MODULE 1

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

Logistics can be defined as providing the right type of products and/or services at the
right price, at place, time and in the right condition. A quick look back at some logistics
history may prove very enlightening.

The birth of Logistics can be traced back to ancient war times of Greek and Roman
empires when military officers titled as 'Logistikas' were assigned the duties of providing
services related to supply and distribution of resources. This was done to enable the
soldiers to move from their base position to a new forward position efficiently, which
could be a crucial factor in determining the outcome of wars. This also involved
inflicting damage to the supply locations of the enemy and safeguarding one's own
supply locations. Thus, this lead to the development of a system which can be related to
the current day system of logistics management.

Logistics has now evolved itself as an art and science. However, it cannot be termed as
an exact science. Logistics does not follow a defined set of tables nor is it based on skills
inherited from birth.

Logistics industry in India is an industry that has not achieved its much deserved
attention or recognition. It is an area that is ripe with potential and yet the resources are
far from complete utilizations. There is however a huge demand for logistic services in
India especially with the growth of the Indian economy along with the influx of new
companies in sectors that was otherwise unknown. Estimated at a value of $14 billion
US dollars this industry is slated for another 9% to 10% growth in the years to come.

1.1Purpose of Logistics Industry

The purpose of logistics industry is to enable an effective transportation or timely

movement of goods from one place to another. This could be for the purpose of
industrial transportation or even private purpose

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1.2Different mediums of Logistics services in India

The mediums can be categorized in the following way:

Air freight

This is a modern and the safest mode to ensure a fast delivery of goods. A chosen
one by many because of the swiftness of the system there are many companies that are
now even providing super fats deliveries by airways even on the same day.

Land transport

This is a means of logistics support that has withstood the test of time through the
extensive network of roads in India. It has been the popularly used method and used
especially in the shipments of heavy articles like machinery and vehicles.

Railways

This is also an age old method of shipments and transport. Though most used in
case of domestic services this is very effective in the availability of cost effective
logistics support in India.

Waterways

This is an essential part of this industry this is also one of the oldest methods.
Shipments and transportation of goods is done on an international basis through this
way. It is apt in case of shipments of oil, highly sensitive or volatile articles like
Uranium.

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Key players of logistics in India:

St.John Freights is on among the key players in the logistics industry

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 MODULE 2

COMPANY PROFILE

2.1 HISTORY

St. John freight systems ltd was established in 1979 as a firm. In 1991 it was
incorporated as a private limited company and on 15 may 1996 the company was
converted to a public company established with Mr. T. Johnson vision of providing
proficient services as a licensed custom house agent St JOHN is today consolidating 20
years of experience in the industry the management has been constantly growing this
vision identifying opportunities for growth and with the untiring efforts of Mr. T.
Johnson scaling new heights.

Stressing on infrastructure growth st. John has a 6000 sq.ft. We have our
Corporate Office at Tuticorin ( India) and 23 Branches / 35 Offices in India and Eight
Overseas offices in Singapore, Felixstowe(U.K), New Jersey ( USA), Shangai ( China),
UAE (Dubai), Malaysia, Nigeria, & Antwerp (Belgium), Singapore associates all over
the world and twenty one branch offices all over India.

The flagship company St. John freight systems ltd can boast of being a leader in
total freight management. It is committed to providing excellence in freight forwarding
and value added services such as professional customer service multimodal transport
operations group age etc.The vision of excellence is being reinforced by the ISO 9001 -
2000 standards practised in all areas of our functioning. It was a proud moment in the
history of St John freight systems ltd when in 1995 it acquired its very own container
freight stations they were working towards acquiring and operating the latest cargo
tracking services.

2.2 ST. JOHN FREIGHT

The company owns and operates having fleet of 45 chassis with prime movers 20
cranes ranging in lifting capacity of 8 to 75 tons 15 forks 2 ranch stackers and log
loaders our present work environment evolved in right attitudes passed through critical
threshold points and now has attained a level of efficiency we are proud of. We will not
rest on our growing reputation but will continually review our procedures to improve
these services still further. We work together to achieve record turnaround time.

