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Regarding Goods Imported (Conditions of Transhipment) Regulations, 1995
Circular No. 111dated 18th
October 1995
Notification No.
61/ 95-NT-Customs dated 28th Sept. 1995, notifying the Goods Imported
(Conditions of Transhipment) Regulations, 1995 has been issued on 28th Sept.
1995. This Notification replaces the earlier Regulation of 1984 viz, Imported
Goods (Conditions of Transhipment) Regulations, 1984. The new Regulations makes
following changes vis-�-vis the 1984 Regulation:
(a) Imported Goods
(Conditions to Transhipment) Regulations, 1984, did not provide as to who can make application for
transhipment of imported goods. In the new Regulation it has been provided that application
for transhipment of the imported goods can be made either by the master of vessel/
aircraft, the steamer agent, a consolidation agent, a container agent or any other person duly
authorised in this behalf be the foreign supplier of his agent.
(b)
Under the 1984 Regulations there was no specific provision for the
transhipment of goods by two or more modes of transport. Under this
Regulation it has been provided that such transhipment can be by more than one
mode of transport also. For example it would now be possible to tranship the goods
from Bombay Air Port of ICD at Pune, by Air up to Pune Air Port
and by road to ICD at Pune or by Road or Rail from Bombay to Pune. so far such
transhipment were being made only by road.
(c)
The 1984 Regulations provided for the transhipment of the goods against a
bond to be given only by the railways/ airlines, shipping
company or the person incharge of motor vehicle. In the new Regulation it has been
provided that a bond could be given either by the applicant, the
transporter or even by the custodian of the goods at the ICD/ CFS to which the
goods are being transhipped.
(d) The fee for
transhipment has been raised from Rs. 5/- to Rs. 20/- for each application.
2. Please issue a
suitable SO and P.N. for information of all Departmental officers and Trade
Interests. Doubts, if any, may be referred to Board under intimation to
Commissioners of major Customs Houses.
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