Circular No.ES/403/2018-19 March 5, 2019
To: Members of the Council
Sub.: Issues related to carriage of coastal cargo from one Indian port to another port in foreign going vessels/coastal vessels through foreign territory
Dear Member,
We would like to inform you that CBIC has issued Circular No. 8/2019- Customs dated 26th February, 2019 clarifying the issues related to carriage of coastal cargo from one Indian port to another port in foreign going vessels/coastal vessels through foreign territory.
References have been received by CBIC in relation to different issues concerning coastal movement such as movement of coastal goods through foreign territory, use of EXIM containers for carrying coastal goods, use of local or domesticated containers for transportation of EXIM cargo.
Now, CBIC has examined the above issues and the following has been clarified—
Movement of Coastal Goods through foreign territory of Sri Lanka & Bangladesh:
Use of imported Containers for carrying Domestic Cargo
Use of local or domesticated containers for transportation of EXIM cargo
For more information, numbers may kindly refer to Circular No. 8/2019- Customs dated 26th February, 2019.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
S. BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
