2nd phase of All India roll-out of Faceless Assessment

Faceless assessment expansion enables remote electronic verification and reassessment of import declarations, centralising assessment and port coordination.

The notice expands the roll-out of Faceless Assessment to additional customs zones, designates Faceless Assessment Groups and Port Assessment Groups, prescribes new ICES roles (VAO, VDC, VDN), mandates exclusive electronic exchange via ICEGATE and e Sanchit for assessment-related communications, and allocates responsibilities for examination, provisional assessment, bond registration at the Turant Suvidha Kendra, reassessment procedures including speaking orders, appeal and review routes, and exceptional transfer or recall of bills between FAG and PAG.