- Export
- Import
Bill of Lading (B/L) instructions are updated by customers through in-house customer portal Customers themselves do the corrections/finalization etc on the BL. The BL updated by the customer is audited & approved by the Export desk. Post vessel sailing the BL EDI is moved to SAP and necessary updates are done.
The B/L instructions must include the following information:
- Shipper
- Consignee
- Notify Party
- Place of receipt
- Port of Loading
- Port of Discharge
- Final place of delivery
- Delivery Agent
- Vessel Name & Voyage
- Container Type & Quantity
- Container wise Cargo Description
- Package Quantity & Type
- Container wise gross weight
- B/L Type & Quantity
- HTS code
- Freight Payment Terms (Freight Payment Terms: Prepaid / Collect)
- AMS Information (for USA shipments)
- ACID No. (for Egypt shipments)
- EORI No (for Europe shipments)
VGM (Verified Gross Mass) information must be submitted by the customer before the container gate-in at the terminal for export loading. Containers without VGM information cannot be loaded onto the vessel. We use our internal system to get this info from the customers.
Seaway BL update is similar to a normal BL update. BL nature is manually updated by our Export documentation team in SAP after the BL EDI is transferred and final BL is processed.
We use in-house agency system for billing purpose based on the tariff/slab given by the Principal. Revenue is remitting accordingly through SOA.
The tariff applicable at the terminal etc are stored in in-house system master. The storage costs are billed to the relevant party’s basis the applicability.
The AMS/ENS/ACID details are received from the customer through the Bill of Lading. Post BL EDI upload to SAP, the special procedures applicable for the specific destination are manually updated in SAP.
Import Manifest need to be submitted to Customs 48hrs prior vessel arrival at Indian ports hence final data should be transferred 3 days prior to the vessel arrival at port of call.
Mandatory information on Import Bill of Lading & Manifest:
Shipper:
With Full address
Consignee and Notify:
With Full address, State/Province and Postal Code
a) Import and Export code (IEC) – Not mandatory /suggest to include
b) GST identifications no. (GST No) – Not mandatory / suggest to include
c) Official email ID - Mandatory
d) Permanent Account Number (PAN) – Not mandatory / suggest to include
If Consignee/Notify is forwarder (console agent) who doesn’t have IEC code, then only collect (b), (c), (d).
If Consignee is TO ORDER, TO ORDER OF SHIPPER, TO ORDER OF BANK, then only collect from Notify.
S Code:
6 or 8 digits HS Code
If one container includes more than one commodity, need to insert all HS codes separately for each commodity against the container reference
Insert major HS code in Cargo Column. All others HS code insert in cargo description.
Provide HS list if not enough space in cargo description.
Description:
Proper and correct cargo description should be manifested.
Any amendment after manifest submission to Customs will incur penalty from Customs and Terminal.
Consignee Name / Notify Name
For cargo to India:
Either one of the columns must have India consignee name with India Address.
Foreign consignee name and address will not be and will attract Major penalty from Customs.
We use in-house agency system for billing purpose based on the tariff/slab given by the Principal. Revenue is remitting accordingly through SOA.
Import delivery order is processed through in-house agency system after the verification of the BL documents & the collection of all applicable charges as per the Principal tariff/manifest tariff.