Implementation of faceless assessment in ICES — Goods filed under Chapter SO to 71 (Group 3) under Turant Customs - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 87/2019

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE, 60 RAJAJI SALAI, CHANNAI 600001 F. No. /11/123/2019-CCO(Appg.Tech) Dated: 21.10.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 87/2019 Sub: Implementation of faceless assessment in ICES - Goods filed under Chapter SO to 71 (Group 3) under Turant Customs - Reg. attention of the Importers/Exporters, Custom Brokers, Shipping Lines/ Agents, Service Providers, CFS Custodians, Trade and Other Stakeholders is invited to Public Notice No.59/2019 dated 07.08.2019 issued by .is office .and also kind attention is invited to the processing of import Clearances in ICES. It is informed that automated queuing of Bills of Entry for OOC is already made operational from March 2019 under Turant Customs. 2. It is now proposed to extend faceless assessment under Turant Customs Scheme on the Bills of Entry filed under Group 3 (Chapter 50 to 71) in all the six locations (INMAAI, INKATI, INMAA4, INLP6 and INTVT6) under Chennai Customs Zone. The Bills of Entry filed under Chapter 50 to 71 will be marked by the system to Virtual Group. The assessment shall be carried out by the nominated officers of the Virtua] Group on first-cum-first-served basis without any interface with stakeholders to reduce dwell time and to ensure uniformity in assessment practice. 3. There will be no change with regard to the filing of Bills of Entry for importers at any of the above six locations. The system will ensure the marking of bills to the nominated officers in the virtual group. 4. The Virtual Group dealing commodities falling under Chapter 50 to 71 of the Customs Tariff will take up the Bills of Entry for scrutiny for assessment, import permissibility angle etc. and forward the Bills of Entry to Docks/ CFS for examination and clearance as per the RIMS instruction or examination order by the assessing officers as the case may be. The Virtual Group will also attend to the Bills of Entry under different export promotion schemes and scrip's relating to/Chapter 50 to 71. There would be no necessity for the nominated officers to contact the importers or their representatives, or vice versa. examination related queries/orders will be looked into and replied to by the Dock s/CPS officers. 5. However, Group 3 will continue to remain in all the locations to function for a-I other activities like bond management, amendments, recall of Bills of Entry, OOC Cancellation and Final assessment etc except assessment of Bills of Entry. It is informed that there is no change in the procedure at shed regard to examination, drawing of sample, and will continue as at present. 6. Importers and Customs brokers are advised to upload all the documents required for assessment without fail through e-Sanchit to facilitate quick assessment and speeder clecances. 7. The procedure mentioned in the Public Notice will come into force on 22.10.2019. 8. Difficulties, if any in following the procedure may please be brought to notice of the Joint Commissioner of Customs (CCO). (M AJYJ MAR) PRINCIPAL CHEP COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CHENNAI CUSTOMS ZONE.