TMI BlogPaperless Customs — Electronic Communication of PDF based Gatepass 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 ..... ar No. 19/2020-Customs dated 13.04.2020 on the subject of 'Paperless Customs - Electronic Communication of PDF based Gatepass and OOC Copy of Bill of Entry to Custom Brokers/Importers'. 2. In order to mitigate the unpresented situation 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 a 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, eSanchit, web based registered, electro ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ut 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 eOoC 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 to verifr the authe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mitted electronically to such Custodians. Field formations are requested to ensure registration of all such custodians in ICEGATE as per the advisory of DG Systems so that the potential benefits of the new measures could be reaped across the entire Customs ecosystem. 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 reductions in interface for the trade, while providing enhanced security features for verification of authenticity and validity of the electronic documents. This measure would be made effective from 1 5th April, 2020. 6. Difficulty, if any, faced in implementation of the said Public Notice may be brought to the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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