New Delhi, March 27 -- The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has enabled businesses to pay customs duty using UPI, debit cards, and credit cards on the ICEGATE portal, expanding digital payment options for importers and exporters.
In a circular, the CBIC said the ICEGATE e-payment platform now supports a Payment Aggregator as an authorised mode for duty payments. This marks a shift from the earlier system, which relied largely on select authorised banks and conventional methods such as net banking and NEFT/RTGS.
ICEGATE serves as the digital interface for customs processes, enabling users to file documents, track clearances, and complete duty payments.
With the rollout of a payment aggregator on ICEGATE, duty payment...