As we
travel on the road, we see goods movement – there are huge containers stuffed
with cargo inside. It is common
knowledge that all goods imported or exported out of India pass through the
procedure of Customs for the purposes proper examination, appraisal, assessment
and evaluation. This is done to check the legality of the trade as also for
charging taxes as applicable. There are documents known as Bill of entry and
Shipping Bill which would provide the necessary declaration to the Customs
about the goods that are contained inside the box.
For
long clearance by the Customs and assessment of customs duty used to take long
time and was cumbersome – the introduction of tariff and categorisation of
goods as also the modernisation including e filing of B/E have all eliminated
the delay to a large extent. Some major importers are granted the facility of
green channel clearance. This is just like walking out of the airport unchecked
based on a mere declaration of what you possess. Thus there would be no
physical examination of goods for assessment or check up.
A teenage boy
sneaked into the cargo hold of an Emirates passenger plane in China and made it
all the way to Dubai before being apprehended. The Dubai-based airline said the
stowaway was found in the cargo hold of Flight EK303 from Shanghai on May 27. It
is thought the 16-year-old boy, identified by his surname Xu, wanted to make a
living by being a beggar in Dubai. The Airline did confirm that a
stowaway was found in the cargo hold of flight EK303 from Shanghai to Dubai. The airline did not give any details on the
identity or condition of the stowaway, who had been in the cargo-hold for more
than nine hours. He made the risky journey on the Airbus A380 because he had
heard that beggars in Dubai could earn 470,000 Yuan (£49,465 / Rs.42.68 lakhs)
a month, according to the agency.
If you
thought it is unbelievable, do read this newsitem from Times of India of date. Two
puppies popped out of a sealed container that arrived in Chennai from China at
the Salcomp factory in the Nokia telecom SEZ in Sriperumbudur, astounding not
just the staff but also veterinarians, who realized the dogs had survived a
journey of 25 days across 3,000km without food and water.
When
staff at the factory opened the container with machinery , they were surprised
to find two puppies they had not ordered along with the spare parts. Vets
believe that it is a miracle that the puppies survived without food or water
for over three weeks. Generally , they
can go without feed or water for about a week. This seems to be an
extraordinary exception. The puppies - about
three-and-a-half months old, were taken to their shelter in Velachery on
Saturday afternoon. The Nokia park
security noted that the “puppies were found in a dehydrated, famished and sick
condition“. The container was sealed in China on September 5, and arrived at
Sriperumbudur factory on 30th
Sept. 2016. It is stated that there was no trace of any food inside the container.
Another
veterinarian from the Animal husbandry department said puppies should be
quarantined for a fortnight to ensure they are not carrying any viruses.
Interesting
!
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
2nd Oct 2016.
