AAICLAS – Airport Authority of India Cargo Logistics and

Allied Services, Chennai

A INTERNSHIP REPORT

Submitted by

M. SPERGEON
(2021652062)

in partial fulfillment for the award of the

degree of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

IN

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY

TAMILNADU – 603130

2020-2023
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 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the internship work entitled “An Overall Study On
Airport Authority Of India Cargo Logistics And Allied Service
Company” is completed from 9th June 2022 to 22nd June 2022. I have
participated in an internship program of the requirement for the final year of
the International Business course. My study was done under the supervision
of J. NOBLE SOLOMON-SENIOR MANAGER (CARGO).I further
declare that information submitted by me is true and original to the best of my
knowledge.

Place : Chennai

Date: Signature of the studen

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER CHAPTER TITLE PAGE

1 INTRODUCTION 4

2 OBJECTIVE 7

3 EXPORT 11

4 IMPORT 18

5 COURIER 27

6 DISPOSAL 31

7 ICMS 33

8 AIRLINE CODE 33

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9 ABBREVIATION

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10 CONCLUSION

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 INTRODUCTION

In this growing world logistic and supply chain management plays a vital role in
transportation of goods and services. The term logistics refers to how the resources are
acquired, stored and transported to final destination and the term supply chain refers to
flow of goods and services it also includes the movement and storage of materials,
work in process and inventory. Cargo refers to the goods that may be finished or semi-
finished or raw material. These Cargo are transported throughout the world in four
major ways. The four ways are airways, seaways, railways and roadways. Among the
four different ways the fastest way of transportation is airways.

Air Freight, also known as air cargo, is the mode of transport used to transport cargo
swiftly by air. Airfreight is the most valuable form of transport when shipping or
transporting goods in the fastest time around the globe. Air cargo is shipped through
the same gateway as the passenger or commercial airlines.

Air cargo has played an important role in the global economy, and has carved out a
niche in terms of transporting high-value, lightweight commodities. It only represents
roughly 1 percent of the overall freight movements by weight, and the demand for air
cargo is primarily constrained by the costs, as air cargo services can be up to five times
the cost of transporting the goods by road, and up to 16 times the cost of sea transport.

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ABOUT AAICLAS
The strong relationship between
growth in international trade and
logistics infrastructure is widely
acknowledged. As product life cycles
have shortened and demand of rapid
delivery has increased, the demand
of air cargo

transportation has grown significantly over the last few years. 35% of global
trends moves by air in terms of value of goods, which represents almost US 6.4
Trillion globally. Changing business environment where, speed to market is a
competitive imperative, movement of inventory is no longer viewed as
compartmentalized process.

In fast growing countries like

India an efficient logistics
infrastructure acts as an economic
catalyst contributing directly to
the global competitiveness. .
Indian market has maintained its
growth momentum both in terms
of passengers and cargo traffic
with the rapid growth achieved in

the recent years. India is poised to take big leap in manufacturing sector with make
in India initiative, for which development of infrastructure and logistics play a vital
role. Since, Its inception Airports Authority of India has been pioneering the
development of International cargo operations in the country at various metro and
non-metro airports. AAI has capability of handling needs of express and general

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 cargo with facilities for temperature sensitive cargo, perishable, pharmaceutical
and dangerous goods. Further to this Ministry of Civil Aviation is looking
forward for developing domestic air cargo in the country by setting up common
user domestic cargo terminals.

Keeping in mind the current economic boom, the importance of air cargo and its impact
on the overall economy of India, AAI proposed to demerge and corporatize the cargo
department into functionally and administratively independent organization, which is
professionally driven and responsive service enterprise. With a vision to become the
foremost integrated logistics network in India, AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services
Company Limited (AAICLAS) was incorporated on 11th August 2016. It will work as
multi modal interface linking air, surface & water transport. Thus becoming the largest
networked and fastest logistic solution provider company of India. AAICLAS will
promote, represent, organize, undertake, establish, conduct, handle, arrange, own,
operate, participate, facilitate, sponsor, encourage, and provide the business as Cargo
Terminal Operator, Free Trade Zone, Air Freight Station and Inland container depot for
cargo and passengers.

