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Paperless Customs — Electronic Communication Of PDF based Gate pass and OOC Copy of Bill of Entry to Custom Brokers/ Importers

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..... ntioned above. In order to mitigate the unprecedented situation due to Covid-19 pandemic, CBIC has taken a number of measures to facilitate expedite Customs clearance process making it more and more contact-less i.e. automated and online as well as paper-less. These measures include the facility to clear goods on the basis of an undertaking (not bond), acceptance of electronic Country of Origin certificate etc. These steps complement the earlier reforms unrolled as a part of Turant Customs such as online query module, e Sanchit, web based goods registration, electronic processing of DGFT issued licenses, machine release of imported goods based on Customs Compliance Verification and electronic transmission of PDF based First copy of Bill o .....

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..... es the importer/ Customs Broker to take a paper printout from the Service Centre to be produced before the Customs Officer. It has now been decided to do away with the paper printout of the Final OOC copy of BOE. Instead, DG Systems will enable a functionality to immediately email the PDF version of the Final e-OoC copy of BOE generated after OOC to the concerned Customs Broker and/or the importer, if registered. This Final e-OoC copy of BOE will have the following features- (i) The PDF version will bear a digitally signed and encrypted QR code which can be scanned to verify the authenticity of the document using Mobile App ICI%TRAK. The QR code is tamper proof, which is digitally signed by CBIC to ensure the authenticity. Key details li .....

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..... ans in ICEGATZ as per the advisory of DG Systems so that the potential benefits of the new measures could be reaped across the entire Customs ecosystem. 4. The electronic communication of the Final e-OoC copy of BoE and e-Gate pass copy is expected to bring immense benefits in terms of time and cost of compliance and reduction in interface for the trade, while providing enhanced security features for verification of authenticity and validity of the electronic documents. This measure would be madc effective from 15th April, 2020. 5. Action to be taken in terms of decision taken in this public notice should be considered as Standing Order for the purpose of officers and staff. 6. In case of any difficulty, the specific issue may be b .....

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