The Department of Commerce, SEZ Division, has mandated that SEZ Units must file Shipping Bills (SBs) and Bills of Entry (BEs) on ICEGATE starting February 18, 2025, discontinuing the use of SEZ-Online for these documents. However, certain modules, including courier, hand carriage, FTWZ transactions, DTA supply for B2C, temporary removal for job work, DTA procurement, and SEZ supplies from/to warehouses, will still be available on SEZ-Online. Units facing difficulties in registering on ICEGATE may, on an exceptional basis, continue using SEZ Online until March 31, 2025, with prior intimation to the Department of Commerce and DG (Systems). Stakeholders are urged to take necessary actions and address migration issues promptly.
I am directed to refer to this Department’s communications of even number dated 29.06.2024, 13.07.2024, 10.08.2024, 11.09.2024, 10.10.2024, 10.12.2024, and 10.01.2025 on the subject mentioned above.
In this regard, it is stated that registration of SEZ Units on ICEGATE has been reviewed and it is noted that all the Units, except a few which are facing difficulties in registration, have registered onboard ICEGATE.
Accordingly, it has been decided that filing of Shipping Bills (SBs) and Bills of Entry for import (BEs) in respect of SEZ Units shall not be allowed on SEZ-Online with effect from 18.02.2025. Filing of such documents shall be done mandatorily on ICEGATE. However, in view of persisting difficulties being faced by units in ICEGATE, the following modules/functionalities shall be operated on SEZ-Online also:
- Courier transactions;
- Hand carriage transactions;
- FTWZ transactions;
- DTA supply for B2C transactions including e-commerce;
- Temporary removal from SEZ units for job work, exhibition, testing, etc.;
- DTA procurement;
- SEZ supplies from/to warehouse including from/to MOOWR units as well as EOUS.
Further, Development Commissioners are empowered to allow, on an exceptional basis, such specific units, which have not yet been able to onboard ICEGATE despite persistent efforts of SEZ and ICEGATE authorities, to continue filing SB/BE on SEZ Online upto 31.03.2025 under intimation to Department of Commerce and DG (Systems).
Accordingly, you are requested to take necessary action and inform all stakeholders. All appropriate measures may also be taken to resolve various issues pertaining to migration to ICEGATE and any outstanding matter may be communicated to this Department regularly for further discussion with CBIC.
The Letter can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ICEGATE-order-dated-17-02-2025.pdf
