- The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (CBIC) has decided to issue e-gate passes to the importers and customs brokers starting from April 15, 2020.
- The move aims to facilitate and expedite the customs clearance process by making it online and paperless in the wake of the nation-wide lockdown.
- The board has decided to enable electronic communication of PDF-based final electronic out of charge copy of the bill of entry and e-gate passes to the importers and customs brokers.
- The electronic communication would reduce the direct interface between the Customs authorities and the importers or customs brokers.
