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Customs Circulars and Public Notices

e-SANCHIT — Paperless processing under SWIFT-
Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other
Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs — Implementation
of PGA e-SANCHIT

Subject : Implementation of PGA e-SANCHIT- Paperless Processing under
SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other
Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs - Regarding.

“e-SANCHIT” application is successfully in operation since 1-4-2018.
With the objective of further reducing physical interface between
Customs/regulatory agencies and the trade and to increase the speed of
clearance in both imports & exports, a facility to upload digitally signed
Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by Participating
Government Agencies (PGAs) on e-SANCHIT at all ICES locations across India
was introduced from 16-11-2018 vide Circular No. 44/2018-Cus., dated 13-11-
2018 [2018 (362) E.L.T. (T50)]. In this regard, kindly refer to Board’s Circular No.
13/2019-Cus., dated 3-6-2019 [2019 (366) E.L.T. (T19)], Circular No. 19/2019-Cus.,
dated 16-7-2019 [2019 (367) E.L.T. (T11)], Circular No. 3/2020-Cus., dated 15-1-
2020 [2020 (371) E.L.T. (T19)] and Circular No. 11/2020-Cus., dated 10-2-2020
[2020 (371) E.L.T. (T41)]. Already 50 PGAs have been enabled for uploading their
LPCOs on e-SANCHIT.
2. Now, 1 more PGA namely Registrar of Newspapers of India (RNI)
with its LPCOs as detailed below is being brought onboard e-SANCHIT -

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