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 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

 To know about the overall work process in AAICLAS.

 To study about the rolls and responsibility of custodian.
 Application of logistics in import and export.
 Documentation process for transportation.
 Identify problems and suggesting a good solution.
 To know the services done by custom house agent.

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 GENERAL TERMS USED IN AIR CARGO

AIR CARGO:

 It is the carriage or the transportation of goods through an air carrier.

Transport services via air are the most valuable when it comes to
moving express shipments around the globe and it consists of air mail,
air freight and air express.

CONSIGNOR:

 When goods are sent by the manufacturer or the producer to the buyer,
the act is referred to as consignment where the owners of the goods send
the goods to their agents in another location. The goods that are sent in
this manner are referred to as consignment while the sender is called the
consignor.

CONSIGNEE:

 A consignee is only a receiver and not the owner of the goods. The
ownership is transferred only when the consignee has paid the consignor,
in full, for the goods. In most cases, a consignee is only an agent
receiving the goods from the consignor. It is important to remember that
the person who receives the goods in a consignment is always a
consignee.

CONSIGNMENT:

 Consignment is the process by which a person gives over something to

the care of another party, retaining full ownership until the property is
sold. It is often done during auctions, shipping, transferring goods, or
any time that something is put up for sale not by the owner but by a third
party who will make the property available to a buyer.
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CHA:

 Customs House Agent (CHA) is licensed to act as an agent for

transaction of any business relating to the entry or departure of
conveyances or the import or export of goods at a customs station.
CHAs maintain detailed, itemized and up- to-date accounts. A CHA
license may be temporary or permanent.

CUSTODIAN:

 A custodian is a specialized financial institution (typically, a regulated

entity with granted authority like a bank) that holds customers securities
for safekeeping in order to minimize the risk of their misappropriation,
misuse, theft, and/or loss.

AIRLINE AUTHORITY:

 The Airports Authority of India or AAI is a statutory body, under the

ownership of, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. It is
responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil
aviation infrastructure in India.

CUSTOMS:

 Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting

tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals,
transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a
country. Traditionally, customs has been considered as the fiscal subject
that charges customs duties

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IATA:

 International Air Transport Association is an association of airline traders

around the world promoting cooperation in ensuring the safety, the
security and the reliability of air services.

I.E.C – IMPORTER & EXPORTER CODE:

An Importer -Exporter Code (IEC) is a key business identification

number which mandatory for export from India or Import to India. No
export or import shall be made by any person without obtaining an IEC
unless specifically exempted.

AWB:

An airway bill or AWB is a document that accompanies goods shipped

by an international courier, which allow for tracking. It serves as a
receipt of goods by an airline, as well as a contract of carriage between
the shipper and the carrier. It's a legal agreement that's enforceable by
law.

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 EXPORT

Transport of cargos from own country to another country across the world is
called as export. Air transport plays a vital roll in transporting the cargos in
fastest and safest way. Airfreight is the most valuable form of transport. It
reaches the customer than the other way of transportation.

There are two types of cargo handled in export

1. General cargo
2. Valuable cargo

General cargo:

 This type of cargo is not harmful to anyone they comes under general
commodity and this type cargo is normally handled and does not cost
much. General cargos are electronic, automobile parts, clothes, leather,
etc.

Valuable cargo:

 This type of cargo is harmful and comes under valuable commodity and
this types of cargo needs special care and it cost more than general cargo.
Valuable cargos are Gold, Jewels, Dangerous goods, etc.

