After Finance Ministry says no duty due on K8 cargo, Maritime Network asks Customs dept to put ruling on record

Maritime Network Sdn Bhd seeks a written explanation from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department on Atlanta crude handling at Tanjung Langsat under a K8 declaration.

The company requests clarity on provisions, exemptions, and documentation supporting the conclusion that no duty is payable, to close its compliance file.

Maritime is also questioning documentation issues leading to a compound and asks Customs for precise explanations to enable industry-wide understanding.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Maritime Network Sdn Bhd is seeking a written explanation from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) following a meeting with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) over the handling of Atlanta crude discharged at Tanjung Langsat under a K8 declaration.

At the September 25 discussion, chaired by MOF Tax Division Under-Secretary Datuk John Patrick Antonysamy and attended by JKDM officers, the chair said no duty was due on the cargo as presented.

He also raised a separate question for Customs: how the K8 cargo was transferred to another party

Maritime Network said both points need to be recorded and explained in writing before the company can close its compliance file.

“If MOF’s position is that no duty is payable, we are asking for the provisions, exemptions and factual assumptions behind that conclusion. We will respect a reasoned answer.

“But a verbal conclusion cannot tell a shipping agent which documents supported a cargo transfer, what declaration closed the movement, or why the agent was compounded,” said Maritime Network managing director Datuk Seri R. Jeyenderan.

The meeting focused principally on approximately 42,051 tonnes associated with MT Invictus. Maritime has also separately raised questions about another Atlanta crude cargo carried by MT Marlin Santorini.

The two cargoes had a combined declared value of more than RM220 million. That figure represents their declared cargo value, not an estimate of unpaid tax.

Maritime Network said a K8 document discussed at the meeting was interpreted differently by those present.

Its representatives questioned whether an outward record continued to describe Atlanta crude despite reported blending into very low sulphur fuel oil, while an officer described the document shown as an inward movement between Customs stations.

Maritime Network is asking JKDM to resolve the issue using the full set of certified declarations, warehouse records and final movement documents. It is not asserting that a false outward declaration has been established.

The company is also requesting a separate review of a compound it says was imposed over manifest documentation.

It wants JKDM to state the precise alleged omission, why responsibility was assigned to Maritime, and what review route is available. MOF’s verbal conclusion on duty did not itself cancel the compound.

MIDA, in a written response dated September 17, said questions concerning activity at a Public Licensed Warehouse and applicable duties should be directed to JKDM.

Maritime Network said it is now seeking a coordinated written answer from MOF and Customs identifying the applicable legal instruments, any approvals or exemptions, and the records supporting their conclusions.

“This is not a request to declare somebody guilty. It is a request to show the governing rule and the transaction trail,” Jeyenderan said.

“If the process was permitted and no tax was due, put that reasoning on record. If a declaration needs correcting, say what should be corrected and by whom. Everyone in the industry needs an answer they can actually follow.”

Maritime Network said it would consider and fairly reflect any substantive written response from MOF or JKDM. It has not received an official written determination on the points discussed at the meeting as at the time of this draft.

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Maritime Network Sdn Bhd 要求马来西亚皇家海关部门就根据 K8 申报在丹绒朗萨港处理亚特兰大原油一事作出书面解释。

该公司要求澄清相关条款、豁免和文件，以支持其无需缴纳任何税款的结论，从而结清其合规档案。

海事部门还对导致罚款的文件问题提出质疑，并要求海关做出明确的解释，以便整个行业能够理解。

吉隆坡，9 月 29 日讯——Maritime Network Sdn Bhd 公司在与财政部 (MOF) 就丹绒朗萨港根据 K8 申报单卸载的亚特兰大原油的处理问题举行会议后，要求马来西亚皇家海关总署 (JKDM) 提供书面解释。

在9月25日由财政部税务司副司长拿督约翰·帕特里克·安东尼萨米主持、JKDM官员出席的讨论会上，主席表示，根据提交的货物情况，无需缴纳关税。

他还向海关提出了另一个问题：K8货物是如何转交给另一方的？

海事网络公司表示，这两点都需要记录在案并以书面形式解释清楚，公司才能结案。

“如果财政部的立场是无需缴纳关税，我们要求其提供相关条款、豁免条件以及得出该结论的事实依据。我们将尊重合理的答复。”

“但口头结论无法告诉货运代理哪些文件支持货物转移，哪些申报单结束了货物运输，或者为什么代理人被罚款，”海事网络董事总经理拿督斯里 R. Jeyenderan 说。

会议主要聚焦于与“Invictus”号油轮相关的约42,051吨货物。此外，海事部门还单独对“Marlin Santorini”号油轮运载的另一批亚特兰大原油货物提出了疑问。

这两批货物的申报总价值超过2.2亿令吉。该数字代表的是货物的申报价值，而不是未缴税款的估算值。

海事网络表示，会议上讨论的一份 K8 文件在与会者中引起了不同的解读。

其代表质疑，尽管有报道称亚特兰大原油已与低硫燃料油混合，但对外记录是否仍然如此描述；而一名官员则将所展示的文件描述为海关站之间的入境运输。

海事网络要求JKDM使用全套经认证的申报单、仓库记录和最终出库单据来解决问题。它并未声称已查明存在虚假出库申报。

该公司还要求对一项据称因货物清单文件而被强加的罚款进行单独审查。

它要求JKDM具体说明所谓的疏忽之处，解释为何将责任归咎于海事部门，以及有哪些审查途径。MOF的口头结论本身并不能取消罚款。

MIDA 在 9 月 17 日的书面答复中表示，有关公共许可仓库的活动和适用职责的问题应向 JKDM 咨询。

海事网络表示，目前正寻求财政部和海关提供协调一致的书面答复，明确适用的法律文书、任何批准或豁免，以及支持其结论的记录。

“这不是要求判定某人有罪，而是要求展示相关规则和交易记录，”杰延德兰说。

“如果该流程合法且无需缴税，请将理由记录在案。如果申报需要更正，请说明应更正哪些内容以及由谁更正。业内人士都需要一个切实可行的答案。”

海事网络表示，将认真考虑并公正地反映财政部或韩国国防军的任何实质性书面回复。截至本草案撰写之时，尚未收到关于会议讨论要点的正式书面决定。

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