SWIFT 2.0 Replaces SWIFT 1.0 for
Single Point Animal, Plant Quarantine and FSSAI Customs Clearance from 1 Dec
2025
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Annexure -A: Data fields and Documents
requirement for AQCS
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Annexure B: Data fields and Documents requirement for
PQMS
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Annexure C: Data fields and Documents requirement for
FSSAI
[CBIC Circular No. 29/2025-Customs dated 21
November 2025]
The Central Board of
Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has launched SWIFT 2.0, a fully
digital Single Window
Interface for Facilitating Trade, replacing the earlier
document-repository-based SWIFT system. SWIFT 2.0 serves as a single touch point for
importers/exporters and all Partner Government Agencies (PGAs)
for processing No-Objection
Certificates (NOCs) for EXIM consignments.
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Online
submission of additional
data & documents required for PGA NOCs within the SWIFT
platform — no need to
visit PGA portals separately
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Unified
dashboard for
users to view status, history & queries
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Real-time
SMS/email alerts
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Online
fee payments and
digital receipts
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Scheduling
and tracking of
visual inspections by PGAs
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Digital
download of
NOCs from PGAs
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Progressive
integration of all
NOC-issuing PGAs into one system
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AQCS –
Animal Quarantine & Certification Services
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PQMS –
Plant Quarantine Management System
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FSSAI
– Food Safety & Standards Authority of India
Each
of the above PGAs now has defined
data fields and mandatory document codes, provided in Annexure A, B & C
respectively. These must be submitted at
the time of Bill of Entry filing or via the unified SWIFT 2.0 dashboard.
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Issue Public/Trade Notices to
sensitize stakeholders
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Ensure
accurate filing of
data/documents by trade users
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DG
Systems will
issue detailed implementation advisory
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Mandatory
filing begins 01 December 2025