Date Of Shipment/ Despatch In Respect Of Imports

15.14 Date of shipment/ despatch for the purposes of imports will be reckoned as under:-

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	    Mode of Transportation.                    Date of Shipment/ Despatch 
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    	i. By sea                                   	The date affixed on the Bill of Lading 
	
    	ii. By air                                  	The date of the relevant Airway Bill 
					provided this represents the date on 
					which the goods left the last airport
                                                		in the country from which the import is  
                                                		effected
	
   	iii. From land-locked                 	The date of dispatch of the goods by rail,
        	countries                               	road or other recognised mode of transport
                                                		to the consignee in India through 
                                                		consignment basis. 
 	
	iv. By Post Parcel             		The date stamp of the office of dispatch
                                                		on the packet or the dispatch note 
 	
	v. By Registered           		The date affixed on Courier Receipt/ Waybill  
	Courier Service 

	vi. Multimodal transport         	The date of handling over the goods to 
					the first carrier in a combined transport
                                                		Bill of Lading.  
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