"Implementation of PGA e-SANCHIT— Paperless Processing under SWIFT- Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs" - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No.03/ 2020 - Customs

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (PREVENTIVE) 55-17-3, C-14, 2nd Floor, Road No.2, Industrial Estate, Autonagar, Vijayawada - 520 007 C.No.VIII/09/01/2020- Cus.Tech DATED: 29.01.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE No.03/ 2020 - Customs Sub: Implementation of PGA e-SANCHIT- Paperless Processing under SWIFT- Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs - reg. Attention of all Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers, Shipping Lines/Agents Custodians/Customs Cargo Service Providers, General Trade / Trade Associations / Chamber of Commerce Members of the RAC/PGC and the Public is invited to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Circular Number 03/2020 Dated 15.01.2020, on the above subject. 2 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 from 16.11.2018 vide Circular No. 44/2018-Cus. dated 13.11.2018. In this regard, reference is invited to Board's Circular No.13/2019-Cus. dated 03.06.2019 and Circular No.19/2019-cus dated 16.07.2019 respectively . With the Circular No. 19/2019-Cus dated 16.07.2019, 43 PGAs have been enabled for uploading their LPCOs on eSANCHIT. 3. 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. 4. Since the facility to upload the LPCOs is now being fully made available to these 4 new PGAs, the beneficiaries i.e. importer/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 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. 5. 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 email IDs already provided by them for registration under GST without the use of digital signatures for limited purposes of e-SANCHIT (communication and viewing) and the IRNs will be communicated to such email IDs. In this regard, kindly refer to Board's Circular No. 13/2019-Cus. Dated 03.06.2019 and circular No. 1 9/2019-Cus. dated 16.07.2019 . 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, all the formations are requested to reach out to the beneficiaries to ensure that correct email addresses are reflected in the ICEGATE. 6 Any difficulties, in this regard, may be brought to the notice of the Board. ANNEXURE-I Sr. No. Document Code Document Name Document Description PGA Code 1 864 TO 1 Certificate of Origin in Form-A under GSP Certificate of Origin under GSP is a preferential certificate of origin issued by Tobacco Board TOBBD 2 101 TO 1 Registration as Exporter under REX self-certification system Registration as Exporter under REX self- certification system issued by Tobacco Board TOBBD 3 864 TO 2 Global System of Trade Preferences [GSTP] Global System of Trade Preferences [GSTP] is a preferential certificate of origin issued b Tobacco Board TOBBD 4 864 TO 3 Certificate of Origin under APTA Certificate of Origin under AVRA is a preferential certificate of origin issued by Tobacco Board TOBBD 5 864 TO 4 Certificate of Origin under SAPTA Certificate of Origin under SAIYFA is a preferential certificate of origin issued by Tobacco Board TOBBD 6 002 TO 1 Certificate Of Authenticity-Tobacco Certificate of Authenticity-Tobacco issued by Tobacco Board TOBBD 7 101 TO 2 Registration-Cum-Membership Certificate [RCMC] Registration-Cum-Membership Certificate [RCMC] is issued by Tobacco Board for availing benefits under Foreign Trade Policy and of customs duty exemption TOBBD 8 101 TO 3 Exporter of Tobacco Registration Certificate of Exporter of Tobacco is issued by Tobacco Board for exporting Tobacco TOBBD 9 101 TO 4 Exporter of Tobacco Products Registration Certificate of Exporter of Tobacco Products is issued by Tobacco Board for Tobacco Products TOBBD 10 101 IR 1 Certificate of Registration Certificate of Registration issued by DSIR for availing import duty benefit DSIR 11 101 CA 1 Registration cum Membership Certificate Registration cum Membership Certificate issued by Cashew Export Promotion Council for availing benefits under Foreign Trade Policy and for customs duty exemption CASHEW 12 861 CA 1 Certificate of Origin (Non Preferential) Certificate of Origin (Non Preferential) is issued by Cashew Export Promotion Council certifying the goods of Indian origin. CASHEW 13 911 DA 1 Import Licence Licence for import is issued by Department of Atomic Energy for import of prescribed substance as per Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Rules there under DAE 14 811 DA 1 Export Licence Licence for Export is issued by Department of Atomic Energy for Export of prescribed substance as per Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Rules thereunder DAE (Dr. K.VENKAT RAM REDDY) COMMISSIONER