India’s Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled two new initiatives for businesses wanting to do trade in India. First is called Atithi, which is an app for international travellers to file the Customs declaration in advance. Second is Icedash, which is an ease of Doing Business monitoring dashboard of the Indian Customs helping public see the daily Customs clearance times of import cargo.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Speaking on the occasion at the Central Bureau of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)’s office in Delhi, noted, “Atithi would create a tech savvy image of India Customs and would encourage tourism and business travel to India.”
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Atithi – an easy to use mobile app for international travelers to file the Customs declaration in advance. Passengers can use this app to file declaration of dutiable items and currency with the Indian Customs even before boarding the flight to India. It is available on both, iOS and Android.
Icedash – an Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) monitoring dashboard of the Indian Customs helping public see the daily Customs clearance times of import cargo at various ports and airports. With this, Indian Customs has taken a lead globally to provide an effective tool that helps the businesses compare clearance times across ports and plan their logistics accordingly. This dashboard has been developed by CBIC in collaboration with NIC. It can be accessed through the CBIC website.