Important Guidelines for Proper Document Submission and Compliance with the Faceless Assessment Process. - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 06/2025

MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AIR PORT AIR CARGO COMMISSIONERATE Menzies Aviation Terminal, Devanahalli, Bengaluru 560300 Email: Email ID: [email protected] / [email protected] DATE : 30-03-2025 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 06/2025 Subject : Important Guidelines for Proper Document Submission and Compliance with the Faceless Assessment Process. 1. Attention is drawn to Circular Nos. 45/2020-Customs dated 12.10.2020, 55/2020-Customs dated 17.12.2020, and 14/2021-Customs dated 07.07.2021 issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes Customs concerning the roll-out of Faceless Assessment across India, effective from 31.10.2020, as well as the subsequent clarifications, streamlining of certain processes to ensure effective implementation of Faceless Assessment. 2. As the prompt and timely assessment of Bills of Entry and clearance of imported consignments are key objectives of Turant Customs, these issues have been examined, remedial measures have been identified and prescribed for Faceless Assessment. 3. It is felt that extra diligence and proactive action by the Trade is required which will further facilitate faster clearance of Bills of Entry in the current regime of faceless assessment. 4. Accordingly, for proper facilitation and faster clearance of the goods in faceless assessment the Trade is advised to take the following measures: i. Study the compliance requirements for the goods imported and upload all the required documents under e-Sanchit in support of their claim of meeting those requirements. This will reduce the queries by the assessing officers. ii. Study the conditions listed against the notification for claim of any duty benefit, and ensure that documents in support of their claim are filed along with the B/E. iii. Upload in e-Sanchit the product catalogue/Product Data Sheet/ User manual/ Technical write-up etc to ensure correct classification of goods. Provide complete details/ specifications/ descriptions/ brand/ name/ model/ mandatory documents essential for assessment. Further, it is advised to upload and link all the relevant and supporting documents at the first instance to avoid queries and delays. This may enable the assessing/appraising officers to view all the supporting documents in one go so that swift facilitation and fast clearance can be achieved. iv. Wherever required upload the additional required documents like Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), equipment type approval (ETA)/ wireless planning and coordination (WPC), extended producer responsibility (EPR), legal metrology packaged commodity (LMPC), shipping bill copy, proof of surrender of export benefits, etc. on e-Sanchit. v. To feed all the details/information etc. needed for assessment at the time of filing of BE and to indicate end use of consignments viz. time-sensitive/ urgent consignments such as lifesaving drugs, security/ defence related consignments etc. imported by Government and its agencies/ PSUs etc in the B/E for easier identification of such consignments, so that PAG/ FAG will clear above consignments on priority basis. vi. Whenever amendment is sought, the reasons for amendment and the documents in support of the amendment sought should be uploaded in e-Sanchit. This will facilitate the clearance/ approval process. 5. The customs broker must ensure sufficient balance in the license/ bond to be debited. They should enter the correct unique quantity code (UQC) as per customs tariff heading (CTH). It is informed that now e-Sanchit has more than 300 pre-defined codes for all necessary documents. The customs brokers are requested to use appropriate code while uploading the documents in e-Sanchit depending upon the type of document uploaded and may refrain for using general code such as that of registration document (101000) when specific code is available for the document. This will ease the assessing officer in identifying the documents uploaded expedite the clearance process of goods 6. It is informed that the Turant Suvidha Kendra (TSK) is acting as Facilitation Helpdesk for any grievance related to clearances of the B/E filed at INBLR4 port. Accordingly, for redressal of any grievance related to clearance of the Bill of Entry pertaining to INBLR4, the Importers/ Exporters/ Customs Brokers/ Stake-holders may contact the Turant Suvidha Kendra (TSK) . The Importers/ Exporters/ Customs Brokers/ Stakeholders may also communicate their grievance relating to clearance of the Bill of Entry on E-Mail id at [email protected] or over telephone +91949909563. 7. Difficulty, if any, faced in implementation of the said Public Notice may be brought to the notice of the Principal Commissioner of Customs, Airport ACC, Bengaluru, at [email protected]. ( DEBASHISH SAHU ) Pr. Commissioner of Customs Airport ACC, Bengaluru