Usage of Digital Signature Certificate in Remote EDI filing (RES) of Customs Documents - reg.

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.... The Government has prioritized trade facilitation and creating an environment for ease of doing business. In this direction several initiatives have been taken in the recent past to simplify Customs procedures and enhance the use of automation in business processes with resultant reduction in transaction costs and dwell time associated with the Customs clearance of imported and export goods. In continuation of this approach it has now been decided to allow the electronic submission of digitally signed Customs process documents viz. Bills of Entry, Shipping Bills, Import General Manifest (IGM), Export General Manifest (EGM) and Consol General Manifest (CGM). 2   In this regard Board notes that the electronic submission of the ....

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....ey would obtain the Digital Signature Certificate, as indicated in the following paragraph. 5   To operationalize the facility to use Digital Signature Certificate for filing the aforementioned Customs process documents, the following process would be followed: (i)    A web-based Common Signer utility is provided free of cost through the ICEGATE website (https://www.icegate.gov.in) for digitally signing the said Customs process documents. (ii)  Importers, exporters, customs brokers, shipping lines, airlines and their agents are expected to use a Class III Digital Signature Certificate obtained from any of the Certifying Authorities, as notified by Controller of Certifying Authorities (http://www.cca.go....