Mandatory uploading of documents in e-Sanchit - Certain Clarifications - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 07/2021

Office of the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Import), Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi-110020 C. No. VIII/ICD/TKD/Tech/Imp/PN/111/2018/Pt.-I/2880-2888 Dated: 01-02-2021 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 07/2021 Subject: Mandatory uploading of documents in e-Sanchit - Certain Clarifications -reg. Attention of all Importers, Exporters, Custom Brokers, Shipping Lines/Agents and all other stake holders is invited to the CBIC Advisory No. 04/2021 dated 26.01.2021 on the above subject. Reference is also invited to Circular No. 55/2020-Custom dated 17.12.2020, CBIC Advisory No. 02/2021 dated 14.01.2021 and this office Public Notice No. 04/2021 dated 29.01.2021 issued in this regard. 2. Representation from trade and field formations on certain issues faced in complying with the new requirements. Following clarification are provided for the benefit of all concerned:- a. Uploading the mandatory documents but not tagging with BE by way of amendment: There are cases where issue is being faced by the importers at the time of OOC as System disallows the same unless all mandatory documents have been uploaded and are available with the BE. Instances have been noticed where importers have subsequently uploaded these documents but have not carried out the necessary amendment of the corresponding BE to include the new documents and their IRNs. It may kindly be noted that uploading on eSanchit to get IRN is only the first step. The IRNs must be quoted in the BE as well. If any document is being added after the filing of the BE, that too must be attached with the 'BE by way of a BE amendment. Amendment to add supporting docs to BE does not require any approval by officer and is only a one stop process. b. Doc codes being given at BE master level instead of item level: In many instances it is seen that either during filing or at that time of amendment, the document codes given in the supporting documents table are at master level, i.e., with invoice SI No. and Item SI No. as O and O. It is clarified again that the document codes for the mandatory doc codes enclosed with this Public Notice are to be given at item level, corresponding to the item(s) in the BE of the applicable tariff heading. c. Documents to the uploaded by PGAs: It is clarified that certain documents from the enclosed list can only be uploaded on eSanchit by the respective PGA and hence may not appear in the doc code list on the importeds/CB's login on ICEGATE. Such documents along with the PGA details are enclosed in Annexure Il. While the PGA has to upload these documents if an importer is registered on ICEGATE, the corresponding IRNs and other details will have to be included in the BE by the importer. If the importers are registered on ICEGATE, they would receive a System generated email with the IRN details each time any PGA uploads a document on eSanchit mentioning their IEC as the beneficiary. Importers who are still not registered on ICEGATE to obtain Simplified Registration on ICEGATE immediately and approach the PGAs in case certificates/permits pertaining to them are not uploaded by them despite having registered on ICEGATE. Periodic review may be undertaken for case (i) where IEC has not obtained simplified ICEGATE registration and accordingly they are not receiving IRN for their documents, or (ii) IEC has taken simplified ICEGATE registration but still not getting IRN for their document (as PGA may not have uploaded the document in eSanchit). d. Exception where any mandatory document may not be required: In some cases, an item even though bearing one of the enclosed CTHs may not require a particular mandatory license or permit. For example, certain doc codes issued by FSSAI and AQ may only be needed if the goods are of food grade or animal origin. For such items, an importer can instead declare the reasons for not including a mandatory doc code in the Statement table of the BE. For all the items against which any of their corresponding mandatory doc code as annexed is not given included in the Supporting document table, the importer must declare the following in the Statement table of the BE: Statement Type - REM Statement Code - The doc code of the mandatory document not uploaded. Statement Text - Reasons why the mandatory doc code is not applicable on this item. These reasons will be available for the assessing/examining officers to see and verify during the processing of BE and decide accordingly. 3. The list of mandatory doc codes has been revised and enclosed as Annexure- I. The details of doc codes to be uploaded by PGAs are enclosed as Annexure - Il. 4. All trade associations / members of Customs Brokers Association are requested to take note and publicize the contents of this Public Notice among their members / constituents. 5. For the departmental officers, this may be treated as Standing Order. 6. The Public Notice (alongwith Annexure - I Il) may be downloaded from the Delhi Customs website www.delhicustoms.gov.in. 7. Difficulties, if any, may be brought to the notice of Joint Commissioner of Customs (Technical), ICE) (Import), Tughlakabad, New Delhi through email at [email protected]. This issues with the approval of the Principal Commissioner of Customs, ICD (Import), Tughlakabad, New Delhi. shekhar Kumar Principal Commissioner of Customs Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad