Mandatory uploading of specified supporting documents and mention of document code and IRN in Bills of Entry (BOE) - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 20/2019

Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Office of the Commissioner of Customs, City Customs Commissionerate, P.B. No. 5400, C.R. Building, Queen s Road, Bangalore 560 001 C.NO. VIII/09/17/2019 City cus Tech Dated: 16.12.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 20/2019 Subject: Mandatory uploading of specified supporting documents and mention of document code and IRN in Bills of Entry (BOE)-Reg. Kind Attention of all Customs Brokers, Importers, Exporters, Members of the Trade and other stake holders is invited to Board s Circular No. 42/2019-Customs dated 29.11.2019 issued vide F. No. 450/151/2019-CUS IV regarding Mandatory uploading, of specified supporting documents and mention of document code and IRN in Bills of Entry (BOE). 2. Also reference is invited to Bill of Entry (Electronic Integrated Declaration and Paperless Processing) Regulations, 2018 [notified vide Notification No 36/2018-Cus (NT) dated 11.05.2018]. In the said regulations, Supporting documents have been defined under Regulation 2(g) as documents in the electronic form or otherwise, which are relevant to the assessment of the imported goods under Section 17 and 46 of the Customs Act, 1962. 3. Directorate of Systems have issued Advisory laying down requirement of mandatory uploading on e-SANCHIT, Invoice/Invoice cum packing list and Bill of Lading/Airway Bill etc. for every Bill of Entry and subsequent declaration of document code and IRNs in the Bill of Entry. The coding scheme as given below must be provided: l. Invoice: (one of the two) - for every invoice 380000 - Invoice 331000 - Invoice cum packing List ll. Transport Contract : (one of the below) - for every Bill of Lading/Airway Bill in the IGM 704000 - Master Bill of Lading 714000 - House Bill of Lading 705000 - Bill of Lading 703000 - House waybill 709000 - Tanker Bill of Lading 710000 -Sea Way Bill (Non Negotiable) 711000 - Inland Waterway Bill of Lading 740000 - Air waybill 741000 - Master air waybill 700000 - Way Bill (Non Negotiable) 4. For every Invoice and Bill of Lading/Airway Bill declared in the Bill of Entry, the reference generated from e-SANCHIT with relevant document code as given above must be provided. The reference of the above document codes from e-SANCHIT in the Bills of Entry has been made mandatory in system. 5. As regards all the other supporting documents (such as Country of Origin Certificate (COO), licence/ permission from any Government Agency (PGA) in relation to the eligibility for import / clearances or claim of duty exemption), it is emphasised that to make Customs duty truly paperless, uploading of these documents through e-SANCHIT either by beneficiary or by PGAs, should be ensured administratively. Therefore, the field offices must ensure that no physical copy of any supporting document is submitted and every relevant document is submitted only electronically via e-Sanchit either by the beneficiary or by the Participating Government Agency. DG (Systems) would also enforce the same in due course. 6. Difficulties, if any, faced in the implementation of this Public Notice may be brought to the notice of this office. (BASWARAJ NALEGAVE) COMMISSIONER