The Customs department proposes to introduce an online facility for generation of Rotation Number required by vessels for berthing at ports as part of trade facilitation measure. Port authorities, especially the Customs, issue the number to a vessel to indicate its turn for berthing for loading or unloading. Currently, for allotment of rotation number for a vessel that calls on a port, the shipping line or its agents file an application with the Customs House in a prescribed format.
After confirmation of the particulars, details are entered into the system and the rotation number is generated by the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES). The Customs department has now reviewed the present system. With a view of simplifying the generation of rotation number for vessels, it said a facility has been developed on ICEGATE portal for online application and self-generation of the number by shipping lines or their agents. On submission of certain details and authentication by the user using a one-time password, the rotation number would be generated by the system.
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