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Cross-border Paperless Trade:
Initiatives of Indian Customs
APTFF 2019 Capacity Building
Workshop on Cross-border
Paperless Trade Facilitation
19 September 2019
New Delhi, India
M G Thamizh Valavan, Commissioner (Single Window)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
Government of India
Why Paperless: Drivers
Paperless Systems
• Electronic submission of Customs declarations
• Electronic Single Window System
• Electronic Application and Issuance of Trade Licenses
• Electronic Submission Cargo Manifests
• Electronic Application and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin
• E-Payment of Customs Duties and Fees
• Electronic Application for Customs Refunds
• Laws and Regulations for Electronic Commerce
• Digital Certification
• Engagement with other countries in data exchange in relation to
• Cross border trade transactions
• Certificate of Origin
• Sanitary & Phyto-Sanitary Certificate
Paperless Systems in Indian Customs
• Electronic submission of Customs declarations
• Electronic Single Window System
• Electronic Application and Issuance of Trade Licenses
• Electronic Submission Cargo Manifests
• Electronic Application and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin
• E-Payment of Customs Duties and Fees
• Electronic Application for Customs Refunds
• Laws and Regulations for Electronic Commerce
• Digital Certification
• Engagement with other countries in data exchange in relation to
• Cross border trade transactions
• Certificate of Origin
• Sanitary & Phyto-Sanitary Certificate
SWIFT – Key Features
Integrated Declaration
Automated Routing
Integrated Risk
Assessment
Online Release
Paperless Processing
Compliance informationportal
Automatic License Verification
E-Payment of PGA charges
Event Notification System
Appointments Management
CORE MODULES ENHANCEMENTS
Integrated Declaration
■ Replaces 9 separate forms with one■ Reduces 250+ separate pieces of information approx.
110 standardized data elements
■ Eliminates redundant data■ Common Data Model for all Exim documentation■ Data submitted a single entry point
■ Concerned agencies will receive respective documentation
Automated routing
■ Upon filing, declarations are being routed
automatically to concerned agencies
■ No manual selection by Customs officers
■ This is managed by a specially built module “PGA
corridor”, within the Risk Management System:
■ Routing is based on
■ HS Code
■ Intended End-use [Purpose of Import/Expert]
■ Other product characteristics/ categories/ Parameters
Receive
Route
Process
Respond
Integrated risk assessment
▪ All Partner Government Agencies to implement the principle of risk-basedselectivity
▪ Selectivity criteria developed for:
▪ Whether PGA referral can be waived?
▪ Whether requiring testing?
▪ Whether delegated to Customs?
▪ Implement through a system
▪ Integrated with the Customs Risk Management System
▪ Selective intervention leads to faster clearance
Online Clearances
▪ Clearances given through Customs
System
▪ Partner Agency System linked via
ICEGATE or
▪ Partner Agency Works on Customs
System
▪ System automatically refers [Single
Window NOC Module]
▪ Customs officer refers to other agencies–
[Lab Module]
ONLINECLEARANCES
Paperless processes
▪ Importer/Exporter/Customs Broker
▪ to file digitally signed document
▪ to file digitally signed supporting
documents
▪ Release decisions conveyed
electronically to logistics operators
▪ Eliminate routine printouts in the
Shed
Automatic License Verification▪ A License/ Permit/Certificate is issued
electronically
▪ Referred to as a ‘supporting document’
▪ Accessible online to Single Window
▪ Document issuer transmits data to Single
Window System or permits online access to its
database.
▪ Verification points
▪ Document Number
▪ Beneficiary Party
▪ Issuing agency
▪ Issue Date
▪ Validity Date
Uploading of Supporting Docs-1
E-document
Hardcopy Scanning
Digital SignatureICEGATE Upload
Unique Number Generation
Customs Broker
CBEC eDocument Repository
Unique Number
Uploading of Supporting Docs-2
E-document
Hardcopy Scanning
Digital SignatureICEGATE Upload
Unique Number Generation
PGA
CBEC Data Repository
Unique Number
e-SANCHIT
Uploading of Supporting Docs-3
API
Digital SignatureICEGATE Upload
Unique Number Generation
PGA
CBEC eDocument Repository
Unique Number
Data
AUTOMATIC LICENSE VERIFICATION
▪ Data and electronic formats gathered for 120 + Licenses
permits, Certificates etc;
▪ 53 Agencies Identified
▪ 43 Agencies already on board
GOING PAPERLESS: OTHER INITIATIVES
▪ Non-Intrusive inspections
▪ Container Scanners
▪ Container Scanning & Image Analytics App
▪ Local initiatives
▪ Facilitation Centre for Direct Port Delivery, online KYC verification
▪ Nudging Customs Brokers for going Paperless: Score card system
▪ Sampling App
▪ Paperless processing of disposal of uncleared cargo
▪ Peerless processing of warehouse procedures
Compliance
Information
Portal
▪ Trade will see the commodity compliance
requirements as implemented on Single
Window
▪ For import/export of any product
▪ Step-wise procedures, conditions, documentary
requirements
▪ Service locations, business hours, service levels,
enquiry points and helpdesk for each step in the
procedure
▪ Trade can determine duties, fees & charges
online
▪ Links on governing laws and procedure for
the commodity.
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NOTIFICATION
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DUTY
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SAMPLE
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ESKENQUIRY
POINTS
CESS
LAB
WORKING HOURS
WEBSITE
Thank you
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
Government of India