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2.3 ST. JOHN CFS PARK

The St John Park is the first CFS in India to be certified to ISO in 9002 standards
by BVQL. ISO 9002 systems ensure the continuity of quality management irrespective
of in internal changes and involve a rigorous audit of all systems and core business
functions. St. JOHN owns and operates over 92,000 square feet of covered warehouse a
complete range of cargo handling equipment is available 24 hours a day. We are proud
to have our own private container freight station that is one of our strengths as we
prepare for the next Millennium.

2.4 EXPORT WAREHOUSE

• covered area of 92000 sq.ft in basement and 60000 sq.ft in ground level

• Well built height and better ventilation/lighting facilities.

• 24 no’s unloading/loading points for trucks/trailers

• Imported dock leveller for fork lift operations.

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2.5 IMPORT YARD

• Area of 135000 sq.ft with interlocking paver blocks

• Yard plan for better stacking facility

• Adequate fork- lifts for destuffing

• 60ft tower light with lightening arrest for better lightining facility

• Reefer points for handling reefer containers

• Faster delivery with dedicated vehicles

• Easy accessibility on NH and better roads

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2.6 SERVICE OFFERED

Export : cargo aggregation/consolidation

Imports : cargo destuffing/delivery

Bonding : import bonding facility

Repairs : dry and refer as per IICL & MCIC

Standards, transportation : Trailer for house destuffing containers

2.7 ST JOHN AIR FREIGHT DIVISION

It is an approved IATA agent, started in Chennai as its registered office and

subsequently activated in branches – bangalore,Mumbai,delhi and 1999 moved on to
cochin, Calcutta and Coimbatore also.

Today other than air exports we are specialised in air import consolidation and
domestic movement key to the success in our activities in LEAN MANAGEMENT

Air Exports

• Door to door and point to point

• Express service for small packages

• Transit time commitment for express cargo

• Pre-alerts through worldwide network agents

• Ware housing facilities

• Value added service packing door delivery etc

• Improved efficiency through e-commerce and e –logistics

• Specialised in perishables

• Competitive advantage through air-sea concept

• Own CHA

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Air Imports

• Specialised in fashion sector

• Door delivery at consignee door steps

• Supply chain management

• Regular consolidation from major sectors world wide

• Daily cargo status to the consignees

• Express handing over of delivery order

• Customs clearance on request

Domestic

• Pick up and door delivery

• Same day delivery throughout India

• Dedicated service in cut flower and perishable handling

BUSINESS ACTIVITIES :

• Customs broking

• Freight forwarding

• Stevedoring

• Terminal operations

• Container yard

• Container leasing

• Container haulage

• CFS

• Feeder vessel agency

• Warehousing

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 • Accredited [ATA cargo agent

• CHARTERING BROKERS

• LINES/SHIP AGENCY

RECOGNITIONS

We are one of the prominent market leaders in the field of “Logistics Service Provider”
& our Customers / Clients include leading & reputed Corporate entities, Business &
Industrial Houses / Multi National Companies ( MNCs ) In India & Overseas as well.
Apart from these, St. John has many “Firsts” to its Credit, be it the First Private CFS to
Bag the ISO Rating/ Recognition. First CFS in India Certified to ISO 9002 standards by
BVQI., & later on ISO-9001-2000 Standards by DNV

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN ST.JOHN FREIGHTS

• Supply chain management

• Freight forwarding

• Custom broking

• General / Bonded warehousing / Distribution

• LCL consolidation / Group age

• NVOCC

• Container freight station

• Bulk / break-bulk stevedoring

• Container yard

• Ship chartering / Agencies

• Fumigation

• Truck operators

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 MODULE 3

MISSION

• Mission statement:

“WORLDWIDE ON TIME REACHED CONTAINERS”

• Vision statement:

“We take your goods from anywhere to anywhere”

FUTURE PLANS

• To be a multinational company

• To start another overseas branch in Antwerp located in Belgium

• To have An own vessel with international license

• For small operations, corporate office is going to be totally

automated with radio frequency connectivity.

