ICES Advisory 01/2020 (SCMTR) dated 13.01.2020 Registration and Application Process for all the Stakeholders

( QO 3) AANes Haat, Aral GaTITS, He, ToNTA- 370 421 ——. OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS: CUSTOM HOUSE, MUNDRA PORT, KUTCH, GUJARAT- 370 421. F. No. VIII/48-42/AG-CHM/ Public Notice /2019-20 Date: 22.01.2020

Date: 22.01.2020

Public Notice No. 02/2020 Subject: ICES Advisory 01/2020 (SCMTR) dated 13.01.2020 - Registration and Application Process for all the Stakeholders — reg. Reference is invited to ICES Advisory 04/2019 dt 28.02.2019 on registration process under the new Sea Cargo Manifest Regulations (SCMTR). Initially, registration of only Authorized Sea Carriers (ASC) like Shipping Lines/Agents etc. was operationalized. Over the last few months, registrations of all other stakeholders have also been implemented.

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2. While some stakeholders have registered successfully on ICEGATE, many are yet to do it. In this context, it is informed that vide Notification No 78/2019 — Customs (N.T.) dated 31.10.2019, the date of implementation of the new regulations have been fixed as 16 of February, 2020. Consequently, many of the new messages would be available for testing from the 15th of January. In the interim phase till 15% February, the stakeholders would be required to send the messages/manifests in the new format as well in addition to the existing formats. This would be the testing phase to ensure that the complete switchover to the new formats in February is smooth. 3: It is imperative, therefore, that all the stakeholders register on ICEGATE and apply from within their ICEGATE login to operate under the new SCMTR. Table 1 below gives a matrix of different entity types that are required to register along with the messages/manifests they would be required to file with Customs. Further details on these were given in earlier advisories and is also available on ICEGATE website under the new Sea Cargo Manifest Regulations link (https: / /www.icegate. ov.in/SeaManifestRegulation.html). With a_ few exceptions as detailed in column (iv) in the table below, the registration process remains largely the same for all the stakeholders which has been detailed in the above mentioned advisory 04/2019. The advisory also details on the process of approval of registration by the Customs officer in ICES.

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|EntityType<br>(i)||TABLE1<br>Description |Messages/Ma<br>(ii)<br>nifests<br>(iii)|TABLE1<br>Description |Messages/Ma<br>(ii)<br>nifests<br>(iii)|Specific<br>Requirements for<br>Registration<br>(iv)|Tentative<br>Dateto<br>Start<br>Testing|
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|ASC<br>—|<br>Authorized<br>SeaCarriers|||Shipping<br>SAM,<br>SDM,<br>Lines<br>and|SEI, SDN<br> |Shipping|||25.01.2020|
|Agents<br>ANC - Other|Freight<br>CSN<br>Notified<br>forwarders,<br>Carriers<br>NVOCC||||National<br>Surety|15.01.2020<br>Bond (Bond Code<br>=<br>‘SB)<br>as<br>per<br>Regulation<br>1A<br>to|15.01.2020|
|||||be<br>registered<br>in||
|||||System<br>before<br>approval<br>of<br>registration<br>by||
|||||officer||
|ATO<br>Authorized <br>Terminal<br>Operators|—|Terminal<br> |Operators||Vessel related |Auto Approval — <br>messaged<br>No _requirement<br>(VCN,<br>for<br>officer<br>VESPRO<br>approval.<br>etc.),||15.01.2020|
||||Container|||
||||Loading/Lan|||
|ACU<br>Authorized<br>Custodians||_| CFS/ICD/Por<br>tCustodians |Actual|ding Reports<br>SF/ST,<br>Auto Approval - <br>Actualtime of|No<br>requirement<br>Arrival/Depar| for<br>officer<br>ture<br>approval.||15.01.2020|
|||||Requirement<br>first<br>to<br>onboard||
|||||ICEGATE<br>MFTP||
|||||(ref. ICES Advisory<br>14/2019<br>dt||
|ATP<br>_|Transhippers |ASR, CIM-AR,<br>Authorized<br>executing the |CIM-DP<br>Transhippers |TP Bond and<br>responsible||||12.06.2019).|25.01.2020|
|||for<br>the<br>cargo||||
|||during||||
|||transhipment||||

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4, If the same entity is executing different roles, they have to apply separately for each of those entity types to be able to file the respective messages. The queries raised by Customs officer while approving the registration can also be answered by the applicants online through their ICEGATE login. In this context, it is clarified that currently there is no option with the applicants to upload additional documents while replying to query. Therefore, if any additional document is required to be seen by the officer, the same may be done manually and not insisted upon to be submitted electronically. Further, it is clarified that there is no prescribed format for the self-declaration of “no pending cases” to be submitted along with the application. A self-attested declaration should be accepted unless it is contradictory to any facts on record. Since this is a new registration process even for the stakeholders, queries should be raised only if necessary. By the end of this month, option to amend the registrations would also be made available to the stakeholders on ICEGATE.

5. The email id on which test files can be sent by the stakeholders will also be shared soon. Considering that the testing will begin within a week with actual stakeholders and that the new formats as per the regulations will become effective from 16th February 2020, the test filing of the different messages by the stakeholders should begin immediately. A checklist for the same is also given as Annexure A. The checklist filled with the details of the completed registrations have to be emailed to team.ices@icegate.gov.in by 20th January 2020. A dashboard has also been made available in ICES to monitor the pendency/ processing of the registrations.

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Any Difficulties faced may kindly be brought to the notice of Shri Anant C. Swain, Assistant Commissioner, Customs House Mundra_ vide Email Id.anant_swain@yahoo.com.

(Authority: ICES Advisory 01/2020(SCMTR) dated 13.01.2020-Registration and Application Process for all Stakeholders)

(Sanjay vedic Agarwal) Chief Commissioner (In situ)

Copy to:-

1. The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Gujarat Zone, Ahmedabad

2. The Chief Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise, Zone Ahmedabad

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3. The Commissioner of Customs, Kandla

4. The Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad

5. The Commissioner of Customs, Jamnagar

6. The Additional Commissioner of Customs Mundra

7. All the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs CH, Mundra

8. Mundra/Kandla Custom Brokers Association

9. Container Freight Station Association, Mundra

• 10.Mundra Shipping Agent Association

• 11.M/s. MICT Terminal

• 12.M/s. All Adani Terminals

• 13.All Trade Associations

• 14.Notice Board/Website

• 15.EDI Section, for uploading on “Commissionerate” Website

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