Sri Lanka Customs
Submission of Cargo Declarations and Bills of Lading to ASYHUB
Special Notice to all Shipping Agents, Nvocc Agents, Freight Forwarding Agents
We are pleased to announce the implementation of ASYHUB, a cutting-edge digital platform aimed at streamlining and enhancing the efficiency of Customs clearance by Sri Lanka Customs. The submission of Cargo Declarations and Bills of Lading shall be completely migrated from the ASYCUDA World System to the ASYHUB System with effect from the 1st of May 2024.
Under this new initiative all the Shipping Agents, NVOCC Agents and Freight Forwarding Agents are required to perform the following actions.
1. The Shipping Agent shall report the vessel as soon as the information is available but no later than 24 hours prior to departure from the last foreign port.
2. The Shipping Agents, NVOCC Agents and Freight Forwarding Agents shall submit the Cargo Declarations and Bills of Lading of containerized cargo to the ASYHUB System 24 hours prior to the departure from the last foreign port.
3. The Shipping Agents, NVOCC Agents and Freight Forwarding Agents shall submit the Cargo Declarations and Bills of Lading of non-containerized (Bulk, break-bulk and liquid) cargo 72 hours prior to arrival, or where the voyage is less than 72 hours on departure from the last foreign port.
Timeline for ASYHUB System Migration:
* Registration of users to ASYHUB System to commence from 22nd March 2024 and test submissions shall be allowed until 31st March 2024.
* Parallel submission of Cargo Declarations and, Bills of Lading to ASYCUDA World and ASYHUB System is to be commenced on the 1st of April 2024.
*Submission of Cargo Declarations and Bills of Lading to ASYCUDA World will be stopped from 30th April 2024, and from 1st of May 2024, the Cargo Declarations and Bills of Lading shall be received only to the ASYHUB System.
* Sri Lanka Customs shall amend Electronic Sea Cargo Reporting Regulations No. 1 of 2014 published in extraordinary gazette No. 1886/55 of 31.10.2014 to regulate the above changes.
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P.B.S.C. Nonis, Director General of Customs