The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council

Electronic Seals used on Export Containers

Circular No. ES/ 276/2018-19                                                                    November 9, 2018 

To: Members of the Council

Sub.: Electronic Seals used on Export Containers

Dear Member,

We would like to inform you that Mumbai Customs has issued Trade Notice No. 6/2018- Eport MZ-I dated 29th October, 2018 regarding Electronic Seals used on Export Containers.

The Test/ examination of e-seal at Mumbai Customs has revealed that 3 vendors are found to be supplying e-seals not confirming to the security standards and hence, Mumbai Customs has decided that the use of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) e-seals procured from the following 3 vendors is not permitted till further orders.

  1. M/s IB Track Solutions Pvt Ltd.,

  2. M/s Great Eastern ID Tech Pvt Ltd., Gurgaon, Haryana.

  3. M/s Perfect RFID Technologies Ltd.

It may be informed that the RFID e-seals provided/ supplied by M/s Leghorn Group, Italy have been found to have not complied with the security requirement and hence, Mumbai Customs has decided that the use of the RFID e-seals procured from the M/s Leghorn Group, Italy is not permitted till further orders.

Further, it is brought to the notice by Customs that it is not possible to interdict the export containers by Risk Management System on the basis of the type of RFID e-seals (Vendor/Manufacturer specific) and hence, the field officers are required to verify whether the RFID e-seal is properly locked or not at the time of scanning.

In view of the above, Exporters, Custom Brokers, Custodians and members of Trade are requested to kindly take necessary precaution if the export containers having RFID e-seals procured from above mentioned 3 vendors are noticed.

Members may kindly make a note of the above.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

S. BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR