Introduction:
(a) ICEGATE provides SMTP option for the (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) SMTP option for the members of the Trade to file their documents.
(b) Steps for document submission using SMTP option:
The following steps are required to send a SMTP attachment to ICEGATE:
- Step 1: Bill of Entry/ Shipping Bill.
The trading partner is expected to use the Remote EDI System RES or his local application to generate the electronic message.
- Step 2: Attach the electronic message with the e-mail address as per the SMTP e-mail list available at SMTP List
- Step 3: Receiving electronic messages on ICEGATE.
The importer/exporter/CHA would receive e-mails from ICEGATE on email ID established at the time of membership registration.
Upon receipt of the documents submitted by the Importer/Exporter/CHA at ICEGATE, an immediate e-mail confirmation message will be sent to Importer/Exporter/CHA that the file (Bill of Entry/ Shipping Bill) was received at ICEGATE. If it is a batch processing where more than one file (Bill of Entry/ Shipping Bill) is submitted, then the batch key is also displayed in the same email. The message received will be as follows.
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Dear User,
Your mail has been received at ICEGATE. You will receive the acknowledgements as soon as the jobs are processed.
**** Please donot revert as this is a system generated mail.
Status of the jobs can be checked at DTS at www.icegate.gov.in. For any further queries, please contact ICEGATE Helpdesk at icegatehelpdesk@icegate.gov.in or on 011-23379020,23370133.
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The Shipping Bill/Bill of Entry would be submitted to the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES) at the Custom House. The validation of the messages would be carried out by the ICES server, after which ICES will send a message confirming the file was processed. This message is the acknowledgement message of ICES and is the proof that the document has actually been submitted to ICES.