Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued Notification No. 75/2024-Customs (N.T.) on November 7, 2024, amending the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009. Under this amendment, the licensing term for Customs Cargo Service Providers (CCSPs) in Regulation 5(3) is reduced from ten years to five years. Additionally, changes in Regulation 10(2) introduce a provision for CCSPs operating under the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Program. Such CCSPs now automatically retain their appointments as long as their AEO authorization is valid and not suspended or revoked under Regulation 12, streamlining compliance and operational continuity. These amendments are effective immediately upon publication in the Official Gazette. The original 2009 regulations were last updated in April 2019.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
Notification No. 75/2024-Customs (N.T.) | Dated: 7th November, 2024
S.O. 4846(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 141, read with section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. — (1) These regulations may be called the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas (Amendment) Regulations, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), —
(a) in regulation 5, in sub-regulation (3), for the word “ten”, the word “five” shall be substituted.
(b) in regulation 10, in sub-regulation (2), for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:-
“Provided further that in case of Customs Cargo Service Provider authorised under Authorised Economic Operator Programme, the approval of appointment under sub-regulation (1) shall deemed to be extended and remain valid till such time the Authorised Economic Operator authorisation is valid and not suspended or revoked in terms of Regulation 12”.
[F. No. 520/32/2022-Cus-VI]
DHANANJAY SINGH, Under Secy.
Note: The principal Notification No. 26/2009-Customs (N.T.) dated 17/03/2009 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 174(E), dated the 17th March, 2009 and was last amended by Notification No. 29/2019-Customs (N.T.) dated 01/04/2019.
