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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs provides for advance assessment of Courier Shipping Bills on the Express Cargo Clearance System. The Directorate General of Systems enables technical changes in the export workflow to reduce dwell time and to enhance trade facilitation. The assessing officers view the Courier Shipping Bills in advance before the physical arrival of the export consignment at the International Courier Terminal. Field formations issue public notices for guidance.
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F. No. 451/14/2020-Cus.V(Pt.2)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Room No. 227-A, North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated: 08 November, 2023
To
Pr. Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners (Customs or Central Tax & Customs)
Pr. Directors General/Directors General
Pr. Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs
Pr. Additional Directors General/Additional Directors General,
all under CBIC
Madam/Sir,
Subject: Allowing advance assessment of Courier Shipping Bills-regarding
Representations have been received in the Board to allow advance assessment of Courier Shipping Bills that would further reduce the dwell time.
Based on the inputs from the stakeholders and with a view to further enhancing the ease of doing business, it has been decided to provide for advance assessment of Courier Shipping Bills on the Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS). The Directorate General of Systems has confirmed the enabling of appropriate technical changes in the ECCS export workflow for this purpose. An Advisory No. 11/SYS/WZU/2023 dated 19.10.2023 has also been issued by DG (Systems).
The field formations are requested to issue suitable Public Notice etc. for guidance.
Difficulty, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Yours faithfully
Enclosure: As above
(Harish Kumar)
Under Secretary(Customs-V)
Tel : 011-23095541
Email : uscus5-cbec@gov.in
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F. No. IV (4)/7/2020/SYSW
Date: 19.10.2023
ADVISORY NO. 11 /SYS/WZU/2023
Sub: Allowing of Advanced Assessment for Courier Shipping Bills (CSBs)- reg.
It is to inform that, in order to further reduce dwell time of Courier Export in ECCS and to enhance trade facilitation, the provision for Advance Assessment for CSBs has been implemented in ECCS. Accordingly, suitable modifications have been made in ECCS export workflow. The CSBs marked for assessment shall be available in advance to the assessing officers before physical arrival of the export consignment at the ICT.
This issues with the approval of ADG, Systems, WZU, Mumbai.
(JITENDRA TIWARI)
Deputy Director
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