Improvements in SWIFT: Integration of ICEGATE with AQCS-ICS (Animal Quarantine and Certification Services-Import Clearance System) effective 01.12.2022

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....ssioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive) Sir/Madam Subject: - Improvements in SWIFT: Integration of ICEGATE with AQCS-ICS (Animal Quarantine and Certification Services-Import Clearance System) effective 01.12.2022 - reg. Kind reference is invited to Board's Circulars 09/2015-Cus dated 31.03.2015, 03/2016-Cus dated 03.02.2016 and 10/2016-Cus dated 15.03.2016, regarding the Indian Customs' Single Window. In brief, vide the above referred Circulars - (a) six Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) were brought on board the Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT). This platform enabled importers to lodge their clearance documents online through ICEGATE at a single point, facilitated risk- based inspection....

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....2.2020 and 24/2020-Cus dated 14.05.2020. 4. To enhance transparency and better informed compliance, the Compliance Information Portal (https://cip.icegate.gov.in/CIP/#/home) was launched on 04.08.2021 on a single platform to provide all necessary information related to Customs laws, procedures along with applicable duties and taxes on each Customs Tariff Item, as also the information about necessary permissions to be obtained from any PGA for import or export of goods. 5.1 To further enhance SWIFT, the Digital Import Clearance System of AQCS-ICS has been developed by AQCS for purposes of improved functioning. This would enable migrating from Online NoC through ICES to online message exchange mode, similar to that of FSSAI and PQMS. Th....

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....ased selectivity criteria shall be introduced in stages for CTIs requiring NoC from AQCS along with the integration of AQCS-ICS with ICEGATE. 5.4 Post Filing requirements for NoC by AQCS: All documents required to be submitted to AQCS to obtain NoC, will normally be uploaded during Integrated Declaration. Under circumstances where additional documents are required by AQCS from the importer post-filing, the importer may submit the same by logging in via ICEGATE. Till the time that the integration of AQCS-ICS with ICEGATE is complete, the importer may log in to the AQCS-ICS portal to submit the additional documents. 5.5 Electronic transmission of NoC to Customs: The Online NoC will be automatically transmitted to ICEGATE, and impo....

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....excluding 05061011, 05061021, 05061031, 05061041), 0507 (excluding 05071020, 05071010), 0510 (excluding 05100091, 05109011, 05109091), 05111000, 05119929, 05119991, 05119999, 1505, 1601, 1602 (excluding 16025000), 16030010, 16030090, 1901, 19021100, 19021900, 21039090, 21041010, 21041090, 21042000, 2105, 21061000, 21069099, 2301, 2309 (excluding 23099031, 23099032), 3001 (excluding 30019010, 30019091), 30024910, 30024990, 30025900, 30029020, 30029090, 30039031, 30039090, 30069300, 3101, 3501, 3502, 3503 (excluding 35030010), 35040099, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4301, 4302 (excluding 43021940), 5101, 5102, 5103, 6701, 94044010, 94044020, 94044030, 94044040, 94049000, 95069910, 9601 (excluding 96011000, 96019090), 96020030, 98051000   2. ....

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...., 0506 (excluding 05061011, 05061021, 05061031, 05061041, 05069011, 05069091), 0507 (excluding 05071010, 05071020), 0510 (excluding 05100091), 05119140, 1601, 1602 (excluding 16025000), 1603, 1604, 1605, 1901 (excluding 19012000), 19021100, 19021900, 2105 , 2301 (excluding 23011010, 23011090), 2309 (excluding 23091000, 23099031, 23099032), 30029020, 30039031, 94044010, 94044020, 94044030, 94044040, 94049000, 95069910, 98051000 Annexure B Leather Products under Chapter 41 (between 4104 to 4115) not to be routed to AQCS-ICS for NoC Sl. No. HS Code Description of item 1 41041100 In the wet state (including wet-6/ue}: Full gains, unsplit; grain splits 2 41041900 Other 3 41051000 In the wet state (includ....