Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Excise and Customs)
Notification No. 80/2011 – Customs (N.T.)
New Delhi, dated the 25th November, 2011
G.S.R. (E) ----- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157 read with
section 50 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise
and Customs hereby makes the following regulations, namely:-
- Short title, extent and commencement. – (1) These regulations may be called
the Shipping Bill (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 2011.
(2) They shall apply to export of goods from all customs stations where the
Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System is in operation.
(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
- Definitions. - In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, -
- "authorised person" means an exporter or a person holding a valid licence
under the Custom House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004 and authorised by such
exporter;
- “annexure” means annexure to these regulations;
- "electronic declaration" means particulars relating to the export goods
entered in the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System;
- “ICEGATE” means Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange Gateway, an
e-commerce portal of the Central Board of Excise and Customs;
- "service centre" means the place specified by the Commissioner of Customs
where the data entry for an electronic declaration, is carried out;
- “shipping bill ” means an electronic declaration accepted and assigned a
unique number by the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System, and
includes its print-outs;
- words and expressions used and not defined herein but defined in the Customs
Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the
said Act.
- The authorised person may enter the electronic declaration in the Indian
Customs Electronic Data Interchange System by himself through ICEGATE or by way
of data entry through the service centre by furnishing the particulars, in the
format set out in
Annexure.
- The shipping bill shall be deemed to have been filed and where applicable
self assessment of duty completed when, after entry of the electronic
declaration in the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System either
through ICEGATE or by way of data entry through the service centre, a number is
generated by the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System for the said
declaration.
- The checklist together with the supporting export documents and challan
evidencing payment of duty and/or cess, if any, shall be presented to the proper
officer of customs for making an order permitting clearance, for loading of
goods for exportation, after examination of the export goods if so required.
- After making an order under regulation 5, the proper officer shall generate
the original (customs copy), exporter’s copy, exchange control copy and the
export promotion copy of shipping bills.
- The original (customs copy) of the shipping bill and the checklist shall be
retained by the proper officer. The exporter’s copy, exchange control copy and
the export promotion copy of shipping bill shall after suitable endorsements be
handed over to the authorised person. Transference copies of shipping bill shall
be generated wherever necessary.
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Annexure
(Vikas)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
[F.No.450/26/2011-Cus.IV (pt-1)]