Turant Customs

Turant Customs

Question: On June 8, 2020, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launched Turant Customs programme in which cities?
(a) Kolkata and Bangalore
(b) Bangalore and Chennai
(c) Pune and Kochi
(d) Kolkata and Chennai
Answer :(b)
Related facts:

  • On 8 June 2020, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, CBIC launched its flagship programme Turant Customs, at Bengaluru and Chennai.

What is Turant Customs?

  • As the name expresses,it is a way faster customs clearance of imported goods.
  • Now, Importers will get their goods cleared from Customs after a faceless assessment is done remotely by the Customs officers located outside the port of import.
  • So now, the goods imported at Chennai may be assessed by the Customs officers located at Bengaluru and vice versa, as assigned by the Customs’ automated system.
  • Turant Customs will benefit the importers by eliminating routine interface with the Customs officers and providing uniformity in assessment across the country.
  • Turant Customs is a mega reform for the ease of doing business.

Roadmap for implementation:

  • The start of Turant Customs at Bengaluru and Chennai will be the first phase of the All India roll out which would get completed by 31st December this year.
  • The first phase will cover imports of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics machineries at the ports, airports and ICDs of Bengaluru and Chennai.

About CBIC:

  • Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (erstwhile Central Board of Excise & Customs) is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
  • It deals with the tasks of formulation of policy concerning levy and collection of Customs, Central Excise duties, Central Goods & Services Tax and IGST, prevention of smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs, Central Excise, Central Goods & Services Tax, IGST and Narcotics to the extent under CBIC’s purview.
  • The Board is the administrative authority for its subordinate organizations, including Custom Houses, Central Excise and Central GST Commissionerates and the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.

By-Amar Mani Upadhyay

Links:
http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=CBIC-launches-its-flagship-programme-%26%2339%3BTurant-Customs%26%2339%3B-at-Bengaluru-%26-Chennai&id=390791
https://www.cbic.gov.in/