Impletnentation of PGA e-SANCHIT— Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Pennits/Certiticntes/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 36/2020

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE PORT AREA : : VISAKHAPATNAM - 530 035 F.No.P3/20/2019-Stats Date: 14.05.2020 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 36/2020 Sub: Impletnentation of PGA e-SANCHIT- Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Pennits/Certiticntes/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs - reg. Attention of all trade is invited to the Board's Circular No. 24/2020-Customs dated 14.04.2020 on implementation of PGA eSANCHIT. e-SANCHIT 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 e-SANCHIT 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, Circular No.03/2020-cus dated 15.01.2020 and Circular No. 11/2020-Cus. dated 10.02.2020 and this office Public Notices 18/2019 dated 12.06.2019, 25/2019 dated 19.07.2019, 02/2020 dated 17.01.2020 and 10/2020 dated 13.02.2020. Already 50 PGAs have been enabled for uploading their LPCOs on e-SANCHIT. 2. Now, I more PGA namely Registrar of Newspapers of India (RNI) with its LPCOs as detailed below is being brought onboard e-SANCHIT. Sr. No. Document Code Document Name Document Description PGA code 1 101RN1 Certificate of Registration Certificate of Registration issued by RNI for registering the ublisher Owner. RNI 2 911RN1 Self declaration certificate for Import Self Declaration Certificate is submitted by the Publisher/ Owner of the newspaper and authenticated by RNI before importing the news rint. RNI With the above, the total number of PGAs on Board e-SANCHIT as on date becomes 51. 3. Since the facility to upload the LPCOs is now being fully made available to RNI, the beneficiaries i.e. importer/exporters/customs brokers would not be allowed to upload the previously issued LPCOs on e-SANCHIT w.e.f 31.05.2020. Further, to facilitate the members of the trade (beneficiaries), the RNI is 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 RNI on e-SANCHIT, in order to enable the beneficiary to utilize the same. 4. It is reiterated that the PGA 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 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.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 e-SANCHIT will be deactivated from 31.05.2020, beneficiary registration is of utmost importance. Hence all the stakeholders are requested to ensure that correct email addresses are reflected in the ICEGATE. 5. Difficulties, if any, in implementing this Public Notice may be brought to the notice of the Additional / Joint Commissioner. 6. Contents of this Public Notice should be considered as Standing Order for the purpose of officers and staff. (Dr. D. K. Srinivas) Pr. Commissioner of Customs