Bond auto-debiting and first-check Bill of Entry workflow reduce physical intervention through automated customs system processing.
Valid bonds declared while filing a Bill of Entry will be automatically debited after assessment, reducing the need for physical interaction. Officer intervention is required only where no bond was declared or the available balance is insufficient. First check Bills of Entry will automatically reach the assessing officer after completed examination, without a separate activation step. Incomplete examination reports may be returned to the examiner, and assessment is complete only upon the AC's confirmation. SUP-queue Bills of Entry will use the "NOCFS" routing code before CFS details are entered.

Grievance Redressal Committee for GST issues ensures structured referral, quarterly review and time bound IT resolution processes.
Constitution of a Grievance Redressal Committee for Lakshadweep to address GST taxpayer grievances: co-chaired by senior Central GST officials, including GSTN, trade and tax professional representatives; two-year terms; quarterly meetings; Secretary to place stakeholder grievances before the Committee and submit quarterly reports. Functions include resolving procedural and IT grievances, referring policy or legal changes to GST Council Secretariat/CBIC Policy Wing, and referring portal issues to GSTN. GSTN will provide a portal for recording and tracking grievances and disposals with time-bound resolution and public status display.

AEO Certificate Validity: pandemic-related renewal disruptions prompt an extension, excluding entities against which negative reports are received.
AEO certificate validity is extended until 30 September 2020 for certificates that expired or were due to expire from 1 March 2020 through 30 September 2020, addressing renewal difficulties caused by COVID-19 lockdowns. The extension excludes entities against which a negative report is received during the relevant period. Ordinary validity remains three years for AEO-T1 and AEO-T2 certificates and five years for AEO-T3 and AEO-LO certificates.

Paperless Customs enables electronic Shipping Bill and e-Gatepass transmission, replacing printed export documents and physical dockets.
Paperless Customs requires electronic transmission of the digitally signed PDF of the Shipping Bill bearing the Final LEO and an e-Gatepass PDF to registered exporters and customs brokers, replacing routine printing and physical dockets; PDFs include encrypted QR codes with key shipment data and a version number for authenticity verification, and custodians must integrate with ICEGATE for electronic LEO receipt while all supporting documents must be uploaded to e-Sanchit.

Customs port designation: ICD Sonepat permitted for import and export under export promotion schemes subject to scheme conditions.
Operations through ICD Sonepat (INBDM6) are permitted for imports and exports under the listed export promotion schemes, subject to fulfillment of conditions in the referenced notifications and the Handbook of Procedure/Foreign Trade Policy and departmental instructions, and the Commissioner's powers to notify additional ports remain applicable.

AEO certification validity extension grants a uniform renewal deadline for certificates affected during the COVID disruption period.
The Board directed that all AEO certificates expired or expiring between 01.03.2020 and 30.09.2020 are extended in validity to 30.09.2020 to facilitate renewals, except for entities against which a negative report is received; the measure amends Circular No. 27/2020 and requires publicity via Trade/Public Notices and reporting of implementation difficulties.

Customs EDI centralization enables electronic filing, assessment, bonds and licence management, standardizing import export clearances under ICES 1.5.
Centralized ICES 1.5 implementation at the specified ICD enables electronic filing and automated processing of Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills, integration with ICEGATE for remote filing and digital signatures, designation of banks for duty and drawback transactions, service centre data entry and charge schedules, and connectivity to CBIC National Data Centre for workflow, assessment, audit and release procedures.

Investigation timelines require staged document collection, escalation, security deposit and CRD registration to ensure timely SVB case processing.
Procedural guidelines divide SVB work into four groups-Preliminary Scrutiny, Documents Collection & Follow up, Final Investigation, and File & Data Management-each with prescribed duties: screening and checklist preparation, persistent requisition and escalation including EDD and summons, timely preparation and approval of investigation reports with extension protocols, and CRD entry plus weekly/monthly reporting; Annexure-1 provides a detailed documentary checklist tied to Annexure-A/B to standardize evidence collection and tracking.

Animal quarantine sample collection procedures updated: customs to draw, seal and centralize samples for quarantine NOC processing.
Procedure for drawl and collection of livestock product samples for Animal Quarantine NOC is standardized: samples are drawn in presence of a customs officer and broker/importer, sealed, and collected by Customs Central Sample Cell (CSC) from CFSs to CSC. An Animal Quarantine officer will daily attend CSC for half a day to accept sealed samples and process the NOC; importers/CBs need not deliver samples to the off site quarantine office.

Paperless Customs: electronic Shipping Bill and e Gatepass PDFs replace printed copies, enabling QR based authenticity verification.
Electronic transmission of the PDF Shipping Bill bearing the Final LEO copy and the e Gatepass replaces routine printing and physical docket maintenance; PDFs will include a digitally signed encrypted QR code with key shipment details and a version number for authenticity checks via ICEGATE/ICETRAK. LEO messages will be sent to custodians integrated with ICEGATE; exporters must upload all supporting documents to e Sanchit and physical collection of dockets is dispensed with.

Paperless Customs expands electronic transmission of digitally signed Shipping Bill and eGatepass PDFs to exporters and brokers.
Electronic transmission of digitally generated PDF copies of the Shipping Bill bearing Final LEO and the eGatepass will replace mandatory printing and physical dockets. PDFs will include a digitally signed, encrypted QR code encoding key shipment details and a version number for authenticity and tamper-evidence; custodians integrated with ICEGATE will receive LEO messages electronically. All supporting export documents must be uploaded to eSanchit and field units must ensure custodian registration and operational support for the paperless process.

