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Circular No.40/2020-Customs
F. No.450/26/2019-Cus IV(Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
*****
Room No.227B, North Block.
New Delhi, dated 4
th
September, 2020
To,
All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Preventive),
All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central tax,
All Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Preventive),
All Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners of Customs & Central tax,
All Principal Director Generals/ Director Generals under CBIC.
Madam/Sir,
Subject: All India roll-out of Faceless Assessment - reg.
Kind reference is invited to Board Circulars No.28/2020-Customs, dated 05.06.2020 and
No. 34/2020-Customs, dated 30.07.2020, launching Phases I and II of Faceless Assessment,
respectively, under the umbrella of the next generational Turant Customs programme.
2. The key elements of the Turant Customs programme are Faceless, Contactless and
Paperless Customs clearance processes. This includes faceless or anonymised assessment,
self-registration of goods by importers, automated clearances of bills of entry, digitisation of
Customs documents, etc. The objectives sought to be achieved are exponentially faster
clearance of goods, reduced interface between trade and Customs officers and enhanced ease
of doing business. The phased launch of the Turant Customs programme in select ports of
import was aimed at testing in a real-life environment, the IT capabilities as well as the
responsiveness of the trade and Customs officers to the various initiatives. The results have
been reviewed and these have confirmed that the stated objectives are being met. The stage is
now set for extending the Turant Customs programme across all Customs ports pan India and
thereby ushering in a more modern, efficient, and professional Customs administration with
resultant benefits for trade and industry.
3. Faceless Assessment, duly supported by Paperless and Contactless Customs clearance
processes, is a critical reform. As you are aware, the pilot programme of Faceless Assessment
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was launched in Chennai on 14.08.2019 for primarily electrical machineries falling under Chapter
85 of the Customs Tariff Act,1975. This pilot programme was subsequently expanded to
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mundra and Visakhapatnam for goods primarily falling under
Chapters 39, 84, 86 to 92, 72 to 83 and 50 to 71 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. These pilot
programmes helped test Faceless Assessment, first in the same Zone (e.g. imports at Chennai
seaport and air-cargo were assessed by Customs officers in either location instead of only in the
port/air-cargo of import) and then across Zones (e.g. imports at Chennai sea/air-cargo were
assessed by Customs officers at Bengaluru air-cargo/ICD and vice versa). These pilot
programmes were followed by the launch of Phase I of Faceless Assessment on 05.06.2020,
cutting across the Customs formations in Chennai and Bengaluru for articles primarily falling
under the Chapters 84 and 85 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. Phase II of Faceless
Assessment, which was begun on 03.08.2020 at Customs formations in Chennai, Bengaluru,
Delhi, for goods falling under the Chapters 50 to 71, 84, 85 and 86 to 92 of the Customs Tariff
Act, 1975 and at Customs formations in Mumbai, for goods failing under the Chapter 29 of the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975. As aforestated, the results have been encouraging.
4. Board has decided to roll-out the Faceless Assessment at an All India level in all
ports of import and for all imported goods by 31.10.2020. The detailed roll-out plan in phases
covering different Customs Zones and Chapters of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, including the
existing Phases I and II, is given in Annexure I.
5. Constitution of National Assessment Centres (NACs) :
5.1. Vide para 4 of Circular No.28/2020-Customs, dated 05.06.2020, it was intimated that the
designated nodal Commissioners would be precursors to the National Assessment Centres
(NACs). Accordingly, Board has decided to constitute total 11 NACs, as mentioned in the
Annexure II. These NACs are organized commodity-wise according to the First Schedule to the
Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The rationale for the selection of a Zone in the NAC is the share of
volume of the import of the particular commodity group(s) in its Zone as compared to the All India
imports and/or share of contributed by the said commodity group(s) or the share of import of the
particular commodity group(s) in their own Zones, while the rationale for the selection of a
Conveners for the NAC is its share of the All India revenue contributed by the said commodity
group(s) or the share of the revenue contributed by the particular commodity group(s) in their
own Zones.
5.2. Each NAC shall be co -convened by the Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief
Commissioners of the Zones mentioned in Column 4 of Annexure II.
5.3 Each NAC shall consist of the Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners of Customs from
the Zones indicated in Column 3 of Annexure II as a member.
