MANU/CUCR/0013/2021

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Circular No. : 12/2021-Customs

Date : 30.06.2021

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Notification No. 38/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated 11.05.2018 MANU/CUSN/0043/2018;Notification No. 50/2021-Customs (N.T.) dated 31.05.2021 MANU/CUSN/0077/2021;Notification No. 56/2021-Customs (NT) dated 30.06.2021 MANU/CUSN/0085/2021

Citing Reference:
Notification No. 38/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated 11.05.2018 MANU/CUSN/0043/2018  Referred

Notification No. 50/2021-Customs (N.T.) dated 31.05.2021 MANU/CUSN/0077/2021  Referred

Notification No. 56/2021-Customs (NT) dated 30.06.2021 MANU/CUSN/0085/2021  Referred

To,

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central tax,
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive),
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs & Central tax,
All Principal Director Generals/Director Generals under CBIC.

Madam/Sir,

Implementation of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations

Kind reference is invited to the Circular No. 43/2020-Customs dated 30th September 2021 on the implementation of Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations.

2. Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR), 2018, were notified vide Notification No. 38/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated 11.05.2018. The SCMTR seek to bring about transparency, predictability of movement, advance collection of information for expeditious clearance and supersedes the earlier regulations viz. Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971 and Export Manifest (Vessels) Regulation, 1976. The Regulations stipulate for advance notice by authorized carriers for goods arriving in or being exported out of India through gateway seaports and further movement between Customs stations. They stipulate the obligations........