Sea Cargo Manifest &Transhipment Regulations being rolled out
The Sea Cargo Manifest & Transhipment Regulation (SCMTR) seeks to bring about transparency, predictability of movement, advance collection of information for expeditious risk-based Customs clearance. The regulations stipulate the obligations, the roles and responsibilities, for the various stakeholders involved in the movement of imported/exported goods.
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Sr. No. |
Customs Ports |
Date till which the transitional provisions are applicable |
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1
|
Mormugao (INMRM1) |
10.09.2024
|
|
2 |
Mangalore (INNML1) |
30.09.2024 |
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3 |
Mumbai (INBOM1) and Kandla (INIXY1)
|
15.10.2024
|
|
4 |
Tuticorin (INTUT1) and Visakhapatnam (INVTZ1) |
31.10.2024 |
|
5 |
Ennore (INENRI), Kattupalli (INKAT1) and Cochin (INCOK1) |
15.11.2024 |
|
6 |
All the Customs Ports other than mentioned at Sr. No. 1 to 5 above
|
30.11.2024 |
As per the last communication shared, Indian Customs have started rolling out Sea Cargo Manifest & Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR) and the latest Public Notification 57/2024 suggests that the rollout is phased out for different ports as shown in the box.
As per the latest schedule received, the SCMTR implementation started from September 10, 2024 for Mormugao Port and the parallel run through old Import Manifest process has been stopped.
The parallel run to file the manifest via old Import Manifest process and new SCMTR process for New Mangalore Port will continue till September 30, 2024 and, from October 1, all the carriers will require to submit the manifest only via SCMTR process, as per a communique.
Source: Exim News Service: New Delhi, Sept. 12