Customs clearance facilitation for temporary importation at special events: exemptions and procedural requirements for exhibition goods.
Customs clearance facilitation at Air Force Station, Yelahanka for Aero India 2025 requires manual filing of arrival and departure manifests and related forms, with exhibition goods and foreign aircraft eligible for duty exemption under ATA Carnet or Notification No. 8/2016 subject to prescribed bonds and conditions; bill of entry, bond presentation, open examination, value appraisal, and approved manual out-of-charge are mandatory, while transhipment, re-export documentation, and ATF fuel monitoring follow specified procedures and verification by the proper officer.

Assessment of CTH 320611 imports: accept prior test reports under conditions or provisionally assess against a test bond.
For imports under CTH 320611, a Previous Test Report (PTR) under six months for the same commodity, supplier and importer may be relied upon for final assessment provided the PTR is uploaded on E-sanchit and its reliance is declared in the Bill of Entry; absent a valid PTR, the Bill of Entry shall be provisionally assessed against a Test Bond.

Approved valuation and assaying framework regulates customs assessment, export certification, annual reporting, fees, accountability and cancellation for misconduct.
Approved valuers/assayers may assay and value precious metals, jewellery, stones and valuable articles for baggage, export certification, postal and courier, detention, seizure and confiscation purposes. Appointment is based on prescribed educational, professional and work-experience criteria, operates for a fixed term with annual review, and is non-transferable. Appointees must maintain availability, arrange extraction facilities where required, submit annual performance reports, issue certificates and provide evidence when called upon. Their fees are regulated, their certificates are advisory, and inaccurate assessments, incorrect certification, complaints or misconduct may lead to suspension, cancellation and customs-law penalties.

Mandatory sea cargo manifest filing in SCMTR formats standardizes arrival, departure and local manifests nationwide, requiring traders to conform.
Mandatory filing of arrival, departure and local manifests is required in the specified electronic formats under the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations (SCMTR), with all sea ports and ICDs nationwide moving to SCMTR compliant message formats. The notice requires stakeholders to adopt SCMTR formats for SAM, SDM, local ICD manifests and related amendment and transshipment messages, urges consultation of Message Implementation Guidelines and advisories on ICEGATE, recommends test filings, and identifies a contact point for implementation difficulties.

Automated Out of Charge for eligible AEO clients enables risk-based customs clearance, subject to verification conditions and intelligence-based holds.
Automated Out of Charge is available on a risk basis for eligible Bills of Entry filed by AEO Tier 2 and Tier 3 clients through web-based goods registration. Eligibility requires completion of assessment and OTP-based Bill of Entry authentication for duty deferment, with no selection for examination, scanning or a participating government agency no-objection certificate. Customs officers may override the automated process by placing a hold where intelligence warrants intervention.

Export sale-proceeds monitoring requires eBRCs or certified bank statements, with extensions for delayed realization under FEMA requirements.
DRISHTI monitoring requires exporters to substantiate realization of shipping-bill proceeds for recovery of ineligible Drawback, RoDTEP and RoSCTL benefits in cases of non-realization or part-realization. Exporters may submit self-certified eBRCs or attested bank-certified consolidated realization statements with the prescribed Annexure-A spreadsheet. Delayed realization requires the applicable RBI or authorised dealer bank extension. The spreadsheet must contain prescribed shipping-bill and realization details, avoid merged cells, and use the required date format.

Automated Out of Charge enables risk-based customs clearance for eligible AEO Tier 2 and Tier 3 Bills of Entry.
Automated Out of Charge is available for eligible Bills of Entry filed by Authorized Economic Operator Tier 2 and Tier 3 clients through web-based goods registration. Eligibility requires completion of assessment and OTP-based authentication for duty deferment, and the Bill of Entry must not be selected for examination, scanning, or a partner government agency-related no-objection certificate. The facility operates on a risk basis, subject to a Customs system HOLD override where intelligence is available.

Automated Out of Charge for AEO tier two and three enabled where specified eligibility met, subject to risk-based HOLD override.
Automated Out of Charge will be applied for AEO tier two and three Bills of Entry on web-based goods registration where (a) the entry is not selected for examination, scanning, or PGA NOC, (b) assessment is complete, and (c) Bill of Entry OTP authentication for deferment is complete. Auto-OOC operates on a risk basis with a Customs system option to place a "HOLD" to override automation; DG Systems will issue a detailed advisory and operational difficulties are to be reported to the Commissioner of Customs via the provided email.

Automated Out of Charge for AEO T2 and T3 clients streamlines BE clearance where CCR verification is not required.
Automatic Out of Charge will apply to web-based Bills of Entry for AEO T2 and T3 clients not selected for examination, scanning, or PGA NoC, where assessment and OTP authentication for duty deferment are complete; the system will operate on a risk basis and customs officers may override automation by placing an electronic hold.

Bank Realization Certificate compliance required to avoid drawback recovery and interest following unrealised export proceeds.
Non-realisation of export proceeds identified via the RBI-BRC module has prompted a compliance drive requiring exporters to submit Bank Realization Certificates (BRCs) or repay sanctioned drawback amounts with applicable interest. Affected shipping bills and exporter lists are published online; valid e BRCs submitted to the dedicated BRC Cell will be verified and cases closed expeditiously. Exporters may use ICEGATE and SB EDPMS enquiries for verification and rectification. Failure to comply will trigger system alerts and recovery proceedings for drawback with interest.

