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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 No. 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.
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.
[M.F. (D.R.) Circular No. 29/2020-Cus., dated 22-6-2020]

Paperless Customs — PDF based copies of Shipping Bill &
e-Gatepass to be communicated to Customs
Brokers/Exporters electronically — Clarification
Subject : Paperless Customs - Electronic Communication of PDF Based Copies
of Shipping Bill & e-Gatepass to Custom Brokers/Exporters -
Regarding.
In its continuing endeavor to promote ‘Faceless, Contactless, Paperless
Customs’ Board has decided to rely upon digital copies of the Shipping Bill and
do away with the requirement of taking bulky printouts from the Service Centre
or maintenance of voluminous physical dockets in the Custom Houses. This
reform will yield immense benefits in terms of saving the time and cost of
compliance for the trade, thereby enhancing the ease of doing business, while
providing enhanced security features for verification of authenticity and validity
of the electronic document.
2. Board directs that w.e.f. 22-6-2020 only the digital copy of the
Shipping Bill bearing the Final LEO would be electronically transmitted to the

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