The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs vide circular dated 6th of July, 2020 has issued new measures under the flagship of ‘Turant Customs’ program with a view to further prepare the ground for applying the reforms pan-India. The new measures includes:
- The Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Chief Commissioners of Customs are advised to set up the Turant Suvidha Kendras in all Customs stations by 15.07.2020.
- CBIC has now enabled a functionality within ICEGATE login which allows the exporters to make an online request for registration/modification of their AD Code / Bank Account(s) and also electronically submit the Passbook copy or Bank Authorisation letter through e-Sanchit. The exporters would also have access to a Dashboard to view the status of approval and acceptance at PFMS, for quick rectification at their end.
- ICES would automatically debit the Bond and reflect the same in the first copy of the Bill of Entry, provided the details of the Bond are provided during submission of the Bill of Entry.
- importers / exporters are advised to register on ICEGATE and conduct their Customs clearances through electronic interface. The simplified registration on ICEGATE can be done easily in few moments by following the steps given in the link.
Click here to read the Circular.
