OFFICE OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
C.R.BUILDING :
POST BOX NO 5400
BAN GALORE-I
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. :- 04 / 2010 CUS Dated. 18
- 01 - 2010.
Sub :- Customs House Agents Licensing
Regulation, 2004 - Inviting application for grant of New CHA Licenses - Reg.
1. Applications are invited for grant of New Customs House
Agent licenses in terms of Regulation 4 of the Customs House Agents Licensing
Regulations, 2004 (CHALR, 2004) by this Commissionerate.
2. An application for a license to act as a Customs House
Agent in Bangalore Customs House shall be made in the form of letter to the
Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore containing details as specified in Form A
(enclosed) and shall, inter alaia contain the name
and the address of the person applying and
i) if the
applicant is a firm -
a) the name
and address of every partner of the firm, the firms name and
b) the name
of the partner or the duly authorized employee, who will actually be engaged in
the clearance of goods or conveyance through the customs
ii) If the applicant is a company
a) the name
of each director, managing director, manager and
b) the
names of director, managing director, manager or the duly authorized employee,
who will actually be engaged in the clearance of goods or conveyances through
the customs
3. The applicant referred to in clause (b) of para 2(i) and 2 (ii) above, as the case may be shall be a person who
has passed the examination referred to in regulation 8 of CHALR,2004 and shall prove to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner of Customs, that
(a) the applicant or his authorized
employee, is a graduate from a recognized University and possesses a
professional degree viz., CA/MBA/LL.B/Diploma in Customs Clearance work from
any Institute or University recognized by the Government with a working
knowledge of computers and customs procedures.
OR
is a graduate having at least three
years experience in transacting Bangalore Customs House Agents Work as a G Card
holder.
OR
a person who has passed the
examination referred to in regulation 8
OR
is a retired Group A officer from the
Indian Customs and Central Excise Service (IC&CES) having a minimum of ten
years experience in Group A.
(b) The applicant has financial viability supported by a
certificate issued by a Scheduled Bank or such other proof acceptable to the Commissioner
of Customs evidence possession assets of value of not less than Rs. 2 lakhs.
(c) The applicant is a citizen of
4. The applicants who qualify for grant of a license under
regulation 9 of CHALR2004 shall be required to submit the following before the
license is actually granted.
i)
A bond in Form D and a surety bond in Form E for due observance of these
regulations as per Regulation 10 of CHALR,04
ii) A bank guarantee,
postal security or national savings certificate in the name of the Commissioner
of Customs for an amount Rs.75,000/- for carrying out of a business as a
Customs House Agent as per Regulation 10
of CHALR 04.
iii) CHA license fee of Rs.5,000/- paid in
TR 6 challan as per Regulation 9 of CHALR 04
5. The last date for receipt of application is 10 .02.2010.
6. For further details contact: -
The Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Technical)
Office of the Commissioner of
Customs,
IV Floor, C R Building Annex,
Phone No. 080 (22868574)
Sd/-
(B
BHATTACHARYA)
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
Issued from file C.No. Vlll/13/15/2009 CHA Cus.Tech
Copy to
1. The Bangalore CHA Association Ltd,
2. The Additional Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo
Complex, The Joint Commissioner of Customs, ICD, The Assistant Commissioner of
Customs, Customs Division / PAD.
3. The Notice Board.
4.Guard File, Technical Section
The above Public Notice is available on Customs
Commissionerate Web-site www.bangalorecustoms.gov.in
Form-A
[see
regulation 5 (1)]
Particulars to be furnished for Grant of Custom House
Agents License under
Section 146 of the Customs Act, 1962.
1. Name of the applicant. (in case
the applicant is a firm or a company, the names of each of the partners of the
firm or the directors of the company, as the case may be):
2. Full address of the applicant. (in
case of the applicant is a firm or a company, the name of each of the partners
of the firm or the directors of the company, as the case may be):
3. In case the applicant is a firm or a company, the names)
of its partner/partners or director/directors or duly authorized employees who
will actually be engaged in the work as Custom House Agents.
4. In case it is desired to appoint clerks),
the name and address of the clerks):
5. Educational qualification of each of the persons, who
will actually be engaged in the work as Customs House Agent (including proof of
working knowledge of computers):
6. Particulars regarding knowledge of English, local
language and Hindi (these particulars are required in respect of each of the
persons actually engaged in the work as Customs House Agent).
7. Particulars regarding knowledge of Customs Law and
procedure. (These particulars are required in respect of each of the persons
actually engaged in the work as Customs House Agent).
8. Whether the applicant had earlier applied for a license
to act as Customs House Agent and whether such application was
rejected.
9. Whether he or the firm or company by whom he is employed
have earlier held a Custom House Agents License under these Regulations and
whether it was
cancelled or suspended.
10. Whether the applicant or any of the persons proposed to
be employed by him have been penalized, convicted or prosecuted under any of
the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) or any other law for the
time being in force:
11. Number and date of each of the documents furnished in accordance
with regulation 5.
I/We hereby affirm that I/we have read the Customs House
Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004 and agree to abide by them.
Date:
Signature of applicants
FORM D
[see regulation 10]
BOND
No
of
.. 20
Know all men by these present that we are
held and firmly bound to the President of India in the sum of Rs
.. for payment whereof we hereby bind ourselves,
and each us bind himself and each of our heirs, executors and administrators
firmly by these presents dated this
day of
in the year two
thousand
.
Whereas the said
.. has been authorized to act as a Custom House Agent
under Section 146 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and the said
has agreed to enter into this bond as required by the Custom House Agent
Licensing Regulations 2004 (thereafter referred to as the said
Regulations).
And whereas the said
has deposited the sum of (rupees
fifty thousand) only with the President of India as security for his faithful
behavior and that of his clerks as regard the said Regulations.
Now the condition of the above written bond is such that if the
said
. and his clerks do at all times, whilst holding, such license
as aforesaid, behave themselves in a faithful manner as regards the said
Regulations and if the said
. and their executors or administrators do at
all times make good to the President of India all and every sums of money which
being due to the Government shall be reason of the misfeasance or negligence of
the said
or of his clerks have not been paid to the President of India
then the above written bond shall be void; otherwise the same shall be and
remain in full force and virtue and it is hereby agreed and declared that the
President of India may apply the said sum of Rs. 75,000/-
(rupees Seventy Five thousand) only deposited as aforesaid in making good
to the President of India all and every sums due to the Government by reason of
the misfeasance or negligence of the said
. or his clerks as
aforesaid.
And it is hereby agreed that the said sum of Rs. 75,000/- (rupees
Seventy Five thousand) only shall remain with the President of India for twelve
calendar months after the date upon which the said
shall cease to act as
Custom House Agent as security for the payment of any sums due to the
Government by any reason of any misfeasance or negligence of the said
. or
his clerks which may not be discovered until after the said date and that this
bond shall be and remain in full force and virtue until the expiration of the
said term of twelve months. It is also agreed and declared that the
President of India may apply the above sum of Rs.
50,000/- (rupees fifty thousand) only in making good wholly or in part any
short collection of duty or other charges in respect of any transaction made by
the said
on behalf of importers or exporters in the event of such sums
remaining unpaid, even after issue of demands under section 28 of the Customs
Act, 1962.
Signed,
sealed and delivered by the above named in the presence of witnesses.
Accepted for and on behalf of the President of India
1.
.
2.
.
Signature of the Commissioner of Customs
(with seal)