1. 1 R K Arora Addl. General Manager, eTRADE Department of Commerce rkarora@nic.in

2. Outline 1. National eGovernance Plan 2. Need for paperless trade 3. eTRADE - The Project -Objectives -Stakeholders -Services Covered -Trade Process Flow -Current Scenario 4. Status of the Project 5. Achievements 2

3. 3 Central MMPs Banking Central Excise & Customs Income Tax (IT) Insurance MCA21 Passport Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking Pension e-Office Posts UID State MMPs Agriculture Commercial Taxes e−District Employment Exchange Land Records (NLRMP) Municipalities e-Panchayats Police(CCTNS) Road Transport Treasuries Computerization PDS Education Health Integrated MMPs CSC e-Biz e-Courts e-Procurement EDI For eTrade National e- governance Service Delivery Gateway India Portal National eGovernance Plan (NeGP) NeGP, takes a holistic view of e-Governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision, a shared cause. The Government approved the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), comprising of 27 Mission Mode Projects on May 18 2006. In the year 2011, 4 projects-Health, Education, PDS and Posts were introduced to make the list to 31.

4. Substantial progress on policy front. Focus required on streamlining and standardisation of procedures. Large number of agencies involved in clearances for international trade. Multiple entry/exit points and complex management issues Cumbersome procedures Enormous documentation Need for extensive process re-engineering Different stages of automation Different priorities of organisations Non participation in community systems Need for adoption of standards 4 Need for eTrade

5. Objectives of the Project: Efficient, transparent, secure delivery of services by Trade regulatory/facilitating agencies in 24X7 environment. Simplifying procedures and reducing the transaction cost and time. Introducing international standards and best practices. 5 eTRADE - The Project

6. Stakeholders: Customs Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Sea Ports Airports Container Corporation of India(CONCOR) / Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) Banks Importers/Exporters Agents (Customs House Agents/ Freight Forwarders/ Air Cargo Agents etc.) Airlines/Shipping lines Services Covered: E-delivery of services / clearances by community partners like Customs and Custodians at SeaPorts, Airports and ICD/CFSs, to exporter, importer, agents E-filing of export/import documents by exporter, importer, agents etc. to Customs and Custodians at SeaPorts, Airports and ICD/CFSs. Electronic exchange of documents between community partners i.e. Customs and Custodians at SeaPorts, Airports, ICD/CFSs. e-Payment by exporter, importer, agents for - Custom duties; - DGFT’s license fee and - Charges (handling/freight, etc) of Custodians at SeaPorts, Airports, ICD/CFSs. 6

7. Trade Process Flow 7 Existing system of trade and integrated systems

8. 8 Current Scenario

9. Customs 9

10. Internet Web Server DGFT OFFICES Process on Individual Servers Internet Applications received by DGFT EXPORTER Internet CUSTOMS BANKS Applications Status Shippig Bill License eBRC+Fee Utilisation EPCs RCMC

11. 11 Sea Ports

12. 12 E-Token Digital Certificate Client Pc’s Firewall CONCOR CONCOR Web Server Database Server Bank Server’s ICD/CFS - CONCOR

13. Airports 13 Sea Ports

14. DGFT  99% Licenses issued through the web-based system using digital signatures/ePayment through all 38 offices.  Digitally signed electronic message exchange with Customs for shipping bills and authorisations for schemes like DEPB, DES and EPCG.  Electronic Bank Realisation Certificate (eBRC) made mandatory. Around 10 millions eBRCs of approx. 500 billion USD uploaded till date, enhancing the productivity mainly of exporters, banks and DGFT, and saving a large amount of paper, time and stress. e-BRC won ‘eASIA Award 2013’. Customs  ICES 1.5 (Customs Central Server System) is live at 120 locations. Automation covers 90% of India’s international trade 14 eTRADE MMP : Status

15.  Electronic interface for critical messages with DGFT, Ports, Airports, Seaports, CONCOR.  Major international Airports,  Ports community system (PCS), and  CONCOR  ePayment of duties mandatory for payments above Rs. 1 Lakh  Risk Management System(RMS) started at 89 locations for imports and exports  EDI clearance of Import Cargo started at Precious Cargo Customs Clearance Centre, Mumbai Airports  Web based Community partners system and Bar-code integration have been started at 6 airports out of 12 major airports. Seaports  The Centralized Port Community System (PCS), a single window interface for seaports community, is operational for 19 seaports including all major and 6 non-major seaports. 15 eTRADE MMP : Status (Contd.)

16.  Integration of 4 more non-major seaports of Gujarat Maritime Board is under integration and other seaports are also being pursued.  Automation at major seaports accounts for 75% of trade by sea route. ICDs/CFSs  CONCOR implemented a centralized web-based community partner interface system for its 38 EXIM locations.  Central Warehouse Corporation (CWC) has started web-based community partner interface at 9 out of 30 locations. ePayments ePayments facilitation has been introduced by Customs, DGFT, Seaports and major airports. 16 eTRADE MMP : Status (Contd.)

17.  Uniformity and simplification of procedures  Re-engineered inter agency interfaces Re-engineered inter agency interfaces  Digital signature integration  ePayment integration  Significant reduction in transaction time of services like  License application (30 days to 1 day),  Flight manifest at airports (4 Hrs to 15 minutes),  Vessel profile submission and approval at seaports (48 Hrs to 1-2 hrs) etc.  Reduction and early detection of frauds Achievements 17

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19. Custom - DGFT message exchange (earlier scenario) 19

20. Custom - DGFT message exchange (re-engineered scenario) 20