S.R.O. 698(I)/73, dated 17th May, 1973

Transhipment of goods S.R.O. 698(I)/73, dated 17th May, 1973:- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969(IV of 1969), read with item 12 of the [Third Schedule] thereto, and in supersession of the late Bombay Government Notification No. 4339, dated the 1st June, 1896, the Central Board of Revenue is pleased to make the following rules regarding the transhipment of goods other than postal articles at the port of Karachi:- 1. A written transhipment, that is, leave to tranship goods manifested for the purpose in the manner required by section 121 of the Customs Act, 1969, will be granted by the Assistant collector of Customs on application in writing being duly made for the same in the form appended to these rules. 2. Except as is hereinafter in these rules otherwise provided, no goods shall be transhipped unless and until-- (a) a tranship permit covering the same is produced ; (b) the transhipment fees, if any, payable in respect thereof have been paid ; (c) an order to let tranship has been obtained in writing on the tranship permit. 3. (i) When it is desired to tranship goods(not being arms and ammunition or explosives or petroleum as defined respectively in the Arms, Explosives and Petroleum Acts) from one steamer to another, and the receiving steamer is to start within twenty-four hours of the arrival of the discharging steamer, such transhipment may be effected within the said period with the permission and under the superintendence of the officer of customs on board, in anticipation of the production of a transhipment permit and of the payment of the transhipment fees, if any, payable in respect thereof; provided that the agent or master of the discharging steamer furnishes the same officer of customs with a list of all the goods which it is desired so to tranship. (ii) The tranship permit for the goods so transhipped shall be obtained and the transhipment fees, if any, payable in respect thereof shall be paid immediately after the import general manifest has been put in. 4. When goods are discharged for transhipment before entry inward of the vessel under special pass granted under section 49 of the Customs Act, 1969(IV of…