MANU/CUCR/0013/2019

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : CBEC Customs

Circular No. : 13/2019-Customs

Date : 03.06.2019

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Circular No. 44/2018-Cus. dated 13.11.2018 MANU/CUCR/0049/2018

Citing Reference:
Circular No. 44/2018-Cus. dated 13.11.2018 MANU/CUCR/0049/2018  Referred

To

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of
Customs, Customs & Central Taxes and Customs (Preventive).
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of
Customs, Customs & Central Taxes and Customs (Preventive)

Madam / Sir,

Implementation of PGA eSANCHIT-Paperless Processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs

'eSANCHIT' application is successfully in operation since 01.04.2018. Further with the objective of further reducing physical interface between Customs/regulatory agencies and the trade and to increase the speed of clearance in both imports & exports, a facility to upload digitally signed Licenses / Permits / Certificates / Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) on eSANCHIT at all ICES locations across India was introduced from 16.11.2018 vide Circular No. 44/2018-Cus. dated 13.11.2018.

2. Initially, only three PGAs namely CDSCO, CPCB and WCCB were brought onboard eSANCHIT with the facility to upload one LPCO each. Subsequently one more PGA namely DGHC was also brought onboard with all its LPCOs. Now 23 more PGAs with their LPCOs as detailed in the Annexure are being brought onboard eSANCHIT platform. Further, the above mentioned PGAs that were already onboard shall also start uploading their remaining LPCOs. The communication of the IRNs pertaining to LPCOs uploaded by PGAs will also be made to the beneficiaries only through the email ids used for ICEGATE registration. A separate circular is being issued on the requirement of the ICEGATE registration for IEC holders.

3. Since the facility to upload the LPCOs is now being fully made available to the PGAs, therefore, the beneficiaries i.e. importers/exporters/customs brokers would not be allowed to upload the previously issued LPCOs on eSANCHIT w.e.f. 01/07/2019. Further, to facilitate the members of the trade (beneficiaries), the PGAs are required to upload the LPCOs issu........