15.15
- Document type
- Procedure
- Dated
- Category
- HB Vol.1 (upto 31/03/2001)
Date of Shipment/ Dispatch in respect of Exports
Date of Shipment/ Dispatch in respect of Exports
15.15 Date of shipment/ despatch for the purposes of exports will be reckoned as under:-
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MODE OF TRANSPORTATION DATE OF SHIPMENT/ DESPATCH
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i. By Sea a) For bulk cargo, the date of Bill of
Lading or the date of mate receipt,
whichever is later.
b) For containerised cargo, the date
of "Onboard Bill of Lading", or "Received
for Shipment Bill of Lading", where the
L/C provides for such Bill of Lading.
For exports by containers from Inland
Container Depot (ICD), the date of Bill
of Lading issued by shipping agents at
the time of loading of export goods
in the ICD after customs clearance.
c) For Lash barges, the date of Bill of
Lading evidencing loading of the export
goods on board.
ii. By Air The date mentioned by the appropriate
Officer of Customs on the Shipping Bill,
evidencing loading or handing over of
goods to the air cargo complex, which are
not international airports, or by way of
rotation of flight number and date.
iii. By Post Parcel The date stamped on the postal receipt.
iv. By Rail The date of RR (Railway Receipt).
v. By Registered The date affixed on Courier Receipt/ Way
bill Courier Service
vi. By Road The date on which the goods crossed the
Indian border as certified by the Land
Customs Authorities.
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However, wherever the Policy provisions have been modified to the disadvantage of the exporters, the same shall not be applicable to the consignments already handed over to the Customs for examination and subsequent exports upto the date of the Public Notice. Similarly, in such cases where the goods are handed over to the customs authorities before the expiry of the export obligation period but actual Exports take place after expiry of the Export Obligation period, such exports shall be considered within the export obligation period and taken towards fulfillment of export obligation.