https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=14724 The Risk Management System is a data-driven profiling tool in Indian Customs that channels consignments into facilitation, documentary checks, or physical examination. It has materially increased clearance without inspection and reduced cargo dwell time while enabling targeted enforcement and digital procedures. However, reliance on historical profiles, opaque selection criteria, inconsistent risk parameters, and interactions with faceless assessment have generated delays and unpredictability, especially for new and small traders. Reform priorities include real-time intelligence and machine learning, greater transparency about selection reasons, MSME-sensitive sandboxing, and strengthened communication and post-clearance audit linkages to balance facilitation with control. en-us Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:48:49 +0530 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:48:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=14724 The Risk Management System is a data-driven profiling tool in Indian Customs that channels consignments into facilitation, documentary checks, or physical examination. It has materially increased clearance without inspection and reduced cargo dwell time while enabling targeted enforcement and digital procedures. However, reliance on historical profiles, opaque selection criteria, inconsistent risk parameters, and interactions with faceless assessment have generated delays and unpredictability, especially for new and small traders. Reform priorities include real-time intelligence and machine learning, greater transparency about selection reasons, MSME-sensitive sandboxing, and strengthened communication and post-clearance audit linkages to balance facilitation with control. Articles Customs - Import - Export - SEZ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:48:49 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=14724