Procedure for E-Payment of Customs Duties under the Indian Customs EDI system – (ICES) Imports at Cochin

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....of Customs Duty at the Cochin Port Trust Branch of State Bank of India and Willingdon Island Branch of Indian Bank, a facility of payment of Customs Duty through net banking is being extended to importers at Cochin Port. This service of e-payment through net banking is offered by the banks without any extra cost. It will reduce the transaction cost of the importers and expedite the time taken for customs clearance. 2. This Trade Notice outlines the changes to the Customs procedures, on the ICES for importers/CHAs who choose to pay duties through e-payment mode. 3. After the introduction of the ICES at Cochin, only the State Bank of India Branch at Cochin Port Trust had been the designated bank to receive payments of Customs duty and a....

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....yment of duty. C The bank enters the particulars of receipt of the amount in their system and returns two copies of TR-6 challan to the Importer / CHA duly stamped and signed. The bank retains two copies of the TR-6 challan. D After receipt of the duty, the bank conveys this information electronically to the ICES. The ICES permits registration of goods, which is a prelude to Customs examination, only after receipt of electronic payment confirmation from designated bank. E The stamped challans are then presented, along with other documents for registration of goods for examination. 8. Procedure after implementation of e-payment module. The existing system of duty payment by physical mode shall continue as it ....

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....then he can make e-payment by entering the IE Code of the importer. The CEG will display all the unpaid challans against the IE code. f. Once the list of unpaid challans is displayed to the registered / unregistered user, he must select "PAY" option against the challan for duty payment. g. On selection of the challan the user will be shown the options of the "designated" banks for the purpose of e-payment. The user can select any bank authorised for e-payment at Cochin Port. (at present this facility is offered by State Bank of India). h. Thereafter, the user will see the web page of the selected bank. He would be required to login as an "internet Customer" of the bank. i. After successful login in the ba....