Implementation of faceless assessment in ICES- Goods filed under Chapter 84 (Group 5) under Turant Customs - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 01/2019

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS; BENGALURU ZONE; C.R. BUILDING: QUEEN'S ROAD: BENGALURU- 560 001 C. No. VIII/48/08/2018 CCO II CUS BZ Dated: 25.09.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 01/2019 Sub: Implementation of faceless assessment in ICES- Goods filed under Chapter 84 (Group 5) under Turant Customs-Reg. Kind attention of the Importers/ Exporters, Custom Brokers, Shipping Lines/ Agents, Logistic Service Providers, CFS Custodians, Trade and Other Stakeholders 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 implement a pilot project, for faceless assessment, under Turant Customs Scheme on the Bills of Entry filed under Group 5 (Chapter 84) in two locations (INBLR4 and INWFD6) under Bengaluru Customs Zone. The Bills of Entry filed under Chapter 84 will be marked by the system to Virtual 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 two locations. The system will ensure the marking of bills to the nominated officers in the virtual group. 4. The Virtual Group dealing with commodities falling under Chapter 84 of the Customs Tariff will take up for scrutiny for assessment, import permissibility angle etc., and forward the Bills of Entry to Shed/ CFS for examination and clearance as per the RMS instruction or examination order given 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 84. There would be no necessity for the nominated officers to contact the importers or their representatives, or vice versa. All examination related queries/orders will be looked into and replied to by the concerned Shed/ CFS Officers. 5. However, the Group 5 will remain in all the locations to function for all other activities like bond management, OOC cancellation, Amendment to BE consequent to examination or RMS facilitated Bills, Section 48 permission, Amendment related to House B/L and Master B/L in prior BE, BE closure, Single window recall etc. It is informed that there is no change in the procedure at shed with regard to examination, drawing of samples, and will continue as at present. 6. The 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 clearances. 7. The procedure mentioned in the Public Notice will come into force on 25.9.2019. 8. Difficulties, if any in following the procedure may please be brought to the notice of the Additional Commissioner of Customs (CCO). (A. K. Jyotishi) Chief Commissioner of Customs Bengaluru Customs Zone.