STEPS INVOLED IN EXPORTING

Gate entry & gate

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pass check

Unloading of cargo
 Weighment

Amendment

Examination

Truck dock

LEO

Bond close

Loading

Release
permit

EGM

Scanning

Unitization

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Export is dived into four working area, they are

1. Truck dock area.

2. Examine area.
3. Bonded area.
4. Air side area.

TRUCK ENTRY:

 Initially the truck entered in gate with cargo. The documents need for
entering are TSPC Challan (Terminal storage and processing charges),
Gate Pass, Arrival slot Token and Airway Bill. In the TSPC challan the
entry time and packages are noted and sealed by the security

TRUCK DOCK AREA:

 The goods are unloaded in the dock area with the help of dock
workers. Dock workers use hydraulic trolley and manual trolley.

WEIGHMENT:

 In this area all the packages are checked according to information

provided in TSPC challan and Airway bill. Also the handling stickers,
airway bill sticker and caution stickers are checked. Total number of
packages in the airway bill and goods arrived are cross checked. Finally
weighment process starts.

 Weighment process involves if there any change in weight or

dimension the following formula is used to calculate the chargable
weight.

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AMENDMENT:

Extra charges that should be paid in order to the change the chargeable weight

L x B x H x No. of pieces In Cm

6000

L x B x H x No. of pieces In Inch

366

If there any changes in the weighment process the CHA should pay the
amendment in counter section.

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EXAMINE:

 In this process the goods are transferred from truck dock area to
examination area. Customs officer will examine the goods and issue
the LEO ( Let Export Order) which means the cargo is ready to export.

SCANNING:

 After bond closed from the examination area the goods are transferred to
bonded area through scanning machine. This is screening process to
check the exporter transports the right goods. This process is done by
AAI Officials.

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UNITZATION:

Three types:

1. Palletization
2. Containerization
3. Bulk.

The cargos are divided in the above types and packed

Pallets Container

ETV : ELEVATED TRANSPORT VEHICLE

ETV is vertical storage device which stores all the pallet till it getting shipment.

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LOADING SHEET:

 The scanned cargos are packet in the pallets or containers by the help
of custodian. These works are done under the supervision of the airline
representative and loading supervisor and loading sheet is prepared.
And after packing lashing and belting process takes place.

RELEASE REQUEST LETTER

 This is a request letter given by the airlines to take the goods which are
loaded in the aircraft to custodian.

RELEASE PERMIT ORDER:

 This order is issued by custodian to airline that means they give

permission to take the goods from airport.

EXPORT GENERAL MANIFEST:

 All the shipping items and their details will be listed in the export
general manifest.

AIRCRAFT MANIFEST:

 It’s the only document the captain will carry with him. It is used in the case
of emergency and to know what are goods he carrying with him.

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 IMPORT

Cargos which are received from other part of the world to own country is called
as import. Importing of goods from other country is generally cost high. They
are also divided into two cargos

1. Valuable Goods
2. General Goods
3. Special Goods

VALUABLE GOODS:

The goods which are high valued and which should be transported with extra
care is called valuable goods. They are doubly charged

Eg: Gold, Diamond, rifle etc.…

GENERAL GOODS:

The goods which has normal value and can be handled normally is called
general goods. For transporting these types of goods the cost is normal.

Eg spare parts, half finished goods

SPECIAL GOODS:

The goods which should be transported within a short time and they have
separate place to store is called as special goods.

Eg: perishable goods like carb, food items, flowers.

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IMPORT PROCESS

Unloading

Receiving

Segregation

Shed Cold DG Shed

ASRS storage

Customs
examination

OOC

Billing b/c

Gate pass

Import :

Import procedure means all the steps involved in purchase of goods from any
foreign country. The procedural steps involved in import trade differ from
country to country in respect of their import policy, statutory requirements. In
majority of the countries import trade is being controlled by the government.

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UNLOADING:

Flight reaches the runway. All the pallets are unloaded using a unit loading
device. With the help of GHA Ground Handling Agents.

