SINGLE WINDOW & PAPERLESS CLEARANCE

Enabling easy & secure

trade flows…

Central Board of Excise & Customs

Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Government of India

CHALLENGE & STRATEGY

Challenge:

High logistics costs are due to:

interdepend flows of Documents, Payments & Cargo

Inefficient cargo management & Regulatory Processes

Paper-based, parallel paper & electronic flows

Domestic import/export information is fragmented across multiple systems

Strategy:

Integrate Customs, Logistics and trade licensing information services to establish national Single Window

Promote convenient services, information sharing and interoperability to enhance the trade competitiveness

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SINGLE WINDOW – OPERATIONAL DEFINITION Project to establish “Indian Customs Single Window”

Two clearly stated objectives: Trader will submit electronic information required for regulatory clearance of import and export

goods at a Single Entry Point.

Required permissions, if any will be given online without traders having to approach different agencies.

Did not start from scratch.

Make sure one piece of information is submitted only once

Being built on the top of existing e-services; don’t re-invent the wheel;

Backed by steady executive and policy support

Two distinct visions – Regulatory Single Window & Logistics Single Window

One philosophy – Build the core, and make sure everything else is done

SINGLE WINDOW – KEY FEATURES

Integrated Declaration

Automated Routing

Integrated Risk Assessment

Online Release

Paperless Processing

Compliance information portal

E-Payment of PGA charges

Event Notification & Tracking

Appointments Management

Automatic License Verification

CORE MODULES ENHANCEMENTS

FY – 2015-16 FY – 2016-17

Ready from a software perspective but awaiting arrival of hardware/ new infrastructure

Already implemented or to be rolled out with effect from April 1, 2016

THE FOUNDATION Automated Regulatory Clearance Indian Customs EDI System

Indian Customs e-Commerce Gateway

Online services for Regulatory Licenses/ permits

Risk Management System

Automated Cargo Clearance Customs integration with Port/Air Cargo Community Systems

Customs integration with Licensing/Regulatory Authorities

Integration of all parties with Transport Service Provider & cargo handlers

Integration of all players with Banking and electronic payment systems

SINGLE WINDOW RIDES ON TOP OF THESE COMPONENTS

INTEGRATED DECLARATION

Submission of data at one entry point

Trade does not have to approach different agencies and file different forms/ checklists

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

Will cover clearance-related applications, declarations of other government agencies.

Separate applications to different agencies will be dispensed with

Information contained in Customs declarations will be re-used by other agencies. Redundancy in submitted data will be eliminated

Formats for import and export declarations will be updated with requirements of other agencies.

Integrated declaration will cover only ‘clearance related documents’. It is not an application for a license or permit.

INTEGRATED DECLARATION

9 Separate documents to be replaced by Integrated Declaration

INTEGRATED DECLARATION

Replaces 9 separate forms with one

Reduces 250+ separate pieces of

information approx. 110 standardized data

elements

Eliminates redundant data

Common Data Model for all Exim

documentation

Data submitted a single entry point

Concerned agencies will receive respective

documentation

ONLINE CLEARANCES

Importer/Exporter will receive clearances online

ICES collates all agency clearances and provide final clearance to Importer

Agency delivers online response/ clearance message

to Customs via ICEGATE [Implemented for Plant

Quarantine & Food Safety]

or

Agency will enter NOC into ICES application, if

message exchange with agency not feasible

[Implemented with all other agencies]

System automatically refers [Single Window NOC

Module]

Customs refers – [Lab/Referal Module]

ONLINE CLEARANCES

INTEGRATED RISK ASSESSMENT

All participating Government Agencies will implement risk-based intervention

Develop selectivity criteria in collaboration with agencies

Implement through a system

Integrate with Risk Management System

Selective intervention leads to faster clearance

Multiple risk-base determinations:

Selective inspection/ documentary examination

Inspection is driven by risk-based instructions

Sampling plan for testing

Which agency + Delegation of Authority to Customs

PAPERLESS PROCESSES Importer/Broker file digitally signed EDI files [Implemented]

Importer/Brokers to file digitally signed supporting documents [Prototype developed] @

Custodian to receive digitally signed Customs release messages [Tested]@

Eliminate routine printouts during clearance [Demo developed]@

Copyright creative commons @ Full Implementation depends on IT hardware

Infrastructure – being procured

THANK YOU Indian Customs Single Window

Enabling easy & secure trade

flows…

Central Board of Excise & Customs

Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Government of India

INDIAN CUSTOMS EDI SYSTEM

Complete 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 Bonds and Guarantees Management

Online License Management

Integrated Cargo Processing with ground handlers

INDIAN CUSTOMS E-COMMERCE GATEWAY (ICEGATE)

A million EDI messages every day

Remote EDI filing is over 95% - rest through service centres

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……