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 MODULE 4

Employee Welfare Activities

(i) Retirement

All employees are required to retire when they reach 58 years of age .under very
special circumstances the company may at its absolute discretion re- employ retired
employees.

(ii) Benefits

• PF as per Act

• ESI as per Act

• Gratuity as per Act

(iii) Personal accident insurance

The company insures all its employees under the following insurance schemes:

• Personal Accident Policy

• Workmen Compensation Act

• Mediclaim

(iv) Loan Policy

On completion of 1 year service an employee becomes eligible for loan from the
company to meet any urgent domestic or medical exigency. Maximum amount of such
loan will be restricted to 2 months’ salary to be recovered in 10 equal instalments
subsequently. The company will charge a simple interest of 22% on such loan amount
further:

• Loans may be applied for in the prescribed form available with the
departmental heads/administration department and will have to be forwarded to
the GPM through the HOD with their recommendation.

• No loan will be sanctioned unless previous loans if any are fully

discharged.

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 • A minimum period of 12 months should lapse between closure of one
loan and availment of another loan.

(v) Living accommodation

The company is working on schemes to provide assistance to select employees

for living accommodations. However the company is under no obligation to provide
quarters for its staff or to assist them in meeting the expenses of their living
accommodation.

(vi) Travel Expenditure

• To outline the policy governing travel and entertainment expenditure for

travel within India on company’s business.

• To indicate the amount of travel advance that can be claimed by the

employees to meet these costs.

• Travel and hotel bookings it made through the administration department.

Full details of the travel requirements must be given in advance to make
necessary arrangements based on the tour programme approved by the
department head.

(vii) Medical concession

In case if employees is met with an accident or develops illness the management

takes care of all the medical expenses.

Other Welfare Activities

• A minibus is provided to all the staff at free of cost

• Co-ordination is given two-wheelers to perform their job in time.

• All the top level managers are provided with a car

• Children education allowance is given to the concerned staff.

• If an employee work exceed beyond the office time food and other
allowance are given

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 MODULE 5

AWARDS AND ACHIVEMENTS

 Two times Niryat shree award winners from federation of Indian export
organisation.
 Confederation of Indian export apparel exporters-national award for best sea
freight forwarder.
 Outstanding entrepreneur award from enterprise Asia for the year 2010 from then
Asia pacific entrepreneur (APFA).
 Joint venture with Tirupur export association (TEA) to provide supply chain
facilities for textiles exports in Europe.

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 MODULE 6

PARTIAL LIST OF CUSTOMERS

• Apollo tyres - JCT ltd. -ramesh flowers ltd

• Ashok Leyland -Kothari -sai lakshmi industries

ltd

• BPL Group -loyal textile -saint gobain glass

India

• Coca cola -Madura coats -sterile industries India

ltd

• Farlin timbers ltd -Mahindra &Mahindra -sundaram fasteners

ltd

• Fanner India - nestle India -TAFE

• Graphic India ltd -OLAM exports -Tata exports ltd

• GTN textiles -PepsiCo holding -TVS srichakra

tyres(p) ltd

• Hindustan lever ltd -PepsiCo holding - TVS srichakra

tyres

• ITC BPL -premier Mills - whirlpool

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 MODULE 7

PARTIAL LIST OF LINERS

• American president lines

• Australia/south east Asia

• Arabian express line

• Air freight

• Borne pacific line

• Contship container liner ltd

• Diamond shipping company ltd

• Evergreen

• Euro-Asia line

• Maersk sea land

• Maersk line

• Meridian container line

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 MODULE 8

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

1. Community healthcare, sanitation and hygiene

(1) Establishment and management of state‐of‐the‐art healthcare infrastructure with high level of
excellence.

(2) Providing financial and/or other assistance to the Agencies involved in exclusive medical
research, public health, nursing etc.

(3) Providing financial assistance to deserving people for specialized medical treatment in any
medical institution.

