CBEC GUIDELINES
WCBEC GUIDELINES (CIR NO. 26/2017, 36/2017, 37/2017-CUSTOMS)
1) Seal needs to be "RFID tamper proof one-time bolt seal" bearing a unique serial number and brand of the vendors in the prescribed format.
2) Seal should conform to ISO 17712:2013 (H) and ISO/ IEC 18000-6 Class 1 Gen 2 standards and should be readable with the use of UHF (860 MHz to 960 MHz) reader scanners.
3) The manufacturer/ vendor of such seals should be in possession of certification required for conformance of the ISO standard ISO 17712:2013 (H)specially of specific clauses of the standards. Prior to sale, these certifications along with unique series of the seals needs to be submitted to Risk Management Division and to all ports where the vendor intends to operate.
4) Exporter in addition to specified declarations would now need to furnish e-seal number, date of sealing, time of sealing, destination customs station for export, container number and trailer track number to the customs authorities. This information need not be mounted in the seal but tagged to seal using a web/ mobile application to be provided by the vendor of the RFID seals.
5) Vendors will be required to share this data at the port of export including to Risk Management Division and make available scanners/ readers for reading the data including integrating such data with ICEGATE.