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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS)
Notification No. 108/ 2016-Customs (N.T.)
New Delhi, the 11th August, 2016
G.S.R. ... (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of
sub-section (2) of section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the
Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations
further to amend the Import Manifest (Aircraft) Regulations, 1976, namely: -
1. (1) These Regulations may be called the Import Manifest (Aircraft) Amendment
Regulations, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the e-gazette
of India.
2. In the Import Manifest (Aircraft) Regulations, 1976 (hereinafter referred to
as the said regulations), in regulation 5, -
(a) for sub-regulation (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(1) The passenger manifest shall be delivered within fifteen minutes of the
closure and departure of the flights from the port of embarkation outside
India.”;
(b) for sub-regulation (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(2) The manifest shall be transmitted electronically to the Indian Customs
either in flat file format or in United Nations/ Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport Passenger List Advance Passenger
Information (UN/EDIFACT PAXLST API) message format as per Annexure.”;
(c) in sub-regulation (3), after the word “concerned”, the following words shall
be inserted, namely:-
“Principal Commissioner of Customs or”.
3. In the said regulations, after regulation 5 and before FORM I, the following
Annexure shall be inserted, namely:-
“ANNEXURE
(i) Flat File Naming Convention:
The structure of file name will be as below:- 160401PJFKDELBY161.api where
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160401
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6 digit scheduled Arrival date in YYMMDD format
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P/C
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P for PAX and C for Crew
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JFK
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Departure Airport Code (Last Leg port)
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DEL
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3 character destination airport code (DEL=Delhi)
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BY
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2/3 digit IATA carrier code
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161
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3/4 digit IATA flight number
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.api
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File extension
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(ii) File structure Details:
One file structure will contain a complete manifest for Pax/Crew of a
particular flight. Separate file for Crew and PAX for each flight needs to be
sent.
(iii) Field Details / Description:
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S. No.
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Field Description
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Length
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Type
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Remarks
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1.
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Flight Carrier Code
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3
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Character
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IATA Carrier Code
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2.
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Flight Number
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4
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Number
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3/ 4 digit numeric
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3.
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Flight Scheduled
Departure Date
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8
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Character
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YYYYMMDD
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4.
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Flight Scheduled
Departure Time
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4
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Character
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HHMM
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5.
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Flight Actual Departure
Date
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8
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Character
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YYYYMMDD
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6.
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Flight Actual
Departure Time
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4
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Character
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HHMM
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7.
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Flight Scheduled
Arrival Date
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8
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Character
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YYYYMMDD
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8.
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Flight Scheduled
Arrival Time
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4
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Character
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HHMM
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9.
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Flight Last Leg Port Outside India
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3
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Character
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IATA Airport Code
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10.
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Flight First Arrival Port in India
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3
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Character
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IATA Airport Code
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11.
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Number of Crews in flight
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4
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Number
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0 for PAX file
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12.
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Number of PAX in
flight
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4
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Number
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0 for Crew file
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13.
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PNR
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10
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Character
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Passenger Name
Record Locator
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14.
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Pax/Crew
Serial Number
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4
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Number
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Running Serial
Number within the file
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15.
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Pax/Crew
Status
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1
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Character
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T=Transit,
D=Disembarking
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16.
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Pax/Crew Type
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3
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Character
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CRW=Crew
PAX=Passenger
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17.
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Document Type
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2
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Character
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P=Passport, O=Others
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18 #
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Document Number
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20
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Character
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Passport Number/ Unique ID Number for other travel documents
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19
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Document Expiry Date
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8
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Character
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YYYYMMDD
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20.
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Document Issue Country
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3
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Character
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3-char Country Code
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21.
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Pax/Crew Name
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100
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Character
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As appears in Passport / other travel document
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22.
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Pax/Crew Date of Birth
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8
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Character
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YYYYMMDD
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23.
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Pax/Crew Nationality
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3
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Character
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3-char Country Code
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24.
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Pax/Crew Gender
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1
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Character
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M/F
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25.
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Pax/Crew Embark
Airport
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3
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Character
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IATA Airport Code
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26.
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Pax/Crew
Disembark Airport
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3
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Character
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IATA Airport Code
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27.
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Pax/Crew
Disembark Address
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40
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Character
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Address of PAX
at Disembarking
country (e.g. House / Flat No, Street etc.)
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28.
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Pax/Crew
Disembark City
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35
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Character
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Airport Name of
Disembarking
City
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29.
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Pax/Crew
Disembark Postal Code
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9
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Character
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Postal Code of
Disembark address
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30
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Pax/Crew
Disembark Country
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3
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Character
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3-char country code of
disembarking country
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31.
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Pax/Crew
Residential Country code
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3
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Character
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3-char country code
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32.
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Subsequent Place / Port of Call within the Country
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3
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Character
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IATA Airport Code
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33.
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Crew Other Document
Code
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2
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Character
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Only in case of CREW, For License code L
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34.
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Crew Other Document
Number
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20
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Character
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CREW License Number
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35.
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Crew Other Document
Expiry Date
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8
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Character
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Date of expiry of License in YYYYMMDD format
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36.