RECEIVING:

Initially high priority goods and perishable goods are received and stored
according to their storage location. All the remaining goods are unpacked and
kept for declaration.

Custodian who receive the goods have a EDI (Electronuic data interchange)
copy of the import general manifest. He check the goods and make a plan
to segregate based on the nature of goods.

The goods which received are checked for damages. Types of damage found
in goods are

1. OCD outer cover damage.

2. Broken
3. Normal damage
4. Wet damage
5. Crashed

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During receiving the goods which does not comes in manifest are divided in
two types

1. EXCESS LANDED
Goods which are arrived more than the number of package mentioned in
manifest are called as excess landed and they are stored in a separate
excess landed shed.
2. SHORT LANDED
Goods which are arrived less than the number of package mentioned in
the manifest are called as short landed and they are stored in separate
shed.

TYPES OF CARGO IMPORTED:

1. Valuable goods
2. Live animals
3. Live fishes
4. Perishable items
5. Medicine
6. Expensive goods
7. Dangerous goods
8. Electronic goods.

SEGREGATION:

Segregation of goods is according to the nature of goods and nature of Storing.

There are four types of storage system

1. Shed storage
2. Cold storage
3. ASRS
4. DG storage

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SHED STORAGE:

 In import there are nine number of shed according to the value and size
of the cargo. It starts from NS-1 to NS-9

COLD STORAGE:

 The perishable items and other materials which should be store in

required temperature are stored in cold storage. There are five cold
storage shed in import.

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 IMPORT WAREHOUSE BININING LOCATIONS

SHED NAME SHED TYPE LOCATIONS

CS-01 A COLD STORAGE -15°C to -30°C CS001-CS040

CS-01 B COLD STORAGE -5°C to 15°C CS041 CS070
CS-01 ANTE ROOM COLD STORAGE CS071-CS075
CS-02 COLD STORAGE 2°C to 8°C CS076-CS134
CS-03 A COLD STORAGE -5°C to 5°C CS135-CS164
CS-03 B COLD STORAGE 0°C to 10°C CS165-CS186
CS-03 ANTE ROOM COLD STORAGE CS187-CS191
CS-04 COLD STORAGE 2°C to 8°C CS192CS205
CS-05 ANTE ROOM DANGEROUS CARGO CS206- CS212
CS-05 SP CARGO CS213 CS253
DG HC CARGO DG001-DG075
SP SHED SENSITIVE CARGO SPO01 SP140
HC SHED SENSITIVE CARGO HC001-HC104
NS1 GENERAL CARGO NS001-NS515
NS1 A GENERAL CARGO NS516-NS565
NS2 GENERAL CARGO NS566-NS589
NS3 GENERAL CARGO NS590- NS717
NS4 GENERAL CARGO NS718- NS789
NS5 GENERAL CARGO NS790 NS799
NS6 GENERAL CARGO NS800- NS811
NS7 GENERAL CARGO NS812 NS823
NS8 GENERAL CARGO NS824 - NS835
NS9 GENERAL CARGO NS836- NS841
Rack Small Packages Storage Shed R2001 R2204
Rack Single Packages Storage Shed R2205-R2348
Rack Bonded Truck BT 001 – BT 135

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ASRS:

Automated storage retrieval system.

ASRS is a vertical storing system. Bulk cargo which has same house are stored
in a bin this process is called binning. The bin are then transferred to ASRS.
The checker scans the BIN number and scan the AWB number and put the bin
in ASRS. The ASRS system find a empty location to place the bin and it stores
and gives the information where it is stored.

At the time of delivery or at the time of examination the ASRS will

automatically send the required bin with the help of operator.

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DANGEROUS GOODS:

 Goods which are harmful and toxic to other goods are called as dangerous
goods. They are handled with high care and kept under surveillance.

 Dangerous goods are items or substances that when

transported by aircraft are risk to health, safety, property or
the environment

IATA has prescribed 9 classes of Dangerous Goods:

Class 1 – Explosives – bombs, bomb-making substances, IEDs, dynamite

Class 2 – Gas – in compressed cylinder which may explode

Class 3 – Flammable liquids – petrol crude kerosene, petrol

Class 4 – Flammable Solids – phosphorus, Sulphur

Class 5 – Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides – substances that cause rusting

of other materials

Class 6 – Toxic and Infectious Substances – poison, poisonous substances

Class 7 – Radioactive material – emit atomic rays

Class 8 – Corrosives – that eat up organic substances – acids,

alkalis

Class 9 – Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods – magnetic materials

Above materials cannot be booked as cargo unless in compliance
with
DGR Regulations – totally prohibited for passenger baggage. The
above mentioned goods are handled carefully and stored in the DG shed.

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EXAMINIATION AREA:

All the goods are examined by the custom officer and approved for delivery.
Customs give OOC (out of charge) to the goods which are not harmful and its
duty charges that has to be paid.

BANK CHALLAN

After OOC produced the billing operation takes place. All the required duties
such as storage, movement of goods, examination, repacking and demurrage
should be paid by the importer with the help of CHA through online.

GATE PASS:

Gate pass is given in counter after the full payment for the consignment. And
issued in the import counter. Finally the requested consignment is delivered
to the CHA.

TRANSHIPMENT:

It’s a process were the consignment which are send or received to nearby port
through roadways. The transhipment goods are checked under customs
knowledge and sealed. The sealed truck is further opened by customs in the
nearby port.

SINGLE PACKAGE AREA:

In this area the single consignment are stored in racks with the help of workers.

SMALL PACKAGE AREA:

In this area the small size consignment are stored in racks with the help
of workers.
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RATIO ACTIVE CARGO:

The Radio Active elements which are harmful to other goods so they are
stored in separate shed. It is stored and handled with high care and kept under
high surveillance

IMPORT & EXPORT COURIER

Introduction:

Imports and exports through courier are becoming increasingly popular, At

present, the courier clearances are allowed both under manual mode as well as
electronic mode. The courier clearances under the manual mode are governed
by Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulations, 1998, and courier
clearance under electronic mode are governed by Courier Imports and Exports
(Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010. The courier goods
are cleared through a fast track basis on observance of simple formalities by
courier companies. Examination of parcels is kept to the minimum and
clearance is allowed on the basis of selective scrutiny of documents. The duty,
where leviable, is paid by the courier company on behalf of importers/exporters
before taking delivery of the parcels.

Categories of goods allowed import through courier:

Except for certain excluded categories, all goods are allowed to be imported
through the courier mode. The exclusion of certain categories of goods is based
upon the fact that these broadly require specific conditions to be fulfilled under
any act or rule or regulation such as testing of samples in reference to the
relevant authorities or experts before their clearance. In these cases, due to
additional compliance requirements, the assessment and clearance takes time.

These goods, therefore, do not fit into the scheme, which envisages Customs
clearance on a fast track basis. Further, air terminals and LCS are not equipped
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to handle certain goods. Thus, in general the following categories of goods are
not allowed import through the courier mode:

(a) Precious and semi-precious cargo

(b) Animals and plant

(c) Perishables

(d) Publications containing maps depicting incorrect boundaries of India

(e) Precious and semi-precious stones, gold or silver in any form

(f) Goods under Export Promotion Schemes including EOU scheme; (g)
Goods exceeding weight limit of 70 kgs. (individual packages) imported
through courier under manual mode. However, under the electronic mode, no
such restriction regarding weight has been provided. Clearance of goods under
the EOU scheme is permitted under the electronic mode.

Categories of goods allowed export through courier:

As in the case of imports, all goods are allowed to be exported through courier

except for the following excluded categories:

(a) Goods attracting any duty on exports

(b) Goods exported under export promotion schemes, such as

Drawback, DEEC,EPCG etc.

(c) Goods where the value of the consignment is above Rs.,25,000/ and
transaction in foreign exchange is involved.

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Procedure for clearance of import goods

(a) Documents that include any message, information or data recorded on

paper, cards or photographs having no commercial value, and which do not
attract any duty or subject to any prohibition /restriction on their import or
export

b) Samples- any Bonafide commercial samples and prototypes of goods

supplied free of charge of a value not exceeding Rs.50,000/- for exports and
Rs. 10,000/ for imports which are not subject to any prohibition or restriction on
their import or export and which does not involve transfer of foreign exchange.

C) Free gifts- any bonafide gifts of articles for personal use of a value not
exceeding rupees 25,000/- tor a consignment in case of exports and Rs.10,000/-
for imports which are not subject to any prohibition or restriction on their
import or export and which do not involve transfer of foreign exchange

(d) Low value dutiable or commercial goods - goods having a declared value

of up to Rs.1,00,000/-

(e) Dutiable or commercial goods- goods having a declared value otf more

than Rs.1,00,000/-

Emanation norms for goods imported or exported by courier:

(a) 100% screening of import export consignments (documents and all types
of cargo) is required to be done through X-ray or other NII techniques.
Wherever possible the facility of X-ray machines available with Customs
could be used otherwise the airlines or AAI's screening facility may be
resorted to for such screening. Further, wherever feasible such screening by
multi-agencies could be combined to reduce the time taken and avoid
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 duplicity

(b) Physical examination of export documents, gifts, samples and export goods
limited up to a maximum of 10% of the total courier consignments or
specified intelligence. The consignments so selected will be examined 100%

(c) Physical examination of import documents, gifts, samples and dutiable

goods limited up to a maximum of 10% of the total courier consignments.
The consignments so selected will be examined 100%.
(d) Selection of consignments physical examination would be based on the
various parameters such as nature of goods, value, weight, status of importer
etc.

(e) Commissioner of Customs in respective ports can exercise the discretion of

random examination of goods, on specific parameters such as country of import/
export, nature of goods as presently provided in the EDI system.

0) Any consignment can be examined by the Customs (even upto 100%

Examination), if there is any specific intelligence or there is doubt during X-ray
in respect of the said consignment.

(g) Under the automated process the consignments would be identified

for Examination on the basis of risk analysis.

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 DISPOSAL

Cargo is allowed till 30 days more than that the unclaimed cargo are taken for
disposal by the disposal unit.

The disposal is done in two ways:

1. Sale through E- auction.

2. Destroy the cargo.

The criteria to determine whether the cargo could be sold or to be destroyed is

being decided by certified valuer. At present M/s superintendent company of
India pvt. ltd. Calcutta is engaged for doing the valuation.

BIS – Bureau of Indian standards.

FSSAI- Food safety and security of India

TC- Textile committee.

These three department does the valuation of imported product which kept for
disposal.

The following nature of items are proposed for destruction.

1) Expired food items

2) Hazardous items
3) Chemicals
4) obsolete
5) Items of no commercial value
6) Medical(expired)
7) Restricted for import.
8) Goods which does not have proper certification from enforcement agencies

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Procedure for Sale of Unclaimed/Uncleared Cargo:
For sale of such unclaimed/uncleared goods, the custodian first identifies
the goods which are lying uncleared for more than 30 days. He then
prepares an inventory of such goods and sends it to the Customs for their
'no objection'.

The Customs scrutinizes the list of consignments forwarded by the

custodians and withdraws the items which are the subject matter of any
investigation/adjudication or court proceedings. The goods prohibited for
import, are also withdrawn from the auction as these are subject to
adjudication proceedings and goods may get absolutely confiscated.
Once goods are confiscated, the ownership is transferred to the
Government and the Customs becomes responsible for disposal of
such goods.
Once 'no objection' for disposal is received from the Customs, the
custodian gets the fair price of the goods determined by Customs.
The price approved by the Customs (inclusive of duty leviable) generally
forms the basis of 'reserve price' for the purpose of auction of the goods.
After fixation of reserve price, the custodians arrange public auctions
which are held in the presence of proper officer of Customs. In the event
of the goods not being disposed of at the 'reserve price' (or within the
permissible margin) in the first auction, the 'reserve price' is reduced
according to prescribed scale in the subsequent auctions. In case, efforts
to sell the goods through public auction fail, these are sold through
tender.
Once the goods are sold, the Customs duty on the goods is calculated.
For calculation of Customs duty, the sale proceeds from sale of
unclaimed/uncleared goods is taken as cum dutyprice (value + duty)
and customs duty is calculated working backwards on the price
realised.
The sale of goods is done through e-auction.

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 ICMS

Integrated Cargo management system

This new system encompasses various activities and solutions, such as e-freight
compliance and a web-based feedback system and includes a mobile
application. This new system facilitates exchange of data with the system of the
Customs for final clearance of export and import cargo. Each stage of the
export and import cargo handling processes is instantly done through the
system.

 11G- currently using software

 19C- upcoming software which has cloud storage.

This software helps to document all the data that are needed for import and
export process.

AIRLINE CODE
 AI – Air India
 AK – Air Asia
 G9 - Air Arabia
 6E – Indigo
 EK – Emirates
 QR – Qatar
 CX – Cathay Pacific
 BA – British Airways
 LH - Lufthansa
 BZ – Blue Dart
 UL - SriLankan Airline
 EY - Ethihad Airways
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 ET – Ethiopian Airlines
 AF – Air France
 9W – Jet Airways
 WY – Oman Air
 SQ – Singapore Airlines
 GF – Gulf Air
 HX – Hongkong Air

ABBREVIATIONS:

 IATA – International Air Transport Association

 ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization
 AAI – Airport Authority of India

 AAICLAS - Airport Authority of India Cargo Logistics and Allied

Service

 AWB – Air Way Bill

 TSPC – Terminal Storage Processing Challan

 GCR – General Commodity Rate

 SCR – Special Commodity Rate

 EDI – Electronic Data Interchange

 ICMS – Integrated Cargo Management System

 ECCS – Express Cargo Clearance System

 EGM – Export General Manifest

 IGM – Import General Manifest

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 SEZ – Special Economic Zones

 DIP- Diplomatic Mail

 LEO – Let Export Order

 OOC – Out Of Charge

 AOG – Aircraft On Ground

 UB – Unaccompanied Baggage

 MAWB – Master Air Way Bill

 HAWB - House Air Way Bill

 DG – Dangerous Goods

 CS – Cold Storage

 ASRS – Automated Storage and Retrieval System

 FCC – Fast Clearance Cargo

 IWR – Import Warehouse Register no

 EL – Excess Landing

 SL – Short Landing

 PDA – Pre Deposit Account

 NOC – No Objection Certificate

 ATA – Actual Time of Arrival

 ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival

 OB – On Board
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 CONCLUTION

The growth of Air Cargo in India has reduced drastically in the couple of years
for the following major reasons.

 The COVID-19 crisis impacted the aviation sector in strikingly different

ways for passenger and air cargo sectors. According to the International
Air Transport Association (IATA), 2020 has been confirmed as the worst
year on record for the airline industry.
 The charges of airlines have gone up by almost 50% due to the
increase in fuel surcharge.
 Shipping lines routing the shipments through sea & ocean is almost 1/3rd
of the airline charges and because of enhancement in technology
shipping lines have started transporting cargo in a much shorter time as it
used to take about a decade back. Even trucks and containers are
reaching different seaports from different parts of the country in just 4-5
days.

Hence I have learned about air cargo import, export, counter, ICMS, disposal
and finance as the result air cargo transportation is the one of the most
important, fastest and safest mode of transportation for cargos

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