The Mumbai customs, JNCH Customs has enabled the voluntary payment electronically on ICEGATE e-Payment platform.
In line with the Government’s commitment to digitize the remaining services and to make it paperless, ICEGATE e-Payment Platform has been enabled with electronic collection of Voluntary/Self-Initiated Payments (SIP).
This new functionality has been envisaged to replace the existing TR-6 payments which are currently being done manually at various Customs Stations. This functionality shall enable the users to generate a self-initiated challan for voluntary payments and then make payments through the ICEGATE e-payment platform without any further approval by officers of Customs.
While using the voluntary payment Facility at ICEGATE, the users may take note of the various aspects.
The Voluntary Payment module will be accessible as a post-login functionality. Users must be registered on ICEGATE to access this feature.
The facility is enabled with payments which are primarily meant for imports/exports cleared in the past. In other words, the facility is not a replacement for challans generated by ICES/ECCS/SEZ online/ACES applications. Therefore, it should not be used for payment of customs duties for clearance of any live consignments.
The proof of payment may be submitted to the concerned sections/field formations for taking further action.
The officer may verify the payment details using https://foservices.icegate.gov.in/#/epayment/enquiry.
Currently, ICEGATE users can make voluntary payments as a debit from the Electronic Cash Ledger (only available for IEC holders and Customs Brokers).
In case, users wish to initiate challan-wise payment, the ICEGATE platform also allows user to make transaction-wise payment on the platform, whereby the systems design takes care of routing the payment instantaneously through Electronic Cash Ledger before accounting for duty payment. On completion of testing for voluntary payment acceptance, at present, following modes are enabled for such challan- wise payments:
There are 9 banks under internet banking through authorized bank mode.
Remaining banks shall be enabled as and when the testing is complete. In all other modes, users already have an option to deposit the amount in the Electronic Cash Ledger through remaining authorized modes and use the same for making voluntary payment using Electronic Cash Ledger.
Since the facility is aimed at replacing the current procedure of making Over The-Counter (OTC) payment using TR- 6 Challan, all the officers under JNCH are not to accept any payments through manual TR-6 challan after 31 December, 2024, unless the same is approved by the concerned Pr. Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs. The approval must clearly spellout the reasons for resorting to the manual method of payment. The field officers can view the voluntary challans through ‘Payment Status – Voluntary Payment option available in ‘Service’ section of ICEGATE portal (http://www.icegate.gov.in).
Notification Details
Public Notice No. 09/2025
Date: 23/01/2025