Customs Integrated System will be rolled out in 2 years as a single, integrated and scalable platform

• Customs Integrated System (CIS) is a forthcoming single, integrated and scalable digital platform to consolidate all customs processes of India, announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 with a 2-year rollout horizon.
• Successor / consolidator to fragmented legacy systems (ICEGATE, ICES, SWIFT) currently used by CBIC, Ministry of Finance.
• Pairs with AI-based non-intrusive scanning of containers at major ports and a single digital window for inter-agency cargo approvals — central to India's Ease of Doing Business and trade-facilitation push.
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (Governance, e-governance), GS-III (Economy, External trade, Internal security at ports).