,0 Export of doclL'TIents ,,"d no,,-docoments shcll be handled in the automated systom called ECCS. Once consignment details (including scarmed documents) are entered into the system, it shall be accessible to all stakeholders i.e. Courier Companies, Cus.,m Brokers, Customs and Custodian as per access control defined in the ECCS. 4.0 RMS functionalit;' wiil be introduced [or exp0r! modu!c shortly. 5.0 As the ECeS is " ....

i.e. Courier Companies, Cus.,m Brokers, Customs and Custodian as per access control defined in the ECCS. 4.0 RMS functionalit;' wiil be introduced [or exp0r! modu!c shortly. 5.0 As the ECeS is " .... ·;b·b:,,,',; tr-plication, the CEM) CSJ3 can be upio,ded/file.d [(om the offices cf Courie, (:-.:f!;Ja..li~·:J Cust'Jms B;~ku~1 Importers through the In cmet by authorized users_ However, the us~rs c;:m also do S~ fiOm computer te.m~1a1s provided by the Custcdi~'1 in tht: Service Ce;r.~e:-: It~ca t..:;d 0:1 ~::e first fleer cf0: Cow-ier Terminal. For C!.v2.!!ing this facility, Courier COfi1r(\IijcS/CU$tclI~SBrok0isl Importe.rs wlv) intent;!o fde CSU will ha'le to ccme to lhe, Service Certler ,,'ith p1("s!~;a! cop-ie3 of :i1e rr!:'c:1! doc~mcnts. These shnl 1he e:l:l~j'ed into me ECCS by r~I·3:"'i~.cl p'~j('::t.::.r t!·;; S<:r':ce Ctr.:~;·. , j ; '--.------ .--- ---.--.-.--------- - ... -- .....•..- --_.-

,, h , . i j 1 I I ,. o 6.0 The procedure for Export is prescribed under 'Regulation 6 of Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Ded aratioD and Processing) Regulations, 2010 as amended. 7.0 Application for registration of Autp.orized Courier: The registration process of authorized Courier will be governed by the provisions specified in the Regulations 2010. The process of granting registration shall Dot be part of the ECCS. Once the PAN based registration has been made, particulars of the',registration shall be updated in a centralized directory in the ECeS.

rocess of granting registration shall Dot be part of the ECCS. Once the PAN based registration has been made, particulars of the',registration shall be updated in a centralized directory in the ECeS. This process ofupdatingthe di.-ectory in ECCS shall be han~ledby the jurisdictional Additional/Joint Commissioner' of OJ¥oms. There shall be one centralized "regulation number" for one Authorized Courier even if it operates at multiple customs stations. The registration of courier Company would take place through an application made by a person intending to operate as an authorized courier. Such application would be made in writing to the Commissioner ofCustoms (APSC) where the goods are to be exportec!. 8.0 PROCEDURE FOR CLEARANCE OF EXPORT GOODS:.- 8.1 Packaging or goods: Export goods shall be packed separately in identifiable courier company bags, with appropriate labels, in the following category: (a) Documents (b) Samples and free gifts (c) Commercial goods;

goods: Export goods shall be packed separately in identifiable courier company bags, with appropriate labels, in the following category: (a) Documents (b) Samples and free gifts (c) Commercial goods; and that each package shall bear declaration by sender regarding the contenl ofpackage and value thereof. 8.2 Filing or Courier Shipping Bill (CSB): Para6oftheRegulations, stipulates that the Authorized Courier or his agent 'hall make entry ofgoods for expOrt, in Courier Shipping Bill- III (CSB·lII) and Courier Shipp.ing Bill·VI (CSB-IV)as detailed below: (i) eSB·IIl Worm G) is to be filed for documents L'>al include "ill' message, infOlmation ;

..... or data recorded on paper, cards or photographS ILavmg no commercial value, and which do not attract any duty and are subject to any prohibitionlrestriction outheir import or export. (ii) CSB-IV (Form R) is to be filed for oth~r goods namely; (1) Bonafide comm'Tcial _ ) rr