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Crew Other Document Issue Country
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3
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Character
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3-char country code where license has been issued
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37.
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Crew Type
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3
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Character
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3-char CREW type as mentioned in UN/EDIFACT
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38.
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Pax/ Crew Home
Address
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70
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Character
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Address of Home place (e.g. House/Flat No, Street name and number
etc.)
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39.
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Pax/ Crew Home City
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70
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Character
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Home city name
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40.
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Pax/ Crew Home State
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70
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Character
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Home State name
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41.
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Pax/ Crew Home Country
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3
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Character
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3-char country code
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42
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Pax/ Crew Birth Place
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70
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Character
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Address of Birthplace (e.g. House/Flat No, Street name and number
etc.)
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43.
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Pax/ Crew Birth City
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70
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Character
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City name of birth place
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44.
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Pax/ Crew Birth State
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70
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Character
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Birth place State name
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45.
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Pax/ Crew Birth Country
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3
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Character
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3-char country code of birth address
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46.
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Visa Number
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15
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Character
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Visa Number as in Travel Document
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47.
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Pax/Crew
Visa Issue Date
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8
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Character
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YYYYMMDD
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48.
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Pax/Crew
Visa Issue Place
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50
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Character
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VISA issue place
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49.
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EDIFACT
Version Number
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10
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Character
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Version Number of US/UN EDIFACT
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50.
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EDIFACT
Release Number
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10
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Character
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Release Number of US/UN EDIFACT
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51.
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Carrier Contact
Information
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50
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Character
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Name of the nodal officer of the carrier to contact
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52.
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Carrier Contact
Number
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50
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Character
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Phone numbers of the contact person
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53.
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Carrier Contact Fax
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50
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Character
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FAX numbers of the contact person
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#The passport number is not mandatory for some countries viz.
currently for Nepal and Bhutan and in those cases ‘O’(other) value to be
mentioned in the document type and Unique Document number be provided.
• Each data element should be separated by „|‟ (pipe line) in the record
(Total 53 no. of „|‟ should be there in each record)
• In case of value not available for a specific data element, null value (not
space) should be given.
• Each record for PAX should be in a single line, no line separator is
required.
Example of structure of file for PAX only
B Y | 1 6 1 | 2 0 16 0 4 0 1 | 1 0 1 0 | | | 2 0 16 0 4 0 2 | 0 7 4 5 | L H R
| D E L | 0 | 1 6 0 | H K 2 5 6 L | 2 0 | D | P A X | P | A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1
0 0 4 0 1 | G B R | J O H N D S O N | 7 5 0 5 0 6 | G B R | M | J F K | D E L |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J M A R T I N | 9 1 1 1 2 7 4 6 8
8 2 3 | | |
(iv) For furnishing the information in United Nations/ Electronic Data
Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport Passenger List Advance
Passenger Information (UN/EDIFACT PAXLST API) message format, airlines/ carriers
may refer WCO/IATA/ICAO passenger list message (PAXLST) implementation guide.
(www.wcoomd.org).”.
4. In the said regulations, for FORM-II, the following FORM shall be
substituted, namely:-
“FORM II
(See regulation 3)
PASSENGER MANIFEST
Owner or Operator.............................................Marks of
Nationality and Registration....................................................
Flight No. ............................... Date
.......................................................................................
Point of embarkation..................................... Point of
disembarkation........................................
(Place and Country)
(Place and Country)
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“I. Flight information:
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For use by owner or operator only
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For official use only
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a. airline carrier code and flight number |
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b. departure airport
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c. scheduled departure date and time
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d. actual departure date and time *
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e. arrival airport
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f. scheduled arrival date and time
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g. subsequent port of call within the country
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h. number of crew in flight
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i. number of passengers in flight
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II. Passenger information:
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a. serial number in the manifest
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b. status; whether transiting or disembarking
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c. name of the passenger
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d. gender
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e. date of birth
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f. nationality
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g. address in the country of primary residence
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h. place of birth
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i. address of birth *
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III. Journey information:
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a. journey start airport
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b. destination airport
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c. passenger name record locator
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d. address in India*
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e. residence country code*
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IV. Travel document information:
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a. document type
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b. document number
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c. expiry date
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d. country of issue
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V. Crew related information
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a. crew other document code*
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b. crew other document number*
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c. crew other document expiry date*
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d. crew other document issue country*
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e. crew type*
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VI. Visa related information for foreigners
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a. visa number *
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b. visa issue date*
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c. place of issue*
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VII. Message related information
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a. EDIFACT version number
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b. EDIFACT release number
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c. Carrier contact information
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d. Carrier contact number
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Prepared
by..............................Page................of.......................pages.”
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*The data fields with (*) mark are not mandatory.
[F. No. 520/12/2009-CusVI]
(B. Konthoujam)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note: The principal regulations were published in Part I,
Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide
notification under G.S.R 1550 dated 23rd October, 1976 and were last amended
vide
notification No. 74/2005-Customs (N.T.) dated the 30th August, 2005, vide number
G.S.R. 547(E) dated the 30th August, 2005.
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