Stoppage of filing Bills of Entry suspends electronic submissions for budget updates while shipping bill processing continues.
Temporary suspension of electronic filing in ICES is required to update directories after the Union Budget: filing of Bills of Entry will be stopped at 17:00 hrs on the stated February date and Section 48 approvals will be stopped at 17:00 hrs on the budget day while the System remains available for other functions. Shipping Bills filing and processing will continue; any announced export duty or cess changes will be applied manually to Shipping Bills filed on or after 1st March 2016 until directory changes are implemented online.

Filing of Bills of Entry suspended pending ICES update; stakeholders must expedite clearance and Section 48 approvals paused.
Filing of Bills of Entry through the electronic customs portal is suspended from 17:00 on 28 February 2015 until ICES 1.5 is updated with Union Budget-related directory changes. No Bills of Entry shall be submitted via ICES 1.5, Service Centres, or the electronic gateway after that time; other ICES functions continue. Stakeholders must expedite clearance and take Out-of-Charge of pending Bills of Entry. From 17:00, Section 48 permissions will not be allowed by Deputy/Assistant Commissioners at the New Custom House, and notices on suspension and resumption timing will be posted on official electronic platforms.

Coastal cargo procedure: exclusive coastal vessels exempt from IGM/EGM filing with streamlined Form I/II gate and export steps.
Vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods are exempt from filing IGM/EGM and from mandatory delivery of the Advice Book to the customs proper officer, provided the Advice Book remains on board and is producible on request. On arrival, specified voyage and crew/passenger documents must be submitted. Steamer agents obtain an advance "Out of Charge" order via multi copy Form I at the Preventive Section; authorised copies facilitate container release, boarding and gate endorsements, and recording of Bill of Coastal Goods details. Form II applies for vessels in ballast. Export clearance follows simplified preventive filing and ICTT authorisations.

Risk management system in exports governs electronic selection of shipping bills for verification, examination, and facilitated Let Export Orders.
The Risk Management System (RMS) processes Shipping Bills in ICES to determine whether a bill is selected for verification of self-assessment, physical examination, or direct issuance of Let Export Order (LEO). RMS outputs and instructions, including suggested Compulsory Compliance Requirements (CCRs), are communicated to ICES and must be followed by assessing and examining officers. Facilitated bills proceed to goods registration and LEO after document submission; high-risk bills are sent for assessment/examination. A PCA function will select bills post-LEO for audit to ensure compliance and data quality.

Factory stuffing permission: serious compliance violations bar grant while technical disputes may not prevent issuance.
Procedures distinguish serious and technical cases for grant of Letter of Factory Stuffing Permission (LoFSP): serious cases (duty evasion, mis declaration, clandestine removal, fraudulent intent, non registration, SCNs or recovery proceedings) will prevent grant of LoFSP, whereas technical disputes (minor amendments, arguable audit objections, classification/valuation issues) will not automatically bar issuance; allied Act cases decided on merits and periodic verification of exporters' track records will inform permission decisions.

All Industry Rate amendments update tariff-specific duty drawback rates and caps, and allow brand-rate drawback on rice exports.
Amendments revise the All Industry Rate duty drawback scheme by adjusting tariff-specific rates, creating separate tariff entries for specified products, changing drawback caps and composite rates for multiple tariff lines, prescribing a uniform rate for optical fibre cable, and enabling drawback under the brand rate route for export of rice, requiring trade compliance with updated customs treatment of drawback claims.

Provisional assessment of export shipping bills requires EDI recording of test-report outcomes and formal adjudication when variances arise.
Provisional assessment registers must be maintained and reasons for provisionalisation recorded. If test reports match declared particulars, the Preventive Officer shall feed them into EDI. If test reports conflict, the AC/DC in-charge shall open a file for adjudication, record the adjudication outcome and file number in EDI with the test report, make necessary changes to classification, drawback rates or value, and forward the file to the appropriate section for further action before returning it to the CFS.

All Industry Duty Drawback amendments require trade participants and clearing agents to follow the circulated compliance instructions strictly.
Amendments to certain All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback were circulated through a customs public notice enclosing Circular No. 06/2015-Customs. Trade participants and clearing agents were notified for information, guidance and necessary action, and were instructed to ensure strict compliance with the circular. Difficulties in complying with the instructions were to be promptly reported to the customs office.

KYC requirements: two documents (ID and address), Aadhaar accepted; courier outsourcing permissions to be granted within seven days.
Authorised couriers must collect two KYC documents from individuals-one as proof of identity and one as proof of address-unless a single listed document provides both; Aadhaar Card is added as an acceptable document. Existing KYC rules for non-individuals remain. Permissions for outsourcing under the relevant courier regulations must be granted without delay and within seven days, and re-export requests for mis routed consignments should ordinarily be decided within two days. Prior related circulars are modified accordingly and compliance is to be enforced.

Amendments to All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback update tariff entries, drawback rates, caps and brand-rate eligibility for exports.
Amendments revise the All Industry Rates of duty drawback by adding separate tariff entries for specified items, changing drawback rates and caps for multiple headings, prescribing a defined rate for optical fibre cable, providing composite rates for certain sections, and enabling drawback under the brand rate route for rice exports; administrative guidance and publication of notices are directed, with implementation issues to be reported to the Board.

