Procedure for obtaining Self Sealing Permission for Electronic Sealing of containerized cargo at factory or warehouse premises

Circular No.ES/ 234 /2017-18                                                            November 22, 2017  

To: Members of the Council

Sub: Procedure for obtaining Self Sealing Permission for Electronic Sealing of containerized cargo at factory or warehouse premises

Dear Member,

We would like to inform you that the Office of the Commissioner of Customs, JNCH (Nhava Sheva) has issued Public Notice No. 147/2017 dated 16.11.2017 regarding procedures to be carried for obtaining Self Sealing Permission for Electronic Sealing of containerized cargo at factory or warehouse premises.

In order to enhance facilitation to the Exporters and to avoid any confusion, JNCH has been decided to issue a single consolidated Public Notice regarding procedure for grant of Self Sealing Permission (SSP) to the exporters. This Public Notice shall supersede all earlier Public Notices (PN 65/2016 dated 28.04.2016; PN 106/2016 dated 05.08.2016 and PN 86/2017 dated 30.06.2017) issued in this regard by JNCH. This Public Notice will be valid up to 31.12.2017.

Members may please note that exporters who were availing the factory/warehouse stuffing permission under Central Excise supervision would be entitled for self-sealing procedure and would have to follow the Radio-frequency identification (RFID) e-Sealing procedure and have to register with EDI Systems through Factory Stuffing Permission (FSP) Section of JNCH. They are required to submit the following documents.

1. Request letter from Exporter.
2. Authority letter from Exporter to their representative or from Exporter to Custom Brokers (CB) and CB to their representative.
3. Self-Certified Copy of Old FSP issued by JNCH.
4. Self-Certified copy of IEC/PAN/GSTN Registration No.
5. Specimen Signature with photograph of authorized signatories duly attested by Director/Partner/Proprietor.

In case exporters who have procured a self-sealing permission from the other ports/Custom Stations & ICDs and desire to export from JNPT Port are required to submit a self-attested copy of self-sealing permission which shall be registered with EDI Systems through FSP Cell of JNCH.

For new permission for stuffing of Container at factory premises or warehouse (applicable to cases where no permission for factory stuffing/ self-sealing etc. was given earlier), please refer to Point No 6 & 7 of the attached Public Notice.

Members are requested to take note of the above for obtaining Self Sealing Permission for Electronic Sealing of containerized cargo at factory or warehouse premises.

Thanking You,

S. BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR