Enabling Voluntary Payment electronically on ICEGATE e-Payment Platform- reg.

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....n enabled with electronic collection of Voluntary/Self-Initiated Payments (SIP). 3. This new functionality has been envisaged to replace the existing TR-6 payments which are currently being done manually at various Customs Stations. This functionality shall enable the users to generate a self-initiated challan for voluntary payments and then make payments through the ICEGATE e-payment platform without any further approval by officers of Customs. 4. While using the voluntary payment Facility at ICEGATE, the users are sensitized on the below-mentioned aspects: (a) The Voluntary Payment module will be accessible as a post-login functionality. Users must be registered on ICEGATE to access this feature. (b) This facility is enabled with pa....

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....en the testing is complete. In all other modes, users already have an option to deposit the amount in the Electronic Cash Ledger through remaining authorized modes and use the same for making voluntary payment using Electronic Cash Ledger. 5. Since the above facility is aimed at replacing the current procedure of making Over- The-Counter (OTC) payment using TR-6 Challan, the Officers are advised not to accept any payments through manual TR-6 challan after 31st December 2024 unless the same is approved by the Pr. Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs. The approval must clearly spell out the reasons for resorting to the manual method of payment. The field officers can view the voluntary challans through 'Payment Status - Voluntary Payment' op....