Indian Customs EDI (ICES 1.5) requires electronic Bills of Entry, pre registration and automated duty assessment. ICES 1.5 is launched for Alang, Bhavnagar to require electronic filing and automated processing of Bills of Entry, IGM/Consol manifests and related declarations. Pre filing registrations (IE Code, Customs Broker, Shipping Agents, DGFT licenses) and use of standardized currency, unit, country and port codes are mandatory. Remote filing via ICEGATE with digital signatures is enabled. ICES validates data, computes assessable value and duty, assigns Bills to Appraising Groups, enforces bond/license registration and debiting, supports RMS facilitation, and prevents goods registration/out of charge until statutory bond/license/payment conditions are met.