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Regarding consolidation of cargo at gateway port-procedure
Circular No.
67 dated 17th August 2000
I am directed to
invite your attention to the Board's Circular No. 55/ 2000-Cus., dated 30th
June, 2000 on above mentioned subject. The said circular was issued to create
Hubs near gateway ports where the LCL cargo brought from various ICDs/ CFSs will
be reworked and thereafter sent to various destinations directly. In regard to
the procedure contained in the said circular following further suggestions have
been received-
a) The
said Circular allows only shipping lines for the purpose of LCL consolidation.
It has been suggested that to facilitate trade the words "shipping
lines" should be substituted with the words "shipping lines/ their
Agents/ MTOs/ NVOCCS/ fright forwarders/ consolidators etc." to allow
these agencies to undertake LCL consolidation
b) The
custodians of ICDs do not own containers and they generally take containers on
lease basis. Therefore, the use of leased containers for carriage of LCL cargo
to gateway hub should be allowed.
c) The
circular does not allow stuffing of LCL cargo cleared by customs in local port/
CFS or other CFSs near gateway port in the containers in which cargo received
from inland ICDs/ CFSs are to be re-stuffed. IT has been suggested to allow
stuffing of such locally cleared LCL cargo with the reworked cargo received from
the inland ICDs/ CFSs.
2. The
above said suggestions have been examined and it has been decided to make
following amendments in the said circular-
i) The
words "shipping lines" in the said circular shall be substituted with
the words "shipping lines/ their agents/ MTOs/ NVOCCS/ fright forwarders/
consolidators."
ii) In regard to clause (vi) of the said
circular, custodian shall be allowed to use containers owned by them as well as
containers taken by them on lease basis for carriage of LCL cargo from ICDs to
gateway hubs.
iii)
After clause xii of the para 3 of the said circular, following clause
shall be inserted-
"(xii) The LCL cargo cleared at
gateway port or some CFS near gateway port shall be allowed to be stuffed in the
containers in which the cargo received from the inland ICDs/ CFSs are
re-stuffed. The LCL cargo after examination and let export order by customs at
gateway port or some CFS near gateway port shall move from the shed to LCL hub
area under the cover of shipping bills. The custodian shall maintain details of
such locally cleared LCLs cargo in the same manner as contained in clause (vii)
above for goods received from inland ICDs/ CFSs except to the extent that
instead of 'ICD of origin' and 'old container number' the' name of local CFS or
shed no.' and "Local cargo" respectively shall be indicated '
3. These
instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned by way of issuance of
suitable Public Notice / Standing Orders.
4. Difficulties,
if any in implementation of these instructions, may be brought to the notice of
the Board.
Kindly acknowledge
receipt of this Circular.
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