Users’ Guide / Manual of
e-tender-cum-e-auction
(For Buyers)
Requirement:
I. One PC(Computer) with Internet connection
II. Email address
III. Registration with www.mstcecommerce.com as buyer
In case PC or Internet Connection is not there the website can be accessed from any cybercafé.
How
to Register with www.mstcecommerce.com?
I.
Log on to our
website at www.mstcecommerce.com
II.
Click on the
link ‘Customs and Excise Auctions'.
III.
If you click on
Home, you will be directed to the website www.icegate.gov.in.
IV.
To register as
new bidder or to enter the bidding area, click on the link ‘Proceed for
e-Auction / e-Tender’ given at the bottom of the page.
V.
Then click on
the link ’Register' to get registered for Customs eAuction or Customs eAuction
including Scrap & Others eAuction.
VI.
GENERAL TERMS
& CONDITIONS OF
e-AUCTION will appear on the screen. Scroll down to the bottom of the
page where two options will be there :
(a) Register as Buyer and (b) Register as Seller.
VII.
Select and click
on "Register as Buyer" option.
VIII.
BUYER SPECIFIC
TERMS & CONDITIONS will appear next on the screen. Scroll down to the
bottom of the page where again two options will be available: 'Agree' and
'Disagree'.
IX.
Select and click
on 'Agree' button.
X.
Buyer's
Registration Form will appear on the screen. Fill up the desired information.
You will have to select and click on 'Customs Auction’ in the Buyer Type field.
XI.
All fields
marked with * are mandatory and must be filled in.
XII.
Select your User
ID and Password and keep a note of the same.
XIII.
Please ensure
that the email address given is a valid one and is presently active.
XIV. After filling up the form click on the 'Submit'
button.
XV. The next page may not be relevant to you. Please fill
up only relevant fields and click on 'Preview' button. All the information
typed in the form will be displayed to you for verification. If the information
is correctly entered then click on 'Submit' button. The next page will ask for
some information which you need to fill up. On successful registration the
system will send you an email containing your unique buyer registration Number
and also inform you instantly to submit 'Registration Fee' and the relevant
documents as mentioned under:
(a)
Copy of Sales
Tax Registration Certificate
(b)
Copy of PAN Card
(c)
Copy of Income
Tax return (Latest one)
(d)
Copy of Two
passport size photographs of the contact person along with a copy of individual
PAN Card or Driving License.
(e)
Non-refundable
Registration fee by way of Demand Draft/Pay Order in favour of MSTC Limited
where the documents are to be submitted by you.
(f) The
Registration fee is : (i)
Rs.10,000/- if one wishes to
participate in all eauctions conducted by MSTC or (ii) Rs 5,000/- if one wishes
to participate only in auctions conducted by MSTC for Customs. In addition
Service Tax and Educational Cess at the applicable rates shall be payable on
the registration fee.
The
above documents and the registration fee can be submitted at any of our offices
in
On submission of documents your account will be activated and you will be issued a 'Photo Identity Card', which has to be collected from MSTC offices. ‘Photo Identity Card’ will be issued by same MSTC office where you have submitted the documents.
Information
of forthcoming e-Auctions: All the registered buyers will be intimated about
all the auctions through email. The information will also be available on our
websites: www.mstcecommerce.com and www.mstcindia.com .
How
to purchase Materials Offered by Customs Depttt through
e-tender-cum-e-Auction?
1.
Only those
customers who are registered with www.mstcecommerce.com
as a buyer and whose account is in Activated status for Customs eAuctions shall
be eligible to participate in e-tender-cum-e-Auction.
2.
The
e-tender-cum-e-Auction shall be open for a pre defined period (for example four
hours or as declared in eAuction Catalogues).
3.
e-tender-cum-e-Auction
will start at the scheduled date and time with only eligible bidders able to
participate in that.
4.
After the
scheduled start time, a registered and activated bidder need to do the
following. Log onto www.mstcecommerce.com
and click on ‘Indian Customs eAuction/eTender’. Then click on the ‘Proceed for
eAuction/eTender’ link at the bottom of the page. A page will appear where you
will have to give your username and password and log on as a Customs Auction
Buyer.
5.
The next page
will have a dialog box asking the bidder to choose the mode of bidding –
e-Auction or e-Tender.
6.
If the bidder
chooses e-Tender, a page will appear showing two links – View Live Auctions
(showing current events and View Forthcoming Auctions (showing events due to
come in future).
7.
