TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Completion of Data Entry in DIGIT
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....I), All Principal Additional Director General/ Additional Director General, Zonal Units of DRI, Webmaster, CBIC. Madam/ Sir, Subject: Completion of Data Entry in DIGIT-reg. Reference is invited to CBIC Instruction No. 06/2018-Customs dated 02.04.2018 regarding completion of data entry in DIGIT. As per said instructions, all the formations were directed to complete the data entry in DIGIT by 31st March 2018. From 1st April 2018, all the Show Cause Notices (SCNs) and the Order in Original (O-i-O) were also required to be uploaded on DIGIT. 2. DIGIT is India's National Customs Offence Database and serves as the official repository of all cases involving violation of the Customs Act, 1962 (hereinafter also referred as Custo....
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.... 1. Filing of DRI-1 (Recording of Information); 2. Preparation of DRI-2 (Seizure/Detection Intimation Report); 3. Arrest under the Customs Act, 1962 or other Act(s); 4. Search under the Customs Act, 1962 or other Act(s); 5. Summons under the Customs Act, 1962 or other Act(s); and 6. Seizure under the Customs Act, 1962 or other Act(s); 4.1 It is clarified that the cases booked by the Customs formation during the course of normal executive work need not be entered in DIGIT. For illustration, routine cases booked by the Customs officers on international airports involving minor violations of Baggage Rules; or the cases booked by Assessment Groups in Sea Ports, Inland Container Depots (ICDs....
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....e following means:- a. Issue of Show Cause Notice (SCN) - The details of SCN issued in each case need to be entered in DIGIT under SCN Module. A scanned copy of the SCN is also required to be uploaded. Note: In the cases involving issue of multiple SCNs, where only some SCNs (like SCN for seizure) are issued, the case will continue to figure under the "pending investigation" category until all the SCNs are uploaded and the "Issue" button is clicked, which will mark completion of investigations. b. Filing of Complaint under NDPS Act - In such cases, on conclusion of investigations, a complaint is filed in the competent court. Once the complaint has been filed, details of the same shall be entered in DIGIT. ....
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....g replies to Parliamentary Questions and to generate various periodical reports. Thus accuracy of data and its timely feeding in DIGIT and crucial for its use. Following time-limits have been prescribed for feeding/uploading data in DIGIT: a. Details of Case Detection - within 5 days of detection of the case; b. Details of Arrest - within 3 days of date of arrest; c. Details of Seizure of Goods, documents or things - within 5 days of seizure; d. Uploading of SCN - from the date of issue of SCN till 5th day of the following month; e. Uploading Conclusion of Investigations - from the date of approval of closure/completion of investigations by the competent authority till 5th day of the following mo....
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....o the National Nodal officer of DIGIT, with the approval of the Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner or Principal Additional Director General / Director General of that formation requesting for the said modification, along with reasons for the said modification. 10. Correspondence regarding DIGIT: For any correspondence pertaining to DIGIT, a dedicated email address has been created, viz. [email protected]. As part of initiatives to promote the Digital Governance initiative of the Government of India, all DIGIT-related requests will be handled electronically and may be emailed to the above email ID. In keeping with the Government of India's email policy, only emails sent from official GOV/NIC IDs shall be processed. Further, to enab....