CBIC introduces IT functionalities for supporting contactless processes

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has introduced IT functionalities for supporting contactless customs under its flagship programme, Turant Customs. It has also introduced modern testing equipment in the Central Revenues Control Laboratory to increase in-house testing capabilities for faster import and export clearances. In another development, CBIC has introduced new functionalities in the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange Gateway (ICEGATE) to reduce the need for physical interaction between customs and trade and speed up the customs clearance process. The new functionalities include registration of authorised dealer codes and bank accounts through ICEGATE, automated debit of bond after assessment, and a simplified registration of importers/exporters in ICEGATE.