TMI BlogPaperless Customs — Electronic Communication of PDF Based Copies of Shipping Bill & e-Gatepass to Custom Brokers/ ExportersX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nal Operators, Shipping Lines/Shipping Agents, PGAs, members of the Trade and all persons concerned is invited to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes Customs (CBIC) Circular No. 30/2020- Customs dated 22.06.2020, on the above mentioned subject. In its continuing endeavour to promote 'Faceless, Contactless, Paperless Customs' Board has decided to rely upon digital copies of the Shipping Bill and do away with the requirement of taking bulky printouts from the Service Centre or maintenance of voluminous physical dockets in the Custom Houses. This reform will yield immense benefits in terms of saving the time and cost of compliance for the trade, thereby enhancing thy ease of doing business, while providing enhanced security ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... toms Broker to take physical printouts in the Service Centre and present it to the Customs Officer. In many locations, physical signing of the printouts is also insisted upon. 3.1.3 To promote a paperless environment, Board has decided to do away with the taking the printouts referred to in para 3.1.2 above. Instead, Directorate General of Systems has enabled a functionality of communicating by email, the PDF version of the Final LEO copy of the Shipping Bill to the Customs Br ker and exporter, if registered. This electronic Final LEO copy can serve multiple purposes such as being shared with DGFT, Banks etc. This Final LEO copy of the Shipping Bill will have the following features- a. The PDF version will bear a digitally ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rinting and use of Transference copies of Shipping Bill optional. Therefore, taking cognizance of the logistics needs, the Directorate General or Systems would henceforth communicate through email, the e- Gatepass PDF copy of the Shipping Bill to the Customs Broker and the Exporter, if registered. Accordingly, Board has decided to do away with the printing of Transference copies of Shipping Bill. The following are the features of e-Gatepass copy of the Shipping Bill: a. The electronic document provides key summary details like Bags/Packages related to logistics movement and facilitates authentic, easy and quick verification by the Custodian, at the point of Entry/Exit. b. There will be two types of QR codes (i) for entire e ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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