Single window Project - Simplification of procedure in SWIFT for clearance of consignments related to drugs & cosmetics

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....he Indian Customs Single Window Project'. Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has operationalised the 'Indian Customs Single Window Project' to facilitate trade from 01st April 2016 at all EDI locations throughout India as a result the Importers and Exporters electronically lodge their Customs clearance documents at a single point only with the Customs. The required permission, if any, from Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) such as Animal Quarantine, Plant Quarantine, Drug Controller, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Textile Committee etc, is obtained online without the importer/exporter having to separately approach these agencies. The Single Window Interface for Trade (SWIFT) thus provides the importers/ex....

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....Group and with the approval of the concerned PGAs (DCGI - in case or drugs and cosmetics items) Dual Use Item & Excipients 2.2 Several items falling under different customs Tariff Heads which have been mapped in SWIFT as requiring clearance from Assistant Drug Controller's (ADC) office have dual use (use for medicinal and non-medicinal purposes) and excipients (an inactive substance that can serve as the vehicle or medium for a drug or other active substance). A large number or importers are importing them for purposes other than drugs or medicinal use. Presently, for the clearance or dual use items, the importers have to first seek a permit from Deputy Drug Controller's office and then to obtain an NOC from ADC office. To simpl....