1. |
The current status of
the Shipping Bill and Drawback Claims can be ascertained by
sending an SMS (Short Message Service) from any mobile phone
to the Customs SMS Gateway No: 9811888800. The SMS service
is available for the areas mentioned below |
2. |
Message can be created
as per the format given below and sent to 9811888800. |
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i. |
Shipping Bill number : |
SB
<Shipping Bill No>
|
ii. |
Job No given by the
Service Center : |
JE
<Job Number>
|
iii. |
Importer-Exporter Code
Number : |
|
|
- for shipping bill
details |
EC
<Imp-Exp Code No.>
|
|
- for IEC receipt from
DGFT |
DG
<Imp-Exp Code No.>
|
iv. |
EGM Number : |
EM
<EGM No> <YYYY>
|
v |
DEPB Information |
DE
<DEPB Rg. No.> <Rg. Date> |
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3. |
The Customs SMS Gateway
informs about the date of filing of the document, assessment
of document, examination of document, and time and date of
Let Export Order for the document. |
4. |
If any query were
raised against the document, the Customs SMS Gateway would
also send the text of the query through SMS on the mobile
phone of the person making the inquiry. |
5. |
The Customs SMS Gateway
would inform the date and time of filing of Export Manifest
in Indian Customs EDI System. |
6. |
The Customs SMS Gateway
would provide information for drawback documents such as
amount of drawback sanctioned, drawback amount is sanctioned
but withheld, sanctioned but not transferred to bank etc. |
7. |
The Customs SMS Gateway
will also provide information through SMS with reference to
the Importer-Exporter Code of the person. The information
for Shipping Bills filed on the day the query is made or the
last working day. |
8. |
The Customs SMS Gateway
would provide the information for CIF balance and Duty
Credit balance of DEPB script based on DEPB registration
number and date in customs computer. |
9. |
The Customs SMS Gateway
will also provide the information whether the IE Code
details for the given IEC has been received in the Customs
Computer from DGFT or not. |