Importer and Exporter Must Fulfil KYC Norms –
Photo Identity Address Proof, Photocopy of IEC Detail with Freight Forwarders
Required
[Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House Public
Notice No. 99 dated July 2016]
Sub: KYC norms for the Shipping lines
/ freight forwarders etc.
Attention of all the shipping lines, shipping
line agents /sub-agents, container lines, container line agents/ sub-agents,
freight forwarders etc. is invited to Public Notice No. 17/2012. Subsequent to
various representations from stakeholders Para 1and 2 of Public Notice No.
17/2012 are being amended as follows:
“1. To curb the menace of smuggling of
prohibited goods like red sanders, it is directed that all the shipping lines
agents/sub-agents, container lines, container line agents/sub-agents, freight
forwarders etc. should follow ‘Know Your Customer (KYC) norms’ and must insist
on and keep the following documents in their records, as obtained from
exporter/ person seeking the container for stuffing of export cargo. The
Shipping lines, Container lines, their agents and sub agents shall collect the
following documents to ensure the KYC norms:-
(a) Photo
identity - Driving License / Election ID / Passport/Aadhar
Card/PAN Card of the person seeking to book the Container
(b) Address
Proof - Telephone / Electricity Bill/ Aadhar
Card of the person seeking to book the Container
(c) Photocopy
of the IEC - Where booking are made by the exporting firm
(d) Letter
of Authority from exporter - Where bookings are made by the
representative of the exporter
(e) Where
bookings are made by CONSOL Agents/freight forwarders and the like, the
following documents are required in addition to (a), (b), (c) and (d):-
(i) Registration Certificate of Freight
Forwarders
(ii) Letter
of Authority from Freight Forwarders, where bookings are made by an employee of
the Freight Forwarders
(iii) Declaration
from Freight Forwarders that they have collected documents mandated under para
1 (a), (b), (c) and (d) complied with stipulations of Public Notice
Provided that where transactions between
Shipping lines / Container lines/their agents / sub agents and the exporters
are of a recurring nature and documents collected in compliance of Para 1 are
undergoing no change, then such compliance to Para 1 for a transaction will
continue to be valid for similar transactions by the said person/firm/exporter
for the succeeding six months.
2. In
case of imports - Mutatis mutandis for para 1.
3. Paras
3 to 5 of public notice 17/2012 continue to remain in force. Any difficulty
faced by the trade in this regard may be brought to the notice of the
undersigned.”
F.No.
S/43-10/2012 PSO JNCH