Risk-based selective vessel boarding streamlines customs clearance while preserving strict declaration compliance and boarding accountability. Risk-based selective boarding of vessels at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House is to be carried out on advance risk profiling instead of as a routine requirement. The screening is to consider compliance history, voyage details, last port of call, current itinerary, cargo profile and declarations relating to ship stores, crew effects and vessel satellite devices, so that discrepancies, unusual quantities and unauthorized equipment can be identified. Terminal operators must send a weekly tentative vessel list, the Superintendent (Admin) must grant boarding clearance after document review and report weekly on boardings and reasons, and the Master and shipping agent must ensure strict compliance and accurate advance declarations where a vessel is not boarded.