Customs: ICES Subject : Mandatory uploading of documents in e-Sanchit - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 04/2021

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, Bengaluru - 560 001 Dated 18.01.2021 PUBLIC NOTICE NO: 04/2021 Subject:- Customs: ICES Subject : Mandatory uploading of documents in e-Sanchit -reg. Kind reference is invited to ICES Advisory 02/2021 dated 14.01.2021 and Board's Circular No. 55/2020-Customs dated 17.12.2020 issued by CBIC communicating the further Enhancements in ICES . Below is a detailed explanation on the provisions enabled in System in relation to the new scheme Continuing the spirit of System-based-facilitation based on some more enhancements have been enabled in ICES as mentioned below. 2. Mandatory uploading of the documents in e-Sanchit : In terms of the Board Circular No. 55/2020-Customs dated 17.12.2020, uploading of certain documents in e-Sanchit and declaring their IRN Numbers in the Bill of Entry which became mandatory for certain import items (CTHs) w.e.f. 15.01.2021. In terms of the above Board Circular and further details provided by the Board, details of the CTHs and corresponding mandatory Doc codes are enclosed in Annexure l. System would also subsequently put a check to disallow filing of BES without these Doc codes for applicable CTHs. 3. Mandatory uploading of documents for items requiring clearance from Drug Controller : As per the requirement of the office of the Drug Controller, for all items requiring regulatory clearance from CDRUG, it would be mandatory to upload the Label of Consignment on eSanchit and declare the IRN details in the Supp Docs Table of the Bill of Entry. The relevant document code is given below. Further, an undertaking as indicated below will also have to be declared mandatorily in the Statement Table of the Bill of Entry for all such CDRUG items. The undertaking is codified and only the statement type and statement code as given below need to be declared in the BE. DOC CODE DOC NAME DOC DESC 0110DC Label of Consignment Label of Consignment to be uploaded in imports by the IEC Holder or Customs Broker under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. STATEMENT TYPE STATEMENT CODE Actual Undertaking UTG DC007 l/We the importer of this consignment undertake that the drug/cosmetic packages seal for this item is intact, the packaging is not damaged/broken/destroyed and the content of drug/cosmetic has not deteriorated. 4. Systemic issues, if any, may be emailed to [email protected] and a copy be marked to [email protected]. 5. Action to be taken in terms of decisions taken in this Public Notice will be considered as Standing Order for officers/staff. 6. Any difficulties faced by the Trade may be brought to the notice of the Joint Commissioner of Customs, ICD Whitefield, Bengaluru. (Baswaraj NaIegave) Commissioner of Customs