TMI BlogPaperless Customs-Electronic Communication of PDF based Gate pass and OOC Copy of Bill of Entry to Custom Brokers/ImportersX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Circular No. 19/2020 - Customs dated 13,04.2020 on the subject of Paperless Customs-Electronic Communication of PDF based Gate pass and OOC Copy of Bill of Entry to Custom Brokers/Importers . In order to mitigate the unprecedented situation that has arisen due to Covid-19 pandemic, CBIC has taken a number of measures to facilitate expedite Customs clearance process making it more and more contact-less i.e. automated and online as well as paper-less. These measures include the facility to clear goods on the basis of an undertaking (not bond), acceptance of electronic Country of Origin certificate etc. These steps complement the earlier reforms unrolled as a part of 'Turant Customs' such as online query module, e Sanchit, web b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ss are as follows: I. Final Out of Charge (eOoC) Copy of Bill of Entry: As of now, physical signing of the Final OOC copy of BOE is insisted upon at many Customs locations. This necessitates the importer/Customs Broker to take a paper printout from the Service Centre to be produced before the Customs officer. It has now been decided to do away with the paper printout of the Final OOC copy of BOE. Instead, DG Systems will enable a functionality to immediately email the PDF version of the Final copy of BOE generated after OOC to the Customs Broker and/or the importer, if registered. This Final eOoC copy Of BOE will have the following features- (i) The PDF version will bear a digitally signed and encrypted QR code which can be scanned ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... message is not being transmitted electronically to such Custodians. However. registration of all such custodians in ICEGATE has to be ensured as per the advisory of DG Systems so that the potential benefits of the new measures could be reaped across the entire Customs ecosystem. Joint Commissioner, EDI, Air Cargo Complex, Chennai VII Commissionerate will liaise with all such Custodians as are yet to be registered on ICEGATE, for their early registration. 5. The electronic communication of the Final eOoC copy of BOE and eGatepass copy is expected to bring immense benefits in terms of time and cost of compliance and reduction in interface for the trade, while providing enhanced security features for verification of authenticity and validi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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