This document provides an overview of air cargo management. It discusses various topics such as packing, labeling, cargo acceptance, introduction of airway bills, cargo manifestation, security clearance, loading, arrival/offloading, delivery, import/export licensing, purchase orders, commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, shipping bills, customs procedures, custodian responsibilities, and electronic data interchange systems. The overall aim is to describe the end-to-end process for transporting cargo via air as well as the various documentation involved.

1. AIR CARGO
MANAGEMENT
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2. Packing:
Natural packing of Excisable
Goods
Green Logo
Packing vis-à-vis Packing
Shipping Hazards
Types of packs

3. TYPES

4. LABELING
Labeling
Registered
exporters
Colour,
Shapes and
Sizes

5. CARGO ACCEPTANCE:
Consignments will be accepted for air
carriage if such consignments do not violate
any national regulations or application laws.
In order to determine if a consignment is
acceptable for carriage, we must observe the
following:
Documents:
Shipper's Letter of Instruction (SLI) for
issuing Airway bill form
A Letter of Instruction with Shipper's
Letterhead
The Airway bill
Shipper's Declaration of Transport for
Dangerous Goods (DG)
Shipper's Certificate of Live Animals
Commercial Invoice, Customs
documentations
Certificate of Origin

6. CONT…
US Government Bill of Lading
Health Certificate for Live Animals
Death Certificate, Burial Certificate and
Embalming Certificate for shipping Human
remains via air
Export/import or transit license/permits which
the carrier is required to present to customs
or any other government agencies
Independent Surveyor's report confirming
items to be exported or their quality, quantity
and weight/dimensions
Agricultural, Phytosanitory or Fisheries
Certificates and Fumigation Certificates for
certain agro-based for all wood material and
packaging material
Pharmaceutical or Chemistry Certificate for
such products, especially poisons.

7. Size
Payment
Goods' Description, Packing,
Marking/Labelling, Destination

8. INTRODUCTION OF AIRWAY BILL
 Air waybill certifies execution of
cargo transportation agreement,
acceptance of cargo for
transportation and cargo
transportation conditions.
 Air waybill is issued based on a
signed shipper's application for
cargo transportation
 the Company or its ground
handling agent issue air waybill
 three original copies of air waybill
 original remains at the airport of
destination
 the consignee
 for the shipper upon acceptance of
cargo.

9. CARGO MANIFESTATION
 a customs document in which all
the items loaded and passengers
in plane or ship are listed.
 It should include
the cargo's cosigner
and consignee, as well
as listing all details of all goods
such as: breed, gender, weight,
quantity, age, value, dimensions,
origin and destination.
 The document will be prepared
by shipper’s agent.

10. SECURITY CLEARANCE
 X-ray.
 Open and Verify
 Re-packing is with
the consignor.
 Observing cooling
period of 24 hour.
 The direct
supervision of the
duty manager or
cargo manager.

11. LOADING OF CARGO
 Door Dimension of the Cargo
Hold
 The parcel size is less than door of
air craft
 Locker Capacity
 Floor loading capacity
 Sector wise loading
 One sector should not get
mixed up with the load of the other
sector.

12. CARGO ARRIVAL AND OFF LOADING
After arrival of air craft to
destination
 The pouch containing the cargo
manifest and consignment notes
are removed.
 Check list is filled
 Sending a cargo arrival notice is
send to consignee.

13. DELIVERY OF CARGO
 CTM-All interline cargo shall be
accepted/delivered to and from
other carriers only under a Cargo
Transfer Manifest.
 Consignee may be identified
personally by a responsible
officer.
 Consignment note is entered in
delivery resister.
 Issue out pass.

14. EXIM LICENSE
 Registration with regional
licensing authority is a
prerequisite for the import and
export of goods.
 The customs will not allow for
clearance of goods unless the
importer has obtained an Import
Export Code (IEC) from the
regional authority.

15. PURCHASE ORDER
 Proof that a genuine requirement
for the material being exported.
 It should specify the quantity
required, Unit price,.
 Total amount in US dollars or UK
pounds or in any foreign
currency.

16. COMMERCIAL INVOICE
 Invoice is raised by the Exporter.
 The commercial invoice is a
record or evidence of the
transaction between the exporter
and the importer.
 The commercial invoice contains
the basic information on the
transaction and is always
required for customs clearance.

17. PACKING LIST
 Packing list is the description of
the goods in the consignment
 The packing list (P/L) is an
inventory of the incoming cargo
required for customs clearance.

18. CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
 This is issued by chamber of
commerce.
 It is used for certification that the
products exported are wholly
obtained, produced or
manufactured in a particular
Country.

19. SHIPPING BILL
 Free Shipping Bill: a Shipper
does not want to claim any
export benefit.
 Drawback Shipping
Bill: Whenever the Shipper wants
to claim Drawback as an export
benefit.
 The Shipper must have a valid
account with the SBI, Air Cargo
Complex
 File Drawback Shipping Bill at
Customs EDI Systems.
 DEPB Shipping Bill (Duty
Entitlement Pass Book Scheme)

20. CUSTOMS
 Collection of Customs duties on
imports and exports.
 Enforcement of various
provisions of the Customs Act,
1962.
 Discharge of agency functions
and enforcing prohibitions and
restrictions
 Prevention of smuggling
including interdiction of narcotics
drug trafficking.
 International passenger
clearance.

21. CUSTODIAN
 In regard to all imported goods
unloaded in a Customs area
 Goods can be cleared from a
Customs area with the express
permission of Customs
 Customs authorities are given
appropriate office place and
requisite facilities in the dock
area as well as in international
cargo complexes.

22. ELECTRONIC DATA
INTERCHANGE (EDI)
 It is an electronic communication
system that provides standards for
exchanging data via any electronic
means.
 Respond more quickly to the needs
of the trade.
 Reduce interaction of the trade with
Government agencies.
 computerisation of customs related
functions including import/export
general manifest control, ex-bond
clearance of warehoused goods,
goods imported against export
promotion schemes, monitoring of
export promotion schemes,

23. Q & A