Circular No.ES/93/2017-18 June 30, 2017
To: Members of the Council
Sub: Amendments in the Shipping Bill Regulations, 2017
Dear Member,
CBEC has issued Notification No. 60/ 2017- Customs (N.T.) dated 29.06.2017 intimating about the Shipping Bills and Bill of Export (Forms) Regulations, 2017. These regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Shipping Bill- A shipping bill to be presented by an exporter of goods shall be in Form SB I or Form SB II, as the case may be, appended to these regulations.
Bill of Export- A bill of export to be presented by an exporter of goods shall be in Form SB III or Form SB IV, as the case may be, appended to these regulations.
Specifications of Shipping Bill and Bill of Export (Form)- The Shipping Bill and Bill of Export forms shall be in accordance with the specifications, as given in the above Notification No. 60/2017- Customs (N.T.).
Also, CBEC has issued Notification No. 61/2017- Customs (N.T.) dated 29.06.2017 by amending the Shipping Bill (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 2017.
These regulations may be called the Shipping Bill (Electronic Declaration) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 and shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
In the Shipping Bill (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 2011, (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), amendments have been made in regulation 1, regulation 2 and regulation 3.
Members may kindly make note of the same.
Thanking you,
V. ANIL KUMAR
Executive Director