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5.4 For each NAC the Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners, having
jurisdiction over the Zones, shall nominate a nodal Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners.
The rationale for the nomination would be the volume of the import of the particular commodity
group(s) in the Zone as compared to the All India imports and/or share of import of the particular
commodity group(s) in their own Zones. The Board shall be informed about the nomination of the
Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners and the same shall be published on the departmental
website.
Responsibilities of NAC:
5.5 The NACs have a critical role in the successful implementation of Faceless Assessment.
In addition to their existing work, the NACs need to work in a coordinated manner to ensure that
all assessments are carried out in a timely manner and there is no delay or hold up of the Bills of
Entry. The NACs would also examine the assessment practices of imported goods across
Customs stations to bring about uniformity and enhanced quality of assessments. The important
responsibilities of the NACs shall include the following:
I. Monitor the assessment practice for enhancing uniformity of classification,
valuation, exemption benefit and compliance with import policy conditions.
II. Assess the application of Compulsory Compliance Requirements (CCRs) and
ensure uniform practices in accordance with the relevant statutes/Legal
provisions.
III. Study audit objections and take corrective actions regarding assessments,
wherever necessary and provide inputs to the concerned ports of import.
IV. Analyse the RMS facilitated Bills of Entry pertaining to Chapters falling under
their purview and advise the DGARM regarding possible interventions or review
of risk parameters.
V. Liaise with Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs at ports of import
about interpretational issues pertaining to classification, valuation, scope of
exemption notifications and trade policy conditions.
VI. Interact with sectoral trade and industry for inputs, and on issues relating to
assessment.
VII. Function as a knowledge hub or repository for that particular Chapter(s);
VIII. Examine the orders/appellate orders in relation to assessment practices
pertaining to goods assigned to each Faceless Assessment Group and provide
inputs to the Commissionerates for uniformity of assessment orders before legal
fora.
IX. Constitute Working Groups for matters relating to:
a) Monitoring for timely assessment of Bills of Entry
b) Valuation and related issues
c) Classification and related issues
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d) Restrictions and prohibitions and Co-ordination with PGAs
e) Communication and Outreach for departmental officers and trade
f) Any other matter relevant to timely and uniform assessment, as may be
decided.
Responsibilities of Co-conveners of NAC:
5.6 The Co-conveners of NAC shall provide overall leadership and monitor the functioning of
the NACs. The important responsibilities of NAC Co-conveners in regard to the NAC shall
include the following:
I. Nomination of Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners as Members of the NAC
from the Zones mentioned in column 3 of Annexure II.
II. Ensure setting up of Working Groups within NACs for smooth functioning of NACs.
III. Ensure that NACs develop expertise over the assigned Faceless Assessment Group
in different facets of assessment such as classification, valuation, prohibitions &
restrictions etc.
IV. Co-ordinate with other Directorates and NACs for various functions mentioned in
paras 5.7 & 5.8 of this Circular.
V. Make recommendations to Board for policy considerations.
Co-ordination Among NAC Commissioners:
5.7 Since the Nodal Principal Commissioners/ Commissioners are spread across different
geographical locations, following co-ordination measures may be institutionalised at the initial
phase, which will go a long way in bringing efficiency to the functioning of NACs:
I. Continuous assessment – Ensure that verification of the assessment is not held up
if there is an official holiday for the members of the FAG in a particular location. This
could be done by having this work done at multiple locations.
II. Daily Web meeting – The Working Groups may virtually meet for a short duration
every day at a scheduled time to review timeliness of assessment, identify
bottlenecks and take measures to remove difficulties. The link shall be made
available to the Chairman, Member Customs, Zonal Member(s) and Joint Secretary
(Customs), CBIC and the Co-convenors of concerned NAC, to enable participation in
the online meeting room.
III. Weekly web meeting – The Working Groups may have a web meeting for a short
duration once a week at a scheduled time to review classification, valuation,
exemption notifications, prohibitions and restrictions in order to identify divergent
practices and ensure uniformity.
IV. Monthly web meeting by Co-convenors: The Co-convenors of the NAC shall have
a web meeting, at least once in a month to review the functioning of the NACs.
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Co-ordination of NACs with Other Directorates:
5.8 NACs shall also co-ordinate with:
I. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Directorate General of GST
Intelligence (DGGI) related to management of alerts undertaken by the NAC.
