India's Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, on December 6 said that a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s customs framework is her next major reform initiative. Speaking at the , Sitharaman emphasized the urgency of simplifying customs procedures to ease the process for businesses and individuals alike. Advertisement

“We need to make them a lot more simplified for people to feel that it is not too tiresome, cumbersome for them to comply with the expectations and rules,” said the minister, pointing to the ongoing push for reform in one of the country's most important trade interfaces.

Simplifying complex systems

India's customs authorities are responsible for managing the collection of tariffs and regulating cross-border movement of goods — including vehicles

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