Auto renewal of customs broker licences secures lifetime validity unless revoked; EDI records updated to reflect this change.
Auto renewal under CBIC Notification No. 62/2021 confirms lifetime validity of customs broker licences unless revoked under regulatory revocation provisions, and that a licence is deemed invalid if the licensee is inactive for one year. Mumbai has updated EDI records to reflect lifetime validity for licences operating under regulation 7(2) after earlier Public Notice implementation gaps; stakeholders should report any difficulties to the Customs Broker Section.

Transshipment permission to FedEx via Blue Dart granted until 31.12.2025 with Rs60 crore bond and strict customs conditions.
Permission is granted to M/s FedEx to transship imported goods from New Courier Terminal, Delhi to specified Indian air cargo ports through M/s Blue Dart Aviation Ltd until 31.12.2025, subject to a Transshipment Bond of Rs.60,00,00,000/-, Blue Dart's bank guarantee exemption (unless withdrawn), and procedural and security conditions including specific manifesting, segregation reports, transfer to a TP Godown under customs supervision with double locks, customs sealing and X ray screening, filing CTMs/applications, destination acknowledgements within 10 days to recredit the bond, and submission of a customs certificate of safe delivery within 15 days to discharge the bond.

Voluntary payment electronic facility enabled on ICEGATE for self-initiated customs payments, replacing manual TR-6 procedures.
Electronic acceptance of voluntary/self initiated customs payments is enabled on the ICEGATE e Payment platform: registered users may generate self initiated challans and pay without further customs approval. The facility replaces manual TR 6 payments for past clearances and must not be used for live consignments or in place of system generated challans. Payments may be debited from the Electronic Cash Ledger or made challan wise via authorized internet banking, NEFT/RTGS and payment aggregator modes; officers must not accept manual TR 6 after the specified cutoff except with written commissioner approval.

Customs bonded transshipment permission for import and export cargo carriage to and from Jaipur Airport is extended for one year.
Customs bonded transshipment permission for carriage of import and export cargo between all Customs Airports in India and Jaipur Airport, in both directions, is extended to InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (IndiGo) for a further one year. The extension is subject to all conditions prescribed in the earlier public notices governing the permission.

National Time Release Study measures EXIM cargo clearance times and seeks stakeholder cooperation to optimise release processes.
National Time Release Study, 2025 will assess average end-to-end clearance and release times for import and export goods through a multidimensional methodology. It seeks to optimise EXIM cargo release times using insights from earlier exercises. Importers, exporters, customs brokers, trade participants, customs staff and other stakeholders are requested to participate and cooperate during the study period from 01.01.2025 to 07.01.2025.

Electronic voluntary customs payments replace manual TR-6 procedures for past-cleared transactions through registered ICEGATE self-initiated challans.
Electronic voluntary and self-initiated customs payments on ICEGATE replace manual TR-6 payment procedures for past-cleared import and export transactions. Registered users may generate challans and pay electronically without further approval, but the facility cannot be used for live consignments or replace application-generated challans. Payments may be made through the Electronic Cash Ledger or enabled challan-wise modes. Manual TR-6 payments require specific approval after the transition date, supported by recorded reasons.

Customs brokers' licences must reflect lifetime validity in EDI and CBLMS; update records before 31.12.2024.
Jurisdictions must verify and correct Customs Brokers licence validity entries in the Customs EDI system and CBLMS so they reflect the legally permitted status under CBIC Notification No. 62/2021-Customs (N.T.), which conferred lifetime validity, and complete such updates urgently before 31.12.2024.

Voluntary Self Initiated Payments enabled electronically on ICEGATE, replacing manual challans and allowing registered users to pay online.
Enables electronic collection of Voluntary Self Initiated Payments (SIP) on ICEGATE, allowing registered users to generate self initiated challans and pay online without further Customs officer approval; intended for settlement of past import/export liabilities and not for live consignments. Payment modes include Electronic Cash Ledger debit, challan wise payments routed through the ledger, internet banking via specified banks, NEFT/RTGS, and Payment Aggregator mode. Field officers are directed to cease acceptance of manual over the counter challans after the specified cut off unless exceptional senior approval is obtained; a user manual has been published and wide publicity is required.

AD Code and IFSC registration on ICEGATE requires prescribed bank documents and enables same-day electronic approval.
Registration and modification of AD Code and IFSC Code must be completed via ICEGATE/ICES with specified documents uploaded to e Sanchit: a bank authorization letter detailing exporter name and address, IEC, linked PAN, bank account number and holder, confirmation of PAN linkage, bank AD/IFSC, branch contact details, and a cancelled cheque or endorsed bank statement. After verification, the Customs EDI Section shall approve requests the same day if submitted before the daily cut off; stakeholders should avoid physical interaction and may report delays to the EDI contact.

Documentation requirement: upload complete product specifications and link to entries to avoid LED chip reclassification delays.
Importers must upload complete, legible supporting documentation (Catalogue, Technical Write up, Product Data Sheet, End use, User Manual, photographs) and properly tag those documents to the Bill of Entry in eSanchit to enable accurate tariff classification of LED chips and avoid assessing officers raising reclassification queries; timely, well linked documentation facilitates expeditious assessment and preserves the integrity of self assessment.