Veterinary Certificate requirement: one-time AQCS clearance allowed for certain milk products with sanitary certification.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying permits a one-time administrative AQCS clearance for certain milk products subject to fulfilment of sanitary and hygienic certification, with the relaxation being non-precedential; the Commissionerate has amended the public notice accordingly while leaving other provisions unchanged.

AGMARK certification requirement now mandatory before import of blended edible vegetable oils; non-compliance attracts customs penalties.
Imports of Blended Edible Vegetable Oils are allowed only in sealed, tamper proof packages not exceeding 15 kilograms, labelled as "Blended Edible Vegetable Oil" and bearing AGMARK certification; imports without AGMARK are prohibited. BEVO must comply with the Food Safety and Standards Act and related regulations, and clearance will follow the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Non compliance with certification, labelling, packaging or import procedure may attract penal action under the Customs Act, 1962.

Faceless assessment facilitation: Turant Suvidha Kendras centralise bond and document verification for remote customs appraisal.
TSKs are established to facilitate the phased roll-out of faceless assessment by centralising receipt, verification, custody and electronic marking of Bonds, Bank Guarantees and physical documents uploaded to e-Sanchit. Officers have defined roles: senior officers accept Bonds/BGs and perform legal checks; superintendents supervise acceptance/cancellation; inspectors and tax assistants conduct scrutiny, maintain registers, ensure safe custody, scan and cross-reference documents, and mark verified/defaced items in the system. Workflow includes register entry, ICES job generation, dual hard copy and electronic acceptance, and retention/forwarding protocols for warehousing bonds. Single continuity bonds to be accepted only post roll-out.

Turant Customs contactless procedures: nationwide Turant Suvidha Kendras enable faceless assessment and electronic submission of trade documents.
Extension of Turant Suvidha Kendras to all customs formations to act as single point interfaces for electronic document verification under faceless assessment; electronic reliance on e Sanchit for assessment and CCV, limited physical submissions at TSKs with safekeeping procedures, continued verification during physical examination, ICEGATE functionality for online AD code and bank account registration with e Sanchit uploads and status dashboard, and automated ICES debit of bonds when bond details accompany the bill of entry.

Faceless assessment facilitation: single-point TSK to verify e-Sanchit documents and manage bond acceptance for imports.
A Turant Suvidha Kendra at Mundra is established to support faceless assessment by accepting bonds, verifying documents uploaded on e-Sanchit, and performing physical actions like defacement and debiting where required. Importers must upload supporting documents to e-Sanchit before presenting originals; TSK officers will match soft copies to originals, record verification and defacement/debiting in the ICES system, and make confirmations available to Assessment and OOC officers. The TSK will accept a wide range of bonds and will acknowledge all documents received.

Turant Suvidha Kendra centralises bond acceptance and document verification to enable system based faceless assessment processing.
A Turant Suvidha Kendra at Mundra centralises acceptance of various import related bonds and physical document handling to support faceless assessment. Importers must upload supporting documents to e Sanchit before presenting originals; TSK officers will match electronic uploads with originals, perform defacement/debiting where required, and record verification outcomes in ICES so Assessment and CCV officers can rely on system confirmations, while examination stage validations with goods continue as before.

All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback updated: higher rates for footwear and gold, reclassification of vinyl sulphone ester, AMT cars included.
Amendments to the All Industry Rates (AIRs) of Duty Drawback increase AIRs and caps for specified leather footwear and gold jewellery, rationalise rates for silver jewellery, reclassify Vinyl Sulphone Ester to a corrected tariff item while preserving its rate and cap, and broaden motor car tariff descriptions to include Automated Manual Transmission so AMT cars can claim the same AIRs as Manual Transmission vehicles; the Board requires issuance of public notices and reporting of implementation difficulties.

Faceless assessment facilitation: Turant Suvidha Kendra to accept bonds, verify and digitise import documents for centralized processing.
A dedicated Turant Suvidha Kendra at JNCH will, ahead of phased faceless assessment rollout, accept and manage Bonds and Bank Guarantees, perform verifications referred by Assessment Groups, deface/debit physical documents uploaded in e Sanchit, and forward originals to Bond/BG cells after scanning. The Order assigns supervisory and operational duties to Assistant/Deputy Commissioner, Appraisers, and Examiners/Tax Assistants, prescribes ICES job number generation and system acceptance, requires acknowledgement of received documents, and mandates retention of scanned records cross referenced to Bill of Entry.

Turant Suvidha Kendra document handling: physical verification and electronic recording ensure custody, bond management and CCR compliance.
Turant Suvidha Kendra procedures set out verification, defacement, debiting and custody of physical supporting documents while integrating ICES and e-Sanchit: TSK_OFF role permits view of BEs, bond management and defacement marking, but BEs are not routed to TSK and traders must present hard copies when physical action is needed. Verification remarks and DRN/IRN must be recorded in system only after upload; docks staff remain responsible for CCR compliance prior to Out of Charge. Bonds/BGs accepted by AC/DC TSK are to be stored in designated vaults with registry entries and location codes; Appraising Officer is custodian assisted by EO/TA. Disputes on applicability of documents are to be handled by Assessment Groups and daily pendency reports must be published.

Faceless assessment support centralises bond acceptance, document verification, defacement and debiting through a dedicated single-point interface.
Turant Suvidha Kendra supports faceless assessment through a single-point interface by accepting bonds and bank guarantees, undertaking referred verifications, and processing document defacement and debiting. Importers must upload documents on e-Sanchit before presenting originals where physical verification is required. TSK officers compare original documents with electronic copies, record defacement, debiting or verification in ICES, and process originals accordingly. Assessment and compliance verification are conducted using uploaded records, while documents requiring validation against goods continue to be verified at examination.

