CBIC expedites Customs clearance of imported goods

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued the measures for expediting Customs clearances so as to improve in Faceless Assessment. The CBIC has recently comprehensively reviewed the implementation of Faceless Assessment and deliberated on the further measures required for expediting the pace of assessment and Customs clearance of imported goods. Board finds that by and large the objectives of Faceless Assessment in terms of expeditious assessments, anonymity in assessments, and uniformity in assessments have been met. However, Board observes that there is even now scope for improvement which would potentially lead to a substantial increase in the pace of assessments and Customs clearance, while further enhancing the uniformity in assessments and anonymity with a view to reducing interface with the trade.