(4) Activities concerning or promoting:

a. General health care including preventive health care

b. Safe motherhood

c. Child survival support programs

d. Health / medical camps

e. Better hygiene and sanitation

f. Adequate and potable water supply, etc.

2. Education and knowledge enhancement

(1) Establishment and management of educational and knowledge enhancement infrastructure

such as providing books, hostel facility to the poor students etc.

(2) Providing financial and/or other assistance to the needy and/or deserving students.

(3) Providing financial assistance to any Agency involved in education, knowledge enhancement
and sports.

(4) Facilitate enhancement of knowledge and innovation in the educational Agencies.

(5) Publish books, pamphlets, periodicals and newspapers for the spread and advancement of
education and culture.

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3. Social care and concern

(1) Creating Public awareness

(2) Protection and upgradation of environment including ensuring ecological balance and related
activities.

(3) Rural development projects such as strengthening rural areas by improving

accessibility, housing, drinking water, sanitation, power and livelihoods.

(4) Undertake slum area development

(5) Others

a. Establishment and management of orphanages, old age homes, and institutions of similar
nature.

b. Providing assistance to institutes of credibility involved in areas of social care, including

·Preservation of heritage

· Animal welfare, social welfare and related matters

· Promoting gender equality and

· Women empowerment

c. Other humanitarian activities.

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 MODULE9

SHIPPING DEPARTMENT

St. John freight systems ltd is a licensed customs house agent. It deals with the business
of clearing and forwarding of shipping documents. Shipping documents includes both
exports as well as import documents.

All the good exported from India should pass through various stages of customs
clearance when it crosses the Indian border. The export goods have to be examined
appraisel, evaluated and then permitted to export by customs house authorities.

EXPORT

Export in simple words the movement of cargo from home country to overseas either by
any mode of transportation (air, sea, land etc)...

St.John is concentrating on clearing and for wading of cargo by ship.

Parties involved in exports

• Exporter

• Importer

• MLO’s &FLO’S

• Liners/Shipping Company

• C &F agents

NEED FOR C &F AGENTS

The clearing and forwarding agents are very useful as they have regular contact
with the customs offices shipping companies and their agents and specialised in their
job.

They are providing shipping services to the exporter of goods in the form of:

• Prepare shipping bill.

• File with customs

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 • Clear customs procedures

• Arrange for stuffing

• Arrange for trailers &containers

• Negotiate with liners to obtain lesser freight charges

• Arrange for B/L from liners.

• Arrange to obtain export license and relate certificates etc...

To perform the above mentioned activities,st john freight system Ltd,is having some
standard systematic procedure for getting clearance from customs stuffing arrangement
trailer arrangements up to final disbursement of post shipment documents. The following
are the processes of activities.

STEPS IN PROCESSING EXPORT DOCUMENTS

• Receive export documents

• Check and registrations

• Decide the relevant information

• Prepare shipping bill

• Arrange all documents in order and send for filing

• File with customs and obtain shipping bill number

• Quota endorsement for textile item

• Customs processing

• Stuffing programme

• Prepare E.I.R

• Customs Examinations

• Prepare bill of lading

• Prepare other necessary certificates

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• Despatch the shipment documents to shipper

RECEIVE EXPORT DOCUMENTS

For the export of any goods or commodities the following documents are required

• Exporter invoice

• Packing list

• Gr form

• Exporter ‘s declaration

• Purchase order/sales contract

• Letter of credit (if necessary)

• AR4 form

INVOICE

Invoice is one of the main documents in export. It contains some of the following details
such as

 Invoice number and date

 Exporter name and address
 Country of origin of goods
 Port of lading
 Port of destination
 Description of goods

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PACKING LIST

Packing list contains gross weight and net weight of the goods.Other contents are same
as the invoice

GR FORM

It is an exchange control declaration form expansion is guarantee of return form. For

obtaining export payment exporter have to submit this form to the mentioned bank along
with other negotiate documents as per buyers requirement.

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EXPORTERS DECLARATION

While exporting any goods or commodities the exporter should submit a letter of
declaration.

