Simplified Transit procedure for relief supplies destined to Nepal.

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Circular No. 16/2015-Customs F.No.552/ 15/2015-LC Government of India Ministry of Fina nce Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs To New Delhi, dated the 19th May 2015 The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Delhi/Lucknow/Patna/ Kolkata, The Chief Commissioner of C entra l Excise, Kolkata/ Lucknow. Sir, Subject: Simplified Transit procedure for relief supplies destined to Nepal Requests have been received from the UN World Food Program (UNWFP), Government of Bangladesh and Government of Sri Lanka for facilitating transit movement of relief supplies to Nepa l for the people affected by the earthquake. Relief supplies are also expected from other countries and international relief organizations. Keeping in view the requests from various governments and multilateral organizations to send relief supplies to Nepa l, the Government of Nepal has been consulted for evolving a simplified procedure for facilitating transit of such relief cargo to Nepal. 2. Accordingly, the Boa rd has approved a simplified procedur e for transit of relief cargo to Nepal, supplied by foreign governments and multi-lateral relief agencies such as UNWFP, Red Cross etc. 3. Goods as are duly certified by Government of Nepal and/ or their Embassy/ Consulate General as relief materials shall be entitled to avail of the simplified procedure for transit, which is as follows: The procedure would apply The Manifest/Bill of lading should indicate that the goods are destined to a. to transit cargo donated by Foreign organizations or international relief agencies Governments or Multilateral such as Red Cross to the Government of Nepal or its agencies as are duly authorized by the Government of Nepal to receive relief materials. b. Nepal. c. The simplified process shall be availed w .r.t. relief supplies a s are certified by the Government of Nepal /Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi or their Consulate Genera l in the format at Annex A. d . As a measure of facilitation, the donor Govt. / agency may file or authorize a Customs Broker to file the S implified Declaration of Transit (Annex B) before the Customs House where the goods are imported for the purpose of transit to Nepal. e. The Declaration of Transit (as per Annex B), shall be filed accompanied by a letter issued by the Government of Nepal/ Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi/Consula te General of Nepal (Annex A), a long with an authorization issued by the Donor in favour of the Customs Broker (if applicable), and copies of Bill of Lading, Invoice & Packing List. As a measure of facilitation, no Bond, security, or ba nk guarantee would f. be obtained from the transporter/donor/ importing agency of Nepal for the purposes of transit. g. The simplified procedure would be applicable to goods d estined to Nepal via the la nd Customs stations of Nepalgunj (Rupa idiha), Raxaul, Jogban i, Sanauli a nd Panitanki. The simplified procedure for transit is being extended to a limited h. number of Por ts/ Airports/ICDs in India, which shall be the Airports at Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Kolkata & Bagdogra. S imilarly, cargo in containers from the ICD at Delhi and Kanpur can be transshipped to Nepal under this procedure. Also, the Ports of Kolka ta and Haldia shall follow this simplified procedure for the s pecial relief cargoes referred h ereina bove . Advance filing of CTD shall be permitted. i. j. The Commissioner of Customs at the Port/ Airport/ICD shall permit the transit of the goods by Truck. The cargo loaded into the t ruck shall b e sealed with custom s seal and the seal n o./ truck number shall be indicated on all copies of the CTD. At the Land Customs Stations, the Cu s toms shall tally the truck n o . and k. inspect the seal and p ermit transit of the Cargo into Nepal. Thr ee copies of the CTD shall be handed over to the driver in sealed cover for delivery at the LCS at Nepa l. Two of th e CTDs sha ll be endorsed by Nepal Customs and returned to the driver, who shall d eposit the same at the LCS of tra n sit. One copy s h all be re ta ined by Ne pal Customs. 