Implementation of paperless processing under SWIFT - Mandatory uploading of supporting documents for all the bills of entry filed in PORTS OF Customs Commissionerate Indore w.e.f 15.03.2018

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....ircular no.40/2017- Customs dated 13th October, 2017 (issued from F.No.450/148/2015-Cus.IV) regarding uploading of supporting documents. Under the project "Saksham" CBEC has upgraded its IT infrastructure, which is inter alia being used for the introduction of paperless under Single Window Interface Facilitation of Trade (SWIFT). With the objective of redwing physical Interface between Customs, other regulatory agencies and the Trade, and to further enhance the speed of clearance of import cargo, a facility to upload digitally signed supporting documents on a pilot basis has already been introduced at Air Cargo Complex, New Delhi and Chennai Customs House. 2. Under CBEC Circular 10/2015 dated March 31, 2015, and Circular 26/2015 dated Nov....

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....tials and then Click on e-SANCHIT link provided in left vertical menu to redirect on e-SANCHIT. The step-by-step procedure for upload of supporting documents is also provided on the ICEGATE website. The same is also Annexed along with Public Notice. While preparing a job for submission on ICEGATE in their respective Remote EDI Systems (RES), the authorized persons must ensure that they have uploaded all the necessary supporting documents. A facility has also been provided on ICEGATE to the authorized persons to access and view tie documents uploaded by them. 5.2 In case the authorized person seek to provide a document after the generation of the Bill of Entry number, he/she may first upload the document on ICEGATE, obtain a unique ID Ima....

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....se goods are to be examined, the officer examining goods may record the results of inspection/examination online on ICES. 8. Some types of supporting documents are required to be presented in original (as specified in the respective notifications) for verification of seal/signature etc., for defacement and for the debit of quantities/value. Trade should present hardcopy at the time of the registration of goods or at a place specified by the Commissioner of Customs. It may however be noted that all supporting documents shall be uploaded digitally, including those documents that must be presented in hardcopy. For supporting documents, where a debit of quantity/value is required to be made on hardcopy, for every subsequent Bill of Entry file....

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....taining to other Appraising Groups can also be filed by using e-SANCHIT facility on voluntary basis as use of e-SANCHIT will enhance the speed of import clearance. 12. It has now been decided that it shall be obligatory to upload the supporting documents through e-SANCHIT facility for all the bills of entry filed in ports of this Commissionerate w.e.f. 15.03.2018. 13. Accordingly, following procedures is prescribed in order to smooth implementation of this facility: a) When a bill of entry is filed by using e-SANCHIT facility, hard copy of uploaded documents will not be insisted by Assessing Officers. Hardcopies of additional documents required during assessment should be uploaded through e- SANCHIT as per procedure outlined in the P....