II. Directorate General of Valuation (DGoV) to enhance expertise related to
sensitive commodities handled. DGoV shall also appoint nodal person for every
NAC for better co-ordination.
III. Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management (DGARM) to provide
feedback and enhance risk assessment and accuracy of CCR Instructions.
IV. National Academy of Customs and Indirect Taxes (NACIN) to hold capacity
building sessions for departmental officers.
V. Directorate General of Taxpayer Services (DGTS) to enhance outreach
measures to the taxpayers by providing content, faculty for holding webinars,
workshops etc.
VI. Directorate General of Audit (DG Audit) and Audit Commissionerates related to
audit objections and feedback.
VII. Directorate General of Systems and Data Management (DG Systems) in regard
to System issues and enhancements.
VIII. Any other formations in CBIC to fulfil the stated objectives.
Pre-launch preparation for Faceless Assessment:
5.9 Before the rollout of Faceless Assessment, the Nodal Commissioners in the NAC shall
co-ordinate to take all measures to ensure that Faceless Assessment is smooth and creates no
disruption in the assessment and clearance of goods. The following important measures may be
undertaken by the NAC before the launch:
I. The Customs locations within each Zone, performing Faceless Assessment may
be identified. The volume of import and availability of adequate officers may be
taken into consideration for such identification.
II. Nominate sufficient number of officers for the Faceless Assessment. The officers
should be more than two at all levels, to ensure availability. To the extent
possible, dedicated team of officers may be posted to the Faceless Assessment
Groups.
III. Identify variations, if any, in assessment practices and harmonise them for
application across FAGs.
IV. Take into account audit objections, judicial and quasi-judicial decisions accepted
by the Department relating to the assessment of the goods to be handled by the
Faceless Assessment Groups under the concerned NAC and circulate among the
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FAGs for uniformity of assessment.
V. Organize training on roles and functionalities in ICES related to Faceless
Assessment including MIS Reports and Dashboards.
5.10. To ensure smooth implementation of Faceless Assessment & to sensitize both the
departmental officers and the trade, Directorate General of Taxpayer Services (DGTS) in
coordination with Customs Policy Wing shall organize extensive outreaches via online
webinars/ promotional videos etc.
6. Conference on Tariff & Other Customs Matters:
6.1 Joint Secretary, Customs, (CBIC) would be responsible for coordinating with the NACs in
organizing a Conference on Tariff & Other Customs Matters every 6 months to review the
functioning of the NACs and FAGs. The Conference would be chaired by Member (Customs).
7. Further, Board has issued Notification No.85/2020-Customs (N.T.) dated 04.09.2020 by
virtue of which the Commissioners of Customs (Appeals) are empowered take up appeals filed in
respect of Faceless Assessments pertaining to imports made in their jurisdictions even though
the Faceless Assessment officer may be located at any other Customs station. To illustrate,
Commissioners of Customs (Appeals) at Bengaluru would decide appeals filed for imports at
Bengaluru though the Faceless Assessment officer is located at any other port of the country,
say Delhi.
8. All other clarifications and guidelines on Faceless Assessment, as provided vide Circular
No.28/2020-Customs and Instruction No.09/2020-Customs, both dated 05.06.2020 may kindly
be referred to.
9. The Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs are requested to
issue Public Notices and guide the trade suitably to ensure the smooth roll out of Faceless
Assessment.
10. Any difficulties faced in the implementation of this Circular may please be brought to the
notice of Board.