Air cargo transshipment now processed electronically via ICES 1.5, requiring CTM filing and TP approval with bonded guarantees.
Electronic transshipment in ICES 1.5 requires filing a Cargo Transfer Manifest (CTM) by the importing airline after IGM (and consol if required) and before any Bill of Entry; CTM submission is validated against IGM/Consol, blocks BE filing on specified lines, and upon ACT approval transfers cargo to registered custodians. A Transshipment Agency files a Transshipment Permit (TP) after CTM approval; TP approval requires sufficient bond/BG and PLA balance, debits bond/BG and fee, generates TP number, and makes TP/IGM data available to the destination. Loading is recorded by Preventive Officer; gate in tally at destination controls BE permissibility and re crediting of bond/BG.

Transshipment EDI processing: Air-to-Air and Air-to-ICD movements moved to ICES requiring gate-in verification before BE filing.
The ICES 1.5 Transshipment EDI Module mandates electronic processing of Air-to-Air and Air-to-ICD transshipment. Destination Gate-In Officers must record cargo arrival using the Transshipment Permit and cargo loading details entered at the gateway; they accept or disallow linewise packet counts and condition, enabling BE filing and bond/BG re-credit only when line counts fully tally, with damaged but matched lines requiring 100% pre-checking and mismatched lines preventing BE filing.

Permitted carriage of Indian currency notes raised for travellers, with airport only rules and specified nationality exclusions.
Regulation raises the permissible per person amount of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India currency notes that residents may take out of or bring into India (excluding travel to and from Nepal and Bhutan). It also permits certain foreign visitors to carry or bring in Indian currency notes when exiting from or entering only through airports, subject to nationality and travel route exclusions; the notice references the administrative circulars effectuating the change.

Re-export procedure under Section 69: streamlined permissions, bond register entries, export assessment, examination and bond cancellation steps.
The re-export procedure under Section 69 requires the bonder-exporter to obtain Bond Section permission after physical verification and satisfaction of conditions including foreign exchange realisation and FTP compliance; the Bond Section records a provisional Bond Register entry and forwards permission to the Export AC/DC and warehouse Bond Officer. The exporter files a Shipping Bill for assessment, removal is authorized by the Bond Officer with register entries and supervised movement, goods are examined at export port and a Let Export Order issued, and final documents are returned to Bond Section for bond cancellation or debit.

SEZ cargo integration with Customs EDI enables electronic filing and transshipment approvals for imports and exports.
Pilot integration of SEZ online with ICES 1.5 at Chennai requires IGMs to carry correct SEZ codes and "TI" marking; Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills are to be filed in SEZ online, which auto tags IGM/ICES entries and transmits removal, transshipment approvals and re warehousing messages via ICEGATE; preventive officers verify LCL marks and seals before release; manual endorsements and ITSA/ETSA registers continue during the pilot until full electronic implementation.

Re-export under bona fide mistake requires trade participants and clearing agents to follow circulated Customs instructions strictly.
Re-export of goods under bona fide mistake is addressed through a public notice circulating Customs instructions for information, guidance and necessary action. Trade participants and clearing agents are required to ensure strict compliance with the circulated instructions. Any difficulty in complying with those instructions is to be promptly brought to the attention of the Customs office.

Manual filing for Bill of Entry permitted when the electronic system cannot process simultaneous notification claims for coal imports.
Paper Bill of Entry filings are authorized for coal imports when the importer claims benefits under two notifications simultaneously and the EDI system cannot accept dual-notification claims; such manual filing is permitted only where the declared country of origin is listed as eligible under the specified notification and accompanying circular.

Anti-dumping duty validity limited to statutory term unless a sunset review is initiated before expiry.
Definitive anti-dumping duty can be collected only for the prescribed statutory period from the date of imposition; where no sunset review is initiated before the expiry of that period, no anti-dumping duty may be collected beyond the period, and collection beyond validity is therefore impermissible.

SEZ cargo delivery now integrates SEZ Online with Customs EDI to automate filing, transshipment approvals and release messaging.
SEZ Online is electronically integrated with Customs EDI (ICES 1.5) on a pilot basis to automate tagging of IGM particulars to Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills, transmit removal and arrival messages via ICEGATE, generate transshipment approvals and Approval Orders in ICES 1.5, and require Preventive Officers to verify seals, container condition, and marks before permitting release; manual endorsements and physical re-warehousing certificates remain during the pilot and broken seals or discrepancies revert to manual clearance.

Commercial invoice cum packing list accepted as sufficient for customs submission, easing document requirements for importers and exporters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs permits submission of a single Commercial invoice cum Packing list containing essential packing particulars-description of goods, marks and numbers, quantity, gross and net weight, number and types of packages-and such a merged document will suffice for customs purposes. Importers/exporters may nonetheless provide a separate packing list if desired, and any implementation difficulties are to be notified to the Deputy Commissioner.