Shipping & Logistics.

ICD / CFS / AFS approvals — IMC Letter of Intent, s.45 custodian

The IMC application and Letter of Intent, the s.45 custodian appointment, the HCCAR bond and insurance, and the conditions of the approval that will later be enforced against you.

MOOWR and private bonded warehousing (ss.58 / 65)

A s.65 MOOWR licence for import-heavy manufacturing for the domestic market, or a s.58 private warehouse for pure deferral — chosen against FTWZ and EOU on your cash cycle, and structured so removals and returns are routine, not disputed.

Carrier and agent registrations (SCMTR, MTO)

Authorised Sea Carrier and Sea Agent registration under the SCMTR 2018, transhipment bonds, and the arrival and departure manifest obligations under ss.30 and 41 that attach the moment a vessel calls.

AEO-LO for logistics operators

AEO status for custodians, warehouse operators and logistics providers under the AEO programme, and the facilitation and BG relaxations that come with it.

Vessel access, finance and multimodal matters

MTO registration under the Multimodal Transportation of Goods Act 1993 with DG Shipping, coastal-trade licensing for foreign-flag vessels, and — for owners considering leasing entities — the GIFT City ship-leasing route on our IFSC desk.

Custodian obligations under HCCAR — records, returns, bond

Records, insurance, security, the s.48 process for uncleared cargo, and the regulation 6(1)(l) waiver mechanics — the day-to-day compliance whose gaps become a suspension notice.

Manifests and short-landing

SCMTR-compliant arrival and departure manifests, amendments, and the s.116 short-landing enquiries that follow a container the manifest said was on board.

Bonded warehouse and MOOWR housekeeping

The s.61 warehousing period and interest, removal and re-warehousing under the 2016 Regulations, MOOWR monthly returns and input-output accounting, and the bond adequacy Customs will test at audit.

Demurrage, detention and stuck consignments

The statutory waiver for Customs-held goods, the carrier detention position, and the upstream fix — the classification, document or approval problem that keeps producing the same stuck container.

Transhipment and coastal movement

Transhipment permits and bonds, movement between customs stations, and coastal-cargo procedure — kept clean so a routine movement does not become a demand.

Short-landing and manifest penalties (s.116)

s.116 enquiries answered with the tally, discharge and survey records that show what actually landed — and the manifest-amendment position that shortens the argument.

Custodian suspension and revocation

HCCAR regulation 11 proceedings — the show-cause, the inquiry and the record — defended so a condition breach is treated as curable rather than as grounds for revocation.

Warehouse and MOOWR proceedings

s.58B cancellation, duty demands on bonded goods not accounted for, and MOOWR breach notices — answered on the bond, the records and the Customs ladder.

Customs Broker licence proceedings (CBLR)

For licensed brokers facing CBLR 2018 action — suspension under regulation 16, the regulation 17 inquiry with its 90-day stages, and the appeal — advised on strategy and record; we are not a broker and do not do clearance work.

Penalties on carriers, agents and custodians

ss.112, 114 and 117 penalties on the logistics chain for someone else's declaration — the knowledge and role questions that decide whether the penalty stands.