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Following the implementation of the Single Window Interface for Facilitation of Trade (SWIFT) for imports, India's Revenue Department has implemented online-release from Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) for exports since January 5, 2017 as a pilot at Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai Air cargo complexes for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), known as the Washington Treaty, and wildlife items.
Under the pilot, shipping bills filed online on ICEGATE, the electronic customs clearance system, or through the service center will be referred to the concerned agency, namely WCCB, online for a no objection certificate (NOC), if any required.
The selection of items to be referred to any agency will be based on criteria specified by the agencies. As in the case of imports, the list of Customs Tariff Heads (CTHs) for which goods require NOC from the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, shall be published on ICEGATE.
The SWIFT project envisages that the importers and exporters would electronically lodge their customs clearance documents at a single point only with the Customs.
