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Circular- 29 /2020-Customs
[As amended on 07.02.2023]
F. No. 550/02/2018-LC
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 22
nd
June, 2020
To,

The Principal Chief Commissioner / Chief Commissioner of Customs
The Principal Commissioners / Commissioner of Customs

Madam/Sir,

Subject: Procedure for Transhipment of Export Cargo from Bangladesh to third countries
through Land Customs Stations (LCSs) to Port / Airport, in containers or closed
bodied trucks – Reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to Circular 42/2018-Customs dated 02
nd
Nov 2018,
which was issued to facilitate exports of Bangladesh to third countries, via transhipment through
India. It provides detailed procedure of transhipment, in terms of section 54 of the Customs Act,
1962 (hereinafter referred as the “Act”), from LCS to Port/Aircargo as listed below:
S. No. From (LCS) To (Port / Aircargo)
1. LCS Petrapole
By road to:
i) Kolkata Port
ii) Aircargo complex, Kolkata
iii) Nhavasheva Port

2.

i) LCS Petrapole
ii) LCS Gede / Ranaghat

By rail to Nhavasheva Port

2. Through the aforesaid Circular, transhipment facility was introduced on pilot basis to gain
experience and obtain feedback from industry, so as to frame a facilitative regulation with adequate
safeguards. The aforesaid Circular has been extended from time to time, and the last extension was
granted till 30
th
June 2020 vide letter No. 550/02/2018-LC dated 5
th
Feb 2020.
3. After reviewing the utilization and other relevant aspects, and with a view to facilitating
trade, Board has decided to continue the facility under Circular 42/2018-Customs as below:
3.1 Transhipment of goods from LCS Petrapole to Aircargo complex, Kolkata, shall be
continued following the procedure prescribed in the aforesaid Circular, until further direction from
the Board.
3.2 Other transhipment movements listed in the above table, shall be continued following the
procedure prescribed in the aforesaid Circular, until the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment
Regulations, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as “SCMTR 2018”) is fully implemented, upon which
the procedure of SCMTR 2018 shall apply.

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[3A. Transhipment of goods by road from LCS Petrapole to Air Cargo Complex, Delhi is also
allowed with effect from 15.02.2023 following the procedure prescribed in the aforesaid Circular,
until further direction from the Board.]
4. It is clarified that regulation 7 of SCMTR 2018 prescribes a form for the purposes of
transhipment and transit of goods from a sea port to a land customs station and vice-versa. Hence,
the movement of Bangladesh third country export cargo, from land customs stations to sea ports,
as specified in the Table at Para 1, shall be guided by SCMTR 2018 from date of its implementation.
4.1 Further, attention is drawn to regulation 10 of the SCMTR 2018 which mandates the
authorized carrier to provide track and trace facility for locating goods brought for transhipment.
Regulation 9 of SCMTR 2018 provides for sealing of cargo meant for transhipment by land route.
It is clarified that presently the electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS) and ECTS seals are being
provided by M/s Transecur Telematics Private Limited (www.transecur.com) under ADB’s Pilot
Program for monitoring of traffic in transit of Nepal. The authorized carriers have an option to use
same for transhipment of goods from Bangladesh, in absence of any other facility.
5. Difficulties, if any, faced in the implementation of this Circular should be brought to the
notice of the Board.
6. Hindi version follows.

-sd-
(Dr. Swati Bhanwala)
OSD (Land Customs)
















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Inserted vide Circular No. 03/2023 dated 07.02.2023