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OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS,

न्यु कस्टम हाउस, कांडला – ३७०२१०
NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, KANDLA-370 210
दरू भाष संख्या - ०२८३६ -२७१४६८/४६९, फ़ैक्स संख्या - ०२८३६-२७१४६७
Phone No: 02836-271468/469, Fax No.02836-271467

फ़ाइल सं॰/F. No. S/20-67/AG/KDL/SCMTR-PN/2019-20 दिनांक/Date :- 23/01/2020

CBIC-DIN:- 20200171ML00002D0353

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 02/2020

Subject: ICES Advisory 01/2020 (SCMTR) dated 13.01.2020 – Registration and

Application Process for all the Stakeholders – reg.

Reference is invited to ICES Advisory 04/2019 dated 28.02.2019 on registration

process under the new Sea Cargo Manifest Regulations (SCMTR). Initially, registration of
only Authorized Sea Carriers (ASC) like Shipping Lines/Agents etc. was operationalized.
Over the last few months, registrations of all other stakeholders have also been
implemented.

2. While some stakeholders have registered successfully on ICEGATE, many are yet
to do it. In this context, it is informed that vide Notification No 78/2019 – Customs (N.T.)
dated 31.10.2019, the date of implementation of the new regulations have been fixed as
16th of February, 2020. Consequently, many of the new messages would be available for
testing from the 15th of January. In the interim phase till 15 th February, the stakeholders
would be required to send the messages/manifests in the new format as well in addition
to the existing formats. This would be the testing phase to ensure that the complete
switchover to the new formats in February is smooth.

3. It is imperative, therefore, that all the stakeholders register on ICEGATE and apply
from within their ICEGATE login to operate under the new SCMTR. Table 1 below gives
a matrix of different entity types that are required to register along with the
messages/manifests they would be required to file with Customs. Further details on
these were given in earlier advisories and is also available on ICEGATE website under
the new Sea Cargo Manifest Regulations link
(https://www.icegate.gov.in/SeaManifestRegulation.html). With a few exceptions as
detailed in column (iv) in the table below, the registration process remains largely the
same for all the stakeholders which has been detailed in the above mentioned advisory
04/2019. The advisory also details on the process of approval of registration by the
Customs officer in ICES.

TABLE 1
Entity Type Description Messages/Ma Specific Tentative
(i) (ii) nifests Requirements for Date to Start
(iii) Registration Testing
(iv) (v)
ASC – Shipping Lines SAM, SDM, 25.01.2020
Authorized and Shipping SEI, SDN
Sea Carriers Agents
ANC – Other Freight CSN National Surety 15.01.2020
Notified forwarders, Bond (Bond Code =
Carriers NVOCC ‘SB’) as per
Regulation 1A to be
registered in System
 before approval of
registration by
officer
ATO – Terminal Vessel related Auto Approval – No 15.01.2020
Authorized Operators messaged requirement for
Terminal (VCN, officer approval.
Operators VESPRO etc.),
Container
Loading/Land
ing Reports
ACU – CFS/ICD/Port SF/ST, Actual Auto Approval – No 15.01.2020
Authorized Custodians time of requirement for
Custodians Arrival/Depar officer approval.
ture
Requirement first to
onboard ICEGATE
MFTP (ref. ICES
Advisory 14/2019 dt
12.06.2019).
ATP – Transhippers ASR, CIM-AR, 25.01.2020
Authorized executing the CIM-DP
Transhippers TP Bond and
responsible for
the cargo
during
transhipment

4. If the same entity is executing different roles, they have to apply separately for
each of those entity types to be able to file the respective messages. The queries raised by
Customs officer while approving the registration can also be answered by the applicants
online through their ICEGATE login. In this context, it is clarified that currently there is
no option with the applicants to upload additional documents while replying to query.
Therefore, if any additional document is required to be seen by the officer, the same may
be done manually and not insisted upon to be submitted electronically. Further, it is
clarified that there is no prescribed format for the self-declaration of “no pending cases”
to be submitted along with the application. A self-attested declaration should be accepted
unless it is contradictory to any facts on record. Since this is a new registration process
even for the stakeholders, queries should be raised only if necessary. By the end of this
month, option to amend the registrations would also be made available to the
stakeholders on ICEGATE.

5. The email id on which test files can be sent by the stakeholders will also be shared
soon. Considering that the testing will begin within a week with actual stakeholders and
that the new formats as per the regulations will become effective from 16 th February
2020,the test filing of the different messages by the stakeholders should begin
immediately. A checklist for the same is also given as Annexure A. The checklist filled
with the details of the completed registrations have to be emailed to
team.ices@icegate.gov.in by 20th January 2020. A dashboard has also been made available
in ICES to monitor the pendency/processing of the registrations.

Annexure A - Sea Cargo Manifest Regulations, 2019

Stakeholders Readiness Checklist
Commissionerate
Port
Report Date
Nodal Person for
SCMTR
I. Stakeholder Readiness:
Stakeholder Entities Registered Applied Successfull MFTP Bond
Category currently in under y Approved Submitted
operating-No. ICEGATE# SCMTR#
Shipping N/A
Lines*
Shipping N/A N/A
Agents*
Notified N/A
Carriers*
Terminal N/A
Operators*
Custodians
Transhippers
*Applicable only in Sea ports; # Only one registration for PAN India is sufficient. Checklist for
compliance in respect of each Stakeholder is given as Annexure-B
II. Registration Readiness (Dashboard Available in ICES for Monitoring):
Stakeholder Applications Applications Applications Bonds
Category Submitted Pending Approved Registered
ASC
ASA
ANC
ACU
ATO
ATP

Annexure B
Sl No Stakeholder PAN ICEGATE SCMTR SCMTR MFTP
Type ID Applied as Approved ID*
per System as per
System
1 Y/N Y/N
2
3

Any Difficulties faced may kindly be brought to the notice of Shri Hemesh
Chhabra, Assistant Commissioner, Customs House, Kandla vide Email Id:-
hemeshchhabra@hotmail.com.
(Authority: ICES Advisory 01/2020(SCMTR) dated 13.01.2020-Registration and
Application Process for all Stakeholders)

(Sanjay Kumar Agarwal)

Chief Commissioner (in-situ)

Copy to:-
1. The Chief Commissioner of Custom, Gujarat Zone, Ahmedabad.
2. The Additional Commissioners of Custom, CH Kandla.
3. All Deputy/ Assistant Commissioner of Custom, CH Kandla.
4. The President, Kandla Custom Broker’s Association, Gandhidham Chamber Of
Commerce & Industry Building, Plot No.71, Sector No.8, 2Nd Floor, Room No.7,
Gandhidham.
5. The President, Kandla Port Steamship Agents Association, No. 5, Chambers
Bhawan, 2nd Floor, Sector 8, Plot No.71, Gandhidham.
6. The Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Plot No.71, Sector No.8,
2Nd Floor, Gandhidham.
7. The Chairman, Deendayal Port Trust (DPT), Business Development Cell, P.O. Box
50, Administrative Building, Gandhidham.
8. M/s Kandla International Container Terminal (KICT), Room No. 301-306, Chetna
Chambers, Plot No. 38, Sector-9, Gandhidham-370201.
9. The President, Kandla Timber association, “Timber Bhavan” Plot No. – 47, Sector-
8, Gandhidham.
10. The President, Kandla Liquid Tank Terminal Association, Maitri Bhavan, Opp.
Post Office, Plot No. 18, Sector- I, Gandhidham.
11. The Manager, Central Warehousing Corporation, CFS-Kandla, Fax-271400
12. The Manager, M/s A V Joshi & Co. CFS, Container Freight Station, SS No. 316/5,
National Highway 8A, Near Mahindra Showroom, Village- Mithirohar,
Gandhidham – 370201
13. M/s Container Corporation of India Limited,Container Freight Station, Nr.
Macchu Nagar,Khari Rohar Road, Gandhidham – 370 201
14. The EDI Section, for uploading on Commissionerate’s Website.
15. Notice Board.