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India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has unveiled regulatory changes of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulation (SCMT) which will require shipping lines, exporters and importers to comply with the defined timelines for the cargo manifestation for imports arriving in India and for exports out of India and the transshipment via Indian ports.
According Ocean Network Express (ONE), shipping lines are required to submit import manifest details to Indian Customs prior vessel departure from last port of call before calling India, for all containers which are going to discharge at any port in India or are discharged for transhipment at any of the ports in India. In order to meet the above requirement bill of lading (B/L) need to be ready 72 hours prior vessel sailing from last port of call.
They must also submit export manifest details to Indian Customs prior sailing of vessel from India port of loading, for all containers which are loaded on a said vessel from India. In order to meet this requirement, Shipping Instructions would need to be available 48 hours prior arrival of the vessel at the Indian port of loading.
