A man, who wishes to end up a Custom House Agent, needs to make an application, in the
recommended structure. At the point when such applications are welcomed by the Commissioner of Customs under Rule 5.
At first just a brief permit, legitimate for a long time is issued (Rule 8). To be qualified
to make this application, the individual ought to have involvement in the line for no less than one year
furthermore, ought to have advantages for the degree of Rs.1 lakh (Rule 6). He has additionally to execute a bond with
security for Rs.25,000/ - . The brief permit can be made a customary permit on his passing a
qualifying examination (Rule 9) inside of a time of two years. The normal permit (Under Rule
10) is issued for a long time, and can be recharged from that point on installment of a charge of Rs.3,000/ -
for further time of three years.
The most critical part of the Customs House Agents Regulations is Rule 14, which sets down
the commitments of Customs House Agents, as under.
get an authorisation from each of the organizations, firms or people by whom he is, for
the time being, utilized as Customs House Agent and create such authorisation at whatever point
required by an Assistant Commissioner of Customs;
execute business in the Customs Station either actually or through a worker appropriately
affirmed by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, assigned by the Commissioner;
does not speak to a customer before an officer of Customs in any matter to which he, as an
officer of the Department of Customs gave individual thought, or as to the truths of which
he picked up information, while in Government administration;
encourage his customer to follow the procurements of the Act and if there should arise an occurrence of rebelliousness,
should convey the matter to the notification of the Assistant Commissioner of Customs;
exercise due determination to learn the accuracy of any data which he confers to a
customer with reference to any business related to freedom of payload or things;
not withhold data identifying with leeway of payload or things issued by the Commissioner
of Customs from a customer who is qualified for such data;
instantly pay over to the Government, when due, entireties got for installment of any obligation, impose or
other obligation or commitments owed to the Government and instantly record to his customer for assets
gotten for him from the Government or got from him in abundance of Government or other
charges payable in appreciation of the freedom of payload or stuff;
does not get or endeavor to secure straightforwardly or by implication ,data from the Government
records or other Government wellsprings of any sort to which get to is not conceded by appropriate
officer;
not endeavor to impact the behavior of any authority of the Customs Station in any matter
pending before such an authority or his subordinates by the utilization of danger, false allegation,
coercion or the offer of any uncommon prompting or guarantee of favorable position or by the giving of
any blessing or support or other thing of worth;
not decline access to, disguise, uproot or demolish the entire or any part of any book, paper or
other record, identifying with his exchanges as a Customs House Agent which is looked for or might be
looked for by the Commissioner;
keep up records and records in such a structure and way as might be directedfrom time to time by an Asst. Chief of Customs and submit them for review to the
said Asst. Chief of Customs or an officer authorisedby him at whatever point required; guarantee that all reports arranged or exhibited by him or for his sake are entirely in
understanding with requests relating thereto;
guarantee that all reports, for example, Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills conveyed in the Customs
Station by him demonstrate the name of the Importer or Exporter, as the case might be, and the name of
the Customs House Agent, unmistakably, at the highest point of such archives;
in the occasion of the permit conceded to him being lost, promptly report the actuality to the
Official;
guarantee that he releases his obligations as Customs Hose Agent with utmostspeed and proficiency and immediately;
also, not charge for his administrations as Customs House Agent in overabundance of the ratesapproved by the Commissioner every now and then under Regulation 25.
It ought to be seen that the above "commitments" spread not just certain procedural angles,
however, additionally a Customs House Agents' behavior and character. Any omission with respect to Custom House Agent or infringement of any standard can welcome activity which may bring about suspension or disavowal of permit under Rule 21.
A Custom House Agent must be not just very much educated of the Customs laws and strategies and documentation, however must be ready constantly, firmly taking after the directions or change
in the general population sees, issued every once in a while. His is an extremely impossible to miss position in that,
in spite of the fact that he is utilized by the Importers/Exporters, he is authorized by the office and subsequently
he can fulfill them just to the degree the law licenses and inside of the techniques set around
the Customs House. He has, in like manner, to work under two experts, the citizen and assessment
gatherer, both all the while acceptably.
A Customs House Agent can take care of the Custom work himself or utilize persons to help him,
be that as it may, subsequent to getting important consent from the Asst. Chief of Customs. Such
associates delegated by Custom House Agents will need to pass an examination led by the Asst. Official of Customs inside of six months from the date of such arrangement.
The charges collected by Custom House Agents from the Client ought to be at such rates as told
by the Commissioner now and again which is done under Rule 25(b). The same principle, sub
segment (2) requires that Customs House Agents ought to enlist as individuals from the enrolled
Custom House Agents Association of the Port.
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