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Regn. No. KERBIL/2012/45073

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PART IV

Private Advertisements and Miscellaneous

Notifications

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

CUSTOM HOUSE: COCHIN-682 009

NOTIFICATION

[No. 3/2013]

No. S25/328/2009 I & B Cus.

22nd February 2013.

Sub: CFS- M/s. Cochin International Container Freight

Station, a unit of Kerala State Industrial Enterprises

Ltd. (KSIE), a Government of Kerala

Undertaking, Old Anavathil Junction, Container

Road, Eloor, Ernakulam District, Kerala, Pin-683 501-

Appointing as Customs Cargo Services Provider

and Custodian—Reg.

In exercise of powers conferred under section 141 of

the Customs Act 1962 (52 of 1962) 1. Dr. K. N. Raghavan,

Commissioner of Customs, Cochin, hereby appoint

M/s. Cochin International container Freight Station, a unit

of Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Ltd. (KSIE),

a Government of Kerala Undertaking, Old Anavathil

Junction, Container Road, Eloor, Ernakulam District, Kerala

Pin-683 501 to be the Customs Cargo Services Provider

including a custodian as referred to in section 45 of the

Act and they are responsible for receipt, storage, delivery

despatch or otherwise handling of imported goods and

export goods received in containers and otherwise at the

Cochin International Container Freight Station, a unit of

Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Ltd. (KSIE), a

Government of Kerala Undertaking, Old Anavathil Junction,

Container Road, Eloor, Ernakulam District, Kerala

Pin-683 501 in accordance with the provisions of

chapter VIII of the Act ibid.

M/s. Cochin International Container Freight Station, a

unit of Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Ltd. (KSIE) a

Government of Kerala Undertaking, Old Anavathil

Junction, Container Road, Eloor, Ernakulam District,

Kerala, Pin-683 501 as the custodian of goods meant for

Export and Import would be required to comply with the

provisions of the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas

Regulations, 2009 as mentioned hereunder as well as other

rules, regulations and instructions issued from time to

time on this subject.

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1. The Customs Cargo Service provider shall:

(a)

keep a record of imported goods, goods

brought for export or transshipment, as the

case may be, and produces the same to the

proper officer as and when required;

(b)

keep a record of each activity or action taken

in relation to the movement or handling of

imported or export goods and goods brought

for tansshipment;

(c)

display or make available in any other manner,

information of process or movement or

handling of imported or export goods and

goods brought for transshipment;

(d)

demarcate separate areas for unloading of

imported goods for their storage with respect

to the category of importers, nature of goods,

place of destination, mode of Transportation

or any other criterion as the Commissioner of

Customs may specify having regard to the

custody and handling of imported goods in a

customs area;

(e)

demarcate separate areas for loading of export

goods for their storage with respect to

categories of exporters, nature of goods,

examined and sealed containers or other

criterion as the Commissioner of Customs

may specify having regard to the custody

and handling of export goods in a customs

area;

(f)

not permit goods to be removed from the

customs area, or otherwise dealt with, except

under and in accordance with the permission

in writing of the proper officer;

(g)

not permit any export cargo to enter the

customs area without a shipping bill or a bill

of export having been filed with the proper

officer;

(h)

not permit any import cargo to enter the

customs area or be unloaded therein without

the import report or the import manifest

having been filed with the proper officer;

(i)

be responsible for the safety and security of

imported and export goods under its custody;

(j)

be liable to pay duty on goods pilfered or

lost after entry thereof in the customs area;

(k)

be responsible for the secure transit of the

goods from the said customs area to any

other customs area at the same or any other

customs station in accordance with the

permission granted by the proper officer;

(l)

subject to any other law for the time being in

force, shall not charge any rent or demurrage

on the goods seized or detained or

confiscated by the proper officer;

(m)

not sell (under the provisions of section 48

of the Customs Act, 1962) the imported

goods, which are not cleared for home

consumption or warehoused or transshipped

within 30 days of unloading thereof or

within such further time period as the proper

officer may allow; or the imported goods, to

which the importer relinquishes his title as

provided in Section 23 (2) of the Customs

Act, 1962, without obtaining permission from

the proper officer of Customs;

(n)

not make any alteration in the entry or exit

points or boundary wall without the

permission of the Commissioner of Customs;

(o)

shall bear the cost of the customs officers

posted by the commissioner of customs on

cost recovery basis and shall make payments

at such rates and in the manner specified by

the Government of India in the Ministry of

Finance unless specifically exempted by an

order of the said Ministry;

(p)

shall observe the Central Government

holidays as followed by the Jurisdictional

Customs formations and in case of any

variation in the working days, intimate the

same to Commissioner of Customs and the

trade, at least seven days in advance, and;

(q)

abide by all the provisions of the Act and

the rules, regulations, notifications and orders

issued hereunder;

(r)

shall not permit import of sensitive items and

baggage items;

(s)

provide sufficient modern handling equipment

in operational condition for handling the

cargo in the notified area;

(t)

insure for an amount equal to the average

value of the goods likely to be stored in the

customs area based on projected capacity;

(u)

be responsible for the security of the

customs area subject to the prior approval

from the Commissioner of Customs. The cost

of security has to be borne by the custodian;

(v)

provide free furnished and air-conditioned

office space for the Customs Department at

places of clearance;

(w)

provide free and suitable transport facility for

the customs staff from the nearest railway

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head quarters or suitable point;

(2) Duration of the appointment shall initially remain

for 5 years from the date of issue of this Notification and

subject to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of

Customs. Commissioner of Customs shall have the right

to terminate the appointment at any time after assigning

specific reasons and giving an opportunity for the

custodian to explain his case. The appointment shall be

reviewed after 5 years thereafter.

(3) The Customs Cargo Service provider approved

for custody of imported or export Goods and for handling

of such goods shall not lease, gift, sell or sublet or in any

other manner transfer any of the premises in a customs

area; or sub contract or outsource functions

permitted or required to be carried out by him in terms of

these regulations to any other person, without the written

permission of the Commissioner of Customs.

(4) The Customs Cargo Service provider shall also

required undertaking site preparation including civil works,

electrical works, electrical fittings, air conditioning etc.

They would also provide D. G. Set for power backup and

link to the EDI Server. The networking, Communication

equipments, uninterrupted power supply system,

computers/personal computers, thin clients servers,

printers and other computer peripherals as may be

specified by the Directorate General of systems/

Commissioner of Customs.

(5) The Customs Cargo Service provider shall

publish and display the schedule of charges for the

various services provided by him in relation to the

imported goods or export goods in the customs area.

DR. K. N. RAGHAVAN,

Commissioner.