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TMI BlogCustoms Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013. The major changes brought about by the new Regulations are as follows: (i) The Regulations explicitly defines F/G/H card holders under Regulation 2. The definition of Customs Broker has also been modified to include the field of activity of Audit. (ii) Regulation 4 prescribes an application fee of ₹ 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) to be paid along with the application in Form A for License to act as a Customs Broker. (iii) Regulation 5 prescribes that the applicant for a license shall hold an Aadhar Number and a valid PAN Card and shall not have been penalised under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Integrated Goods and Services Act, 2017, in addition to the o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... irm/ company. In case of any change in the PAN of the licensee, fresh license shall be applied for within 60 days of such change. Any change in directors, or managing director or partner shall be communicated to the Commissioner of Customs within one month of such change. A Licensee shall be eligible to transact business under the Regulations at any other Customs Station under Form C, only after a period of 2 years from the date of issue of license in Form B1 or B2, except where the License was granted under the provisions of the previous Regulations, and where the intimation under Form C is to the Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs to whom the application for License to work as a Custom Broker was submitted. (vi) The ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in force because of the death of that person, his/her legal heir may be permitted to work as a Customs Broker with the approval of the Commissioner of Customs provided he/she is a G-Card Holder and that he appears for the examination referred to in Regulation 6 within 2 years of such demise and clears it. A relaxation in educational qualifications as specified in Regulation 5 shall be relaxed if the person has been holding G Card for a minimum of Five Years prior to the date of demise of the original licensee. (x) In case of the G Card and H Card holders employed by the Custom Brokers upon approval from the Deputy/ Assistant Commissioner of Customs, the same shall posses a valid Aadhar Card. Any change in the persons issued a F/G/H Card ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Card Holder shall be made to the Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) under Section 129A of the Customs Act; while the G Card Holder may approach the Commissioner (Appeals) against the order of the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs as per Section 128 of the Customs Act, 1962, who shall decide the appeal expeditiously within two months of filing the Appeal. (xv) In respect of Membership of Customs Brokers' Associations, it has been stated in Regulation 20 that No Customs Broker shall enroll himself in more than one Association at a given time. More than one such Association may be recognised by the Commissioner of Customs at a Customs Station provided that the minimum number of members of each such ass ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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