E-Payment of Customs Duties modernizes payment and expedites registration and examination upon electronic confirmation via bank gateway.
E-Payment facility integrates ICES with the Customs E-Payment Gateway on ICEGATE and authorised bank internet portals, allowing registered or unregistered users to select unpaid challans, choose a designated bank, log into the bank's internet banking, complete payment and receive a cyber receipt. On electronic confirmation received by ICES the Bill of Entry moves automatically to the examination queue and physical proof of payment is not required for clearance; a VERIFY option exists for incomplete transactions and assistance is available via ICEGATE helpdesk.

Predominant-fiber classification determines drawback treatment for mixed-composition carpets, based on the textile material by weight.
Carpets and floor coverings, whether knotted, woven, tufted or others, shall be classified as carpets or floor coverings of the textile material (wool, silk, MMF etc.) which predominates by weight, aligning with prior Board clarifications and HSN explanatory notes that carpets may consist of more than one textile material.

Trade facilitation entrusted to DGEP to coordinate export scheme oversight and recommend customs clearance improvements nationwide.
DGEP is assigned policy-level responsibility for trade facilitation, including oversight of export promotion schemes, analysis of reports and statistics, legislative work, engagement with approval boards and trade stakeholders, review of customs procedures, study of international best practices, analysis of cargo dwell time and coordination with other directorates; it may obtain information from customs formations but will not handle individual grievances. Draft Audit Paragraphs and follow-up on C&AG/PAC reports on customs (excluding drawback) remain with DGEP, while post-audit functions for brand rates and selected duty-free import cases are transferred to the Directorate of Drawback.

Right to Information Act publication ensures proactive disclosure of officer directory, remuneration, budget and citizen information access.
The Bangalore Customs Commissionerate, under Section 4(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act, publishes an officers' directory, monthly remuneration and compensation system details, and budgetary allocations with plans and disbursements in annexures; citizen facilities include website publication of notices, minutes of consultative stakeholder meetings, and help centres with gazetted officers and an e mail channel for trade queries.

Retrospective increase in duty drawback rates - automatic EDI credit allowed for eligible exporters, with exceptions.
Increased duty drawback rates effective 1.4.2007 will be implemented by automatic processing and credit of differential drawback in the EDI system for exports with LEOs dated 1.4.2007 to 17.7.2007 under a one time relaxation of Rule 17; manual shipping bills must still be supported by filed supplementary claims.

Drawback retrospective increase allows automatic EDI credit for exporters for earlier shipments, with specified tariff exclusions.
Differential drawback arising from the retrospective increase will be automatically processed and credited for EDI shipping bills with LEOs issued between 1.4.2007 and 17.7.2007 without supplementary claims; manual shipping bills require supplementary claims under Rule 15, and 37 specified drawback heads are excluded from automated credit and must be claimed manually.

Manual out of charge during EDI connectivity failure allowed after examination and supervisory confirmation, with mandated recordkeeping.
Manual out of charge is permitted when EDI connectivity to CFSs is down for at least one continuous hour and goods have been examined per instructions; the Assistant/Dy. Commissioner (Docks) must confirm the outage with the System Manager/AC (EDI) and authorise manual release. The Shed Appraiser records examination on the Bill of Entry and its photocopy, retains the original, and the photocopy bearing the examination report and Manual Out of Charge is accepted by the CFS custodian and Gate Officer; the Appraiser must later enter the examination reports and outage details into the EDI system and maintain prescribed registers.