~Ies, (2) Ptmotypes of goods; (3) Bonafide gifts of articles of personal LIse of a value not exceeding Rs. 25,000/·. snc any bonnfide CO~Crcla:t samples a~d)prc.:ot)'p~s of goods supplied free ofcharge at a value nol exceedingRl. 50.0001- for exports which are not subject to any~rOhibitionor ;estriction on their export at~ which ~t . ~ involve transfer of foreign excha.nge. 1,'.-..-------..-..-~--~.--.- ..-.-----.-.---- .$ .. !9 t

orts which are not subject to any~rOhibitionor ;estriction on their export at~ which ~t . ~ involve transfer of foreign excha.nge. 1,'.-..-------..-..-~--~.--.- ..-.-----.-.---- .$ .. !9 t

", .. C (iii) The Authorized Courier or his agent shall file in ~ ei~tronJc form, li manifest for export goods, before its export.. with the. proper officer in Courier Export Manifest(CEM) of Regulation 2010 as per procedure described in para 8.5 below. ". (iv) No person shall, except with the permission of proper officer, open any package of export goods brought i~to the Customs area, to be loaded on a flighL •••• 8.3 Arrival Scan: Arr!val scan is conducted by the custodian at the gate oithe export bay , • i'i I 1 I ! I j I ! 1j ! :1 I i i, J 1,-::-;-_ ~.-:. ~ evidencing receipt ofthe export gQQds The custodian weighs the shipments and keys in details ~l.- 8.4 X-Ray Scan and Physical Examination ; (a) All exp0!!J:Onsignments (doc~on-documents) shall be subje~ted to X-Ray screefung~ Ifthe inspector does not findanytlung suspicious in the shipments the ..... I same shall be cleared from X-Ray; unless otherwise selected for physic81 examination. Shipments selected for physical examination as well as those found suspicious during X-Ray

will be forwarded for physical examination.

rom X-Ray; unless otherwise selected for physic81 examination. Shipments selected for physical examination as well as those found suspicious during X-Ray

will be forwarded for physical examination. After examination, the Examiner will enter the exammation report and forward thCCSB to Superintendent and Superintendent will give LEO (Let export order) ifotherwise in order, (b) Physical examination of export documents (covered by customs declarations CSB-IIJ) ""'-------- giflS, samples --,an=d....,ex~p"'o"'rtFOg"'oods (covered under CSB-IV) and commerci~ goods shall be ::= restricted t aximum of 10% of the total courier . 19nmcnts. However, this limit can be enhanced on specific intelligence, e consignments so selected have to he examined 100%,
(c) Selection of consigrunents above would, be based on the various parameters such .. , .• nature of goods, value, weight, status ofimporter etc. (d) However, the Commissioner of Customs in respective port can exercise discretion of random examination ofgoods, on specific p3.ram~ter such as country ofexport, nature ofgoods etc. (e) Notwithstanding anything contained above, any consignment can be examined by the , , Customs (~yen upto 100% examination), if there is any specific intelligence or there is doubt -----. ~ :> . during X-ray in respect of the said consigr<\l1ent_ ~----~----------- s which are not being expor15d

yen upto 100% examination), if there is any specific intelligence or there is doubt -----. ~ :> . during X-ray in respect of the said consigr<\l1ent_ ~----~----------- s which are not being expor15d

•• i In case the Inspector X - RJiy fmds suspicious s~ipments, heremoves thes'e shipments and sends the shipments for examination along With his comments Slating the nature of suspicion. The Inspector conducting the examination creates an examination report and submits the same to the Superintendent. If the suspicious shipments are contained in bags, the same gre removed from the bags and an examination report is created for each suspicious shipment The report is submitted to the superintendent fOr further action as mentiooed below. 9.2 Query 'Memo: The Superintendent can also raise aquery, for which he/she shall enter remarks seeking documentsfmformation from the Courier Company and CourierCompany bas to submit their replies to the queries l\lon~ with all reievant dt>CUIIlents in the system itself. 9.1 Detention Memo: If the suspicions are confumed, the superintendent issues a detention memo and goods move into the warehouse of the custodian. He can seek docwnentfmfonnation from the courier company. , 9.3 If, post referral of a case by the Inspector, the Superintendent does not find anything suspicious in the shipment, he shall approve export of the same and will give LEO, Amend mcnt ill Flight: On account oflack of space in a particular flight or on account of flight delays, it is not possible to load the shipments in the /light that had been specified in he shipping bill.

