COURIER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (CLEARANCE) REGULATIONS, 1998
(i) These regulations may be called the Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulations, 1998.
(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(1) These Regulations shall apply for assessment and clearance of goods carried by the Authorised Couriers on 1[incoming or outgoing flights or by any other mode of transport] on behalf of a consignee or consignor for a commercial consideration.
(2) These Regulations shall not apply to -
(a) the goods imported or export goods from the airports other than the Customs airports at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad, 1[Ahmedabad, 14(Jaipur, 17[19[Trivandrum, Cochin, 31[Coimbatore, Calicut]] and land custom stations] other than at Gojadanga and Petrapole in West Bengal,)];
(b) the goods where the weight of the individual package exceeds 2[70 kilograms];
(c) the goods which require specific conditions to be fulfilled under any other Ac
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) "Authorised Courier" in relation to import or export goods means a person engaged in the International transportation of the goods on express door to door delivery basis and is registered in this behalf by a Commissioner of Customs;
(b) "documents" include any message, information or data recorded on paper, cards or photographs and of no commercial value which is for the time being not liable to any Customs duty or subject to any prohibition or restriction on their export out of or import into India;
(c) "samples" means any bona fide commercial samples and prototypes of goods supplied free of charge of a value not exceeding 5[fifty thousand rupees] for exports or 20[ten thousand rupees for imports] which are for the time being no
(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, the import or export goods shall be packed separately, in identifiable courier company bags, with appropriate labels, in the following categories, namely :-
(a) documents;
(b) samples and free gifts;
(c) dutiable or commercial goods.
(2) Each package of import or export goods shall bear a declaration from the sender regarding the contents of the package and the value thereof.
In case of import of goods through courier, the following procedure shall be followed, namely :-
(1) (a) The 16[on-board courier, Authorised Courier] or the 1[Person incharge of aircraft or the authorised agent of courier service carrying goods by any other mode of transport] shall file a statement, immediately on arrival of the import goods at the 1[airport by such aircraft or the land customs station by any other mode of transport, as the case may be] with the proper officer in Form 1[Courier Bill of Entry-1 (CBE-1)9 or Form Courier Bill of Entry-VI (CBE-VI)9, as may be applicable] appended to these regulations;
(b) The Authorised Courier shall file a statement with the proper officer in respect of such import of goods in 1[Courier Bill of Entry-II (CBE-II)9 or Form Courier Bill of Entry-VII (CBE-VII)9 as may be applicable] appended t
In case of export of goods through courier the following procedure shall be followed, namely :-
(1) The Authorised Courier shall file a statement before departure of any flight containing such export goods at the 1[airport or before crossing the international border by any other mode of transport at the land customs station] with the proper officer in Form 1[Courier Shipping Bill-I (CSB-I)9, Form Courier Shipping Bill-II (CSB-II)9, Form Courier Bill of Export-I (CBEX-I)9 or as the case may be in form Courier Bill of Export-II (CBEX-II)9] appended to these regulations.
(2) (a) The courier bags containing the export goods shall not be dealt with after presentation of documents to the proper officer in any manner except as may be directed by the Commissioner of Customs;
(b) no person shall, excep
(1) Every person intending to operate as an authorised courier shall make an application in Form A to the Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction over the area from where the goods are to be imported or exported, for registration in this behalf.
(2) The authorised courier who is registered under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 10, shall transact the business in all Customs Stations within the country subject to an intimation in Form A to the Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction over the Customs Station where he has to transact the business.]
23. Substituted by Notification No. 9/2007 - (N.T.) Dated 07.02.2007. Earlier the text was as under:
7. Registration of Authorised Couriers.
Every person intending to operate as an Authorised Couri
26[(1)] The person applying for registration as an Authorised Courier shall disclose to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Customs that he is financially viable and in support thereof he shall produce to the said Commissioner of Customs a certificate issued by a scheduled bank or such other proof acceptable to the Commissioner of Customs evidencing possession of assets of a value not less than 28[twenty-five lakh] rupees.
26[(2) The declarations for clearance of imported or export goods shall be made by the persons who has passed the examination referred to in regulation 8 or regulation 19 of the Custom House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004:
Provided that a transition period of six months from the date of publication of these regulations shall be allowed for fulfillment of the condition mentioned in sub-regulation (2) by an Autho
On receipt of application under Regulation 7, the Commissioner of Customs, may make enquiries for verification of the particulars set out in the application and also such other enquiries as the Commissioner of Customs may deem necessary for such registration including enquiries about the identity, bona fides and reputation of the applicant.
(1) If on scrutiny of the application filed by a person under Regulation 7, the Commissioner of Customs is satisfied that the applicant fulfils the requirements of the registration, the said applicant may be so registered as an Authorised Courier :
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(2) The registration granted under sub-regulation (1) shall be valid for a period of 24[ten years], but may be renewed from time to time in accordance with the procedure provided in sub-regulation (3).
(3) The Commissioner of Customs may, on application made before the expiry of the validity of the registration under sub-regulation (2) renew the registration for a period of 24[ten years] from the date of expiration of the original registration or of the last renewal of such registration, as the case may be, if the performance of the Auth
The Commissioner of Customs shall require the applicant to enter into a bond in such form with a security of 29[ten lakh] rupees in case of major international airports of Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta and Chennai and 30[five lakh] rupees in case of other airports and Land Customs Stations] in cash or in the form of postal security 3[or bank guarantee] or National Savings Certificate in the name of the Commissioner of Customs for complying with the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the rules and regulations made thereunder. The condition of the said bond shall also be that the applicant shall agree to pay the duty, if any, not levied or short levied, with interest if applicable on any goods taken clearance by the Authorised Courier if in the opinion of the 9[ Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs] the same cannot be recovered from the importer or the exporter.
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25[The authorised courier who has been registered under regulation 10 or has intimated in Form A to the Commissioner of Customs having jurisdiction over the Customs station from where he has to transact the business, shall furnish the bond and security as specified under regulation 11 for each Customs station.]
25. Substituted by Notification No. 9/2007 - (N.T.) Dated 07.02.2007. Earlier the text was as under:
Who has been granted a registration, under Regulation 10 would be entitled to apply for and to be granted registration in any other 1[airport or land Customs Station] provided that he shall furnish the bond and security as prescribed under Regulation 11 for each such registration.
An Authorised Courier shall -
(a) obtain an authorisation, from each of the consignees of the import goods for whom such Courier has imported such goods or consignors of such export goods which such courier proposes to export, to the effect that the Authorised Courier may act as agent of such consignee or consignor, as the case may be, for clearance of such import or export goods by the proper officer;
26[provided that for import consignments having a declared value of ten thousand rupees or less, the authorization may be obtained at the time of delivery of the consignments to consignee.]
(b) advise his client to comply with the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and rules and regulations made thereunder and in case of non-compliance thereof shall bring the matter to the notice o
(1) The Commissioner of Customs may revoke the registration of an Authorised Courier and also order forefeiture of security on any of the following grounds, namely :-
(a) failure of the Authorised Courier to comply with any of the conditions of the bond executed by him under Regulation 11;
(b) failure of the Authorised Courier to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations;
13[(c) misconduct on the part of Authorised Courier whether within the jurisdiction of the said Commissioner of anywhere else, which in the opinion of the Commissioner renders him unfit to transact any business in the Customs Station;]
Provided that no such revocation shall be made unless a notice has been issued to the Authorised Courier informing him the grounds on w
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