1st phase of All India roll-out of Faceless Assessment

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....& Central tax, Madam/Sir, Subject: 1st phase of All India roll-out of Faceless Assessment - reg. Kind reference is invited to Circular No.09/2019-Customs, dated 28th February 2019, which communicated Board's decision to implement the next generation reforms in the Customs clearance process under the umbrella of Turant Customs with the objectives of speedy clearance, transparency in decision making, and ease of doing business. Subsequently, Board rolled out numerous changes to the Customs clearance process, which combine together support Turant Customs. These initiatives include the self-registration of goods by importers, automated clearances of bills of entry, digitisation of customs documents, paperless clearance, etc. The stage ....

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....erience of the pilot programmes. Therefore, the first phase would begin from 8th June 2020 at Bengaluru and Chennai for items of imports primarily covered by Chapters 84 and 85 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The phased rollout plan envisages that Faceless Assessment shall be the norm pan India by 31st December 2020. 3. In order to introduce Phase 1 of Faceless Assessment at Bengaluru and Chennai from 8th June 2020 for imports primarily made under Chapters 84 and 85 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 at these Customs stations, Board has issued two notifications, as follows: I. Notification No.50/2020-Customs (N.T.) dated 05.06.2020 implements Faceless Assessment across different Principal Chief Commissioner/Chief Commissioner Zone....

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.... to imports made in their jurisdictions even though the assessing officer may be located at the other Customs station. To illustrate, Commissioners of Customs (Appeals) at Bengaluru would decide appeals filed for imports at Bengaluru though the assessing officer is located at Chennai. This has been done to ensure the trade is not put to any hardship and can get their appeals heard locally, as at present. 4. Further, as one of the main objectives of Faceless Assessment is speedy and uniform assessment practices, in Phase 1 of Faceless Assessment, Board hereby nominates Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs, Bengaluru City, Bengaluru, Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs,Airport and Air Cargo Complex, Bengaluru, Principa....