Risk Management System enabling electronic selection of export shipping bills for facilitation or customs control, affecting documentation and compliance procedures.
Implementation of a Risk Management System at ICD Powarkheda will cause RMS-driven electronic processing of Shipping Bills in ICES, determining whether Bills are facilitated with a Let Export Order, sent for verification of self-assessment and/or examination, or selected for Post Clearance Audit; officers must follow RMS instructions. Exporters/CHAs must comply with Compulsory Compliance Requirements and submit required documents at goods registration or before LEO; data quality, correct declarations, and proper documentation are required to obtain facilitation and avoid selection or penalties.

Standard unit quantity declaration mandatory in bills of entry; submission blocked unless standard UQC declared.
Declaration of the Standard UQC in Bills of Entry is mandatory and submissions will be blocked unless SQC and corresponding quantities are separately declared in the Single Window Table. The Single Window entries must use Info_Type CHR, Info_QFR SOC; Info_MSR must carry the quantity in the Standard UQC and Info_UQC must contain the SQC code, which will be validated against the Tariff code directory.

Risk Management System in imports enables self assessment clearance with targeted assessment and post clearance audit oversight.
The Risk Management System will process electronically filed Bills of Entry to permit self assessed low risk consignments to be cleared without officer assessment or physical examination, while selected B/Es will be routed for assessment or examination based on risk parameters, random sampling or intelligence. AEO status yields predominant examination waivers subject to CCRs. Concurrent audit is abolished and replaced by Post Clearance Audit; ICES will generate duty challans and direct bond debits, and RMS prints tariff specific compliance requirements and document lists for exemption claims.

Customs jurisdiction over cruise tourism: vessels liable for duty on consumed stores when calling or transiting territorial waters.
Cruise vessels are liable to pay customs duty on consumption of stores, including alcohol, based on self-assessment and declaration; domestic passengers on domestic sectors cannot purchase duty free goods and must pay duty on onboard purchases at disembarkation, while international passengers retain baggage allowances. The Chief Commissioner may order escorts in necessary situations despite no routine escorts on domestic legs. The extension of Indian Customs Waters to the EEZ affects enforcement, but dutiability rules remain governed by existing import dutiability law; mere passage without calling at an Indian port does not attract customs duty.

Risk Management System for exports determines clearance flows, selecting shipping bills for release, examination or post clearance audit.
The Risk Management System (RMS) will process Shipping Bills in ICES to generate electronic instructions directing export consignments either to immediate Let Export Order on compliance and payment of export duty, or to Customs control for verification of self assessment, physical examination or assessment; officers must follow RMS outputs. The RMS will be rolled out in phases and will later select Shipping Bills post LEO for Post Clearance Audit (PCA). Exporters/CHAs must comply with consolidated Compulsory Compliance Requirements (CCRs), ensure document submission at goods registration, and maintain high data quality to obtain facilitation.

Mandatory Standard UQC declaration required in import Bills of Entry; submissions blocked until SQC and quantity are declared.
Import declarations must include a Standard UQC (SQC) in the Single Window Table of the Bill of Entry alongside the commercial UQC. Use Info_Type CHR and Info_QFR SQC; provide the quantity in Info_MSR and the SQC code in Info_UQC, which will be validated against the Tariff Code directory in ICES. Submission of Bills of Entry will be blocked unless the SQC and corresponding quantity are declared.

Risk management system enables expedited clearance for compliant exports while routing high risk consignments for verification.
A computerized Risk Management System (RMS) will process electronically filed Shipping Bills in ICES up to goods registration, route bills for facilitation or interdiction, and provide appraisal, examination and LEO instructions. Low risk self assessed consignments may receive expedited clearance subject to document checks and CCRs, while interdicted consignments are sent for verification and/or physical examination. Officers must follow RMS instructions, record departmental comments when diverging, ensure data quality, and use the feedback mechanism to update RMS CCRs and instructions.

Risk Management System streamlines import processing by system-selecting Bills of Entry for clearance, assessment, examination, or post-clearance audit.
The RMS mandates system-driven processing of electronically filed Bills of Entry in ICES to allocate BEs to Out of Charge, assessment, examination, or post-clearance audit, issuing specific instructions and Compulsory Compliance Requirements (CCRs) that must be satisfied before clearance. Officers remain responsible for independent verification of declarations, data quality, and documentary compliance, may record departmental comments when diverging from RMS instructions, and must escalate discrepancies to the Local Risk Manager for database updates; AEOs receive facilitation subject to CCRs and supervisory safeguards.

Barring of electronic filing at ICD Kheda halts customs EDI processing and cancels custodianship, pending legacy resolution.
Barring of fresh electronic filing at Inland Container Depot Kheda, Pithampur: computerized processing of Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills under the Customs EDI system is stopped; ICD Kheda has been de-notified and custodianship of M/s All Cargo Global Logistics Limited cancelled. Procedures to resolve legacy matters (IGST refund, drawback, registered advance licence, MEIS licence) will be devised and notified. This notice supersedes the prior public notice of 2009.

Risk Management System in exports classifies Shipping Bills for facilitation or customs control, enabling fast LEO for compliant consignments.
The RMS will process Shipping Bills in ICES to classify consignments as facilitative or requiring customs control, issue binding assessment and examination instructions, enable compliant bills to receive Let Export Order after document submission and duty payment without officer assessment, and select bills for Post Clearance Audit; exporters and brokers must meet Compulsory Compliance Requirements and ensure high data quality to benefit from facilitation.

