Document Identification Number requirement: all CBIC communications must carry a verifiable DIN or be treated as invalid.
Electronic generation and mandatory quoting of a Document Identification Number (DIN) is required on all CBIC communications (including e mails) via the enhanced DDM online portal; recipients may verify DINs online. Communications lacking an electronically generated DIN, except where covered by the limited exceptions in paragraph 4 of Circular No. 37/2019, will be treated as invalid and deemed never issued unless regularised per the prescribed procedure.

Centralised processing of foreign deputations requires submission via International Customs Division and prescribed-format approval.
All proposals for foreign visits or deputations under CBIC must be routed through the International Customs Division (ICD), which will process submissions, obtain approvals and financial concurrence, and issue deputation orders. Wings must secure Member in Charge approval before forwarding proposals to ICD; NACIN Faridabad will process MCTP and probationary international attachments then forward approved files to ICD. Submissions must follow the Board's prescribed format requiring meeting details, invitation and agenda attachments, funding source, justification, past participation, and names and designations of proposed officers.

Re-assessment of Bills of Entry linked to appellate modification before refund claims for excess duty can be processed.
Re-assessment of Bills of Entry for refund of excess duty is to follow the final outcome of the appellate process. A refund claim under Section 27 cannot be entertained unless the assessment or self-assessment is first modified through the appropriate proceedings, and re-assessment must be made in accordance with the appellate order. The concerned groups are directed to re-assess the Bill of Entry as per the appellate authority's direction, and consequential refund is to be handled by the Refund Section. Suo motu re-assessment by the group is not to be done in such cases.

Custodian appointment for CFS imports and exports renewed, subject to compliance and review rights.
M/s Navkar Corporation Ltd.-I is appointed as Custodian for imported and export cargo at its Container Freight Station and its appointment as Customs Cargo Service Provider is renewed under Regulation 10 of the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, subject to compliance with the Customs Act, HCCA Regulations and related orders; the tenure is five years from 10.11.2019 but is coterminous with the CCSP's AEO status or five years whichever is earlier, and the Commissioner may review the appointment for non compliance.

Document Identification Number requirement: all CBIC communications must quote DIN to enable online verification and authenticity.
Generation and mandatory quoting of a Document Identification Number (DIN) is required on all communications (including e mails) by any CBIC office from 24.12.2019; the cbicddm.gov.in portal has been enhanced for electronic DIN generation and online verification. Communications lacking an electronically generated DIN, and not covered by exceptions in Circular No. 37/2019, shall be treated as invalid and deemed never issued unless regularised as per the stated procedure. Chief Commissioners/Director Generals must circulate these instructions and report implementation difficulties.

Official email id update: all incident and seizure reports must be sent to the new Investigation Customs address.
The Office of the Commissioner (Investigation Customs) designates [email protected] as the exclusive official email for receipt of all incident reports, seizure reports, and future correspondence, directing principal chief commissioners and chief commissioners of all customs zones to forward such communications to this address and to update their records accordingly.

Direct Port Delivery eligibility updated: importers must meet AEO/TEU criteria, avoid exclusionary offences, and follow procedural conditions.
Eligibility for DPD is limited to importers with AEO Tier I-III status or a clear compliance record with 25 FCL TEU imports in the prior year (relaxable in deserving cases), subject to Annexure A application. Exclusions cover mis declaration/duty evasion cases in the last five years, ongoing prosecutions under the Customs Act, goods subject to 100% examination, and primarily LCL importers. Conditions require consignments to be fully facilitated or not examined, opening a PD account and arranging transport, filing advance bill of entry and duty payment, providing container details prior to vessel arrival, and complying with scanning/investigation requests and other prescribed formalities.

Mandatory electronic submission of supporting documents in customs declarations requires code and IRN inclusion, enforcing paperless Bills of Entry.
Electronic submission via e SANCHIT of specified supporting documents is mandatory for every Bill of Entry, and each declared invoice and transport document must include the e SANCHIT reference with the prescribed document code and IRN. Other supporting documents such as country of origin certificates and PGA licences should be uploaded electronically by beneficiaries or PGAs; physical copies are to be avoided and field offices must ensure compliance.

Custodian appointment for air transshipment: carrier authorised subject to bonds, bank guarantees and customs regulations.
M/S Spice Jet Limited is authorised as Custodian and Carrier for transhipment of import and export air cargo between Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai and eight specified destination Customs stations within India, subject to conditions including execution of export and import bonds and running bank guarantees; the permission is governed by Chapter VIII of the Customs Act, 1962, the Goods Imported (Conditions of Transshipment) Regulations, 1995, Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, specified CBIC circulars and public notices, and remains valid until the earliest expiry of the required securities.

Toy import compliance: representative NABL lab testing and a No Use Bond required before market release of consignments.
Imports of toys will be cleared only after representative samples are drawn and tested by NABL accredited laboratories under BIS standards; importers must file a prescribed No Use Bond equivalent to the assessable value, upload documents on e sanchit, ensure testing and submit test reports within two months, after which bonds are cancelled on conformity or consignments are returned and adjudicated with destruction costs borne by the importer. Customs assessing and docks officers will record bonds, samples, and test reports and follow prescribed examination and adjudication procedures. A list of nominated NABL laboratories and a bond format are provided.

