GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

CHENNAI AIRPORT, AIR CARGO COMPLEX, MEENAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI-600 027.
GRAMS : “CUSTOMS” : PABX : 2256 0941 : FAX : 2256 1445



STANDING ORDER NO.38/2003 (AIR)



Sub: Establishment of CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION inside MEPZ-SEZ-Procedure to be followed – Reg.



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As per the Central Board of Excise & Customs letter F.No.305/38/2001-FTT dated 03.01.2003, addressed to all the Chief Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, ”an identified area within the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) would be notified as an ICD or CFS, as the case may be”.



2. The Development Commissioner, Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) vide letter F.No. 8/426/2003/SEZ dated 24.04.2003, informed that MEPZ-SEZ, (hereinafter referred to as the Zone) had identified an area of 10862.49 sqm. in survey no.135/2 in Kadapperi Village, Tambaram, Kancheepuram District within the Zone for the proposed CFS and had nominated Container Corporation of India Ltd., (CONCOR) as the Custodian of the proposed CFS. On the basis of the application made by “CONCOR”, Commissioner of Customs (Air) has notified them as the Custodian of the CFS (herein after referred to as the custodian SEZ) vide Public Notice No. 133/2003 (AIR) Dated 27.08.2003.



IMPORT (FCL):



3. The newly notified CFS in the Zone will be treated as a regular Customs station in terms of section 54(3)(b) of the Customs Act 1962 and all the import cargo intended for units situated inside the Zone arriving at Chennai Port / Air Cargo / other CFS will be permitted to be transshipped directly to the CFS in the Zone as in the case of transhipment of FCL/LCL cargo to hinterland ICDs from the port/Airport/CFS. The custodian SEZ will complete all the transshipment formalities at the Port/Airport/other CFS and move FCL/LCL cargo into the zone. For this purpose, the Custodian SEZ will obtain a one time authorization from the units in the Zone authorizing the Custodian SEZ to transship all their FCL/LCL Cargo from Port/Air Port/other CFS and these authorization shall be filed with the Superintendent (Transhipment) of the Port/Air Port/other CFS, as the case may be.



4. Superintendent (Transshipment), Air Cargo Complex will allow the transshipment as per the procedure in force and hand over the transporters the transport documents. The transporters shall be those authorised by the Custodian SEZ who will be responsible for the safe movement of the goods to the Zone and on arrival at the Zone, hand over the transport document to the Customs gate at the Zone.



5. Before the goods come to the zone, the assessed unnoted Bills of Entry will be presented by the CHA Unit to the P.O. at the Zone Customs gate. On arrival of the import container as indicated at para 4, the P.O. will verify the marks and number on the containers/cargo and make a record of the same on the duplicate copy of the Bill of Entry and hand over to the Custodian, SEZ then endorse Bill of Entry for further delivery of the goods to the respective importers inside the Zone. Thereafter, the unnoted Bills of Entry will be taken by the Custodian SEZ for noting at the Port/Air Cargo Complex. The original Bill of Entry will be detached at the respective import departments. The custodian SEZ will handover the duplicate Bills of Entry to the Customs at MEPZ and the remaining copies of the Bills of Entry to the CHA unit under acknowledgement. The custodian SEZ shall deliver the noted Bills of Entry in the above manner every fortnight.



6. The Custodian SEZ should maintain two separate registers, one for the incoming and the other for the outgoing export containers/ cargo. The register should contain all the particulars such as IGM/EGM number, Line No., Bill of Entry/Shipping Bill No., Container No., Seal No., TSA/Gate pass No., description of the Cargo, name of the importer/exporter, name of the CHA, destination, inward/outward time & date etc., and these registers should be available in the CFS for examination by the Customs at any point of time.



IMPORT (LCL):


7. The procedure for transshipment of LCL Cargo from the Airport/Seaport/other CFS will be almost identical except for the fact that the transhipment application copy duly approved by the Superintendent (transshipment) will be produced to the P.O. incharge of transhippment(Air), Bharthi Docks (LCL) or the CFS concerned, where the container is destuffed. The LCL cargo will be taken delivery from the respective custodians by the CFS custodian, SEZ in a closed truck. More than one LCL transshipment cargo meant for Zone units could be transshipped in the same truck. After loading the cargo, the truck will be sealed by the Customs officer with the one time Customs seal and he will indicate the particulars of the seal affixed in the TSA copy.



In case LCL cargo are to be collected from more than one Customs Stations, the seal affixed by the first officer may be removed in the presence of P.O. in the next Customs Station and after loading the LCL consignment in the vehicle, he should affix another OTL on the vehicle and the details of all the seals affixed and removed should be clearly indicated in the TSA in order to enable the P.O. at the zone gate to correlate the same. On arrival of the cargo at the zone, the P.O. should verify the OTL No., as mentioned in the TSA before opening the door of the Container/Truck. Thereafter the container/truck will be handed over to the custodian SEZ who will ensure delivery of the goods to the respective units.



