VISAKHAPATNAM: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has introduced paperless processing under Single Window Interface for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT) for uploading of supporting documents at Visakhapatnam Port for exports.
The move introduced as part of the eSANCHIT scheme has also been extended to other areas after introducing it as a pilot project in
New Delhi and Chennai, the officials said.
Now, shipping bill, invoice, purchase order, licence, certificate of analysis and other supporting documents can be filed online by the exporters and Customs Broker and the Customs Officer will access the uploaded e-versions for processing.
After filing the documents, the authorised person can approach the designated place for clearance. It has been made mandatory to upload digitally signed documents on eSANCHIT at the time of filing of shipping bill.
Principal Commissioner of Customs D.K. Srinivas said the Exporters and Customs Brokers would not be allowed to submit supporting documents by hand.
