TMI BlogPublic Notice in respect of Reducing/eliminating printouts in Customs ClearanceX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of doing business. One of the ways to make cargo clearance easier is to reduce the use of paper and to introduce electronic messaging and paperless processing. The Board seeks to ensure that the success achieved over the years in advancing automated clearance processes, EDI messaging and digital signatures translate into a paper-free environment, besides reducing transaction costs. 3. With the above objective to promote ease of doing business by reducing use of paper, the Board has decided as under: 3.1. GAR7 forms/TR-6 Challans: On completion of assessment of a Bill of Entry, The ICES generate a challan message, which is transmitted to the designated bank branches through ICECATE. At the beginning of the day, a message is generated ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e gateway port, and the ICES system at the destination ICD or Port. Transshipment permit can also be printed by the carrier in his office or in the custom house. Therefore, there does not remain need for printing the TP copy However, where the ICDs/CFSs and the gateway port are not interconnected, manual copy or printing of TP copy may continue. 3.3. Shipping Bill (Exchange Control copy and Export Promotion copy) After the Appraiser grants LEO (Let Export Order) in the system, printout of the Shipping Bill is generated by the system in triplicate i.e. (i) Customs copy (ii) Exporters copy and (iii) Exchange Control Copy. The fourth copy namely the Export Promotion Copy is generated after submission of ECM. Further, with regard to Shipping ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ystem of Customs department to IDP MS. It has been, therefore, decided to discontinue the printing of Exchange control copy of BOE unless there is a requirement of printing like in the case of manual BOEs. 4. Though Board has decided to do away with the routine printing of above documents, however, there could be cases where printing is necessitated for variety of reasons like manual BOEs, insistence of importer, exporter etc, Board therefore, desires that in such cases printouts may be provided on demand. 5. The relevant Circular No. 55/2016-CUs dated 23.11.2016 can be accessed at: http://www.cbec.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/customs/cs-circulars-2016/circ55-2016cs-revised.pdf 6. Difficulty faced, if any, may be brought to the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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