Appointment of Commissioners, Additional or Joint Commissioners and Deputy or Assistant Commissioners of Customs — Areas of jurisdiction - 015/02 - Customs - Non Tariff

Superseded vide Notification No. 78/2014-Customs (N.T.) dated 16-09-2014 Appointment of Commissioners, Additional or Joint Commissioners and Deputy or Assistant Commissioners of Customs - Areas of jurisdiction 7 th March, 2002 Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) (As last amended by notification no. 95/2010 NT dated 12-11-2010) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.13/89-Customs (N.T.), dated the 9th March, 1989 and No. 27/97-Customs (N.T.), dated the 7th July, 1997, the Central Government appoints the officers mentioned in column (3) of the Table below to be the Commissioners of Customs, the officers mentioned in column (4) thereof to be the Additional Commissioners of Customs or Joint Commissioners of Customs, the officers mentioned in column (5) thereof to be the Deputy Commissioners of Customs or Assistant Commissioners of Customs, for the areas mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table with effect from the date to be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette. Table Sl.No Area Designation of the Officer (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. The NationalCapitalTerritory of Delhi, and the NOIDA Special Economic Zone in the State of Uttar Pradesh Commissioners of Customs, Aircargo (Import and General), Delhi, Aircargo (Export), Delhi (ICDs), Delhi. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioners of Customs, Aircargo (Import) and General, Delhi, Aircargo (Export), Delhi (ICDs), Delhi. Deputy Commissioner, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioners of Customs, Aircargo (Import) and General, Delhi, Aircargo (Export), Delhi (ICDs), Delhi. 2 The National Capital Territory of Delhi, the whole of the State of Haryana and the NOIDA Special Economic Zone in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Delhi. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Delhi. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Delhi. 3 Port of Mumbai, Mumbai Airport (Santa Cruz and Chatrapati Shivaji International Airports), the area under the jurisdiction of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation, and the designated areas in the Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India as declared by the Government of India from time to time; (b) The Jawahar Lal Nehru Port and the Taluka of Panvel in the District of Raigad in the State of Maharashtra; (c) Santacruz Electronic Special Economic Zone Special Economic Zone. Commissioners of Customs, General Mumbai, (Export) Mumbai, (Import) Mumbai, (Import) Nhava Sheva and Container Freight Station Mulund, (Export) Nhava Sheva, (Airport) Mumbai, Air Cargo (Import) Mumbai, Air- Cargo(Export) Mumbai Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioners of Customs, General Mumbai, (Export) Mumbai, (Import) Mumbai, (Import) Nhava Sheva and Container Freight Station Mulund, (Export) Nhava Sheva, (Airport) Mumbai, Air Cargo (Import) Mumbai, Air- Cargo(Export) Mumbai Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioners of Customs, General Mumbai, (Export) Mumbai, (Import) Mumbai, (Import) Nhava Sheva and Container Freight Station Mulund, (Export) Nhava Sheva, (Airport) Mumbai, Air Cargo (Import) Mumbai, Air- Cargo(Export) Mumbai. 4 Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts in the State of Maharashtra. Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Mumbai. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Mumbai. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Mumbai. 5 a. Ports of Kolkata and Haldia, Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport, the area under the jurisdiction of Kolkata, Howrah and South Sub-urban Corporations, so much of the Hooghly river as is downstream of the Northern limit of Kolkata Port, and all lands as are within 10 kms of high water mark at spring tide on either side of the river. (b)The Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (c) FALTA Special Economic Zone Commissioners of Customs, (Port), Kolkata, (Airport), Kolkata. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioners of Customs, (Port), Kolkata, (Airport), Kolkata. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioners of Customs, (Port), Kolkata, (Airport), Kolkata. 6 The whole of the - (a) State of West Bengal, except the areas falling under the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and North Dinajpur; (b) Union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; and (c) districts of Purnea, Katihar, Sahabganj and Godda in the State of Bihar. Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), West Bengal Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), West Bengal Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), West Bengal. 7 (a) Port of Chennai, Port of Ennore, the Anna International Air Port and the area under the jurisdiction of the Chennai Corporation and Ambattur, Gummidipoondi, Poonamallee and Ponneri Taluks of Thiruvallur Dist., Tambaram Taluk and Container Freight Stations and Inland Container Depots at Sriperumbudur Taluk of Kancheepuram District and and the designated areas in the Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India as declared by the Government of India from time to time. (b) Chennai Special Economic Zone Commissioners of Customs, (Airport Aircargo), Chennai, Port (Import), Chennai, Port (Export), Chennai. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioners of Customs, (Airport and Aircargo), Chennai, Port (Import), Chennai, Port (Export), Chennai. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioners of Customs, (Airport and Aircargo), Chennai, Port (Import), Chennai, Port (Export), Chennai. 8 Port of Tuticorin and the area under the jurisdiction of the revenue District of Tuticorin in the State of Tamilnadu and designated areas in the Continental shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India as declared by the Government of India from time to time. Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin Deputy Commissioners,or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin. 9 The whole of the State of Karnataka excluding the areas falling under the jurisdiction of Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore. Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore. 10 The whole of the areas in the districts of the Uttar Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Kodugu, Hassan, Chickmagalur, Shimoga, Belgaum, Bijapur, Udupi, Gadag, Dharwad, Koppal, Bellary, Raichur, Bagalkot, Gulbarga and Bidar in the State of Karnataka including areas under Mangalore Port. Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore. 11 Port of Cochin, Cochin Airport, Cochin Special Economic Zone and Customs formation under the area under the jurisdiction of Greater Cochin Development Authority. Commissioner of Customs, Cochin Additional Commissioners,or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Cochin. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Cochin. 12 The whole of the (a) State of Kerala; (b) Union Territory of Lakshadweep; and (c) the Mahe commune and YanamTerritory of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Cochin Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Cochin. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Cochin. 13 (a) The whole of the State of Gujarat (excluding the areas falling under the jurisdiction of Commissioner of Customs, (Preventive) Jamnagar and Commissioner of Customs, Kandla); (b) The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli; and (c) Daman of the Union territory of Daman and Diu Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad. 14 (a) the whole of the area in the districts of Surendranagar (except Dasada Taluka), Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Morbi, Amreli, Bhavnagar and Junagadh in the State of Gujarat; and (b) Diu of the Union Territory of Daman and Diu. Commissioner of Customs, (Preventive), Jamnagar Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, (Preventive), Jamnagar Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, (Preventive), Jamnagar. 14 a. The whole of the State of Gujarat; b. The UnionTerritory of Dadra Nagar Haveli; c. The UnionTerritory of Daman Diu. Commissioner of Customs, (Preventive), Jamnagar. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, (Preventive), Jamnagar. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, (Preventive), Jamnagar. ] 15 The whole of the District of Kachchh in the State of Gujarat (including Kandla Port and Airport, port of Gujarat Adani Port Limited, Mundra and Kandla Special Economic Zone). Commissioner of Customs, Kandla. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Kandla. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Kandla. 16. Port and Airport of Visakhapatnam, Port of Gangavaram , Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone and the areas under the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation in the State of Andhra Pradesh Commissioner of Customs, Visakhapatnam Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Visakhapatnam Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Visakhapatnam 17 The whole of the areas in the districts of Pune, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara, and Solapur in the State of Maharashtra. Commissioner of Customs, Pune. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Pune. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Pune. 18 States of Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram Tripura. Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Shillong. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Shillong. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Shillong. 19. The whole of- (1)The State of Punjab; (2)The State of Himachal Pradesh; (3)The Union Territory of Chandigarh. Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Amritsar. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Amritsar. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Amritsar. 20 The whole of the State of Rajasthan Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Jodhpur. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Jodhpur. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Jodhpur. 21 a. The whole of the State of Bihar and Jharkhand b. Districts of Darjeeling, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, Maldha (Ingrajbazar) in the State of West Bengal c. The State of Sikkim. Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Patna. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Patna. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Patna. 22 The whole of the States of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Lucknow. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Lucknow. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Lucknow. 23 (a) The whole of the State of Tamilnadu (excluding the areas falling under the jurisdiction of Commissioners of Customs, (Airport and Aircargo) Chennai, Port(Import) Chennai and Port(Export) Chennai); and (b) The Union territory of Pondicherry excluding Mahe Commune and YanamTerritory. Commissioner of Customs, Tiruchirapalli Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Tiruchirapalli Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Tiruchirapalli. 24 The whole of the State of Goa Commissioner of Customs, Goa. Additional Commissioners, or Joint Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Goa. Deputy Commissioners, or Assistant Commissioners, of Customs working under the control of the Commissioner of Customs, Goa. 2. Notwithstanding anything contained in the said notification, the officers specified in column (3) of the Table shall have jurisdiction over the whole of India for the purpose of adjudicating the cases as assigned to them by the Board. D.S. Garbyal Under Secretary to the Government of India F.No.437/8/2001-Cus.IV ******************************** 1. Inserted Vide Notification 95/2010-Cus(NT.), dated 07-03/2002