Regulations Governing the Approval and Management of Using Self-prepared Seals by Relevant Stakeholders｜第 17 條｜關務｜Regulation｜In Force
財政部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2024-05-14
Where self-prepared seals are used on sea containers, the sea carriers, sea freight forwarders and enterprises in logistics centers, inland container terminals shall comply with the following regulations: 1. Self-prepared seals should be affixed to the sea containers in the manner and position designated by Customs. 2. Firms who affix self-prepared seals to exporting or transiting sea containers domestically, shall pair the seals and containers and make a list of export containers being affixed with seals by themselves. 3. Sea carriers shall designate personnel to check whether the serial numbers of containers and seals are consistent with those stated in the container notes when exporting or transiting sea containers are affixed with self-prepared seals. 4. Where the self-prepared seals affixed to exporting or transiting sea containers are damaged or not sealed firmly or inconsistent with the serial numbers stated in the container notes, the carriers shall apply with Customs to affix self-prepared seals or Customs seal under the supervision of Customs officers. The sea carriers, sea freight forwarders where self-prepared seals are used on sea containers, shall comply with the following regulations: 1. Where the self-prepared seals contain serial numbers approved by Customs or are affixed to the imported or transited containers overseas, the seal numbers shall be stated in the import cargo manifests. If the self-prepared seal affixed overseas is under any of the following circumstances, firms shall apply with Customs to re-affix with self-prepared seals or Customs seals under Customs’ supervision: (1) The self-prepared seal is damaged or is not affixed firmly. (2) The serial numbers of the self-prepared seals are inconsistent with those stated in the cargo manifests. (3) The imported container number and serial numbers of the self-prepared seal are inconsistent with those being reported to Customs. 2. Sea carriers shall designate personnel to inspect the seals of the imported or transited containers being unloaded and Customs shall be notified if the self-prepared seals are found compromised. 3. Where self-prepared seals are affixed to the imported or transited sea containers domestically, sea carriers shall pair the seals and the containers matched and make the list of imported containers which have been affixed with self-prepared seals. The sea carriers shall also designate personnel to check the consistency of container numbers and seal numbers alongside the ship or seal the containers in the station when containers are unloaded. Whenever considered necessary, Customs may randomly inspect the self-prepared seals or replace or reaffix them with customs seals on sea containers which have been approved to use self-prepared seals.