Regulations Governing the Customs Management of Freight forwarders Article 16

The sea forwarder shall submit sea import cargo manifest to the Customs in accordance with the followings:1. Within 5 hours before the arrival at the discharge port in Taiwan.2. Before the arrival at the discharge port in offshore islands of Taiwan.Directions relating to the scope, implementation stages, or grace period etc., for the above-mentioned regulations shall be announced by Customs Administration.An cargo manifest mentioned in the first paragraph shall clearly state the following information:1. The number of bill of lading(including master and house), cargo name on the bill of lading, mark, container number, packaging method (such as barrel, pallet, crate, or bag), quantity, weight, and specification of the cargo aboard the ship. In case of consolidated package of two or more pieces, which is stated on Bill of lading, the statement of the quantity included in the package is required;2. Locations of loading and arrival;3. Name and address of consignee; However, if the consignee is a bank or a forwarder, the name and the address of the real consignee should be stated in the notify party blank. For imported cargo stored in bonded warehouse or transshipment cargo, only the listing of forwarders is mandatory.4. For container shipment, the manifest shall include mark, number, type, and shipment method of all containers. If a full container load includes two or more different shipments for a same consignee, the import manifest shall clearly state “Partial” after the container number. For an empty container without issuance of bill of lading, its number and quantity shall be listed on the final page of manifest without manifest number; and5. Other information stipulated by Ministry of Finance in its announcements.
中文原文 海關管理承攬業辦法第16條
承攬業向海關申報海運進口貨物艙單者,應依下列規定辦理:
一、船舶於臺灣本島港口卸貨者,應於船舶抵達卸貨港口前五小時完成申報。
二、船舶非於臺灣本島港口卸貨者,應於船舶抵達卸貨港口前完成申報。
前項規定之適用態樣、執行階段或寬限期等相關作業事項,由關務署公告之。
第一項貨物艙單,應填報下列事項:
一、承攬運送貨物之提單號碼(包括主號、分號)、提單之貨物名稱、標記、箱號,包裝式樣(如桶、盤、箱、袋等)、件數、重量、規格。
二包以上貨物合裝成一件且提單亦有註明者,應詳細註明該件內所裝包數。
二、裝運及到達地點。
三、收貨人名稱及地址。
如收貨人為銀行者,應於受通知人欄報明真正收貨人名稱及其地址。
但進口貨物報運進儲保稅倉庫或轉口貨物者,得僅列載承攬業者。
四、貨櫃裝運者應將各貨櫃標誌、號碼、種類及裝運方式加註於艙單內。
同一收貨人之整裝貨櫃所載貨物如有二批以上者,應於艙單上載明有關貨物之貨櫃號碼後加註「部分」字樣。
五、其他經財政部公告應行填報之事項。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.