Yours faithfully,
(Ananth Rathakrishnan)
Deputy Secretary (Customs)
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Annexure I
Implementation Phases for All India Roll-Out of Faceless Assessment
Phase
Roll-Out
Date
% Coverage
of
All India
Bills of
Entry
Faceless Assessment Group
Clusters
Zones and Faceless Assessment
Groups
(1)
(2) (3) (4) (5)
I 05.06.2020
14 %
5 & 5A - Bengaluru & Chennai
(a) Bengaluru – 5, 5A
(b) Chennai – 5, 5A
II 03.08.2020 21%
(i) 3,5,5A,5B – Bengaluru,
Chennai & Delhi
(ii) Mumbai I,II,III – 2A
(a) 3, 5, 5A, 5B – Bengaluru
(b) 3, 5, 5A, 5B - Chennai
(c) 3, 5, 5A, 5B – Delhi
(d) 2A - Mumbai I, II , III
III 15.09.2020 50 %
(i) 5,5A,5B - Ahmedabad,
Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi,
Mumbai I, II & III,
Visakhapatnam
(ii) 4 - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi,
Visakhapatnam
(iii) 3 – Bengaluru, Chennai &
Delhi, Delhi (Prev.), Kolkata,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.), Patna
(Prev.), Guwahati
(iv) 2G – Ahmedabad,
Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai,
Delhi, Meerut and Nagpur, Pune
(v) 2A – Mumbai I, II, III, Chennai
and Hyderabad
(a) 2A,5, 5A, 5B - Mumbai I, II, III
(b) 2A – Hyderabad
(c) 2G, 4, 5, 5A, 5B – Ahmedabad
(d) 2G, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B – Bengaluru
(e) 2G, 2A 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B –
Chennai
(f) 2G, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B – Delhi
(g) 2G – Bhopal, Meerut, Nagpur,
Pune
(h) 3 – Delhi (Prev.), Kolkata, Patna
(Prev.), Guwahati,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.)
(i) 4 – Bhubaneshwar
(j) 4,5, 5A, 5B – Visakhapatnam
IV 01.10.2020 86.0%
(i) 5,5A,5B – Ahmedabad,
Bengaluru, Bhopal,
Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi,
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Delhi (Prev.), Meerut,Mumbai I, II
& III, Nagpur, Patna (Prev.),
Pune, Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
Visakhapatnam
(ii) 4 – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhubaneshwar, Bhopal, Chennai,
Delhi, Delhi (Prev.), Kolkata,
Meerut, Mumbai I, II,III, Nagpur,
Pune, Visakhapatnam,
Hyderabad
(iii) 3 – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
(a) 1,2A, 2G, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B, 6
– Mumbai -II
(b) 1,1A, 2G, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B, 6 -
Chennai
(c) 1A, 2A, 2G, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B, 6 –
Mumbai-I
(d) 2A, 2G, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B –
Mumbai-III
(e) 2A, 4, 5, 5A, 5B – Hyderabad
(c) 1A, 2A, 2G, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B
– Ahmedabad
(d) 1A, 2A, 2G, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B –
Bengaluru
(f) 2A, 2G, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B, 6 – Delhi
(g) 2G, 4, 5, 5A, 5B – Meerut,
Nagpur, Bhopal, Pune
(h)1, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B – Kolkata
(i) 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B – Delhi (Prev.)
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Phase
Roll-Out
Date
% Coverage
of
All India
Bills of
Entry
Faceless Assessment Group
Clusters
Zones and Faceless Assessment
Groups
(1)
(2) (3) (4) (5)
Chennai & Delhi, Delhi (Prev.),
Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai I, II &
III, Patna (Prev.),
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
(iv) 2G – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi,
Hyderabad, Meerut, Mumbai I, II
& III, Nagpur, Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.)
(v) 2A – Ahmedabad, Chennai,
Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai I,
II, III
(vi) 1A – Ahmedabad,
Bhubaneshwar, Mumbai-I,
Visakhapatnam
(vii) 1,6 – Chennai, Delhi,
Kolkata, Mumbai-II,
Visakhapatnam
(viii) 2K – Ahmedabad, Mumbai-
II, Tiruchirappalli (Prev.)
(j) 2G, 3, 5, 5A, 5B –
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.)
