Amendment to the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations 2018 - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 07 / 2023

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS NEW CUSTOMS HOUSE, PANAMBUR, MANGALURU 575 010 CUS/LIC/OTH/141/2022-CH-O/O-COMMR-CUSMANGALURU www.customsmangalore.gov.in Phone No : 0820- 2409169 E-Mail ID: [email protected] Fax No: 0824-2407100 Date: 08.03.2023 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 07 / 2023 Kind attention of all Customs Brokers and all other stakeholders is invited to the Notification No.52/2022-Customs (N.T) dated 24.06.2022 vide which the following regulations were made to amend the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018, namely:- 1. In Regulation 20, for sub-regulations (1) and (2), the following sub-regulations shall respectively be substituted, namely:- (1) Each Customs Broker shall enroll himself as a member of the Customs Broker s Association at every jurisdiction he operates, if there is such an Association registered in the Customs Station, where the Customs Broker is operating and recognised by the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be. (2) No Customs Broker shall enroll himself in more than one Association, at a given time, in a particular jurisdiction. 2. After Regulation 20, the following regulation was inserted, namely:- 21. Power to relax. Where an applicant or a Customs Broker or NACIN makes a representation to the Board that he or it, as the case may be, is unable to comply with his or its duties or obligations within the time period as specified under any provision of these regulations, for the reasons beyond his or its control, but otherwise satisfy all other conditions, if any, as provided under such provision, the Board may, after consideration of the representation, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, allow a further time period for compliance of such duties or obligations. . 3. In view of this, all the Customs Brokers, who are registered with and operating under the jurisdiction of Mangaluru Customs Commissionerate are advised to enrol themselves as a member of Mangaluru Custom House Agents Association. ( REENA SHETTY ) COMMISSIONER