On 29th March, 2021 the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) notified to regulate all registrations, filing of bills of entry, and other documents through a single portal, “ICEGATE portal”.
Aim – To facilitate ease of doing business in the country through transparent & seamless online mode.
Webportal – https://www.icegate.gov.in/
- ICEGATE or Indian Customs and Central Excise Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) Gateway is a single portal for all customs documentation & duty payments.
Key Amendments:
i.All goods arriving through land, sea or air mode must submit their bills of entry through the ICEGATE portal prior to their arrival at customs port.
iiFiling of bills at Inland container depot, air freight stations, Land customs stations will also be done through the webportal.
Recent Related News:
- The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Chairman M. Ajit Kumar launched the ‘e-Office’ application in over 500 Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) and customs offices across India, on 15th June at New Delhi.
About Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC):
CBIC is the Nodal agency under the Ministry of Finance, responsible for administering Customs, GST, Central Excise, Service Tax & Narcotics in India.
Chairperson- M. Ajit Kumar
Headquarters- New Delhi
Most of the Indirect taxes were replaced by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) form 1st July 2017.
