Term, renewal and de-notification of the facility - CBEC's Customs Manual 2023 - Customs

7. Term, renewal and de-notification of the facility 7.1. The duration of the award for the operation of the facility shall be governed by HCCAR 2009 unless otherwise mentioned in any other guidelines. The applicant shall get the award renewed by the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs. 7.2. At the time of renewal, the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs shall satisfy himself about the functioning of the facility including the minimum volume projected at the time of initial proposal. 7.3. The ICDs not meeting the minimum prescribed threshold performance for four consecutive financial years will be considered for de-notification by the Board based on the recommendation of the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs. As regards CFSs, jurisdictional Commissioner can de-notify the facility if it failed to meet the prescribed minimum threshold performance for four consecutive financial years. In the case of AFSs, the Board may analyze the performance of the facility and may consider the de-notification wherever necessary, based on the recommendation of the Jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs. 7.4. The jurisdictional Commissioners of Customs can order for closure of a facility when requested by a custodian. Such requests should be approved within 6 months subject to clearance of dues of Cost Recovery Charges, disposal of detained/Seized cargo cases against CCSP if any. Jurisdictional Commissioner will take no dues certificate thereafter commissioner may denotify any CFS/AFS and in the case of ICD he shall forward the proposal for de-notification to the Board.