Regulation 3 - Levy of fees for rendering of services - Customs (Fees for Rendering Services by Customs Officers) Regulations, 1998

3. Levy of fees for rendering of services. - (1) On a request made in that behalf by any person, a fee as given in the Table below shall be levied for rendering of services by the Customs Officers. TABLE Category of Officers Fee per hour or part thereof on Working Days Fee per hour or part thereof on Holidays 6 AM to 8 PM Rs. 8 PM to 6 AM Rs. 6 AM to 8 PM Rs. 8 PM to 6 AM Rs. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Appraisers Superintendent Customs Preventive and Superintendent Central Excise 85 125 140 180 2. Air Customs Officers, Examiners Preventive Officers and Inspectors of Central Excise 75 100 105 145 3. Class IV Staff 35 45 55 60 1 [ Provided that where the working hours in respect of clearance of cargo in Customs ports or Customs airports, has been prescribed as twenty- four hours on all days for customs clearance, no fee shall be leviable in such locations for the services rendered by the category of officers mentioned in column (1) of the Table. ] (2) The fees levied under sub-regulation (1) shall be payable by the person requesting for rendering of services or on whose account such services has been requested. (3) The fees levied under sub-regulation (1) shall be subject to the following conditions, namely :- (a) The levy of fees as aforesaid shall be for a minimum of 3 hours in each case, except in cases of overtime postings immediately preceding or immediately following the working hours of the concerned cadre of officers. (b) The period between midnight and 6 A.M. shall be treated as a block whether the services are required for the entire block or for a portion thereof. (c) In relation to jobs to be performed by any customs officer during the working hours, there shall be two blocks - one before lunch and the other after lunch respectively and fees shall be charged for the entire block whether the request for the services of such officer relates to the entire block or a portion thereof. ------------- Notes;- 1. Inserted vide Not. 46/2016 - Dated 1-4-2016