Thursday, July 11, 2019

CHANGES TO INDIAN SEA CARGO MANIFEST REQULATIONS FROM AUGUST 1 2019

Thursday, July 11, 2019

changes to indian sea cargo manifest regulation from august 1 2019

Shipping times 11.07.2019.

Exim news services

New Delhi July 10

Effective ausust 1 2019 the central board of indirect  taxes and customs (CBIC) has offected a change in the regulations for filing sea cargo manifest for all cargo arriving on vessels into india and departing on vessels from india.

      It is now compulsory for all shipping lines and the importer/ exporter to adhere to the defined timelines for manifest filing of all cargo  on a vessel to / from an Indian port. as per a communique.

             The rule is applicable for all cargo transshipping discharging and going via (FROB - FREIGHT REMAIN ON BOARD AS INDIAN PORT.
Departure manifest  Export manifest is now required to be submitted to customer prior to thr depature / sailing of the vessel from any port of loadi ng in India.

Arrival Manifest.: Import manifest is now required to be submitted to customs proir to the depature of the vessel from the last foreign port.

To Adhere to these new timelines lines will now need.

Shippers instruction to be submitted before these  deadlines.
shippers instructions to include the following mandatory details .

1. HS Code : 6 Digit HS ( Harmonised code.
2. IEC Code : ( Import Export Code of consignee
3. PAN Number of notify party 9 If notify party is from India) .

All information (Including HBL details) need to be submitted within these new deadlines. All amendments will also need go be done  before these deadlines. Non compliance of these requirements may lead to cargo not being loaded . or issuance of Original Bill of Lading may be held back, the communique pointed out.

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