SINGLE WINDOW PROJECT

Enabling easy & secure trade flows…

Central Board of Excise & CustomsDepartment of Revenue, Ministry of Finance Government of India

AUTOMATED CARGO PROCESSES Automated Regulatory Clearance Indian Customs EDI System Indian Customs e-Commerce Gateway Indian Customs Single Window (implementation is underway)

Automated Cargo Clearance Customs integration with Port and Cargo Community Systems EDI with stakeholders e-Freight

INDIAN CUSTOMS EDI SYSTEMComplete automation of Customs operations

Supports automated cargo clearance processes

Covers over 99% of Air cargo operations

Supported by Risk Management Systems

Near 100% electronic payment of Customs duties/taxes

Online management of Bonds; Guarantees

Integrated Cargo Processing with ground handlers

INDIAN CUSTOMS E-COMMERCE GATEWAY (ICEGATE) A million EDI messages every day Remote EDI filing is over 95% Integrated with India’s Port Community System, Terminal Digital signatures and authentication Connectivity with Air Cargo Community Systems, Airlines, Consol Agents & Ground handlers Transferring Trade Statistics Many more services……

SINGLE WINDOW – KEY FEATURES

Integrated Declaration

Automated Routing

Integrated Risk Assessment

Online Release

Paperless Processing

Compliance information portalE-Payment of PGA chargesEvent Notification & TrackingAppointments ManagementAutomatic License Verification

CORE MODULES ENHANCEMENTS

FY – 2015-16 FY – 2016-17

INTEGRATED DECLARATION

Submission of data at one entry point

Information contained in Customs declarations will be re-used by PGAs.

Formats for import and export declarations will be updated with additional requirements.

NSW Data Set - data will be filed at a single point (ICEGATE) as an ‘integrated declaration’.

Trade does not have to approach different agencies and file different forms/ checklists. Separate applications will be dispensed with.

Will cover clearance-related applications, declarations of PGAs.

Not an application for a license or permit.

AUTOMATED ROUTING

Upon filing, declarations will be routed automatically to concerned agencies

Presently, it is based on CCRs and a manual decision of the Customs officers

Concerned agency will process declarations on ICES module,

ORTransfer of required data to PGAs own system

Will be managed by the “PGA corridor”, as part of the Risk Management System

Receive

Route

Process

Respond

INTEGRATED RISK ASSESSMENT

PGAs will implement risk-based intervention

Develop selectivity criteria

Examination &/or testing – random &/or %

Automatic determination

Integrate with Risk Management System

Selective intervention leads to faster clearance

ONLINE CLEARANCES

Importer/Exporter will receive clearances online

ICES will collate all agency clearances and provide final release to trader

Agency will deliver online response/ clearance message to Customs via ICEGATE

orAgency will enter NOC/Permits into ICES application

Custodian will receive Out of Charge Message electronocally

ONLINECLEARANCES

PAPERLESS PROCESSES

Trader will submit supporting documents digitally:

Importer/exporter/CHA can scan, digitally sign and upload supporting documents

Includes invoices, packing lists, licenses, certificates, permits etc issued by other government agencies

Pdfs or scanned images of supporting documents to be accessed via hyperlinks in Customs Declaration

Supporting documents to be dematerialized progressively

Routine printouts at Customs to be eliminated

Electronic Let Export order and Out of Charge to be issued with digital signatures

Copyright creative commons

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION PORTAL

Comprehensive view of product-wise compliance requirements

Trade will see the commodity compliance requirements as implemented on SW- same databases & business logic.

For import/export of any product

Step-wise procedures, conditions, documentary requirements

Service locations, business hours, service levels, enquiry points and helpdesk for each step in the procedure

Trade can determine duties, fees & charges online

Links on governing laws and procedure for the commodity. Live, accurate, up to date info.

SHIPPING BILLT

RA

NSPA

REN

CYLICENS

ENOC

APPLICATION

FORMS

TE

STIN

G

PERMITS

NO

C APPLICATION

CERTIF

ICATE

CONDITIONS

NOTIFICATION

CIR

CU

LA

R

BIL

L O

F EN

TRY

DUTY

OF END-USE

SAMPLE

HELP

DES

KENQUIRYPOINTS

CESS

LAB

WORKING HOURS

WEBSITE

AUTOMATIC LICENSE VERIFICATION

Applies :

For all Licenses/ Permits/Certificates that are issued electronically

Referred to as a ‘supporting document’

Accessible by ICES/ ICEGATE

Document issuer transmits data to ICES or permits online access to its database.

Verification points:Document NumberBeneficiary Party Issuing agencyIssue DateValidity Date

Note:Customs is not involved in the issue of licenses permits and certificates.

EVENT NOTIFICATION, TRACKING & SCHEDULING

Trade to receive integrated status notifications for regulatory and logistics events

Source systems of Customs, other agencies, Custodians, ports etc ‘push’ update notifications to a common platform

Platform publishes - trade and transport actors subscribe to notification updates

Platform also receives tracking facilities for vessels, trains, vehicles, containers

GPS & RFID based tracking services and sensor inputs to be integrated into the platform

Notified events to trigger the next activity.

TIME IS MONEY

APPOINTMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Participating Government Agencies

will co-ordinate actions/ processing

Participating Agencies remain competent in their respective areas, but their field activities will be co-ordinated through an Appointment Management System

All PGA resources, service outlets will be asked to specify their work schedules and calendars online

Copyright of the picture Creative Commons

ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OF DUTIES FEES & CHARGES

All import and export charges (duties, taxes, fees) to be paid online ePayment of Customs duties mandatory

Several Agencies also accept online payment;

Other agencies to be included in Single Window

Transparent fee schedules & services

Payment via ePayment Gateways

THANK YOU

Indian Customs Single WindowEnabling easy & secure trade flows…

satya.sahu@icegate.gov.inmeena.rajendra@nic.in

Central Board of Excise & CustomsDepartment of Revenue, Ministry of Finance Government of India