Mandatory eSANCHIT document upload required in Bills of Entry with document code and IRN; physical copies disallowed.
Every Bill of Entry must include uploaded Invoice or Invoice cum Packing List and the applicable Transport Contract uploaded on eSANCHIT, with the prescribed document code and the eSANCHIT generated IRN referenced in the Bill of Entry; other supporting documents (e.g., COO, PGA licences/permissions) must be submitted only electronically by beneficiaries or Participating Government Agencies and physical copies should not be accepted.

PMLA reporting requirement: Customs must submit ML I and ML II monthly to Enforcement Directorate for predicate offences.
Instruction requires Customs formations to report predicate offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to the Enforcement Directorate monthly using prescribed ML I and ML II formats. It lists scheduled offences for Part A, identifies higher value Customs offences for Part B, and requires reporting of cross border predicate offences under Part C. ML II specifies detailed case particulars including FIR data, investigator contacts, accused and property details, and current case status.

Mandatory eSANCHIT upload requirement: invoices, transport contracts must be uploaded and document codes plus IRNs declared in Bills of Entry.
For every Bill of Entry the Invoice (or Invoice cum Packing List) and the relevant Transport Contract must be uploaded to eSANCHIT, with the prescribed document code and the eSANCHIT-generated Image Reference Number (IRN) declared in the Bill of Entry; all other supporting documents (e.g., Country of Origin certificates, PGA licences/permissions) must likewise be submitted electronically via eSANCHIT and physical copies are to be avoided.

Mandatory eSANCHIT uploading: invoices and transport contracts must include document codes and IRN in Bills of Entry.
Every Invoice (or Invoice-cum-Packing List) and every Transport Contract (Bill of Lading / Airway Bill) declared in the Bill of Entry must be uploaded to eSANCHIT and the Bill of Entry must record the prescribed document code and the IRN generated by eSANCHIT; the system mandates entry of those document codes and IRNs. Other supporting documents (e.g., COO, licences or PGA permissions) should be submitted only electronically via eSANCHIT by beneficiaries or PGAs and physical copies should not be submitted.

e-Sanchit RN requirement: provide reference for each Invoice and Bill of Lading when filing Bills of Entry.
Importers, exporters and customs brokers must quote the e-Sanchit reference number (RN) with the specified document code for every Invoice and Bill of Lading declared in the Bill of Entry at the time of filing, pursuant to the expansion of mandatory uploads to e-Sanchit and Board guidance; difficulties should be reported to the Customs office.

Mandatory e-document submission: invoices and transport contracts must cite eSANCHIT IRN and document code in Bills of Entry.
For every Bill of Entry, the Invoice or Invoice cum packing list and the relevant Transport Contract must be uploaded to eSANCHIT and the Bill of Entry must record the eSANCHIT IRN and prescribed document code; other supporting documents such as Certificates of Origin, licences and PGA authorisations must be submitted electronically via eSANCHIT and no physical copies should be presented.

Mandatory e-document submission on eSANCHIT requires invoice and transport document IRN references in every Bill of Entry.
Mandatory uploading to eSANCHIT requires that every Bill of Entry include the uploaded Invoice/Invoice-cum-packing list and the relevant transport contract, with the corresponding document code and IRN declared in the Bill of Entry; other supporting documents (e.g., certificates of origin, licences from Participating Government Agencies) must be submitted electronically via eSANCHIT by beneficiaries or PGAs and physical copies should not be accepted.

Clearance of metal scrap permitted pending scanner installation where EDI and RMS profiling is enabled; inspections may be ordered.
Clearance of imported metal scrap may proceed at ports that have not installed Radiation Portal Monitors or container scanners provided the customs formation is on EDI and enabled with RMS profiling; consignments should be scanned based on risk assessment where scanning exists, and commissionerates may order 100% examination where additional risks are present.

Auto Out of Charge for ECCS shipments allows automatic release after X ray clearance, reducing the manual Out of Charge step.
Auto Out of Charge will automatically release goods under facilitated Courier Bills of Entry that have been cleared by Customs X ray screening, eliminating the manual step of forwarding X ray cleared CBEs to the Shed Superintendent/Appraiser solely for an Out of Charge order. Implementation responsibility lies with the systems directorate, and Chief Commissioners must issue Public Notices and Standing Orders; any implementation difficulties are to be reported to the Board.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority permits Principal Director General to designate Commissioners to adjudicate DRI investigated cases efficiently.
The circular authorises the Principal Director General/Director General, DRI to appoint officers of the rank of Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs as adjudicating authorities, in addition to Additional Director General (Adjudication). It prescribes that cases within a single commissionerate be assigned to the executive Principal Commissioner/Commissioner with jurisdiction, and that multi-commissionerate cases be assigned to the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner where the highest duty demand was made in the Show Cause Notice; operational difficulties are to be reported to the Board.