1.           Attention of all Custom House Agents (CHA) is drawn to Regulation 19 (6) of the Custom House Agents Licencing Regulations (CHALR), 2004, wherein it is stipulated that the Deputy / Assistant Commissioner of Customs as the case may be, shall issue a photo-identity card to every person employed by a CHA:-

(i)                  in Form F in case he has passed the examination referred to in Regulation 8

(ii)                in Form ‘G’, in case he has passed the examination referred to in sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 19,

(iii)               in Form ‘H’, in case he has not passed the examination referred to in sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 19.

 2.        The afore mentioned cards, which were hither-to being issued by the Assistant Commissioner, Customs Division, Cresent Road, Bangalore, will hence forth, be issued by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) at the office of the Commissioner of Customs, P.B. No. 5400, C.R. Buildings, Queen’s Road, Bangalore 560 001.

3.        All CHAs are required to make their applications for renewal / issue of ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘H’ cards to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Headquarters.

4.         The Custom House Agents Association is required to give wide publicity to this Notice.

5.         For any difficulty in this regard, the Custom House Agents or the applicants of the identity cards may contact the Assistant Commissioner, Headquarters at 22864475 or the Superintendent of Customs (Technical) at 22860680.