All International Airlines Allowed to Carry Domestic Cargo
The following Public Notice was issued by the Commissioner of Customs
(Export) Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai on 21st June 2010
[Customs Public Notice No. 26 dated 21st June 2010]
Subject: Carriage of
domestic cargo on international flights.
Attention of all concerned
is invited to Circular No.4/2010-Customs dated 15th February, 2010, issued vide
F.No. 450/122/2009-Cus.IV by Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue, CBEC, New Delhi, super-ceding Boards earlier Circular
No. 15/99-Cus dated 22.03.1999.
2. The Board has decided to allow domestic private
airlines as well as M/s.Air India and Indian Airlines
to carry domestic cargo between domestic airports on their international
flights subject to fulfillment of following conditions:
(i) Separate space shall be assigned by the airlines or
custodian in the Cargo complex/ area of the airport for receipt and storage of
domestic cargo till these are delivered or dispatched.
(ii) Domestic cargo will be received by the airlines in
the designated area during the normal working hours of Customs at the
respective airport.
(iii) The containers/Unit Load Devices (ULDs) used for
carrying the domestic or international cargo shall be clearly marked or coloured or strapped for its identification, distinction at
the time of loading, unloading, transportation.
(iv) Domestic
tags shall be prepared for identification of the domestic cargo with separate colour coding.
(v) Loading or unloading of domestic cargo in any
international flight/aircraft shall be carried under the supervision of Customs
Officers.
(vi) Domestic
and International cargo will be loaded separately and shall be carried in hold
area on board the aircraft distinctly identifying these cargoes.
(vii) On arrival of the domestic cargo, at the
destination airport, the airlines shall make necessary arrangements to deliver
the domestic cargo.
(viii) In respect of transhipment
of international cargo by airlines, they shall be required to execute necessary
bond and bank guarantee as prescribed vide Circular No. 78/2001-Customs dated:
7.12.2001. Further, those persons who fulfill the threshold limit of annual transhipment volume specified shall be exempt from the
requirement of furnishing bank guarantee as specified in Circular No.
45/2005-Customs dated: 24.11.2005. Accordingly, no separate bond or bank
guarantee shall be required in respect of domestic cargo. In addition,
transshipment procedure as specified in Boards Circular No. 06/2007-Cus dated:
22.01.2007 shall be adhered to strictly.
3. For implementing the above, the following procedure
shall be followed at the Air Cargo Complex to operationalize
the facility.
(a) The domestic cargo meant for the domestic leg of
journey on international flights would be received by the domestic private
airlines or Air India/Indian Airlines (hereinafter referred as Domestic
Airlines) in the normal working hours in their transhipment
warehouses under the supervision of the Preventive Officers posted in the said
warehouses. The said cargo shall be stored in a separate area earmarked for
domestic cargo within the transhipment warehouse.
(b) After receipt of domestic cargo, the Domestic
Airlines will prepare Form A in quadruplicate and sign the said Form A with
certification that the package received have been affixed with domestic tags,
domestic Airway Bill Nos. with destination and flight no. Thereafter, the
Domestic Airlines will obtain permission on the said Form A from
Superintendent (Prev.) of the said transhipment
warehouse for loading domestic cargo in container/on pallets. The
Superintendent after due verification shall permit loading of cargo in
container/on pallets under preventive supervision. The Domestic Airlines should
ensure that the containers/pallets/ULDs containing the domestic and
international cargo should be clearly distinguished by appearance using
different colours for covering materials, straps etc.
The distinct colour coding for
identification/distinction of cargo shall be bright yellow for domestic cargo
and bright orange for international cargo. The Preventive Officer posted in the
transhipment warehouse shall after completion of the
loading escort the container/pallet upto the aircraft
and endorse Form A accordingly.