PURCHASE ORDER/SALES CONTRACT

The consignee issues purchase order and the sales contract is entered by the
exporter of goods with the consignee. Both of them contain the description of goods
quantity /volume required payment terms mode of payment etc..

LETTER OF CREDIT

It is otherwise called as documentary letter of credit (DC). It is issued by the importer’s

bank in favour of the exporter assuring him of payment against delivery of shipping
documents.

LC authorise another bank:

• To make such payment

• To accept and pay such bill of exchange

• To negotiate against stipulated documents provided that the terms

and conditions of the credit are compiled with.

The main purpose of LC is to have security in export payments.

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 Operations of letter of credit

Importer enters purchase contact with exporter

Opens letter of credit with opening bank

Negotiating bank receives credit from opening bank

Exporter checks and confirms his acceptance to sales contract

Exporter ships the goods as per contract

Submitted shipping documents for negotiation

Examine the documents and checks with LC by negotiating bank

Negotiating bank made payment to exporter

Get reimbursement from opening bank

Importer pay to opening bank after receiving all the documents

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AR4 form

All the exercisable goods when it comes out of factory gate have the central
excise duty liability in order to avoid the liability of payments duty the merchant
exporter can export the exercisable goods under a bond executed with central excise
department.

AR4 is a form for removal of excisable goods for export by any mode.

Pre shipment documents

Apart from the above documents depending upon the nature of goods some
additional documents are needed for the export of goods. They are listed:

Nature of goods documents to be attached

Cotton yard Annexure “yarn”
Cotton fabrics and C.P good Annexure “d”
Export under DEPB scheme DEPB Declaration
Export under DEEC Scheme DEEC Declaration & DEEC book
Export under drawback scheme Draw back declaration.
Coffee Coffee board of certificate
Tea Tea board of certificate
Garnet sand Atomic energy certificate
Spices items Spices board certificate
Country drugs NOC from regional wildlife author
Coir mat Registration of export contract with
coir
Marine product MPEDA certificate
Handloom terry towels Combination form
Ready goods for quota EMD cheque
VISA certificate Textile item to U.S.A.
All exercisable goods ARE1, ARE2
Edible items Phytosanitary & fumigation

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Co –ordination work

After receiving all the export shipping documents coordinator job is to check all
the documents are presented or not. If everything is OK, coordinator has to give E-mail
message to the shipper for acknowledge the receipt of documents. If anything is left
inform shipper to send it immediately.

Coordinator has to enter all the details shown in invoice and packing list into computer
after feeding details the system will assign service no registration number for that
document.

After taking registration number the coordinator job is to perform the following details
for preparing the shipping bill.

• What type of shipping bill to be prepared?

• What are all schemes related to that bill?

• Through which line it has to be shipped?

• What is the vessel name/ voyage number?

• What type of stuffing (house/CFS/ port)

• How much freight has to be calculated for arriving FOB value?

The shipping documents should be filled with customs along with duly filled
shipping bill he following details are:

• Name and address of the exporter

• Name and address of the importer

• Name and address of customs house agent

• Vessel name rotation number

• Port of lading and discharge

• Country of discharge

• Type of stuffing

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 • Invoice number and date

• Import –export code no

• RBI code no

• Description of goods

• (goods, specification ,qty,marks & no,etc)

• Net weight and gross weight

• Details of cost freight, insurance, commission, discounts and FOB Value etc..

• Declaration by the customs house agents.

ARRANGEMENT OF DOCUMENTS FOR FILING WITH CUSTOMS

After preparing the shipping bill the entire set of documents is arranged in
order:

• Purchase order of sales contract

• Invoice & packing list (seven no’s)

• Declaration from the exporter

• Additional documents

• Shipping bill and annexure

CUSTOMS FILING

All the above documents should be filed with the customs before going for the
customs processing customs filing is nothing but to get affix the customs seal with
date and obtain shipping bill number.

• Getting initial from the inspector of customs

• Affix customs house seal in all the above said documents

• Obtain shipping bill number along with date.

