NEW DELHI: The effective date of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Trans-shipment Regulations 2018 implementation will be effective 16 February 2020.

The key highlight of the new revised regulation specifies that it is compulsory and mandatory for the Shipping Line, Importer, Exporter and other custodians of cargo to comply with the regulation by strictly adhering to the defined timeline for filing of all cargo arriving and departing any Indian Port.

This rule is applicable for all cargo discharging, loading, transhipping and going via (FROB – Freight Remain on Board) Indian Port.

Arrival Manifest: Import Manifest has to be submitted to Indian Customs prior to the departure of the vessel from the last foreign port.

Departure Manifest: Export manifest has to be submitted to Indian Customs prior to departure of the vessel from any Port of Loading in India.