Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

• Electronic data interchange aims at single point
  collection of data for use by various agencies
  participating in a common activity
• EDI provides an excellent example of a working
  electronic commerce environment and is a good
  starting point for examining electronic commerce

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Indian Customs EDI System (ICES)

• ICES - Indian Customs EDI System is exchange of
  pre-defined business information electronically
  between business partners (Importers, Exporters),
  Intermediaries (CHA), Government Agencies
  (DGFT,RBI), Other Agencies like AEPC, Carriers
  (Vessel, Airlines), Custodians (Port Trust, IAAI
  and CFS)

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Objectives of Indian Customs EDI System

• Respond more quickly to the needs of the trade
• Computerisation of customs related functions
• Reduce interaction of the trade with Government
  Agencies
• Provide retrieval of information from other
  customs locations to have uniformity in
  assessment and valuation

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Objectives of Indian Customs EDI System

• Provide MIS for policy making and its effective
  revenue and pendency monitoring
• Provide quick and correct information on import /
  export statistics to DG of Commercial
  Intelligence and Statistics.

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Salient Features of Indian Customs EDI System

• Pre-defined business information (Invoice,
  Purchase Order, Bills of Entry, Bills of Lading
  would be transacted in EDI
• Structured formats of information (EDI documents)
• Exchange of information takes place
  electronically between two unrelated computer
  systems

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Salient Features of Indian Customs EDI System

• Acknowledged receipts
• Legally valid transactions
• ICES/E is for processing Export documents- It
  consists of S.C, A.C, Examination, P.O, IGM, Duty
  Drawback and MIS Modules
• ICES/I is for processing Import documents- It
  consists of IGM, S.C, Appraising, Superintendent,
  Asst. Commr, Cash, Examination and MIS Modules