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PROCESS INVOLVED IN CUSTOMS FILING

Documents submission

Obtain inspector s initial

Customs seal with date

Allot shipping bill no (clerk)

To export the textile items such as yard, fabric and made up items of USA Canada
European union Norway must get texprocil certificate.

Three types of TEXPROCIL are available.

• Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council (C T E P C)

• Synthetic Rayon Textile Export Promotion Council(S R T E P C)

• Apparel Export Promotion Council( A E P C)

Clearance by customs:

Shipment will be allowed by customs authorities at the ports of shipment after verifying
the certificate of export entitlement on the original and duplicate of shipping bills for
individual consignments issued by the Texprocil or SRTEPC that is known as quota
endorsement.

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CUSTOMS PROCESSING

The customs processing is nothing but assessment of various documents submitted to

export customs. They assess and verify the correctness of documents. The following are
the process involved in customs processing.

Submission of documents with S/B no

Verification by inspector

Open order by superintendent (export customs)

Payment of cess (if it is a duty bill)

Allotment of customs security number

Detachment of original GR Form

After affixing the verified seal with his signature in 3 copies of shipping bill (original,
duplicate, & triplicate) and 3 copies of the invoice.

Superintendent of customs gives Open order seal on the backside of the duplicate copy
of shipping bill. Open order seal differs according to the nature of stuffing.

For house stuffing the seal states like

“PLEASE VERIFY THE CONTAINER NO. AND C.E. SEALS WITH

REFERENCE TO THE C.E. CERTIFIED INVOICE & PACKING LIST AND
REPORT. WHETHER SEALS ARE INTACT AND ENDORSE AR4”

For CFS stuffing and port stuffing the seal states like

“OPEN AND INSPECT 2% S/PKG VERIFY DESCRIPTION ENDORSE AR4”

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STUFFING PROGRAMME

Stuffing of cargo in the container is made in three ways.

• House stuffing

• CFS stuffing

• Port stuffing

After the customs processing is over the bill wish reach

• Dock office in case house stuffing and port stuffing

• Corporate office in case of CFS stuffing

The steps involved in stuffing programme are different for stuffing

House stuffing

House stuffing means the cargo is stuffed into the container at the factory of the shipper.

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TSA – Tran’s shipment application

It is an application made by the liner to the Deputy Commissioner of customs for

permitting to move empty containers for house stuffing purpose or to container yard

The superintendent of customs approves the application. Only after getting this
permission the container can be moved from or to the yard.

CFS stuffing

CFS means container freight station government has authorised some warehouse
stations to carry out stuffing process called as CFS.

Port Stuffing

Under the port stuffing the stuffing is carried out inside the port premises with
the help of port labours. Shippers send their cargo directly to port. For port stuffing have
to get permission from the port customs authorities. Cargo should be stuffed into the
container in front of inspector of customs.

The liners move their empty container to the port premises for carrying out port
stuffing. The two types of cargo are stuffing into the container.

• FCL Cargo ( full container load)

• LCL Cargo(low container load)

FCL CARGO: means the cargo has been stuffed in full/part into a 20’ or 40’ or high
cube container. There should be a single consignee for FCL cargo and there can be
more than one shipper.

LCL CARGO: means the volume of the cargo (CBM) is very less. That is after
stuffing that kind of cargo into the container.

Prepare E.I.R

Expansion for E. I. R equipment interchange receipt “PSA sical” people gives the
receipt. {“PSA SICAL” is a private entity who had undertaken the contract for
loading container into the vessel.} Before loading the container into the vessel the
container has to be landed into the PSA sisal yard. All the containers while entering

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 the sical yard have to be pay some charge to them. Against the payment they will
give one receipt called equipment interchange receipt (EIR)

PREPARE BILL OF LADING

Bill of lading is the document issued by the shipping company or its agent receipt of
goods mentioned in shipping bill.

In legal term bill of lading is:

• A formal receipt by the ship owner acknowledging that the goods of the
stated specification quantity and condition ship for the purpose of shipment.

