Mumbai Port Authority
Ministry of Ports , Shipping and Waterways , Government of India
Claiming of remission in cargo related demurrage and wharfage charges recovered and refund of Port Trust charges excess paid
| (A) Steps : | ||
| (i) | Submission of Remission claim (within one month from the date of clearance of cargo). |
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| (ii) | Submission of refund application (within six month from last payment with all required documents.) | |
| (iii) | Verification of documents received alongwith application | |
| (iv) | In case of Remission application, forwarding of Remission proposal to FA&CAO | |
| (v) | In case of Refund application, preparation of Refund Voucher and forwarding the same to FA&CAO | |
| (i) | Approving Authority |
(a) Asstt. Manager, Remission Cell. (b) Deputy Manager, Cargo Accountal, (v) FA & CAO (d) Traffic Committee |
| (ii) | Processing Duration | _____ (per scrutiny level) for all other applications from the date of submission of valid application along with required documents. |
| (iii) | Application Scrutiny Levels | ___ levels scrutiny for all applications |
| Checklist | |
| (i) |
Remission claim with all required documents should be made within one month from the date of clearance of cargo. Refund application should be made within six month from last payment with all required documents as per the format at Application Form.
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| (ii) | Mandate Form for payment through ECS |
| (iii) | 'No Objection Certificate' from CHA |
| (iv) | Receipts obtained from MbPT in Original |
| (v) | Custom attested Invoice and packing list |
| (vi) | Number and date of Invoice produced should tally with Invoice No. / Date recorded on Bills of Entry/ Shipping Bill. |
| (vii) | Gross weight available in invoice / Packing List produced by party should tally with the Gross weight indicated in Bill of Entry/ Shipping Bill. |
| (viii) | Any other documents produced / attached to tally the gross weight |
| (ix) | The name and address of party given on Bill of Lading, Invoice & Packing List should be same as given on chappas and Bill of Entry |
| (x) | Any dues / charges outstanding against Importer / Exporter |
| List of additional documents | ||
| (i) | Nature of Claim | Documents to be produced |
| (ii) | Disputed Classification | Relevant documents in support of claim, catalogues, blue-prints, literature, etc. |
| (iii) | Log Entry | Carbon copy of Log Entry recorded, copies of correspondence exchanged and other relevant documents in support of the claim. |
| (iv) | Detention Certificate | Original Detention certificate (Statement of facts) issued by Customs in a sealed envelope. |
| (v) | Special Landing Date | Correspondence exchanged with Port Trust or Vessel Agents, if any. |
| (vi) | Quantity dispute | Weighment Certificate and Survey Report duly attested by Port Trust staff and other relevant documents in support of the claim. |
| (vii) | Short-landed goods | Port Trust copy of B/E, if not surrendered earlier and Short Landing Certificate |
| (viii) | Others (specify) | Relevant documents in support of the claim. |
| Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | |
| (i) |
Where to apply ? The application to be sent to Dy. Docks Manager, Cargo Accountal 4th floor, Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan, Near Blue Gate I.D., Opp. St. George Hospital, P.D’Mello Road, Mumbai – 400 001. |
| (ii) |
How to apply ? Remission claim with all required documents should be made within one month from the date of clearance of cargo. Refund application should be made within six month from last payment with all required documents. |
| (iii) |
How the submitted application is further processed ? (i) After receiving application examination of required documents such as MbPT chappa, Invoice, Packing list, NOC from CHA , Bill of Entry is done. (ii) Verification to check whether application is received within time limit is done. If not received in time limit then party will inform regarding time-bar of the case. (iii) If application is received within time limit and with all required documents then remission proposal was prepared and forwarded to FA&CAO for Traffic Committee’s consideration. (iv) If refund application is received within time limit with all required documents then Refund Voucher will be prepared and forwarded to FA&CAO for verification and payment. |