Customs - C0urier - KYC - One Document
ALL the authorised Courier are required to fulfil 'Know Your Customer (KYC) norms'. Express Industry Council of India has represented that only one identification/ document instead of minimum two documents should be collected from importer/exporter at the time of delivery/pick up of shipment.
In order to redress the genuine difficulty, CBEC has decided that two documents, one for 'proof of identity' and other for 'proof of address' are required for KYC verification. This is in line with the KYC norms stipulated by RBI. However, in case of individuals, if any one document listed in the Board Circular No 09/2010-Cus dated 08.04.2010 contains both 'proof of identity' and 'proof of addresses', the same shall suffice for the purpose of KYC verification. Board has also decided to expand the list of documents required for KYC verification by including 'Addhar Card' [perhaps what they mean is AADHAAR Card - at least, the Unique Identification Authority of India wants us to spell it like this. Can't the Board be a bit careful?] as one of the valid documents for individuals. As regards, documents for KYC verification in case of others (other than individual), the existing instructions will remain in force.
CBEC Circular No.7/2015-Customs, Dated: February 12, 2015