Customs — Electronic Communication of PDF based Gatepass and OOC Copy of Bill of Entry to Custom Brokers/ Importers

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....2 In order to mitigate the unprecedented situation due to Covid-19 pandemic, CBIC has taken a number of measures to facilitate & expedite Customs clearance process making it more and more contact-less i.e. automated and online as well as paper-less. These measures Include the facility to clear goods on the basis of a undertaking (not bond), acceptance of electronic Country of Origin certificate etc. These steps complement the earlier reforms unrolled as a part of Turant Customs such as online query module, eSanchit, web based goods registration, electronic processing of DGFT issued licenses, machine release of imported goods based on Customs Compliance Verification and electronic transmission of PDF based First copy of Bill of Entry (BOE) t....

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....r printout from the Service Centre to be produced before the Customs officer. It has now been decided to do away with the paper printout of the Final OOC copy of BoE. Instead, DG Systems will enable a functionality to immediately email the PDF version of the Final eOoC copy of BOE generated after OOC to the Customs Broker and/or the importer, if registered. This Final eOoC copy of BOE will have the following features- (i) The PDF version will bear a digitally signed and encrypted QR code which can be scanned to verify the authenticity of the document using Mobile App ICETRAK. The QR code is tamper proof, which is digitally signed by CBIC to ensure the authenticity. Key details like BOE No., BOE Date, Duty, Package Details are available in....