Custodian appointment renewed: custodian and CCSP status maintained subject to regulatory compliance and AEO-linked bank guarantee terms.
Renewal appoints M/s. Seabird Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. as Custodian and as Customs Cargo Services Provider under the Customs Act and HCCAR 2009, reaffirming custody of imported goods until clearance, warehousing or transshipment and custody of export cargo for examination and stuffing. The renewal is conditional on compliance with the Customs Act and HCCAR 2009, a fixed five-year term, a bank guarantee waiver tied to the CFS's AEO-LO accreditation (with obligation to furnish a bank guarantee if AEO status lapses), and the Commissioner's right to review or revoke approval for non-compliance or governmental direction.

Paperless Customs: digital Shipping Bill and e Gatepass with tamper proof QR to replace printouts, and mandatory e Sanchit upload enforced.
Customs shall electronically transmit PDF Final LEO copies of the Shipping Bill and e Gatepass PDFs to registered exporters and customs brokers, replacing routine printing and physical dockets. The Final LEO PDF will include a digitally signed, encrypted QR code with key shipment details and a version number; custodians must integrate with ICEGATE or register. e Gatepass PDFs will carry summary logistics details and QR codes for the document and each container/package. All supporting export documents must be uploaded to e Sanchit; exceptional printouts require Commissioner approval.

Paperless customs: electronic Shipping Bill and e Gatepass PDFs with secure QR codes replace routine printed copies.
Electronic transmission replaces routine printing: the Directorate General of Systems will email the Final LEO PDF and the e Gatepass PDF to registered exporters and customs brokers. Each PDF carries a digitally signed, encrypted QR code with key shipment details and a version number for authenticity checks; e Gatepass PDFs include both document-level and package/container-level QR codes. LEO messages are sent to ICEGATE integrated custodians, all supporting documents must be uploaded to e Sanchit, and exceptions for printing require approval by the relevant Commissioner.

Paperless customs: Electronic Shipping Bill and eGatepass PDFs with secure QR verification replace routine physical printouts for exporters.
Directs exclusive electronic transmission of the PDF Final LEO copy of the Shipping Bill and the eGatepass to registered exporters and customs brokers, discontinuing routine printing and physical dockets. The Final LEO PDF will carry a digitally signed, encrypted QR code with key shipment details and a version number verifiable via ICETRAK and ICEGATE. The eGatepass PDF will include summary logistics details and separate QR codes for the document and for each container/package. All supporting export documents must be uploaded to eSanchit; exceptions for printouts require Principal Commissioner approval.

Paperless Customs: digital Shipping Bill and e-Gatepass PDFs with secure QR verification replace mandatory physical printouts for exporters.
Digital Final LEO PDFs and e-Gatepass PDFs will be electronically transmitted to registered exporters and customs brokers in place of routine printouts; the Final LEO PDF contains a digitally signed, encrypted QR code with key shipment details and a version number verifiable via ICETRAK and ICEGATE. e-Gatepass PDFs include document-level and container/package-level QR codes for movement verification. Custodians must register with ICEGATE to receive LEO messages. All supporting export documents must be uploaded to eSanchit, and exceptional printouts require Commissioner-level approval.

Paperless customs: electronic PDF Final LEO and e-Gatepass with secure QR verification replace printed shipping documents.
With effect from 22.06.2020 the digital PDF of the Final Let Export Order (LEO) copy of the Shipping Bill will be electronically sent to registered exporters and brokers, replacing printed exporter copies and physical dockets; the PDF will include a digitally signed, encrypted QR code with key shipping details and a version number to verify authenticity and recency, and custodians integrated with ICEGATE will receive LEO messages.

Paperless customs: electronic PDF Shipping Bill and e Gatepass with verifiable QR codes replacing physical printouts for export movement.
Paperless Customs requires electronic transmission of the PDF Final LEO of the Shipping Bill and the e-Gatepass to registered exporters, customs brokers and integrated custodians, replacing routine printing and physical dockets. The Final LEO PDF will bear a digitally signed, encrypted QR code and a version number for authenticity and currentness verification via the designated app and ICEGATE. The e-Gatepass PDF will include logistics summaries and two QR code types (document-level and container/package-level) to control movement; custodians must integrate with ICEGATE and all supporting documents must be uploaded electronically.

Digital Shipping Bill: electronic Final LEO and e-Gatepass PDFs with QR authentication replace printed shipping documents for exports.
Board directs that w.e.f. 22.06.2020 only the digital PDF copy of the Shipping Bill bearing the Final LEO will be electronically transmitted to registered customs brokers and exporters, discontinuing routine printing and physical docket retention. The electronic Final LEO includes a digitally signed, encrypted QR code with key shipment details and a version number for authenticity checks; custodians integrated with ICEGATE will receive LEO messages. Separately, the e-Gatepass PDF will be emailed to registered parties, use document- and container-level QR codes, and be generated at LEO or after receipt of container stuffing information as applicable.

Transhipment of export cargo via land customs stations continues under specified procedural framework, pending SCMTR implementation.
Transhipment of export cargo from Bangladesh via designated Land Customs Stations to specified ports and aircargo complexes continues under Circular 42/2018-Customs procedures for identified road and rail routes until the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations are implemented, after which SCMTR procedure will apply. An additional Petrapole-to-Delhi Air Cargo road route is authorized under the same procedure. SCMTR prescribes a transhipment form, mandates carrier track-and-trace and sealing obligations for land transhipment, and carriers may use the existing Electronic Cargo Tracking System and ECTS seals provided under a pilot program.