COMPLIANCE INFORMATION PORTAL- TUTORIAL DOCUMENT

1. INTRODUCTION: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

(CBIC) has launched an Indian Customs Compliance Information Portal

(CIP) to provide a free, easy and quick access to information on all

Customs procedures and regulatory compliance for nearly 12,000

Customs Tariff Items.

2. HOW TO ACCESS THE PORTAL:

The portal can be accessed using the URL

https://cip.icegate.gov.in/CIP.

3. HOW TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE PORTAL:

To fetch the desired information from the portal, a user needs to follow

the following steps:

3.1. Enter captcha, as displayed on the screen of the Home page and

click on “Proceed” button. It will lead the user to a new page as under:

3.2. Here the user will have two options:

Option 1: If the user is aware of the correct HS code of the

goods/commodity for which he is interested to know the compliance

requirement, he will click on “I already know the HS Code” tab and

enter at least 4 digits of the Customs Tariff Item of the commodity,

followed by clicking on the “Search” tab.

The portal will display all the possible Customs Tariff Headings

with first 4 digit of the HS code entered, along with the item description,

respective Chapter Notes, Supplementary Notes and sub-heading notes.

Here the user can select the appropriate 8-digit Customs Tariff Item:

OPTION 2: If the user is not aware of the HS code of the commodity for

which he is interested to know the compliance requirement, he may click

on “I don’t know the HS Code” tab and enter the product

description/key words, in full or part, followed by clicking on the

“Suggest CTH” tab.

The portal will display all the CTHs with the key words entered

along with item descriptions from which the user can select the

appropriate 8-digit Customs Tariff Item.

3.3. Once, the 8-digit Customs Tariff Item is selected, the portal will

ask the user to select the import or Export procedures for that particular

Item, using the drop-down menu.

When the user clicks on the drop-down button against “Select

Import Procedure” or “Select Export Procedure”, a list of all the relevant

Import/export procedures will be displayed from which the user will have

to select the desired Import/Export Procedure and click on the process

flow tab:

Import Procedures:

Export Procedures:

However, if the user is interested to know the duties and taxes, applicable

against the tariff item selected, he may click on “Know Duties” Tab.

3.4. Clicking on the “Process Flow” tab, will lead the user to a page

having three different tabs i.e. “Prepare”, “Pre-Import” and “Import”-

in case of import procedure selected and “Prepare”, “Pre-Export” and

“Export”- in case of “Export Procedure selected. Also, a pop-up

reflecting restriction or prohibition, if any, will be displayed on the

screen.

3.5. The “prepare” tab provides information about the requirement and

procedure of obtaining “Importer Exporter Code”, “Authorized Dealer

Code”, “Goods and Service Tax Registration” and “Registration

under Export Promotion Scheme”.

Importer Exporter Code:

Authorized Dealer Code:

Goods and Service Tax Registration:

Registration under Export Promotion (EP) Scheme:

3.6. The Pre-Import or Pre-Export tab provides information about the

requirement and procedure for obtaining “ICEGATE Registration”,

requirement of documents such as “Basic Supporting Documents”,

“Overseas Documents”, Pre-Import/Pre-Export

License/Permit/Certificate and Other authorizations (LPCOs) from

Partner Government Agencies (PGAs).

Pre-Import:

Pre-Import-Icegate registration:

Pre-Import-Basic Supporting Documents:

Pre-Import-Overseas Document:

Pre-Import-Pre-Import Clearance Certificate/certifications:

The Pre-import step also provides the details of the relevant statutory

provisions under which pre-import Certificate/Certifications i.e.

License/Permit/Certificate or Other authorizations (LPCOs) are required,

name of the Partner Government Agency (PGA) involved, Office address

and weblink of the Partner Government Agency’s website (including

weblink for online application of the LPCOs) along with specimen copy of

the License/Permit/Certificate or Other authorizations.

Pre-Export:

Pre-Export-Icegate Registration:

Pre-Export-Basic supporting Documents:

3.7. The “Import” or “Export” tab provides details of steps under

different situations. The situations depend on the risk attributed to the

imported or exported goods by the Risk Management System. The four

situations for import or export are: “No Assessment No Examination”,

“No assessment but examination”, “Assessment but no

examination” and “Assessment & Examination”.

Based on the different situations of “Import” as well as of

“Export”, the steps such as “Integrated declaration & Self-

assessment”, “Payment of applicable duties”, “Compulsory

Compliance Verification”, “Examination”, “Other Regulatory

Approval from PGA” and “Customs Clearances” will be displayed on

the screen.

Import-No Assessment No Examination:

Import-Assessment & Examination:

Import-Integrated declaration & Self-assessment:

Import-Compulsory Compliance Verification:

Import-Examination:

Import-Other Regulatory Approval from PGA:

Import-Customs Clearances:

Export-No Assessment No Examination:

Export-Assessment & Examination:

Export-Integrated Declaration:

Export-Verification:

Export-Registration:

Export-Compulsory Compliance Verification:

Export-Examination:

Export-Clearance for Export:

Export-Export General Manifest:

Export-IGST Refund:

4. The Compliance Information Portal also offers more useful

information under separate tabs available on the Home page, such as:

4.1. Customs Stations-tab:

By clicking on this tab, the user can access information about all the

Customs Stations such as Air Cargo Complexes, Inland Container

Depots, Land Customs Stations, Railway Stations and Seaports, on India

Map along with the corresponding contact information.

4.2. Useful Links-tab:

The user may click on this tab to get information about the Ministries,

Departments and Other Regulatory agencies involved in import or export

along with their web links.

4.3. Contact Information-tab:

The user may click on this tab to get contact details of the Section of

CBIC dealing with CIP.

Contact:

5. Other useful information:

Apart from the information, as discussed above, the portal also provides

other useful information under separate headings, available on the home

page of the portal such as:

a. Import/Export through posts,

b. Import or Export through Couriers,

c. Project Import,

d. Import of Samples,

e. Re-import/Re-export,

f. Self-sealing facility for exporter.

The user can click on these headings to get the respective information as

under:

Import/Export through posts:

Import or Export through Couriers:

Project Imports:

Import of Sample:

Re-Import/Re-Export

Self sealing Facility for Exporters:

The portal also provide a “Customs traveler guide” and link for

installation of Mobile App for disseminating information to the

passengers arriving in India or departing from India regarding customs

compliance, restrictions, prohibitions, etc….

“This novel trade facilitation tool will empower our business

community as well as any interested person with up to date

information on the legal and procedural requirement.”