Electronic registration and automated customs processes enable online AD code/bank updates and automatic bond debit after assessment.
Exporters may request online registration or modification of Authorised Dealer (AD) Code and bank account details through ICEGATE, submit supporting documents electronically, and track approval; Customs officers must complete ICES approvals the same working day if requirements are met. ICES will automatically debit bonds after assessment when bond details are provided at Bill of Entry submission. First-check BE workflow is automated so BEs marked complete by shed officers queue to assessing officers, appraising officers can return incomplete reports by entering "N", and CFS code handling in SUP queue uses 'NOCFS' with SUP-role entry of CFS codes.

IGST refund module for courier exports: upload CSBs in ECCS, XML ICEGATE ICES validation, scroll generation and PFMS payment.
The advisory mandates courier companies upload manual CSBs in ECCS using a prescribed Excel template; ECCS validates and converts approved files to XML, ICEGATE performs basic XML validation and forwards data to ICES for GSTIN validation, after which ICES generates a scroll that moves to PFMS for refund payment. Rejected files are returned for amendment and re-upload. Designated Deputy/Assistant Commissioners and a Superintendent are assigned responsibilities for scroll generation, monitoring uploads/validation, and ensuring exporter bank details are updated.

Turant Suvidha Kendra to centralise customs support functions, enabling contactless faceless assessment and trade facilitation.
Establishment of Turant Suvidha Kendras at each Customs station to operationalise contactless customs measures and support Faceless Assessment by accepting bonds or bank guarantees, conducting verifications referred by faceless assessment groups, defacing and debiting documents or permits, and performing other Commissioner-determined trade facilitation functions; each Kendra to be headed by the AC/DC with specified Superintendent/Appraiser and Inspector/Examiner staffing and a register maintained for monitoring and reporting.

Contactless Customs: Turant Suvidha Kendra and ICEGATE upgrades streamline electronic document verification, registration and automated bond debit.
Extension of Turant Suvidha Kendra to all customs formations requires document verification to be based on e Sanchit uploads, with physical submission only at TSKs in exceptional cases; ICEGATE now enables online registration/modification of Authorised Dealer codes and bank accounts with electronic submission of supporting documents, mandates same day approval where complete, and ICES will automatically debit bonds after assessment when bond details are provided at Bill of Entry submission.

Contactless Customs measures enable online bank account registration and ICEGATE workflows to avoid physical document submission.
ICES Advisory 25/2020 enables exporters to request online registration or modification of AD Code and bank account details via ICEGATE, upload supporting documents to e Sanchit, and have those requests presented to Customs officers in ICES for electronic approval or rejection. The system preserves physical inspection only for documents requiring defacement, with the TSK_OFF role and defacement confirmation recorded in the database to support faceless assessment workflows.

Rectification of SBOOI error required to clear IGST refund delays; exporters must amend GSTR 1 via Form 9A.
IGST refunds at Custom House Mundra are pending due to SBOOI errors caused by mismatches between shipping bill details in GSTR 1/6A and Customs ICES. Exporters should amend GSTR 1 using Form 9A via the GST Common Portal to rectify clerical errors; a list of affected shipping bills is available on the Mundra Customs website and exporters must correct entries by the stated deadline to facilitate refund processing.

Blended edible vegetable oils cannot be imported without AGMARK certification and must meet FSSAI import requirements.
Imports of Blended Edible Vegetable Oils (BEVO) are prohibited without AGMARK certification; BEVO must comply with FSS Act packaging and labelling requirements (sealed, tamper proof packages sold as "Blended Edible Vegetable Oil" with AGMARK label declarations) and clearance at points of entry must follow FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017.

Import of milk and milk products: one-time AQCS clearance allowed for certain consignments lacking veterinary certificate, subject to sanitary certification.
Imports of milk and milk products must be accompanied by an official Veterinary Health Certificate conforming with FSSAI Regulations, specifying sanitary, processing and residue requirements; as a one time COVID 19 related measure DAHD authorised AQCS clearance for certain eligible dairy consignments lacking that certificate (with date of lading on or before 30.04.2020) subject to sanitary and hygienic certification, and directed quarantine officers to examine consignments, sample products and take action at the importer's cost for non conformity.

Contactless customs reform: Turant Customs enables electronic document submission, same-day approvals and automated bond debit for traders.
A contactless, faceless and paperless Customs framework requires establishment of Turant Suvidha Kendras at all Customs formations for single-point document handling with electronic verification via e-Sanchit and limited physical submission; ICEGATE enhancements permit online registration/modification of Authorised Dealer codes and bank accounts with same-day Customs approvals, automated bond debit after assessment when bond details are supplied, and simplified importer/exporter registration linked to GSTIN to expand access to portal services.

Turant Suvidha Kendra centralises customs trade facilitation through a single-point interface, defined procedures, staffing, and operational monitoring.
Turant Suvidha Kendra is to be established as a single-point trade interface under the Trade Facilitation Cell within centralised and other sections. A committee of Commissioners must determine procedures for location, document handling and electronic maintenance, functions, staffing and training. Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva-III must specify the Kendra's functions, location, timings, contacts and staffing, guide importers and Customs Brokers, issue staff directions, and monitor operational efficiency. Staffing changes require competent-authority approval.