GSTnews item25 August 2017

Customs department to do away with supervised sealing of containers from October

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Customs department to do away with supervised sealing of containers from October

Published Date: Aug 26, 2017
Source: ICAI PD Committee
Keen to reduce inspector raj from movement of India's exports, the customs department is devising a plan that will allow goods to move from factory to ships without any checks. From October, consignments would not be required to be sealed in the presence of inspectors. Instead they will sport an RFID chip with details of the consignment that can be accessed by a reader. "Supervised sealing of containers will be discontinued from October," said a government official. Instead, electronic self-sealing with RFID chip will be introduced, the official added. Only those consignments with perceived risk will be closely examined.
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Customs department to do away with supervised sealing of containers from October