Implementation of PGA e-SANCHIT — Paperless Processing under SWIFT — Uploading of Licenses / Permits / Certificates / Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 04/2020

OFFICE OF THE Pr. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (ACC-IMPORT) NEW CUSTOMS HOUSE NEAR IGI AIRPORT NEW DELHI-110037 C. No. VIII(12)Import/Tech./PN/06/2020/2018-2031 Dated: 31.01.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 04/2020 Sub: Implementation of PGA e-SANCHIT - Paperless Processing under SWIFT - Uploading of Licenses / Permits / Certificates / Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs - reg. Attention of all Customs Brokers, Importers, all ICEGATE community partners, other stake holders and members of the Trade is invited to the CBIC's Circular No. 03/2020-Customs dated 15.01.2020 on the above subject. 2. 'e-SANCHIT' application is successfully in operation since 01.04.2018. 0054he objective of the application is to further reduce physical interface between Customs/ regulatory agencies and the trade and also to increase the speed of clearance in both imports exports. 3. The facility to upload digitally signed Licenses/ Permits/ Certificates/ Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) on e-SANCHIT at all ICES (Indian Customs EDI System) locations across India was introduced vide Circular No. 44/2018-Customs dated 13.11.2018 w.e.f. 16.11.2018. Board has further issued Circular No. 13/2019-Customs dated 03.06.2019 and Circular No. 19/2019-Customs dated 16.07.2019 respectively. With the Circular No. 19/2019-Customs dated 16.07.2019, 43 PGAs have been enabled for uploading their LPCOs on e-SANCHIT. 4. Now, 4 more PGAs with their LPCOs as detailed in the Annexure-I are being brought onboard the e-SANCHIT platform. With this, the total number of PGAs brought on board becomes 47. 5. Since the facility to upload the LPCOs is now being fully made available to these four new PGAs, the beneficiaries i.e. importers/exporters/customs brokers would not be allowed to upload the previously issued LPCOs on e- SANCHIT w.e.f. 31.01.2020. 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 above cut-off date. Any LPCOs issued on a prior date may also be uploaded by the PGAs on e-SANCHIT, in order to enable the beneficiary to utilize the same. 6. It is reiterated that the PGAs will be communicating with the beneficiaries through the e-mail addresses registered in the ICEGATE. Board had already introduced simplified auto registration process in ICEGATE based on e-mail IDs already provided by them for registration under GST without the use of digital signatures for limited purposes of e-SABCHIT (communication and viewing) and the IRNs will be communicated to such e-mail IDs. In this regard, 130arcl's Circular No. 13/2019-Customs dated 03.06.2019 and Circular No. 19/2019-Cus dated 16.07.2019 may be referred. Since the facility of beneficiary uploading these documents through e-SANCHIT will be deactivated from 31.01.2020, beneficiary registration is of utmost importance. Hence, beneficiaries are requested to ensure that their correct e-mail addresses arc reflected in the ICEGATE. 7. All trade associations/ members of Customs Brokers Association are requested to take note and publicize the contents of this Public Notice among their members/ constituents. 8. For the departmental officers, this may be treated as Standing Order. 9. Difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of Additional Commissioner of Customs (Technical), ACC Imports, New Customs House, New Delhi. Encl: As above (Annexure - 1) (Nagendra Yadav) Additional Commissioner of Customs (Technical) ACC -(lmport)