"Implementation of Ease of Doing Bussiness(EODB) Score card" - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO.08/2020

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS G. S. T. BHAWAN, 41/A, SASSOON ROAD, PUNE-411001. F. No. VIII/Cus/Tech/TN/48-123/19-20 Dated: 17-02-2020 PUBLIC NOTICE NO.08/2020 Sub: Implementation of Ease of Doing Bussiness(EODB) Score card - reg. Attention of all Customs House Agents/ Customs Brokers, importers and the Members of the Trade is drawn to Doing Business Report,2020 released by World Bank. In the said report India has been placed at an over-all rank of 63. As far as Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is concerned, the parameter relevant to working of Customs is 'Trading Across Borders' (TAB). This parameter covers both Customs and Infrastructural (Port/Border) aspects. In this parameter also, the ranking of the country has improved to 68 from 80 in the last year. Ease of doing business is dynamic and depends on various initiatives/ measures being taken. Now, in an attempt to further improve the Ease of Doing Business, Board has decided to direct all the customs formations under CBIC to introduce 'EODB score-card for custom brokers' 3. The EODB score-card is an attempt to sensitise the customs brokers who play a vital role in clearance of goods about facilitation measures taken to reduce release time and cost of clearance. The score-card aims to nudge the customs brokers towards deeper adoption of facilitation measures and also to support them further in evaluating their own performance in reducing release time and cost. 4. The EODB scoring model is a quantitative indicator based on four crucial parameters i.e. (a) the number of Advance/Prior B/Es filed (b) the average number of E-sanchit documents uploaded per B/E (c) the average time taken from assessment to duty payment and (d) the average time taken from duty payment to registration. 5. EODB Score Card System has been successfully implemented in Jawahar Lal Nehru Customs House (JNCH) from April 2019. A sample of EODB Score card calculated on a scale of 5 is attached for reference and for effective and efficient delivery of services . 6. This monthly score card will be conveyed to Customs Brokers( CBs) via e-mail alongwith the maximum score obtained for each parameter during the month. This communication is private and is meant to help CBs monitor their performance and make them more efficient and effective in the delivery of their services. 7. Difficulties faced, if any, should be brought to the notice of this Office. 8. The contents of this Public Notice may be brought to the knowledge of the member constituents of the Trade. The Public notice may be downloaded from the website www.punecustoms.nic. in. 9. Hindi version follows. (P K Behera) Commissioner