Mandatory uploading of documents in e-Sanchit – Further Clarifications - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No: 12/2021

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE :: PORT AREA : : VISAKHAPATNAM 530 035 F. No. P3/20/2019-AM(STAT) Date: 05.02.2021 PUBLIC NOTICE No: 12/2021 Subject: Mandatory uploading of documents in e-Sanchit Further Clarifications Attention of the Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers and all other Stakeholders is invited to ICES Advisories 06/2021 dated 29.01.2021. Attention is also invited to ICES Advisories 02/2021 dt 14.01.2021 and 04/2021 dt 26.01.2021 on the above subject. As per the feedback received from Trade and field formations, Board had taken up with the respective PGAs to upload all the required mandatory documents. Consequently, the mandatory document code list has been revised removing some document codes/CTHs. The updated list is given as Annexure I. 2. Further, for some of the document codes, the earlier requirement of uploading by PGA only has been kept at abeyance for some time. The doc codes where uploading continues to be accepted only by PGA are given in Annexure II. All other document codes can now be uploaded by the IEC/Customs Broker on eSanchit. This list as given in Annex II will be revised to include more document codes in due course. It is reiterated that PGAs will only be able to upload documents for the IECs registered on ICEGATE. 3. Doubts have been raised whether the amendment to the Statement table of BE can be filed to include the exception reasons for non-applicable cases as elaborated in Para 2(d) of ICES Advisory 04/2021. It is clarified that the amendment can be filed through service centre as well as online. The amendment has to be filed at item level giving the Inv Sl No and Item Sl No of the item against which exception is being claimed. For online filing of the amendment, Amend Code S_STMT has to be used. 4. Considering that there are consignments facing difficulty in clearance due to non- availability of certain documents in the initial days, the Systemic checking of mandatory documents at OOC stage has been disabled for BEs filed before 23.01.2021. 5. Any difficulties faced in the implementation may please be brought to the notice of the the Joint Commissioner of this office Sd/ (Dr. D.K.Srinivas) Principal Commissioner of Customs