(c) The Domestic Airlines shall forward the original and duplicate
copy of Form A to the Airport of destination. The triplicate copy of Form A
shall be forwarded to the Customs Officer deputed for the said purpose. The
Customs Officer shall maintain proper records. The duplicate copy of FormA shall be returned to Customs by Domestic Airlines
duly endorsed with the proper acknowledgement of cargo received at the Airport
of destination. The duplicate copy shall be matched with triplicate copy
retained by the Customs Officer. Any discrepancy noticed shall be reported to Asstt.Commissioner of Customs (Preventive Admn.), ACC. The acknowledged duplicate copy of FormA shall be submitted to the Customs Officer by the
Domestic Airlines within 7 days of the shipment.
(d) The domestic cargo brought to Mumbai by the
Domestic Airlines from other Airports shall be received by the Domestic
Airlines under preventive supervision of the officers posted in the transhipment warehouse. The said cargo shall be stored in a
separate area within the warehouse. The Domestic Airlines representative will sign
the original and duplicate copy of FormA in token
of receiving the cargo and the same shall be countersigned by the Customs
Officer deputed for the said purpose. The original copy of Form A shall be
retained by the Domestic Airlines for taking the domestic cargo out of the
warehouse. The Customs Officer shall sign the duplicate copy of Form A and
return back to the Domestic Airlines who shall thereafter forward the same to
the Airport from where the cargo has been shipped. The Domestic Airlines shall
inform the Customs Officer in advance regarding carrying of the domestic cargo
for Mumbai. The following endorsement shall be given on the original and
duplicate copy of Form A.
Received
. Pkgs. of
domestic cargo arrived from
Airport through flight No. dated
...
Name & sign of Domestic
Airlines representative Signature of Customs Officer with
Office Stamp (at receiving
airport)
(e) The domestic cargo meant to be delivered in Mumbai
shall be taken out of the Transshipment Warehouse by the Domestic Airlines
within 12 hours on arrival of the flight. It shall be the responsibility of the
Domestic Airlines to ensure that International Import or Export cargo does not
mix up with domestic cargo.
(f) The domestic and international cargo shall be loaded separately
and kept distinctly in the hold area of the aircraft. The domestic cargo shall
be loaded last to ensure proper identification.
4.
It may be noted
that violation of conditions (prescribed herein above or under any other
law/regulations providing for the manner in which imported goods/export goods
are to be received, stored, delivered or otherwise handled in a Customs area)
shall invite action against the person which may include withdrawal of this facility
and/or imposition of penalty under Handling of Cargo in Customs Area
Regulations, 2009.
5.
The Domestic Airlines desirous of availing the
said facility shall apply to the Commissioner of Customs (Administration), Air
Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai and await permission
before facility is activated.
6.
Difficulties, if
any, in implementation be brought to notice so that they can be taken up with
the Board.
F.No. S/3-Prev.Admn.23/2010 ACC
(ANNEXURE
TO PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 26 DATED: 21.06.2010 )
(File No. S/3-Prev.Admn.23/2010 ACC)
Form A
(Domestic Cargo Movement)
(For
Domestic Cargo on International Flights of Domestic Airlines)
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Airway Bill
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No. of Pkgs. |
Description of
goods |
Name of
consignor |
CHA No. |
Remarks |
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Total No. of
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(1) Certified
that above mentioned
.. packages have been affixed with Domestic Tags and
Domestic Airway Bill No. with Destination |
(2)
Allowed
.. domestic packages only for loading on
pallets/container no.
under preventive supervision. |
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(Signature of
Domestic Airlines staff) |
(Signature of Supdt./Batch) |
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(3) Certified that
.. packages are Loaded in containers/pallets no.
.. and the Container/pallets contains only
domestic cargo. |
(4) Certified
that
pkgs. have been loaded in container/pallet no.
.and the same
has been escorted to the Flight no.
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under my supervision. |
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(Signature of
Domestic Airlines staff) |
(Signature of
Preventive Officer) (with stamp) |
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(5) Received
__________ packages of domestic cargo arrived from Mumbai Airport through
flight no.
dated
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Name &
Sign. of Domestic Airlines representative |
Sign. of
Customs Officer with stamp (Receiving
Airport) |
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