Customs clearance is the process of clearing goods through customs authorities for import or export. It involves a series of documentation, and regulatory requirements that must be followed to ensure compliance with local and international laws. The customs clearance process is to ensure that all applicable import duties and taxes are paid, all necessary documents and contents of the shipment are verified and that goods comply with all relevant regulations. Failure to comply with the necessary customs clearance requirements can result in delays, fines, or even the seizure of goods. Therefore, customs clearance is a critical step in the import and export process that must be followed by all businesses involved in the import and export of goods and services.

Apart from following documents, custom clearance may also require other licenses and permits, depending on the nature of goods being shipped and regulation of the importing country. The most common documents required for customs clearance are:

The exporters have to obtain a PAN based Business Identification Number(BIN) from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade prior to filing of shipping bills for clearance of export goods. Under the EDI System, PAN based BIN is received by the Customs System from the DGFT online. The exporters are also required to register authorized foreign exchange dealer code (through which export proceeds are expected to be realized) and open a current account in the designated bank for credit of any drawback incentive.
Whenever a new Airline, Shipping Line, Steamer Agent, port or airport comes into operation, they are required to be registered into the Customs System. Whenever, electronic processing of shipping bills etc. is held up on account of non-registration of these entities, the same is to be brought to the notice of Assistant/Deputy Commissioner in-charge of EDI System for registering the new entity in the system.
It is necessary to obtain PAN based Business Identification Number (BIN) from the Customs prior to filing of shipping bill for clearance of export goods and open a current account in the designated bank for crediting of any drawback amount and the same has to be registered on the system.
In case of Non-EDI, the shipping bills or bills of export are required to be filled in the format as prescribed in the Shipping Bill and Bill of Export (Form) regulations, 1991. An exporter needs to apply different forms of shipping bill/bill of export for export of duty free goods, export of dutiable goods and export under drawback etc.
Under the EDI System, declarations in prescribed format are to be filed through the Service Centres of Customs. A checklist is generated for verification of data by the exporter/CHA. After verification, the data is submitted to the System by the Service Centre operator and the System generates a Shipping Bill Number, which is endorsed on the printed checklist and returned to the exporter/CHA. In most of the cases, a Shipping Bill is processed by the system on the basis of declarations made by the exporters without any human intervention. Where the Appraiser Dock (export) orders for samples to be drawn and tested, the Customs Officer may proceed to draw two samples from the consignment and enter the particulars thereof along with details of the testing agency in the ICES/E system.
Any correction/amendments in the check list generated after filing of declaration can be made at the service center, if the documents have not yet been submitted in the system and the shipping bill number has not been generated. In situations, where corrections are required to be made after the generation of the shipping bill number or after the goods have been brought into the Export Dock, amendments are carried out in the following manners.
.The goods have not yet been allowed "let export" amendments may be permitted by the Assistant Commissioner (Exports). Where the "Let Export" order has already been given, amendments may be permitted only by the Additional/Joint Commissioner, Custom House, in charge of the export section. In both the cases, after the permission for amendments has been granted, the.

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