The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is all set to introduce online facility for Generation of Rotation Number by Shipping Lines/ Agents. The Board has communicated this through a circular issued today.
The present system for allotment of ‘Rotation Number’ for vessels has been reviewed.
Under the present process for the allotment of ‘Rotation Number’ for a vessel that calls on a port, the concerned Shipping Line or Shipping Agent (SL/SA) must file an application with the designated section in the Custom House, along with the desired particulars in the prescribed format. After confirmation of the particulars, the designated official who is assigned the appropriate role on the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES), enters the relevant data in this system. Upon submission of this data, the ‘Rotation Number’ is generated by the System (ICES) and print-outs showing the vessel particulars and the ‘Rotation Number’ are generated for the (SL/SA).
The Board reviewed the current system for allotment of “rotation Number” for vessels.
The Circular stated that “with a view to simplifying the generation of ‘Rotation Number’ for vessels, a facility has been developed on ICEGATE for online application and self-generation of Rotation Number by Shipping Lines/Agents (SL/SA). Under the proposed facility, the Shipping Lines/Agents registered with ICEGATE using their digital signature would have an option “Rotation Number Generation” on the ICEGATE user menu.”
Read the full text of the Circular below.
