MANU/CUCR/0001/2017

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : CBEC Customs

Circular No. : 01/2017-Customs

Date : 04.01.2017

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

Citing Reference:
Circulars No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 MANU/CUCR/0003/2016  Referred

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

Extending the Single Window Interface for Facilitation of Trade (SWIFT) to Exports

Kind reference is invited to Board's Circulars No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 and No. 09/2015 dated 31.03.2015 regarding the Indian Customs Single Window (SWIFT). 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 would be obtained online without the importer/exporter having to separately approach these agencies. The Single Window provides 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.

2. With the successful implementation of SWIFT for import, it is proposed to implement online-release from Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) for exports from 05/1/2017 onwards as a pilot at Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai Air cargo complexes for CITES/ wildlife items. Under the pilot, Shipping Bills filed online on ICEGATE or through the Service Centre will be referred to the concerned agency, namely WCCB, online for a "No Objection Certificate' (NOC), if any required. The selection of items to be referred to any agency will be based on criteria specified by the agencies. As in the case of imports, the list of Customs Tariff Heads (CTHs) for which goods require NOC from the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, shall be published on ICEGATE.

3. For granting NoC for goods entered ........