• A document of title of the goods enables the consignee to dispose off the
goods by endorsement and delivery of bill of lading.

Contents of bill of lading

• Exporters name and address

• Consignee name and address

• Notify party name and address

• Bill of lading number & date

• Export reference like;

• Shipping bill no

• RBI code no

• GR form no

• Customs security no

• Shipper code no

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• Vessel name voyage number

• Port of loading

• Place of delivery

• Country of origin of goods

• Details of marks no’s and description of cargo

• Gross weight and net weight & CBM

• freight payment terms

• container number and seal number

• Number original copies

While issuing bill of lading the shipping company affix various seals that indicate the
type of stuffing payment terms the liability status regarding the bill of lading.

OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS

• Certificate of origin

• G.S.P certificate

• Fumigation certificate

• Phytosanitary certificate

• Weight certificate

• Vessel certificate

• Insurance certificate

• Mate ‘s receipt

EXPORT PAYMENT TERMS

EXW - Ex works

FCA - Free carrier

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FAS - free along ship

FOB - free on board

CFR - cost and freight

CIF - cost insurance & freight

CPT - carriage paid to

CIP - carriage insurance paid to

DAF - delivery at frontier

IMPORT

Import in simple word the movement of cargo from overseas to home country either by
any mode of transportation (air, sealand etc...).

The following steps are involved in process of imports they are:

1. Receiving documents from importer

Import department staff receives the following documents from the importer

• Shipper ‘s invoice (original)

• Bill of lading

• Packing list

• Certificate of origin

• Insurance certificate

• Import’s declaration

• Letter of credit

• Purchase order

• Import freight certificate

• Phyto sanitary certificate(if any)

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The following certificates are necessary for same specific commodities they are;

• DEEC - DEEC License, DEEC Book, Bank Guarantee

• EPCG - EPCG License ,Bank Guarantee

• DEPB - DEPB License, TRA if applicable

• Capital Goods - catalogue ,technical write up

• Agriculture - phyto and furnigation certificate etc...

Product

WORK SHEET PREPARATION

Work sheet prepared using the following documents.

• Invoice

• Packing list

• Bill of lading

• Cargo arrival notice from the liner

• Customs &central excise tariff and notifications

This duty is calculated as pr the duty structures in the customs tariff of India customs
notifications and date.

Two kinds of customs duty is applicable they are:

• Import Duty

• Surcharge

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TYPES OF BILL OF ENTRY

This document is prepared by us on behalf of the importer. Bill of entry is the

document filed with the customs. Imported goods are cleared out of the port premises
using the customs endorsed bill of entry.

The following are the types of bill of entries;

• Clearance for home consumption - white Bill

• Clearance in In -bond and EQU - Yellow Bill

• Clearance in Ex Bond - Green Bill

Process in filing of import documents with customs

Entering IGM No, Line No, In-Bond No

Permission from the concerned superintendent

Getting computerised bill of entry no,

Customs seal

Import clerk’s signature after verification

open order from the inspector (as well as) superintendent (if necessary)

All the goods that are imported have to pass through the procedure of customs clearance
when they reach the Indian border. The goods are examined evaluated and allowed to be
taken out of the customs to the importer. The entire process of customs clearance is too

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complex to carry out. So customs house agents who are well experienced in this field is
appointed by the importer in order to clear the imported goods.

The imported items are classified under EXIM policy as

• Positive list: This is a list of items that can be imported under OGL (open
general license) by the user.

• Negative list: This is classified into

• Prohibited goods

• Restricted goods

• Canalised goods

IMPORT PROCESSING

RECEIVING DOCUMENTS FOR IMPORT

PREPARING WORK SHEET

PREPARING BILL OF ENTRY

PUT UP (ARRANGING DOCUMENTS

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 Conclusion

It was a great experience for me to do this summer training at St.John freight

systems limited, Tuticorin and the training helped identifying the different aspects and
function carried out in an organisation .

Finally , this training programme has helped me to gain more knowledge on the
various aspect of an organization.

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