To participate
in any current e-tender, click on the link ‘View Live Auctions’. A list of
e-tenders running at that time will appear. Click on the e-tender in which you
wish to bid. The e-tender form for bidding will appear with all details. Now,
you can type your bid against the lot of your choice and click on ‘BID’ button
to submit your bid. Once a bid is registered against a lot, the ‘BID’ button
against the lot will get disabled and you can not bid against the same lot
again. To view your bid, you may click on the link ‘Your Bid’ and see the bid
and bid date and time.
8.
To participate
in e-Auction, choose e-Auction as your mode of bidding. Again two links – ‘View
Live Auctions’ (showing current events and ‘View Forthcoming Auctions’ (showing
events due to come in future) will appear. Click on ‘View Live Auctions’. All
the running e-Auctions will be listed. Click on the e-Auction where you wish to
participate. The auction floor will open up with relevant details. Bidding is
to be done lotwise.
9.
For any lot, a
bidder can increase his bid any no. of times. No downward revision of bid will
be allowed.
10.
During auction
at any time a bidder can see the last ten bids received for a lot. However,
name of bidder will not be available.
11.
The H-1 price
for the lots put up for auction will be displayed on the auction floor.
12.
Against every
lot, the time of close of auction will be displayed separately.
13.
An auction will
close for bidding at the scheduled time or extended time depending upon the
bidding.
14.
If any bid is
received during the last 08 minutes before scheduled close of auction for any
lot, its close time will get automatically extended by 08 minutes from the time
of last bid in order to give equal opportunity to all bidders.
15.
Bidding will
close for a particular lot either at the scheduled close time or till there
will be a period of 08 minutes during which no bid has been recorded, whichever
happens later.
16.
When bidding for
all the lots in an e-Auction close, e-Auction will close.
17.
Autobid
facilty : In the auction, a bidder
may give instruction to the computer to bid on his behalf everytime his bid is
exceeded by clicking on the Autobid button. Once the bidder clicks on the
Autobid button, the computer will ask for incremental value and upper limit of
bid. The bidder has to fill up these values and submit. The auction floor will
display the upper bid limit against each active autobid for all the lots.
However, it may be noted that a bidder will be allowed to exercise this
facility only once in each lot.
18.
There will be no
extension of time for bidding in e-Tender. This means that e-tender will close
at the scheduled close time even if the e-Auction for the same lots may
continue in the extended period.
19.
If the highest
rate obtained in the e-tender is same as that in the e-auction, then the bid
received earlier will be considered the Net Highest Price and the same shall be
compared with the Reserve Price.
20.
After close of
auction, system will compare the higher of the H-1 prices (Net Price) received
in e-tender and e-Auction with the Reserve Price for that lot.
21.
If the Net Price
is equal to or greater than the Reserve Price, it will be Accepted by the
Computer as sold. If it is below the Reserve Price but within the STA limit, it
will be taken on Subject to Approval (STA) basis. In all other cases, the Net
Price will be taken as Pending. The seller will decide the cases for STA and
Pending and results will be declared after receipt of communications from the
seller.
22.
All the
successful bidders (both for confirmed
23. Bidders will then have to deposit Post-Bid EMD/SD as specified in the Sale Intimation Letter or by checking the ”Auction Lot Status” link. On receipt of Post-Bid EMD/SD, Sale Acceptance Letter will be issued asking the buyers to deposit balance payment within 5 (five) days from the date of issue of Sale Acceptance Letter.
24.
Bidders will
then deposit the balance payments including taxes and duties at MSTC office and
Delivery Order will be issued by MSTC.
25.
Buyers to take
delivery from the Seller’s premises against the Release Order to be issued by
the Seller.
26.
If a successful
bidder does not pay the Post-Bid EMD/SD, his
login will be deactivated and he will not be able to participate in any future
auctions of Indian Customs eAuction or Scrap & Others eAuction and Customs
eAuctions as the case may be for a minimum period of 6 (six) months and, his Registration Fee
will be forfeited. While considering his request for reactivation which will be
at the sole discretion of MSTC, all facts including the number of PRINCIPALS /
eAuctions / Lots for which he had failed which are germane will be taken into
account.
For any further query or assistance regarding e-tender-cum-e-Auction, please contact any of the offices of MSTC Limited.
N.B : These guidelines are meant to assist the bidders in understanding the
process and should not be taken as exhaustive. Modifications / amendments, if
necessary, shall be made from time to time. Bidders are therefore advised to
frequently check for any modification / amendments.