Dear Valued Customer,

Know Your Customer (KYC)
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KYC is an acronym for Know-Your-Customer, a term used for Customer Identification Process.

In the context of increasing number of offences involving various modus-operandi such as misuse of export promotion schemes, fraudulent availment of export incentives, unscrupulous imports evading duty by bogus IEC holders etc., the “Know Your Customer (KYC)” guidelines have been put in place to ensure that they are not used intentionally or unintentionally by importers / exporters who indulge in such fraudulent activities.

A verification of KYC (Know Your Customer) of Exporters & Importers is must for abiding with Public Notice 17-2012 for KYC Norms as issued by OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (EXPORT), SPECIAL INTELIGENCE AND INVESIGATION BRANCH (EXPORT), JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA SEHVA, it is directed that shipping lines are to collect KYC information from exporter / person who seek container to stuff their export cargo. We thus seek your utmost cooperation in this respect.

Please note that effective 01st Jan 2016, release of Bill of Lading and issuance of Delivery Orders will be kept on hold until complete KYC information of involved parties are submitted and registered in our system.

KYC form will be very soon available on our website http://www.oocl.com/india/eforms 

Public Notice 17-2012 for KYC Norms.pdf

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