MANU/CUCR/0003/2016

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : CBEC Customs

Circular No. : 03/2016-Customs

Date : 03.02.2016

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Circular No. 09/2015 dated 31/03/2015 MANU/CUCR/0011/2015

Citing Reference:
Circular No. 09/2015 dated 31/03/2015 MANU/CUCR/0011/2015  Referred

To,

All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive),
All Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise,
All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Preventive),
All Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise.

Sir /Madam,

Extending the Indian Customs Single Window to other locations and other Participating Government Agencies

The Central Board of Excise and Customs has taken-up the task of implementing 'Indian Customs Single Window Project' to facilitate trade. This project envisages that the importers and exporters would electronically lodge their Customs clearance documents at a single point only with the Customs. The required permission, if any, from other regulatory agencies (such as Animal Quarantine, Plant Quarantine, Drug Controller, Textile Committee etc.) would be obtained online without the importer/exporter having to separately approach these agencies. This would be possible through a common, seamlessly integrated IT systems utilized by all regulatory agencies and the importers/exporters. The Single Window would thus provide the importers/exporters a single point interface for Customs clearance of import and export goods thereby reducing interface with Governmental agencies, dwell time and cost of doing business.

Message exchange with FSSAI / DPPQ&S:

The Board issued Circular No. 09/2015 dated 31/03/2015 (vide F.No.450/01/2011- Dir. (Cus)(Pt.I) to introduce a system of online message exchange between Customs and other regulatory agencies under the ' Indian Customs Single Window project'. The online messaging was operational between Customs and the Department of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S) and Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) with effect from 01/04/2015 at JNPT (NhavaSheva), ICD,Tughlakabad and ICD,Patparganj on a pilot basis. The online message exchange is now being further extended to imports at Air Cargo Complex, Sahar and Delhi Air Cargo. Thereafter, it will gradual........