mcnt ill Flight: On account oflack of space in a particular flight or on account of flight delays, it is not possible to load the shipments in the /light that had been specified in he shipping bill. This would necessitate alternations in the shipping bills. The system shall us provide a f"ature for couriers to modify the shipping bills that have been filed. For ihis ose, the status of the shipping bill must be either< "Filed" or "Cleared". Shipping bills odified in this manner must be approved by the shed superintendent. Unapproved shipments st not be considered for loading for export. C 9.0 PROCEDURE FORSUSPICIOUS CONSIGI'I'MENTS FOR GOODS COVERED UNDER CSB nr & IV Back to Town: For the purpose of sending srupinents back to their place of dispatch, the courier amends the shipping bill and indicates the shipments that are to be sent back to town and gives reasons tor ma!Ung such a request. Permis~on for back to town shall be given dY the ACIDC. Shi~ments meant for re-e~port (status "Return to Origin" or "Misroufed Shipment'j cannot be pCl11iittcd to t5e taken 'lJJaclt to Town ll , • •-.•••• -.•••-. -.•• -. ~.•,.• L • ~.••••••••• i I I -;---~_I 12.0 Unclaimed cargo: Any export goods that have been brought into customs area for export pU1JlOse and have not been exported within seven days of arrival of such goods into c-:;S:::U::c1:':l-.:ar:::ea:..'."or~W~ith~i::n.:s~uc::h~e:::x~te:::n~d::::ed~pe::.:ri.'.:Od~as~p:e:.:rm~l:.:.·n:e:d~b:::Y:.-:lOe~p::ro:Jpt:.e:::r:..o:::ffi:::l::::ee:::r~in~-"cas=e~o,..t-:::~ay < -due to such' reasons which t

a:..'."or~W~ith~i::n.:s~uc::h~e:::x~te:::n~d::::ed~pe::.:ri.'.:Od~as~p:e:.:rm~l:.:.·n:e:d~b:::Y:.-:lOe~p::ro:Jpt:.e:::r:..o:::ffi:::l::::ee:::r~in~-"cas=e~o,..t-:::~ay < -due to such' reasons which t ro er officer considers to be beyond the control of the __ concerned Authori1;ed Courier and declared ex~er, may be detained by the proper officer and sold or disposed by the person having custody thereof, after iosuin notice to the concerned Authorized Courier and declared exporter provided the charges payable, for storage and handling ofsuch goods are paid by such Authorized Courier. ----'----.---.__.------. --,---.----- • I. o- -====~---_____:~---_=::__:_e~. =".:-"-::":-,-"$=--"",",'::':.===~..", '.•

, i I,. i!I .~~SV--.. (Vina nj Singh) Commissi her (CustOrD8) AIRPORT SPECIAL C.ARGO a1.L . : To 1. All Registered Courier Companies. 2. Mis Collrier Association ofIndia.. 3. Mis Brihan Mumbai Custom House Agents' Association 4. EIC! for circulation to all. 14.0. Difficulties, if any, facea in the implementation of this Public notice, may be f, immediately brought to thenotice ofthe underSigned.

House Agents' Association 4. EIC! for circulation to all. 14.0. Difficulties, if any, facea in the implementation of this Public notice, may be f, immediately brought to thenotice ofthe underSigned. . , 5. Notice Board Enclosed: FOlIll-F to Form-H' . '. -' .: " '"i .j... • .".

, " 013.0 Automation ofclearance of export through the CourierTenrtWl, M~bai as detailed above shall be undertaken in aphased manner: In the first phase ·of deployment, clearance of export coverO!! under Courier Shipping Bill ill (CSB-ill) will be undertaken, on pilot basis, . .. with effect fr0l!' 26.02.20~8.In the initial s~es, the pilot 11In would include ·onl;: selected flights which shall be notified separately while the remaining shipments would continue to . -..:~ . be cleared manually. ... ,