Cargo Summary Notification
CSN
A Cargo Summary Notification is a message filed with Indian customs summarizing cargo by master and house consignment. It is filed under the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations.
What it is
A Cargo Summary Notification, or CSN, is one of the electronic messages defined under India's Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations. It is submitted to customs by an authorized sea carrier, authorized sea agent or authorized NVOCC and summarizes consignments for a vessel call: master bills, any house bills beneath them, the parties, cargo items, containers and the itinerary of the goods.
How it works in practice
The message is filed through the customs electronic gateway in a structured format defined by customs. It carries a reporting event code that distinguishes, for example, import from export reporting, and a message type marking it as fresh, an amendment or a deletion. Each filing has a job number and date, and amendments must quote the reference of the notification they change. The submitter is identified by its registration code.
Why it matters
The CSN lets customs assess cargo before it arrives or departs, and it places a direct filing duty on NVOCCs and agents rather than only on the vessel operator. The data must agree with the bills of lading and with what other parties in the chain declare. Since requirements and timelines have been revised several times, filers should check the current customs notifications rather than rely on past practice.
Official sourcesCentral Board of Indirect Taxes and CustomsICEGATE
In Sailix
How Sailix handles it
Sailix builds CSN files as JSON in the SACHM22 message layout from B/L data. Express CSN screens auto-generate an import (SCE) notification from import B/Ls and an export (SCX) notification from export B/Ls. CSN Management lets a filing be created, edited, tracked by status and downloaded as a JSON file. Fresh, amendment and deletion message types are supported.
- Customs CSN filesGenerate Cargo Summary Notification JSON files to the Indian Customs SCMTR schema from import and export B/Ls, then submit them through your customs channel.
- Export EDI filesGenerate export EDI JSON files for Indian ports, including EGM and the advance load list, and the terminal departure report from the B/Ls on a vessel voyage.
Related terms
- Sea cargo manifestA sea cargo manifest is the carrier's list of all cargo on a vessel for a voyage. It is set out by bill of lading and used by customs, ports and agents.
- IGM and EGMIGM and EGM are the import and export cargo manifests filed with Indian customs for a vessel. The IGM covers an arriving vessel and the EGM a departing one.
- EDI in shippingEDI in shipping is the exchange of structured electronic messages between carriers, agents, terminals and customs. The messages include manifests, bookings and container moves.
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