CBIC Introduces Standardised Risk-Based Faceless Assessment System For Clearance Of Imported Consignments

The National Customs Targeting Centre (NCTC), in consultation with DG Systems and the respective NACs, has developed a system. As per the system, the standardised examination orders will be centrally generated by RMS and populated on the corresponding Bill of Entry, based on a host of risk parameters concerning goods, entities, and countries relating to the bill.

The standardised examination orders generated by RMS will be visible to Assessing Officers during the assessment. While these RMS-generated standardised examination orders will be the new norm, the assessing officer will have the option of adding any additional examination instructions to the pre-populated RMS-generated examination order, if necessary.

According to the new procedure, after processing BE data, RMS will generate a consolidated examination order for each selected BE based on potential risks. An RMS-generated examination order would include the various points. Firstly, the percentage of containers to be examined. Secondly, the selected area/part in a given container and the percentage of goods in the selected area/part to be examined. Thirdly, item-level instructions. Lastly, additional examination instruction, if any.

In the case of an "assessment and examination", an examination order will be generated by RMS but the Bill of Entry will be routed to the shed through an FAG. While the assessing officer will have the flexibility to add any other relevant examination order/instruction, any such additional examination instruction should be given only in exceptional cases when deemed necessary, with the approval of the respective DC/AC.

In the case of an 'Examination only', the Bill of Entry will directly flow to a shed/examining officer for the necessary examination as per the RMS-generated examination order.

In the case of an "assessment only", the assessing officer will have the possibility to give an examination order only in exceptional cases, when deemed necessary by the AC/DC.

The procedure will be implemented for the Second Check Bill of Entry in a phased manner, starting with one group of commodities and will thereafter be extended to all other goods incrementally by adopting a modular approach.

Circular No.16/2022-Customs

Dated: 29.08.2022

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