Implementation of PGA eSANCHIT– Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs - Customs - 11/2020

Circular No. 11/2020-Customs F.No. 450/148/2015-Cus-IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Dated 10th February, 2020 To All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs, Customs Central Taxes and Customs (Preventive). All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs, Customs Central Taxes and Customs (Preventive) Madam / Sir, Sub: Implementation of PGA eSANCHIT Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs reg. eSANCHIT application is successfully in operation since 01.04.2018. With the objective of further reducing physical interface between Customs/regulatory agencies and the trade and to increase the speed of clearance in both imports exports, a facility to upload digitally signed Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) on eSANCHIT at all ICES locations across India was introduced from 16.11.2018 vide Circular No. 44/2018-Cus. dated 13.11.2018 . In this regard, kindly refer to Board s Circular No.13/2019-Cus. dated 03.06.2019 , Circular No.19/2019-Cus. dated 16.07.2019 and Circular No.03/2020-Cus dated 15.01.2020 . Already 47 PGAs have been enabled for uploading their LPCOs on eSANCHIT. 2. Now, 3 more PGAs with their LPCOs as detailed in the Annexure-I are being brought onboard eSANCHIT platform. With this, the total number of PGAs brought on Board becomes 50 as on date. 3. Since the facility to upload the LPCOs is now being fully made available to these 3 new PGAs, therefore, the beneficiaries i.e. importer/exporters/customs brokers would not be allowed to upload the previously issued LPCOs on eSANCHIT w.e.f 28.02.2020. Further, to facilitate the members of the trade (beneficiaries), the PGAs are required to upload the LPCOs issued by them during the last 15 days from the stated cut-off date. Any LPCOs issued on a prior date may also be uploaded by the PGAs on eSANCHIT, in order to enable the beneficiary to utilize the same. 4. It is reiterated that the PGAs will be communicating with the beneficiaries through the e-mail addresses registered in the ICEGATE. Board had also introduced simplified auto registration process in ICEGATE based on email ids already provided by them for registration under GST without the use of digital signatures for limited purposes of eSANCHIT (communication and viewing) and the IRNs will be communicated to such email ids. In this regard, kindly refer to Board s Circular No.35/2018-Cus. dated 01.10.2018 and Circular No. 14/2019-Cus. dated 03.06.2019 . Since the facility of beneficiary uploading these documents through eSANCHIT will be deactivated from 28.02.2020, beneficiary registration is of utmost importance. Hence, all the formations are requested to reach out to the beneficiaries to ensure that correct email addresses are reflected in the ICEGATE. Special efforts may be taken for wide publicity in this regard. 5. All Chief Commissioners of Customs are requested to issue public notices. Feedback and queries, if any, may be sent by email to [email protected]. 6. Any difficulties, in this regard, may be brought to the notice of the Board. Yours sincerely, (Vineeta Sinha) OSD (Cus-IV) ANNEXURE - I Sr. No. Document Code Document Name Document Description PGA Code 1 636AQ1 Health Certificate for Livestock Health Certificate for Livestock issued by Animal Quarantine Certificate Services AQCS 2 636AQ2 Health Certificate for Livestock Products Health Certificate for Livestock Products issued by Animal Quarantine Certificate Services AQCS 3 911AQ1 Import Permit for Live Animal Import Permit is issued by Animal Quarantine Certificate Services for Import of Live Animals AQCS 4 101CI1 Certificate of Registration for Import for Export Only Certificate of Registration for Import for Export Only issued by Central Insecticides Board CIB 5 101CI2 Certificate of Registration for Indigenous Manufacturer for export only Certificate of Registration for Indigenous Manufacturer for export only issued by Central Insecticides Board CIB 6 101CI3 Certificate of Registration for Import Certificate of Registration for Import issued by Central Insecticides Board CIB 7 101CI4 Certificate of Registration for Indigenous Manufacturer Certificate of Registration for Indigenous Manufacturer issued by Central Insecticides Board CIB 8 911CI1 Import Permit for Research Test and Trial Import Permit for Research Test and Trial issued by Central Insecticides Board CIB 9 911CI2 Import permit for Biocide Import permit for Biocide issued by Central Insecticides Board CIB 10 911CI3 Import Permit for Non-Insecticidal use Import Permit for Non-Insecticidal use issued by Central Insecticides Board CIB 11 911DF1 Permit for Import of Livestock Products Permit for Import of Livestock Products issued by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying DADF