Karur Vysya Bank customers allowed to pay customs duty in ICEGATE

Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) said that the bank’s customers can now remit their customs duty payment online via the Central Board for Indirect Taxes and Customs‘ (CBIC) ICEGATE portal.

Earlier, CBIC had sanctioned the inclusion of Karur Vysya Bank as one of the authorized bankers for tax collection.

According to Karur Vysya Bank, the link for customs payment has now been activated in ICEGATE (Indian Customs Electronic Gateway), which is the national portal of Indian Customs of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs that offers e-filing services to the trade, cargo carriers, and other trading partners digitally.

Karur Vysya Bank customers allowed to pay customs duty in ICEGATE. Photo courtesy of Christopher J. Fynn/Wikipedia.org.

B Ramesh Babu — MD and CEO of Karur Vysya Bank said: “KVB customers can now directly pay their customs duty by selecting KVB in ICEGATE. This facility opens doors for the bank for further acquisition of current account customers.”