MODCAR - MANIFESTS IN ASYCUDA++ Ó UNCTAD – SITE (V1.15) 5.21 Manual Discharge Manual  discharge  will  be  necessary  in  circumstances  where  a  declaration  cannot  or  will  not  be used  to  write  off  the  Bill  of  Lading.  Examples  are  -  unclaimed  goods,  low  value  consignments where a Customs declaration is not required, seized goods, and when incorrect data is notified or entered at the Manifest stage. Manual discharge will completely write off the B/L. Select   ‘Functions’,   ‘Discharge’,   ‘Manual   Discharge’.   Select   the   Manifest   by   entering   the registration or storage numbers in the   ‘Retrieve  Manifest’  box.  The  ‘List  of  Bills  of  Lading’  is retrieved and displayed on screen. Select the relevant B/L. by a double click with the mouse on the selected  Bill  of  Lading,  to  activate  the    ‘Manual  Discharge’  box.  Enter  the  description  and  the document reference or the relevant file authorisation for the manual discharge. The    ‘Manual    Discharge’    option    can    be    a    security    risk    to    Customs. Administrations  should  ensure  that  access  is  given  to  staff  only  in  appropriate situations and that internal audit controls are in place to monitor and to re-check that this option is used only in authorised situations. Cancelling the Manual Discharge of a Bill of Lading ‘Functions’,  ‘Discharge’,  ‘Undo  Discharge’  allows  the  user  to  reverse  a  previous  discharge. Choosing this option allows you to enter the references of the B/L (Office code, Date of departure, Manifest number, B/L number), and, if the B/L exists and was previously discharged, the undoing of the  discharge  occurs.  This  option  is  used  when  the  discharge  is  done  in  error,  or  for  some  other reason the circumstances of the original discharge have changed. Transit, Transhipment Movements Bills   of   Lading   are   normally   ‘written   off’   through   methods   specified   under   Customs   law.   For example,  Bills  of  Lading  are  typically  written  off  when  the  goods  are  entered  for  home  use,  or  for warehousing, or in situations where formal declaration is not required. Other ‘write off’ situations are where transit or transhipment of the goods is approved. Bills of Lading on a Manifest may be written off by discharge to transit or transhipment by using the menu option ‘Functions’, ‘Discharge’, ‘Transit’  or  ‘Transhipment’ . Note: This can only be used for through transit or transhipment.  Bills of Lading on  a  registered  manifest  may  only  be  discharged  to  Transit  or  Transhipment  if on   the   Bill   of   Lading   the   ‘Nature’   field   is   set   to   either   24   (Transit)   or   28 (Transhipment). To Discharge a Transit or Transhipment B/L Enter details of the Manifest in the  ‘Retrieve Manifest’  box.  The  List  of  Bills  of  Lading  window  is displayed on screen. Select  the  relevant  B/L  and  double  click  the  mouse  button  to  activate.  Enter  the  relevant  data  in Transit/Shipment   window.   (Data   requirements   include   reference   to   the   Customs   document   or procedure   authorising   the   procedure.)   The   document   reference   and   relevant   office   code   are automatically added to the B/L under the Onward Transport heading. Post Entry Amendment Whether a B/L is partially or fully written off the process is identical.  From a Customs point of view, if  you  are  using  manifest  control,   it  is  not  possible  to  increase  the  quantity  or  number  of packages on a declaration post entry.  If you attempt to do this with ASYCUDA++ the system will reject the amendment and display an error message.