Generation and quoting of Document Identification Number (DIN) on any communication issued by the officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to tax payers, international travellers and other concerned persons - Customs - Public Notice No. 02/2020

सीमा शुल्क (हवाईअड्डाएवं सामान्य) कार्यालय टर्मिनल-3, इंदिरागांधीअंतर्राष्टीयहवाईअड्डा, नई दिल्ली-110096 C. No VIII/ICD/TKD/Imp/DIN/85/20149/29752-29770 Dated: 05.03.2020 Public Notice No. 02/2020 Subject: Generation and quoting of Document Identification Number (DIN) on any communication issued by the officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to tax payers, international travellers and other concerned persons-reg. Attention of all the tax payers, international travelers, legal representatives and other concerned persons is invited to the Circular No. 37/2019 dated 05.11.2019 issued by the Commissioner (Investigation-Customs),CBIC regarding generation and quoting of Document Identification Number (DIN) on any communication issued by the officers of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to tax payers and other concerned persons. 2. Vide the aforementioned circular, CBIC had specified that the DIN monitoring system would be used for incorporating a DIN on search authorisation, summons, arrest memos inspection notices etc.to begin with. Further a facility was provided to enable the recipient of these documents/communications to easily verify their genuineness by confirming the DIN online at cbic.gov.in. In continuation of the same the board vide its circular number 43/2019 dated 23.12.2019 has now directed that electronic generation and quoting of Document Identification Number(DIN) shall be done in respect of all communications (including emails) sent to taxpayers and other concerned persons by any office of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC) across the country. 3. Accordingly, the online digital platform/facility already available on the Directorate of Data Management's (DDM's) online portal 'cbicddm.gov.in. for electronic generation of DIN has been suitably enhanced to enable electronic generation of DIN in respect of all forms of communication(including emails) sent to taxpayers and other concerned persons. On the one hand electronic generation of DINS would create a digital directory for maintaining proper audit trail of communications sent to taxpayers and other concerned persons and on the other hand, it would provide the recipient of such communication a digital facility to ascertain the genuineness of the communication. 4. Any specified communication which does not bear the electronically generated DIN and is not covered by the exceptions mentioned in paragraph 4 of circular number 37/2019 dated 05.11.2019 shall be treated as invalid and shall be deemed to have never been issued provided the omission is not regularised as per procedure stated in para 5 of the said circular 5. Difficulties faced, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Additional 6. Commissioner of Customs, T-3, IGI Airport, New Delhi. This issues with the approval of the Commissioner of Customs, Airport and General, New Custom House, New Delhi. जयंत सहाय अपर आयुक्त ई . गाँ . अंत हवाई अड्ड़ा नई दिल्ली