BILL OF ENTRY-ELECTRONIC DECLARATION OF IMPORTED GOOG

BILL OF ENTRY

Bill of entry means electronic declaration of imported goods. Bill of entry is filled by importer or a person authorized by him who has valid licence under the customs house agents licensing regulation 2004. Importer provides various information regarding the imported materials through bill of entry. It is an important document to be submitted at the custom station for clearance of imported goods.

The bill of entry shall be deemed to have been filed and self-assessment duty completed when, after of the electronic declaration in the Indian customs electronic data interchange system either through ICEGATE or by way of data entry through service center, a bill of entry number is generated by the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System for the said declaration. After the completion of assessment the authorized person shall present the original bill of entry (custom copy) and duty-paid challan and supporting import documents to the proper officer of customs for making an order permitting clearance after examination of the imported goods if so required.