EXPORT (FCL):


8. As in the case of imports, the units in the zone will give a one-time authorization to the custodian SEZ authorizing them to handle the FCL/LCL cargo for export. The shipping bills will be assessed by the Customs and the goods examined and container sealed as per the procedure inforce. The shipping documents and the assessed shipping bill will be handed over to the CHA Unit by the Customs. Thereafter the CHA Unit holder will handover the Cargo along with the Shipping Documents to Custodian SEZ. The custodian SEZ will see to the movement of the container to the Port/Airport/other CFS for export. The P.O. at the zone gate will verify the marks and numbers on the container and the seal particulars with reference to the assessed shipping bills and also the details mentioned in the gate pass and allow the removal of the cargo out of the zone gate after affixing the signature on the gate pass (copy of gate pass enclosed). The custodian SEZ will produce the copy of the gate pass where the P.O. at the Port of Exit/Airport/Other CFS has signed, to the P.O. at the zone gate for the closure of the export register entry.



EXPORT (LCL):



9. The Shipping Bills are assessed and the ‘Let Export Order’ is given on the duplicate copy of the shipping bill after the packages are sealed. The sealed packages meant for export along with shipping documents are handed over to the CHA/Unit holder who hand over the same to the Custodian SEZ. Thereafter the goods move out of the zone under gate pass procedure in case it is related to one unit. In case of the multiple unit cargo, the Custodian SEZ will take delivery of the sealed packages from the various units for movement to the port of exit. However in case of unsealed package, the Custodian SEZ shall take over the goods under acknowledgement on the Shipping Bill. The Custodian SEZ shall thereafter move these or collect other such cargo in the vehicle and bring them to the zone Customs gate where the P.O. will seal the vehicle / truck with the seal and make necessary endorsements on the shipping documents. At the gate way port/Airport/other CFS the documents and the seals on the packages or truck as the case may be, are checked by the Customs. If the seals are found intact and the documents are in order, the goods are allowed to be destuffed from the truck and stuffed in to containers under Customs supervision. In case of export by air, goods after destuffing from the truck are palletized and loaded into the Aircraft under Customs supervision. The P.O. supervising the destuffing of the goods endorses the duplicate, the triplicate copy of the shipping bills and other shipping documents. One copy of the gate pass is retained at the exit port / Airport / other CFS and the copy of the shipping bill are returned to the Custodian SEZ. The custodian SEZ shall then file necessary papers with the Steamer Agents so that the EGMs can be filed and closed by the Customs. The custodian SEZ will produce the copy of the Gate pass where the P.O. at the port of Exit / Airport / Other CFS has signed to the P.O. at the Zone Gate for closure of the Export register entry.
 

(PN VITTAL DASS)
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
(AIRPORT & AIR CARGO)
F.No.S4/36/2003-Bonds (Air)
Dated: 27.08.2003
Air Cargo Complex,
Meenambakkam, Chennai 600 027.

 

APPLICATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF MEPZ-SEZ FOR EXPORT BY AIR/SEA UNDER GATE PASS PROCEDURE



We





REQUEST PERMISSION TO REMOVE THE UNDERMENTIONED GOODS FROM OUR FACTORY AT MEPZ-SEZ FOR EXPORT TO



BY AIR / SEA



1. SHIPPING BILL NO & DATE :

2. AWB NO./CONTAINER NO. :

3. NO.OF BOXES/PALLETS :

4. MARKS & NUMBER :

5. DESCRIPTION OF GOODS :

6. VALUE OF THE GOODS :

7. GROSS WEIGHT :

8. NET WEIGHT :

9. CHA NAME & ADDRESS :



WE HEREBY DECLARE TO DEPOSIT THE ABOVE MENTIONED GOODS DIRECTLY TO THE AIR CARGO COMPLEX/PORT TRUST AUTHORITIES FOR EFECTIVE EXPORT OUT OF INDIA AND ALSO PRODUCE THE NECESSARY PROOF OF THE RECEIPT OF THE CARGO BY THE CONCERNED E.F.O. (A.C.C.)/ P.O. (HARBOUR) BEFORE 12.00 NOON OF THE NEXT WORKING DAY. WE ALSO AGREE TO PAY THE CUSTOMS DUTY AND PENALTY THAT MAY BE LEVIABLE IN THIS CASE OF LOSS OR DAMAGE OCCURING TO THOSE GOODS. WE ARE AWARE THAT IF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENT IS NOT COMPLIED WITH THE UNIT LIABLE TO BE PROCEEDED AGAINST TREATING. THE REMOVAL AS HAVING BEEN DIVERTED ELSEWHERE INSTEAD OF BEING EXPORTED.





DATE:



Authorised Signatory.

SIGNATURE OF THE AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNIT .



1. CERTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED GOODS HAVE BEEN EXAMINED AND THE PACKAGES HAS BEEN SEALED WITH CUSTOMS SEAL NO. THE GOODS MAY BE ALLOWED TO BE REMOVED FOR EXPORT.



2. REGISTERED UNDER GATE PASS NUMBER E.O./A.O.(MEPZ-SEZ)





P.O.(MEPZ-SEZ)



3. ALLOWED THE ABOVE MENTIONED GOODS FOR EXPORT



E.F.O.(A.C.C)/P.O.(HARBOUR)

CUSTOMS