Paperless Customs — Electronic Communication of PDF  Based Copies of Shipping Bill & e-Gatepass to Custom  Brokers/ Exporters

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....pany Ltd. (AAICLAS), Port Terminal Operators,  Shipping Lines/Shipping Agents, PGAs, members of the Trade and all persons concerned is  invited to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) Circular No. 30/2020-  Customs dated 22.06.2020, on the above mentioned subject. In its continuing endeavour  to promote 'Faceless, Contactless, Paperless Customs' Board has decided to rely upon  digital copies of the Shipping Bill and do away with the requirement of taking bulky  printouts from the Service Centre or maintenance of voluminous physical dockets in the  Custom Houses. This reform will yield immense benefits in terms of saving the time and  cost of compliance for the trade, thereby en....

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....tained that, the Export Promotion copy is  also being printed in many instances, based on the request of the exporters. This  necessitates the exporter/Customs Broker to take physical printouts in the Service  Centre and present it to the Customs Officer. In many locations, physical signing of the  printouts is also insisted upon.   3.1.3 To promote a paperless environment, Board has decided to do away with  the taking the printouts referred to in para 3.1.2 above. Instead, Directorate General of  Systems has enabled a functionality of communicating by email, the PDF version of the  Final LEO copy of the Shipping Bill to the Customs Bröker and exporter, if registered.  This electron....

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....t is also being used  extensively by the logistics operators during the movement of export goods, including  transhipment, by road or rail or during the loading of cargo into vessels, aircrafts etc.  as a proof of export. This is despite the electronic information existing in the Customs  Automated System and Board having made printing and use of Transference copies of Shipping Bill optional. Therefore, taking cognizance of the logistics needs, the  Directorate General or Systems would henceforth communicate through email, the e-  Gatepass PDF copy of the Shipping Bill to the Customs Broker and the Exporter, if  registered. Accordingly, Board has decided to do away with the printing of Transference  c....