MANU/CUCR/0010/2016

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : CBEC Customs

Circular No. : 10/2016-Customs

Date : 15.03.2016

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Circulars No. 09/2015 dated 31.03.2015 MANU/CUCR/0011/2015;Circular No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 MANU/CUCR/0003/2016

Citing Reference:
Circulars No. 09/2015 dated 31.03.2015 MANU/CUCR/0011/2015  Referred

Circular No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 MANU/CUCR/0003/2016  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,

Implementing Integrated Declaration under the Indian Customs Single Window- reg.

Kind reference is invited to Board's Circulars No. 09/2015 dated 31.03.2015 and Circular No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 regarding the Indian Customs Single Window. To re-capitulate, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) 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 Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) such as Animal Quarantine, Plant Quarantine, Drug Controller, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, 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, logistics service providers and the importers/exporters. The Single Window would thus provide the importers/exporters a single point interface for clearance of import and export goods thereby reducing dwell time and cost of doing business.

Online Clearance from Participating Government Agencies (PGAs)

2. In this backdrop the Board has issued the circulars referred to above, ........