Customs - Transshipment of Courier Shipments to other Customs Stations
THE Commissioner, Air Customs, Bengaluru has issued detailed instructions on transshipment of courier shipment to other stations. Assistant/ Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Courier) may allow the transshipment on an application made by the Authorised Courier, subject to certain conditions:
1. Transshipment Regulations are followed;
2. The Transshipment shall only be allowed by Air to the Customs Airports at Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapurarm, Kochi and Coimbatore;
3. The Transshipment by road shall be permitted only when there are no domestic cargo carrying flights or for specified cargo which is not carried by the domestic flights;
4. The goods which require specific conditions to be fulfilled under any other Act for the time being in force or any rule or regulations made there under shall not be allowed for transshipment.
5. The Authorised Courier shall execute a bond equal to the value of the goods under transshipment with a bank guarantee for an amount equal to 15% of the bond value. The Bank Guarantee furnished should contain a self renewal clause in-built in the guarantee itself in terms of the master circular No.RBI/2010-11/67 dated 1.7.2010 issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
6. To avoid multiplicity of bonds, the Authorised Courier is allowed to execute mother bond instead of individual bonds. The mother bond is like a running bond. The value of mother bond can be arrived at on the basis of aggregate value of the total imported shipments handled by the Courier within a financial year.
7. The Authorised Courier, after ensuring that the subject goods are specifically mentioned in the import manifest as for transshipment, has to file an application for transshipment permit along with copies of airway bills to Customs.
8. On arrival of the flight, the transshipment cargo should be segregated in Custodian's premises. After unloading of imported goods under the Customs supervision, a Segregation Report shall be prepared duly signed by the authorized courier, Superintendent of Customs (Courier Cell) and Custodian.
9. These transshipment goods shall be X-rayed by the Authorized Courier in the presence of Officer of Customs.
10. The goods meant for transshipment shall be transferred to the transshipment (TP) godown and a transfer advice shall be prepared duly signed by the Authorised Courier.
11. The authorized courier is required to file an application for transshipment of cargo to another customs station as indicated in the House Airway Bill (HAWB).
12. It shall be ensured that the Cargo Transfer Manifest (containing the details of imported goods so carried) duly attested and sealed by the Customs shall be handed over to the Customs officer at the Customs station of destination in India.
13. Customs at the destination airport will acknowledge the receipt of the goods and return the acknowledgement manifest to the originating customs station.
14. The Authorized Courier should ensure that the bags containing the import goods meant for transshipment should be durable . In case of small packages, those should be put in durable big bags and shall be sealed with the Customs Department seal by the Customs Officer (Courier Cell) in the presence of the Authorized Courier. The material required for locking and sealing shall be provided by the Authorized Courier.
15. If the cargo transshipped under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 is not unloaded at the place of destination in India, or if the quantity unloaded is short of the quantity to be unloaded at that destination, and if the failure to unload or the deficiency is not accounted for, then the person-in-charge of the conveyance and the Authorized Courier shall be liable for penal action as per the provisions of Customs Act, 1962.
16. The Authorised Courier shall maintain record and registers in respect of transshipment of goods and shall submit them for inspection as and when directed by the Superintendent of Customs (Courier).
17. The Authorised Courier, the custodian and all concerned shall conform to the instructions issued from time to time by Customs to ensure safe custody and transportation of imported goods meant for transshipment .
18. The Authorized Courier identifying the cargo meant for transshipment by road shall transfer the said cargo either of the Cargo terminals, viz., Menzies Aviation Bobba Cargo terminal or Air India SATS Air Cargo Terminal by following the procedure as provided in Public Notice No.11l2014 dated 19.05.2014. The permission for transshipment by road shall be accorded by the Proper Officer of Transshipment Cell. The Authorized Courier shall utilize the bonded trucking facility provided by licensed bonded truck operators permitted by the Transhipment Cell of Air Cargo. The procedure prescribed for transshipment of cargo shall apply mutatis mutandis in these cases.
Bengaluru Air Customs Public Notice No. ., Dated February 22, 2016