Customs:
CBIC has issued guidelines to discontinue the submission of manual documents and statements for monitoring containers imported duty-free under Notification No. 104/94-Customs dated 16 March 1994. To facilitate Ease of Doing Business, the monitoring process will be digitised, with DG Systems generating reports of containers not re-exported within the prescribed six-month period, which will be made available on the ICEGATE portal. Shipping lines, NVOCCs and steamer agents will continue to execute bonds without surety, while Customs field formations and port operators have been directed to integrate electronic gate systems to eliminate manual intervention and enable automated tracking of container movements.
[CBIC Circular No. 32/2026-Customs dated 11th July 2026]