(k) 1A, 2A, 4, 5, 5A, 5B –
Visakhapatnam
(l) 5, 5A, 5B, 4, 1A –
Bhubaneshwar
(m) 3, 5, 5A, 5B – Patna (Prev.),
Guwahati
V 31.10.2020 100%
(i) 5,5A,5B – Ahmedabad,
Bengaluru, Bhopal,
Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi,
Delhi (Prev.), Guwahati,
Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai I, II
& III, Nagpur, Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.), Patna
(Prev.), Visakhapatnam
(ii) 4 – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhubaneshwar, Bhopal, Chennai,
Delhi, Delhi (Prev.),
Kolkata,Meerut, Mumbai, I,II,III,
Nagpur, Pune, Visakhapatnam,
Hyderabad,Patna (Prev.),
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
Guwahati
(iii) 3 – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar,
Chennai, Delhi, Delhi (Prev.),
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Meerut, Mumbai I,II &III, Nagpur,
Patna (Prev.), Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
(a) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E,
2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A,
5B, 6 – Mumbai II
(b) 1,1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,
2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
6 - Chennai
(c) 1,1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,
2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
6 – Mumbai-I
(d) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E,
2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A,
5B – Mumbai -III
(e) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E,
2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
6– Hyderabad
(c) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E,
2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A,
5B, 6 - Ahmedabad
(d) 1, 1A, 2, 2A2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,
2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
6 – Bengaluru
(f) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,
2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,6
– Delhi
(g) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E,
2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A,
5B, 6 – Meerut, Nagpur, Bhopal,
Pune
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Phase
Roll-Out
Date
% Coverage
of
All India
Bills of
Entry
Faceless Assessment Group
Clusters
Zones and Faceless Assessment
Groups
(1)
(2) (3) (4) (5)
Visakhapatnam
(iv) 2G – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar,
Chennai, Delhi, Delhi (Prev.),
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Meerut, Mumbai I, II & III, Nagpur,
Patna (Prev.), Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
Visakhapatnam
(v) 2A – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar,
Chennai, Delhi, Delhi (Prev.),
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Meerut, Mumbai I, II, III, Nagpur,
Patna (Prev.), Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
Visakhapatnam
(vi) 1A – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar,
Chennai, Delhi, Delhi (Prev.),
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Meerut, Mumbai I, Mumbai II &
III, Nagpur, Patna (Prev.), Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
Visakhapatnam
(vii) 1,6 – Ahmedabad,
Bengaluru, Bhopal,
Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi,
Delhi (Prev.), Guwahati,
Hyderabad, Kolkata, Meerut,
Mumbai I, Mumbai II & III,
Nagpur, Patna (Prev.), Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
Visakhapatnam
(viii) 2K – Ahmedabad,
Bengaluru, Bhopal,
Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi,
Delhi (Prev.), Guwahati,
Hyderabad, Kolkata, Meerut,
Mumbai I, Mumbai II & III,
Nagpur, Patna (Prev.), Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
Visakhapatnam
(ix) 2,2B,2C,2D, 2E, 2F, 2H, 2I, 2J
- Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar,
(h)1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,
2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
6 Kolkata
(i) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,
2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
6- Delhi (Prev.)
(j) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,
2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
6- Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.)
(k) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E,
2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A,
5B,6 – Visakhapatnam
(l) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F,
2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B,
6- Bhubaneshwar
(m) 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E,
2F, 2G, 2H, 2I, 2J, 2K, 3, 4, 5, 5A,
5B, 6- – Patna (Prev.), Guwahati
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Phase
Roll-Out
Date
% Coverage
of
All India
Bills of
Entry
Faceless Assessment Group
Clusters
Zones and Faceless Assessment
Groups
(1)
(2) (3) (4) (5)
Chennai, Delhi, Delhi (Prev.),
Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Meerut, Mumbai I, II & III,
Nagpur, Patna (Prev.), Pune,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.),
Visakhapatnam
31
st
Oct 2020: All India – All Zones - All Imports under Faceless Assessment#
# Excluding Land Customs Stations.
Note : Zones and Faceless Assessment Groups in bold in columns 4 and 5 and are newly added as on
the roll-out dates in column 2.
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Annexure II
National Assessment Centres
National
Assessment
Centre
Faceless
Assessment Groups
(Chapters covered
by Customs Tariff
Act, 1975)
Nodal Commissioners
from Zones
Conveners
(Pr.CC/CC of the Zone)
(1) (2) (3)
(4)
Primary Products
1
(1-26)
