The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ) has issued a public notice on ‘X’, that users must ensure registration of linked phone number with GSTN and DGFT portal, prior to ICEGATE registration.
The new ICEGATE 2.0 provides access to two types of users–the External Users i.e., Trade users such as Customs Brokers, Shipping Lines, etc. including Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) and the Internal Users of CBIC i.e., ICEGATE officials.
The registration process has five key sections that are as follows: –
1. Role Selection
2. Verification of GSTIN Details
3. Verification of User Details
4. Verification of Mobile and Email address
5. Filling and Submission of the Role Registration Form
After verifying GSTIN details, On clicking the <Proceed> button, the system fetches the contact details available in GSTN/DGFT records. The user can then select any of the contact details listed and <Proceed>.
The selected contact details would be used for authenticating all the transactions and communications in ICEGATE.
In case the user does not wish to proceed with any of the contact details listed in this screen and would like to obtain registration using any other email/phone no:, then he/she should update the contact details in GSTN (DGFT in case of Importer/Exporter) and then try again for ICEGATE registration.
Verification of Mobile Number
For authenticating the mobile number, the user should click on the<Generate OTP>button under the ‘Mobile’ option. A six-digit OTP will be generated and sent to the user’s mobile number.
▪ If the OTP is invalid, an error message would be displayed.
▪ In case of not receiving the OTP verification code, the user should click on <Resend OTP> option as displayed in the screen below.
▪ The user should validate the received OTP within a set interval of 600 seconds. Else, the OTP will expire.
Verification of Email ID
On successful verification of OTP, the system will display the message “Mobile Verified” on the screen.
Similarly, on clicking the <Generate OTP> button against the Email ID, a six-digit OTP would be generated and sent to the user’s Email address.
▪ If the OTP is invalid, an error message would be displayed.
▪ In case of not receiving the OTP verification code, the user should click on <Resend
OTP> option as displayed in the screen below.
▪ The user should validate the received OTP within a set interval of 600 seconds. Else, the
OTP will expire.
Generation of Reference ID
On successful verification of OTP, the system will display the message “Email Verified” on the
screen.
Click on the <Proceed> button.
“Before registering on ICEGATE, ensure your email and phone number are linked with GSTN and DGFT.”, said the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in the tweet.
In case the user does not wish to proceed with any of the contact details listed in this screen and would like to obtain registration using any other email/phone no:, then he/she should update the contact details in GSTN (DGFT in case of Importer/Exporter) and then try again for ICEGATE registration.
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