1. designated hours of business. m. The Commissioner of Customs of the LCS shall transmit the CTD duly endorsed by Nepal Customs to Port/ Airport/ ICD of import by Fax for reconciliation. The Commissioner of Cu stoms at the Port/ Airport/ ICD of import a nd the n. Commissioner of Customs a t Lucknow, Patna and Siliguri will m a inta in close liaison for reconcilia tion of CTDs. The CTDs would be reconciled by fax on weekly basis till the currency of this simplified process. In the event of a ny failure to reconcile a ny CTD, the Commission er of o. Customs a t the Port / Airport/ ICD of import shall bring the matter to t h e notice of th e Boa rd for taking up the issue with Nepal Customs / For eign a gen cy concerned. p. procedure for manual processing & preservations of CTDs. The field formations are a dvised to depute officers for clearance beyond The Commissioner of Customs at the Port / Airport sh all evolve a Nothing contained in these guidelines shall preclude the customs from q. examining the goods where there is reason to believe tha t the goods are not as per CTD or are in violation of any law for the time being in force. However, any such instance will require t he express approval of the Commissioner. 4. The a foresaid simplified procedure for transit of cargo of relief supplies shall be applicable for a period of six months from the issue of this cir cular and may be extended for a further period as bilaterally agreed between Government of India and Government of Nepal. Difficulties in implementation, if an y, should be brought t o the notice of 5. the Board. 6. Hindi version follows. Yours faithfully, ';:~:t l( ,:'. ;~ ;.: ... '.\ ·,/ '( (Satyajit Mohantf) · .. .: Director (ICD) To The Commissioner of Customs Annex-A Subject: Transit of Goods landed at _ ___ ______ (Port/ Airport / ICD) to Nepal. Sir/Madam (name of the organization/Govt. ) has consigned The (name of the organization of the Govt. of Nepal) vide relief supplies to which have arrived/are to arrive at Airway Bill No./Bill of Lading No. flight No. / Ship ___ (name of por t/ a irport) on MV relief opera tions/ for distribution among disaster affected persons in Nepal and are eligible for the simplified transit procedure under circular no. . These goods are supplies meant for dated __ __ _ (date) by (Signature) Name Designation Tel: Embassy of Nepa l, New Delhi Or Consulate General of Nepal Or Government of Nepal Annex- B Simplified Customs Transit Declaration for Transit of Goods to Nepal (To be filled in sextuplicate) Please attach: Invoice/ Packing list/Bill of Lading (House & Master) or Airway Bill/ Letter from Government of Nepal or Embassy of Nepal, New Delhi or Consulate General of Nepal/Letter from Donor Agency a ddres sed to Government of Nepal. Authorization for filing SCTD issued by the Donor agency to be a ttach ed, if services of Cus toms Broker are to b e availed. SCTD filed at __ Customs House Flight No. /Name of ship __ _ Rotation No. Line No. - - - - Name and a ddress of Consignor _ __ _ Na me and Addres s of Donor Agency ___ _ Name & Address of Importer (Nepal) __ _ Airport / Port/ ICD from where goods are to tran sit to Nepal. ___ _ La nd Customs Station for Transit to Nepal. _ __ _ Jogbani,Pa nita nki,Son auli, Nep algunj) (Raxaul, Name of Custom s Broker filing the CTD ______ _ Customs Broker's Licence No. ___ (N.A, if consignor directly files the CTD through its mission in India) Number, description, marks a nd serial nos . of pack a ges ___ _ Container No ./ Seal No. (if applica ble) / ___ _ Simplified Customs Transit Declaration for Transit of Good to Nepal -Page 2- Country of Origin. _ ____ _ _ Description of Goods ____ _ _ SI No. Description Quantity (in pcs) or weight or nos, as relevant Value in US$/ INR Total value Gross / net weight of consignment _ _ _ Route of Transit - -- - Truck Number(s) on which goods will tra n s it ___ _ Na me & address of tra nsporter _ __ _ _ I/We declare that the goods entered herein are fo r transit to Nepal through India and sha ll not be diverted en -route to India or retained in India. I/We declare that the goods are relief supplies mea nt for Nepal. I/We further d eclare tha t all the entries made herein a bove are true and correct to the best of my/ our knowledge. Signature of consignor or donor agency/ Authorized Customs Broker For Customs Hous e SCTD Number ___ _ _ _ _ Seal No. affixed by Customs _ _ _ _ _ Sign/Date/ Sta mp

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