At the beginning of the new fiscal year, the Finance Department and the National Board of Revenue have launched a system for importers, exporters and their designated C&F agents to submit import-export related customs and taxes directly to the government treasury through the Automated Challan System (A-Chalan). Under this system, importers, exporters and their designated C&F (Clearing and Forwarding) agents will be able to pay customs and taxes online at any time from home.
This information was given in a press release sent to the media today A Chalan service launched online (July 5).
The release said that through this system, successful technical integration has been completed between the NBR’s customs system, Asicuda World, and the Finance Department’s IBAS++ platform. As a result, taxpayers will be able to pay money directly to the government treasury from their bank accounts in both offline and online ways. This money will be deposited immediately in the government fund and the government’s immediate spending capacity in the revenue sector will also increase. A Chalan service launched online
Earlier, even if the customs duty was deposited at a specific time of the day through the ATGS system, it took a few days to reach the treasury, which caused a disruption in the government’s financial flow. The new system will eliminate that delay and make it possible to pay taxes and release goods online from anywhere 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the fastest possible time.
Online payments can be made through internet banking, debit or credit card, bKash, Nagad, Upaya, Rocket, mCash, Trustpay, etc. in the A-Chalan system. In addition, customs duty can be deposited through check clearing or account debit from 11,700 branches of 61 banks in the country. A Chalan service launched online After payment, goods can be released quickly from the port using the receipt number generated by the system.
After training at the Chittagong Custom House on July 1 and 2, customs duty collection has officially started in this system from July 3. On the inaugural day, more than Tk 13 crore in revenue was deposited directly into the treasury against 75 bills of entry. Earlier, this system was introduced on a trial basis at Kamalapur ICD on April 23 and later at Pangaon Custom House.
The National Board of Revenue has said that the A-Challan system will be launched at all customs stations in the country, including Dhaka Custom House, from July 7. The NBR believes that this initiative will ensure transparency in revenue collection, A Chalan service launched online speed up the clearance of goods and bring discipline and dynamism in government financial management. Read More