Risk-based import clearance permits self-assessed bills to be cleared without routine examination, subject to targeted audit.
The RMS creates a risk based import clearance regime in which self assessed Bills of Entry filed electronically in ICES/ICEGATE may be cleared without routine officer assessment or physical examination; the system generates an electronic output that either permits out of charge after duty payment or selects B/Es for assessment, examination, or Post Clearance Audit based on risk parameters, random selection, or intelligence. Authorized Economic Operators receive facilitation but must meet Compulsory Compliance Requirements and provide requisite documents; bond debits are system driven and PCA replaces concurrent audit.

Mandatory Standard UQC declaration required in electronic Bills of Entry, failure to declare blocks submission until compliance.
Declaration of the Standard UQC (SQC) in the Single Window Table is mandatory: Info Type CHR with Info QFR SQC must carry the quantity in Info MSR and the unit code in Info UQC, which will be validated against the ICES Tariff Code directory; submission of Bills of Entry will be blocked unless these details are correctly declared.

Coastal carriage exemption for vessels carrying only coastal goods streamlines customs formalities and manifest filing requirements.
Coastal vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods are exempted from certain Customs Act provisions; where coastal goods are handled at EXIM berths, sections 30 and 41 apply and prescribed coastal arrival and departure manifests must be filed in duplicate before arrival and departure. Containers and non-containerised consignments for coastal carriage must be marked "For coastal Carriage Only", sealed with a tamper-proof one-time bottle seal, and random preventive checks may be conducted with prior approval to prevent inadvertent loading of import or export goods.

Risk Management System in exports changes selection of shipping bills for customs verification and facilitation.
The RMS will electronically process Shipping Bills in ICES at submission and after amendments to direct whether a bill receives a "Let Export Order" based on self assessment or is selected for verification of self assessment and/or physical examination; officers must follow RMS instructions. The system incorporates Compulsory Compliance Requirements from allied enactments, requires exporters/CHAs to submit prescribed documents at goods registration and before LEO, and will later select bills for Post Clearance Audit to detect short levies or improper export incentive claims.

Risk Management System in imports enables automated self-assessment clearance with targeted assessment or post-clearance audit.
The RMS establishes an automated risk-based clearance regime in ICES/ICEGATE where electronically filed Bills of Entry and IGMs are screened to permit out-of-charge of compliant self-assessed consignments without officer assessment or examination, while selecting others for appraisal, physical examination, or Post-Clearance Audit. AEO importers receive enhanced facilitation subject to Compulsory Compliance Requirements. System-driven bond debits, annexure requirements for SVB and certificates, integration with SWIFT compliance lists, retention of amendment procedures, and a shift from concurrent audit to PCA are operative features; accurate B/E data and document submission are mandated for facilitation.

Container exit controls: CFSs prohibited from issuing LEO on seal-intact certification; parking plaza processing required.
Officers at Container Freight Stations shall not register shipping bills or issue Let Export Orders for self-sealed containers solely on the basis of a 'seal intact' certification from parking plaza officers; export documents and RFID seal verification must be processed through the parking plaza and terminal TOS, and only containers selected for open examination or showing seal mismatch may be processed for LEO at CFS.

AEO vehicle access for container scanning permits accredited importers to take DPD containers to a drive-through scanner with customs endorsement.
When the mobile scanner at the port terminal is non functional, AEO importers (T1, T2, T3) whose DPD DPD containers are selected for scanning may use their own vehicles to evacuate containers to the Drive Through Scanner upon Customs endorsement of the Delivery Order after AEO verification. AEO T1 importers must furnish a bond equivalent to the goods' value at the terminal boarding office; bond cancellation follows a scan clean report and Customs out of charge. If CONCOR is the authorised rail carrier, it may transport containers to the DTS against an Import Continuity Carrier Bond, with suspicious scans requiring transfer to the importer's chosen CFS for detailed Customs examination.

AEO Programme digitisation: online AEO T1 portal launched; manual filing allowed until transition cutoff to online system.
The document establishes an online portal (aeoindia.gov.in) for AEO T1 applications where applicants register, verify via OTP, complete Annexure I and II, upload documents and a declaration, preview and submit; submissions go to Customs officers for scrutiny, then to a Zonal AEO Programme Manager for approval or rejection, and on approval are forwarded to the Directorate for electronic certificate generation. Manual filing remains permissible concurrently until the transition cutoff to the online system.

Empanelment of chartered engineers for valuation of second hand machinery with prescribed Form B reports and capped professional charges.
Three named chartered engineers/firms are empanelled for valuation of second hand machinery and other goods within the Commissionerate of Customs, Mangalore, for one year. Empanelled engineers must submit half yearly self appraisal reports and provide inspection reports in Form B with detailed machine, importer and documentary information, photographs, and evidence of qualification or DGFT/Customs empanelment. Professional charges are Rs. 5,000 or 0.5% of assessed value, whichever is higher, capped at Rs. 15,000.

IGST export refund errors: ensure timely filing and matching of local and gateway EGMs to enable automated refunds.
Automated IGST refund processing is hindered by non-filing/late filing and mismatches between local and gateway EGMs and by non-filing of stuffing reports for LCL consignments. Originating ICD/CFS custodians, carriers and shipping lines must file local EGMs online before movement, maintain container-wise tally sheets linking previous and new containers and shipping bill details, and ensure gateway EGMs or supplementary EGMs are filed to permit integration. Persistent non-compliance by Customs Cargo Service Providers may attract penalties and regulatory enforcement; export verification remains a condition for refunds.