Circular No. ES/154/2019-20 3rd October, 2019
To: Members of the Council
Sub.: Transshipment of Cargo to Nepal under Electronic Cargo Tracking System Regulations, 2019
Dear Member,
We would like to inform you that CBIC has issued Notification No. 68/2019 – Customs (NT) dated 30th September, 2019 informing about the Transshipment of Cargo to Nepal under Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) Regulations, 2019. These regulations shall come into force on the day of their publication in the Official Gazette.
These regulations shall apply to the Transhipment of cargo from the following ports –
Ports of Kolkata, Haldia and Visakhapatnam in India to Birgunj in Nepal by rail
Ports of Kolkata, Haldia and Visakhapatnam to Batnaha in India by rail
From Batnaha to Biratnagar in Nepal by road
For more details regarding declaration of transhipment, you may kindly refer to Notification No. 68/2019–Customs (NT).
Members may kindly make a note of the above.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
S. BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR