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This area is only for office use, Customs clearance office at which the declaration is made and the documents are produced; Manifest reference, Customs reference number and Date will be given by officials as necessary
Type of declaration. All possible types of declaration (models of declaration) are shown in ACCESS guide IV; Chapter 3.
For exports, name and address of the foreign consinee is entered but VAT number is not required.
For imports, name, address & the VAT number of the consignee (importer in Sri Lanka) should be entered as shown in the documents.
Marks and Numbers
Identification marks of the packages. The characters available in a type writer
(key board) can only be used as marks and numbers.Initials or the abbreviated name of the consignee, country of destination,
a reference number as agreed between the buyer and seller (if any) or the serial number of the package are the most common
marks and numbers which are used in the International Trade.
Container No(s)If a particular consignment comes as a Full Container Load (FCL - Containerised cargo), its related
container numbers should be declared in this cage. In the same time, cage number 19 should be set to 1 to indicate that the
cargo is containerised.
Number and Kind
Number of packages and the code of package type (see chapter 8 of the ACCESS Giude IV).
Description of goods
Description of the commodity. Make sure to provide a precise and clear description, sufficiently
detailed to determine the classification code (HS Code) in the National Tarriff declared in cage no. 33.
Item number 1 is on CusDec I and item number 2 onwards, if any, are in CusDec II.
Classification number of the item, under Customs National Tarrif based on the Harmonized System (Harmonized Commodity Description and coding system).
Code of country of origin (compare with cage no.16) sometimes, country of origin, at this level (at item level) may differ from the country declared in cargo in cage no 16 (at header level), because commodities of a single consignment may originate from more than one country. This cage is reffered to when preferential rates or other concessions are claimed on the origin of the goods. In that case information will have to be supported with prescribed doocuments.
Gross weight of the item. Should always be declared in kilograms.
Code of preference (agreement code)(refer chapter 14 of the ACCESS Guide IV). Certain commodities are entitled for preferential rates of duty (as mentioned in National tariff), when imports done under certain international agreements. i.e. SAPTA, BANGKOCK etc. If a consignee would expect to claim the preferential rates of duty the applicable code of preferential should be declared here attaching supporting documents.
Coustoms Procedure Code (CPC) refer chapter 9 of ACCESS Giude IV. Quoting correct CPC code is essential, since the tax amount payable entirely depends on it.
Net weight of the item in kilograms.
Reserved for future use.
Preceding document number. This is applicable for cargo already declared to ACCESS during a previous
operation and where it becomes necessary to refer back to the previous declaration lodged in the ACCESS. In the case of
re-import/re-export the previous declaration number of orginal import/export should be declared, in this cage in order to claim
the facilities applicable/entitled, if any.
In case of a declaration submitted at the first instance, BL No/ AWB No. should be given.
Unit of measurement and quantity.
41A. The applicable unit and the quantity required in National Tariff.
41B. With regards to certain items duty is based on a specified unit of quantity. In such instances this cage is used.
Eg. Liquor-proof liter, cigaretts - no of sticks.
41C. There may be instances when the required unit of measurment in National Tariff does not meet some other requirements
(eg. In the national tariff, UOM for almost all the spare parts is in kilograms, whereas the UOM required by the Customs
valuation branch is number of units), In such situations, this cage can be made use of.
Value of the item declared in foreign currency.
FOB value is normally applied for exports. In case of imports, depending on the manner in which the value declared at cage 22,
it could either be FOB or CIF.
Reserved for future use
License No
Reference number of the document on which the special permission or concession is granted
(eg. License or any other special permit, re-importation certificate, etc.).
DV
Value of the item which has been debited against the licence or any other special permits.
AD
Attached document codes (please refer chapter 15 of ACCESS Guide IV).
This cage need not to be filled, since the system is configured in such a way to give 1 as the adjustment.
CIF value of the respective item in Sri Lanka rupees.
1. Type
Type represents the tax code that identifies each fiscal levy such as Customs Import Duty (CID),
Value Added Tax (VAT), etc.. In addition to the above taxes, Customs department may charge special fees (1.e. Computer fee,
Examination fee etc.)(see chapter 12 of the ACCESS Guide IV)
2.Tax base
Each fiscal levy has a specific base on which the tax is computed. Values of the tax bases in Sri Lankan Rupees should be
declared in this coloumn.
3. Rate
Applicable rates of taxes against the types of taxes declared in the first coloumn, should be given here.
4. Amount
Amount of tax payable in Sri Lankan Rupees
5. MP (Mode of Payment)
There are only two numerical codes, 0 and 1, that can be used in this coloumn. If the tax amount
declared under the forth coloumn (amount) are to be paid in cash, by cheques, on credits or through any other method, applicable
code would be 1, whereas it should be set to 0 when the particular tax amount is not paid (eg. to-bond CusDecs).
Total of the tax amounts and the other charges should be mentioned in the area provided on the bottom of the table.
This space is provide for certifying that the particulars and the values entered by the authorized person (may be Importer/Exporter/Declarent) are true and correct. Signatory's name, designation and VAT should be declared in the given cage accordingly. On the bottom of the box, he/she should mannually sign and date the declaration.