CBIC
Institutional Role in Customs Administration
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs is the apex statutory body administering customs, central excise, and GST-related indirect tax laws in India, functioning under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
- Constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963; headed by a Chairman (currently referred to with Special Secretary rank in recent CETA-related notifications).
- Administers ICEGATE (Indian Customs EDI Gateway), the online portal through which importers file Bills of Entry and through which CETA URN details are now quoted for preferential clearance.
- CBIC is the nodal authority for negotiating and implementing origin-verification protocols with partner-country customs administrations under every Indian trade agreement.
● Tracked since April 02, 2026 · last seen July 13, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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