**Policy Summary: Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Third Amendment Regulations, 2020**
This notification, No. 94/2020-Customs (N.T.), issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, amends the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018. The amendments are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 157, read with sections 30, 30A, 41, 41A, 53, 54, 56, subsection 3 of section 98 and subsection 2 of section 158 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962).
Key changes include:
* **Regulation 3:**
* Reduction of the specified amount from "ten lakhs" to "five lakhs."
* In the proviso, the term "Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)" is amended to include "Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and Customs Broker licensed under the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018."
* **Regulation 15:**
* Extension of the period specified in sub-regulation 1 from "15th May, 2020 till 30th September, 2020" to "till 1st November, 2020."
* Extension of the period specified in sub-regulation 2 from "till 30th September, 2020" to "till 31st March, 2021."
The regulations are effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, September 30, 2020.
The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 448(E), dated the 11th May, 2018, and were last amended vide notification No. 66/2020-Customs (N.T.), dated the 31st July, 2020, vide number G.S.R. 486(E), dated the 31st July, 2020.
[F. No. 45058/2015-Cus. IV]
Ananth Rathakrishnan
Dy. Secy.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs: A government organization under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, responsible for customs and indirect taxes administration in India.
Customs Act, 1962: An act of the Parliament of India that consolidates the law relating to customs duties and other matters related to customs.
Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018: Regulations governing the manifest and transhipment of sea cargo.
Authorised Economic Operator: An operator certified by customs administration to receive certain benefits.
Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018: Regulations pertaining to the licensing of customs brokers.
Ministry of Finance: A ministry in the Government of India responsible for financial matters.
Department of Revenue: A department under the Ministry of Finance in the Government of India.
New Delhi: The capital of India, located in Delhi.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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स.ं 490] नई ददल्ली, बधु िार, जसतम्ब र 30, 2020/आजमि न 8, 1942
No. 490] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020/ASVINA 8, 1942
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
(केन्द्रीय अप्रत्यक्ष कर एि ंसीमािल्ु क बोडड)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 30 जसतम्बर, 2020
स.ं 94/2020-सीमािल्ु क (ग.ैटै.)
सा.का.जन. 600(अ).—सीमािुल्क अजधजनयम, 1962 (1962 का 52) की धारा 30, 30क, 41, 41क, 53, 54,
56, धारा 98 की उपधारा (3) और धारा 158 की उपधारा (2) के साथ पठित धारा 157 के तहत प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग
करते हुय,े केन्द्रीय अप्रत्यक्ष कर एिं सीमािुल्क बोडड, एतदद्वारा, सी कागो मेजनफेस्ट्ट एडं रांजिपमेंट रेगलु ेिन्द्स, 2018 में और
आग ेभी संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जिजनयम बनाता ह,ै यथा: -
1. संजक्षप्त िीर्डक और प्रारम्भ. - (1) इन जिजनयमों को सी कागो मेजनफेस्ट्ट एडं रांजिपमेंट (ततृ ीय अमेंडमेंट)
रेगलु ेिन्द्स, 2020 कहा िाएगा।
(2) ये सरकारी रािपत्र में अपन ेप्रकािन की तारीख स ेलागू होंगे।
2. सी कागो मेजनफेस्ट्ट एडं रांजिपमेंट रेगलु ेिन्द्स, 2018 म ें (एतजममन पचातात जिस े उि जिजनयम स े संदभितभत दकया गया
ह)ै , जिजनयम 3 म,ें उपजिजनयम (1ए) म,ें-
(क) िब्द “दस लाख रुपए” के स्ट्थान पर, िहां िहां पर िे हो, िब्द ”पााँच लाख रुपए” को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया
िाएगा;
(ख) परंतुक म,ें िब्द, ब्रेकेट और अक्षर, “प्राजधकृत इकोनोजमक ऑपरेटर (AEO)” के स्ट्थान पर िब्द, ब्रेकेट, अक्षर
और अंक ” प्राजधकृत इकोनोजमक ऑपरेटर (AEO) और कस्ट्टम्स ब्रोकर िो दक कस्ट्टम्स ब्रोकर लायसेंससग
रेगलु ेिन्द्स, 2018 के अंतगडत लाइसेंसड ह”ै को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा।
4658 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
3. उि जिजनयमों म,ें जिजनयम 15 म;ें
(क) उपजिजनयम (1) म,ें िब्द, अकं और अक्षर “15 मई, 2020 से लेकर 30 जसतंबर, 2020” के स्ट्थान पर िब्द,
अंक और अक्षर ”1 निम्बर, 2020 तक” को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा;
(ख) उपजिजनयम (2) म,ें िब्द, अकं और अक्षर ” 30 जसतंबर, 2020 तक” के स्ट्थान पर िब्द, अंक और अक्षर ”31
माच,ड 2021 तक” को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा।
[फा. सं. 450/58/2015- सीमािुल्क IV]
आनंद राधाकृष्णन, उप सजचि (सीमािुल्क)
ठटप्पणी : इस प्रधान जिजनयमािली को सा.का.जन. 448 (अ), ददनांक 11 मई, 2018 के तहत भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण
के भाग II, खंड (3), उपखंड (i) म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था और इसमे अंजतम बार अजधसचू ना संख्या 66/2020-
सीमािुल्क (ग.ै टै.), ददनांक 31 िुलाई, 2020, सा.का. जन. 486 (अ), ददनांक 31 िुलाई, 2020 के तहत, के द्वारा
संिोधन दकया गया था।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th September, 2020
No. 94 /2020-Customs (N.T.)
G.S.R. 600(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157, read with sections 30, 30A, 41,
41A, 53, 54, 56, sub-section (3) of section 98 and sub-section (2) of section 158 of the Customs Act, 1962
(52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following regulations
further to amend the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These regulations may be called the Sea Cargo Manifest and
Transhipment (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the said
regulations), in regulation 3, in sub-regulation (1A),-
(a) for the words, “ten lakhs”, wherever they occur, the words, “five lakhs” shall be substituted;
(b) in the proviso, for the words, brackets and letters, “Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)”, the
words, brackets, letters and figures, “Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and Customs Broker
licensed under the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018” shall be substituted.
3. In the said regulations, in regulation 15,-
(a) in sub-regulation (1), for the words, figures and letters, “from 15th May, 2020 till 30th September,
2020”, the words, figures and letters, “till 1st November, 2020” shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-regulation (2), for the words, figures and letters, “till 30th September, 2020”, the words,
figures and letters, “till 31st March, 2021” shall be substituted.
[F. No. 450/58/2015- Cus. IV]
ANANTH RATHAKRISHNAN, Dy. Secy. (Customs)
Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3
Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 448(E), dated the 11th May, 2018 and were last amended vide
notification No. 66/2020-Customs (N.T), dated the 31st July, 2020 vide number G.S.R. 486 (E), dated
the 31st July, 2020.
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