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- India plans to expand its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme beyond customs facilitation in its next phase.
- CBIC chairman Vivek Chaturvedi listed five priorities: technology-driven facilitation, greater MSME inclusion, inter-agency coordination, more Mutual Recognition Arrangements, and synergy across indirect tax verticals.
- The AEO programme, which marks ten years of operation, covers 5,967 entities across importers, exporters, manufacturers, customs brokers, logistics operators and warehouses.
- Trusted operators certified under the programme get faster, more predictable customs processing while enforcement resources go to higher-risk transactions.
- The expansion matters because smoother clearances and proportionate compliance could lower transaction costs and make Indian businesses, especially MSMEs, more competitive globally.
What to watch next
- How technology and AI are used to enable continuous risk-based assessment of compliant businesses.
- Whether MSME inclusion comes with proportionate compliance requirements rather than simple threshold lowering.
- Progress on integrating Customs, GST and other agencies and on new international Mutual Recognition Arrangements.
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Vivek Chaturvedi
chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
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“technology-driven facilitation, greater inclusion of MSMEs, seamless inter-agency coordination, expanded Mutual Recognition Arrangements with global partners, and greater synergy across indirect tax verticals.”
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…and closer coordination across regulators emerging as priorities. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) chairman Vivek Chaturvedi on Wednesday outlined five priorities for the programme’s next phase: technology-driven facilitation, greater inclusion of MSMEs, seamless inter-agency coordination, expanded Mutual Recognition Arrangements with global partners, and greater synergy across indirect tax verticals. The priorities were announced at an event marking 10 years of the AEO programme, which gives compliant businesses simplified customs procedures and risk-based facilitation while maintaining supply-chain security.…
Sanjay Kumar
retired IRS officer
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“Technology and AI should enable continuous, risk-based assessment, allowing compliant businesses to face minimal intervention while directing enforcement resources towards genuine risks”
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…Experts said the next phase could broaden the programme’s role, with the larger opportunity being to move AEO beyond a Customs-facilitation scheme towards a broader framework for trusted economic operators. “ Technology and AI should enable continuous, risk-based assessment, allowing compliant businesses to face minimal intervention while directing enforcement resources towards genuine risks ,” Sanjay Kumar, a retired IRS officer told Mint. “The focus on MSMEs is equally important. However, inclusion will require proportionate compliance requirements, rather than simply lowering thresholds. Greater…
Vinod Kumar
president, India SME Forum
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“The programme should have simple and proportionate compliance requirements so that MSMEs are not discouraged by the cost and complexity of certification.”
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…to trusted-trader benefits would be important for smaller businesses. “The focus on MSMEs in the next phase of the AEO programme is important because smaller businesses need easier access to trusted-trader benefits. The programme should have simple and proportionate compliance requirements so that MSMEs are not discouraged by the cost and complexity of certification. Greater technology-based facilitation and faster customs clearances can help reduce transaction costs and make Indian MSMEs more competitive in global markets,” he said. Dhirendra Kumar is a seasoned policy reporter…
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