Revised Packing Conditions for goods moved by Rail

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Revised Packing Conditions for goods moved by Rail Commodities offered with better packing conditions shall be

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Rates Circular No 24 of 2006

Government of India (Bharat Sarkar) Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) Railway Board

No.TCR/ 1057/ 2006/ 2 New Delhi, dated     23 .03.2006

The General Manager (Comml.), All Indian Railways.

Sub: Revised Packing Conditions for goods moved by Rail

Sanction of the Central Government is hereby accorded to the revised Packing Conditions for Goods moved by Rail under the provisions of Section 98 (2)

(a) of the Indian Railways Act 1989.Accordingly, Rule 120 of IRCA Goods Tariff No 41 Part –I (Volume-I) for Packing conditions for goods is modified as under:

Rule 120. Packing conditions for goods.  Packing conditions prescribed under the provisions of Section 98(2)(a) of the Indian Railways Act, l989 are given herein under:

1.

General Conditions

(i) The packing conditions prescribed below are the minimum desirable conditions.

Commodities offered with better packing conditions shall be accepted.

(ii) Bags, cases, cardboard, cartons, containers, tins, drums, bottles, jars etc used for packing should be made of high quality and adequate strength. The package offered for the booking should be able to withstand the rigours of transportation and also provide ease of handling and not liable to damage, deterioration, leakage, wastage etc during transit.

(iii) Packing conditions for dangerous/hazardous commodities, as given in the “Red Tariff” must be strictly complied with.

2.

Specific Packing Conditions

In addition to general conditions as mentioned in Para (i) to (iii) above, the specific packing conditions applicable to the commodity shall be as under:

P-1         Bagged Consignments

Commodities such as Cement, Chemical Manures, Foodgrains & Pulses, Flours, Groceries, Salt, Jagree, Oil Seeds, Soda Ash, Starch, Sugar, Tobacco,

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etc when offered in bagged condition should be securely packed in gunny bags/multiply paper bags / high density polythene bags/ synthetic jute bags etc.

P-2       Loose/Bulk Consignments

a) No specific packing condition is required for commodities such as Ashes, Bricks, Coal & Coke, Gypsum, Clay, Limestone & Dolomite, Pig Iron, Sand, Stone, Ores etc., which are offered in Bulk/Loose consignments.

b) Commodities such as Bamboos, Brooms, Sugarcane, Fodder, Coir, Timber, Pipes, etc., when offered in loose condition, should be securely tied in bundles.

P-3 Commodities such as Cotton & other textiles, Gunnies, Handloom products etc. should be securely packed in bales, boxes, cases, cartons etc.

P-4 Commodities such as Soap, Machinery & Machine tools, Electrical appliances, Milk products, Coffee, Tea, Rubbers & Plastics, Leathers etc.

should be packed in plywood/wooden cases, cardboard boxes/cartons/baskets.

P-5 Liquid items such as Edible oil, Hydrogenated oils, Colours & Dyes, Bitumen, Packaged water etc. should be packed in leak proof tins, metal containers, drums, bottles/jars in wooden cases/boxes/cartons.

P-6

(a) Motor Vehicles accepted for carriage should not be charged with electricity, gas, oil or other inflammable liquid or vapour, except that in the case of motor vehicles in the possession of armed forces and Motor cars, quantity of petrol not exceeding 9.09 litres may be left in the tank, provided that –

(i) The flow of the petrol to the carburetor has been cut off.

(ii) Pressure, if any, has been released from the tank.

(iii) Tank is in sound condition and is closed by well- fitting cap.

(b) Detachable fittings of motor vehicles should be separately packed.

3.

Special Packing Conditions.

S-1 For Metal Scrap – The commodity shall not be accepted for booking unless it is accompanied by a certificate “free from Explosives” as specified in Rule 155.

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S-2 For Foodgrains & Pulses – Consignment when loaded in wagons should invariably be protected at the doors with dunnage material by the consignor.

The dunnage will consist of 12 bags of standard size for 8-wheeled wagons, to be placed 3 o

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