MANU/CUCR/0029/2016

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : Central Board of Excise and Customs

Circular No. : 28/2016-Customs

Date : 14.06.2016

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Circular No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 MANU/CUCR/0003/2016;Circular No. 10/2016 dated 15.03.2016 MANU/CUCR/0010/2016

Subject: Excise

Subject: Customs

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

Circular No. 10/2016 dated 15.03.2016 MANU/CUCR/0010/2016  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,

Single Window Project-Simplification of procedure in SWIFT for clearance of consignments related to drugs and cosmetics reg

Kind reference is invited to Board's Circular No. 03/2016 dated 03.02.2016 and Circular No. 10/2016 dated 15.03.2016 regarding the Indian Customs Single Window. Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has operationalised the 'Indian Customs Single Window Project' to facilitate trade from 01st April 2016 at all EDI locations throughout India. As a result the importers and exporters 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. is obtained online without the importer/exporter having to separately approach these agencies. This has been made possible through a common, seamlessly integrated IT systems utilized by all regulatory agencies, logistics service providers and the importers/exporters. The Single Window Interface for Trade (SWIFT) thus provides the importers/exporters a single point interface for clearance of import and export goods thereby reducing dwell time and cost of doing business.

2. Since its implementation, reports have been received highlighting problems faced by trade in ........