1. Bengaluru
2. Bhubaneshwar
3. Chennai
4. Kolkata
5. Tiruchirappalli (Prev.)
6. Thiruvananthapuram
7. Vishakhapatnam
Kolkata
1. Ahmedabad
2. Delhi
3. Delhi(Prev.)
4. Guwahati
5. Mumbai II
6. Mumbai III
7. Patna (Prev.)
Guwahati
Mineral Products 1A
(27)
1. Ahmedabad
2. Delhi
3. Mumbai I
4. Mumbai II
5. Mumbai III
6. Pune
Ahmedabad
1. Bengaluru
2. Bhubaneshwar
3. Chennai
4. Kolkata
5. Tiruchirappalli (Prev)
6. Visakhapatnam
Bhubaneshwar
Chemicals 1 2A,2B,2C,2D,2E
and 2F
(28-38)
1. Ahmedabad.
2. Delhi
3. Delhi (Prev.)
4. Meerut
5. Mumbai II
6. Mumbai III
Mumbai II
1. Chennai
2. Hyderabad
3. Kolkata
4. Mumbai I
5. Thiruvananthapuram
6. Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Chemicals 2 2G
(39)
1. Chennai
2. Hyderabad
3. Mumbai I
4. Mumbai II
5. Mumbai III
6. Visakhapatnam
7. Thiruvananthapuram
Mumbai II
1. Ahmedabad
2. Bhopal
3. Delhi
4. Delhi (Prev.)
Bhopal
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National
Assessment
Centre
Faceless
Assessment Groups
(Chapters covered
by Customs Tariff
Act, 1975)
Nodal Commissioners
from Zones
Conveners
(Pr.CC/CC of the Zone)
5. Kolkata
6. Meerut
7. Patna (Prev.)
Chemicals 3 2H,2I,2J,2K
(40-49)
1. Bengaluru
2. Bhopal
3. Chennai
4. Kolkata
5. Nagpur
6. Tiruchirappalli (Prev.)
7. Thiruvananthapuram
8. Visakhapatnam
Chennai
1. Ahmedabad
2. Delhi
3. Delhi (Prev.)
4. Meerut
5. Mumbai II
6. Mumbai III
7. Mumbai I
8. Patna (Prev.)
9. Pune
Patna (Prev.)
Textile Products 3
(50-71)
1. Ahmedabad.
2. Bengaluru
3. Delhi
4. Delhi(Prev.)
5. Kolkata
6. Patna (Prev.)
Bengaluru
1. Chennai
2. Mumbai I
3. Mumbai II
4. Mumbai III
5. Tiruchirappalli (Prev.).
6. Thiruvananthapuram
Tiruchirappalli (Prev.)
Metal Products 4
(72-83)
1. Ahmedabad
2. Delhi
3. Delhi(Prev.)
4. Guwahati
5. Meerut
6. Mumbai I
7. Mumbai II
8. Mumbai III
9. Kolkata
Delhi (Prev.)
1. Bengaluru
2. Bhopal
3. Chennai
4. Hyderabad
5. Nagpur
6. Pune
7. Vishakhapatnam
8. Thiruvananthapuram
Nagpur
Mechanical
Machineries
5
(84)
1. Ahmedabad
2. Delhi
3. Delhi(Prev.)
4. Mumbai II
5. Mumbai III
Mumbai III
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National
Assessment
Centre
Faceless
Assessment Groups
(Chapters covered
by Customs Tariff
Act, 1975)
Nodal Commissioners
from Zones
Conveners
(Pr.CC/CC of the Zone)
1. Bengaluru
2. Chennai
3. Hyderabad
4. Kolkata
5. Thiruvananthapuram
Hyderabad
Electric
Machineries
5A
(85)
1. Delhi
2. Ahmedabad.
3. Mumbai I
4. Mumbai II
5. Mumbai III
Delhi
1. Bengaluru
2. Chennai
3. Hyderabad
4. Kolkata
Thiruvananthapuram
Meerut
Automobiles and
Instruments
5B
(86-92)
1. Bengaluru
2. Chennai
3. Hyderabad.
4. Kolkata
5. Thiruvananthapuram
Chennai
1. Ahmedabad
2. Delhi
3. Delhi(Prev.)
4. Mumbai II
5. Mumbai III
Pune
Misc.
products/Project
Imports
6
(93-98)
1. Ahmedabad.
2. Kolkata
3. Mumbai I
4. Mumbai II
5. Mumbai III
6. Hyderabad
Mumbai I
1. Bengaluru
2. Chennai
3. Delhi (Prev.)
4. Delhi
5. Thiruvananthapuram
6. Visakhapatnam
Thiruvananthapuram
