[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION(i)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
(CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS)

Notification
No. 03 /2018- Customs (N.T.)

New Delhi, the 10
th
January, 2018
G.S.R. (E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the
Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs, hereby makes the
following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of
Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 82/2017-Customs (N.T.), dated the 24
th
August, 2017,
published vide number G.S.R. 1064(E), dated the 24th August, 2017, namely: —
In the said notification, —
(a) in Table –1, —
(i) serial number 2 relating to Chief Commissioner of Customs, Delhi shall be
renumbered as serial number 1 and against serial number 1 as so renumbered, in
column(3), for item (i), the following shall be substituted, namely: —
“(i) Commissioner of Customs(Airport), Delhi;
(i a) Commissioner of Customs (General), Delhi;”;
(ii) against serial number 3, for item(iv), in column (3), the following shall be
substituted, namely: —
“(iv) Commissioner of Customs (Export-I), Mumbai Zone-I;
(iv a) Commissioner of Customs (Export-II), Mumbai Zone-I; and”;
(iii) against serial number 7, after item (iv), in column(3), the following shall be
inserted, namely: —
“(iv a) Commissioner of Customs (VI), Chennai;”;
(iv) against serial number 11, for the entries in column (3), the following shall be
substituted, namely: —
“(i) Commissioner of Customs, Cochin; and
(ii) Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Cochin.”;
(b) in Table–2, —

(i) against serial number 1, for item (i) in columns (3) and (4), the following shall
respectively be substituted, namely: —
“(i) Commissioner of Customs(Airport), Delhi;
(i a) Commissioner of Customs (General), Delhi;”;
(ii) for serial number 6 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
substituted, namely: —
Sl.
No.
Area Designation of Officer
(1) (2) (3) (4)
“(6) (i) Port of Mumbai;
(ii) Inland Container Depot,
Mulund;
(iii)The area under the
jurisdiction of following
districts of Maharashtra:
Mumbai City, Mumbai
Suburban, Palghar, Thane
and Raigad;
(iv) Continental Shelf and
Exclusive Economic Zone
of India facing the
baseline in the State of
Maharashtra to which the
Customs Act, 1962 has
been extended vide
Ministry of External
Affairs’ notification
number S.O. 189 (E),
dated the 7
th
February,
2002.
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (General), Mumbai,
Zone-I.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (General), Mumbai
Zone-I.
Commissioner of Customs
(Import-I) Mumbai, Zone-I.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Commissioner of Customs
(Import -I), Mumbai Zone-I.
Commissioner of Customs
(Import- II), Mumbai, Zone-I.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Commissioner of Customs
(Import-II), Mumbai Zone-I.
Commissioner of Customs
(Export-I), Mumbai, Zone-I.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Commissioner of Customs
(Export-I), Mumbai Zone-I.
Commissioner of Customs
(Export-II), Mumbai, Zone-I.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Commissioner of Customs
(Export-II), Mumbai Zone-I.”;

(iii) against serial number (7), for item (ii) in column (2), the following shall be
substituted, namely: —
“(ii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the baseline
in the State of Maharashtra to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been extended
vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189 (E), dated the 7
th

February, 2002.”;
(iv) against serial number (9), in column (2), the entry shall be renumbered as item
(i) and after item (i) as so renumbered, the following shall be inserted, namely: —
“(ii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the baseline
in the State of Maharashtra to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been extended
vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189 (E), dated the 7
th

February, 2002.”;
(v) against serial number (11), in column (2), after item(ii), the following shall be
inserted, namely: —
“(iii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the baseline
in the State of West Bengal and Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been extended vide Ministry of External
Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189 (E), dated the 7
th
February, 2002.”;

(vi) for serial number (12) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
substituted, namely: —
Sl.
No.
Area Designation of Officer
(1) (2) (3) (4)
“(12) (i) Port of Chennai, Port of
Ennore (Kamarajar
Port), Minor Port
Kattupalli, the Anna
International Airport
and the area under the
jurisdiction of the
Chennai Corporation
and Ambattur,
Gummidipoondi,
Poonamallee and
Ponneri Taluks of
Thiruvallur District,
Tambaram Taluk and
Inland Container
Depots at
Sriperumpudur Taluk of
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (I), Airport, Chennai.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (I), Airport, Chennai.
Commissioner of Customs
(II), Chennai.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Commissioner of Customs (II),
Chennai.
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (III), Chennai.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy

Kancheepuram District;
(ii)Continental Shelf and
Exclusive Economic
Zone of India facing the
baseline in the State of
Tamil Nadu to which
the Customs Act, 1962
has been extended vide
Ministry of External
Affairs’ notification
number S.O. 189 (E),
dated the 7
th
February,
2002;
(iii) Chennai Special
Economic Zone.

Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (III), Chennai.
Commissioner of Customs
(IV), Chennai.

Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Commissioner of Customs (IV),
Chennai.
Commissioner of Customs
(VI), Chennai;

Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Commissioner of Customs (VI),
Chennai;
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (VII), Air Cargo
Complex, Chennai.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (VII), Air Cargo
Complex, Chennai.
Commissioner of Customs
(VIII) (General), Chennai
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Principal Commissioner of
Customs (VIII) (General),
Chennai.”;


(vii) against serial number (14), in column (2), for the entry, the following shall be
substituted, namely: —
“(i) The whole of the areas in the districts of Uttar Kannada, Dakshina Kannada,
Kodugu, Hassan, Chickmagalur, Shimoga, Belgaum, Bijapur, Udupi,
Gadag, Dharwad, Koppal, Bellary, Raichur, Bagalkot, Gulbarga, Bidar and
Yadgir in the State of Karnataka including areas under Mangalore Port;
(ii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the baseline
in the State of Karnataka to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been
extended vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189
(E), dated the 7
th
February, 2002.”;

(viii) for serial number (17) and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be
substituted, namely: —
Sl.
No.
Area Designation of Officer
(1) (2) (3) (4)
“(17) (a) The whole of the State of
Tamil Nadu excluding the
areas falling under the
jurisdiction of –

(i)PrincipalCommissioner of
Customs (I), Airport,
Chennai;
(ii) Commissioner of
Customs (II) Chennai;
(iii)Principal
Commissioner of
Customs (III), Chennai;
(iv)Commissioner of
Customs (IV), Chennai;
(iv a)Commissioner of
Customs (VI), Chennai;
(v)Principal Commissioner
of Customs (VII)Air
Cargo Complex,
Chennai;
(vi)Commissioner of
Customs, (VIII)
(General), Chennai;

(b) The Union territory of
Puducherry excluding Mahe
Commune and Yanam
Territory;

(c) Continental Shelf and
Exclusive Economic Zone
of India facing the baseline
in the State of Tamil Nadu
to which the Customs Act,
1962 has been extended vide
Ministry of External
Affairs’ notification number
S.O. 189 (E), dated the 7
th

February, 2002.

Commissioner of Customs
(Preventive),
Tiruchirappalli.
Additional Commissioners, or
Joint Commissioners, or Deputy
Commissioners, or Assistant
Commissioners, of Customs
working under the control of
Commissioner of Customs
(Preventive), Tiruchirappalli.”;

(ix) against serial number (18), in column (2), for the entry, the following shall be
substituted, namely:—

“(i) Port of Tuticorin and the area under the jurisdiction of the district of
Tuticorin;

(ii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the baseline
in the State of Tamil Nadu to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been extended
vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189 (E), dated the
7
th
February, 2002.”;

(x) for serial numbers (19) and (20) and the entries relating thereto, the following
shall respectively be substituted, namely: —

Sl.
No.
Area Designation of Officer
(1) (2) (3) (4)
“(19) (a) Port of Cochin, Cochin
Airport, Cochin Special
Economic Zone and Customs
formations under the area
under the jurisdiction of
Greater Cochin Development
Authority.
(b) Continental Shelf and
Exclusive Economic Zone of
India facing the baseline in the
State of Kerala to which the
Customs Act, 1962 has been
extended vide Ministry of
External Affairs’ notification
number S.O. 189 (E), dated the
7
th
February, 2002.
Commissioner of
Customs, Cochin
Additional Commissioners,
or Joint Commissioners, or
Deputy Commissioners, or
Assistant Commissioners, of
Customs working under the
control of the Commissioner
of Customs, Cochin.
(20) The whole of the —
(i) State of Kerala;
(ii) Union territory of
Lakshadweep;
(iii) Mahe Commune of the
Union territory of
Puducherry
(iv) ) Continental Shelf and
Exclusive Economic Zone
of India facing the
baseline in the State of
Kerala to which the
Customs Act, 1962 has
been extended vide
Ministry of External
Affairs’ notification
number S.O. 189 (E),
dated the 7
th
February,
2002.
Commissioner of
Customs
(Preventive), Cochin
Additional Commissioners,
or Joint Commissioners, or
Deputy Commissioners, or
Assistant Commissioners, of
Customs working under the
control of the Commissioner
of Customs (Preventive),
Cochin.”;

(xi) against serial number (21), in column(2), after item (c), the following shall be
inserted, namely: —
“(d) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the
baseline in the State of Gujarat to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been
extended vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189 (E),
dated the 7
th
February, 2002.”;
(xii) against serial number (22), in column (2), for items (i) and (ii), the following
shall be substituted, namely: —
“(i)The whole of the area in the districts of Surendranagar (except Dasada Taluka),
Rajkot, Porbandar, Devbhumi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi, Amreli, Bhavnagar,
Gir Somnath and Junagadh in the State of Gujarat;

(ii) Diu of the Union territory of Daman and Diu.

(iii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the baseline
in the State of Gujarat to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been extended vide
Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189 (E), dated the 7
th

February, 2002.”;

(xiii) against serial number (23), in column (2), the entry shall be renumbered as
item (i) and after item (i) as so renumbered, the following shall be inserted,
namely: —
“ (ii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the
baseline in the state of Gujarat to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been
extended vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189
(E), dated the 7
th
February, 2002.”;
(xiv) against serial number (27), in column (2), the entry shall be renumbered as
item (i) and after item (i) as so renumbered, the following shall be inserted,
namely: —
“ (ii Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the
baseline in the State of Odisha to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been
extended vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189
(E), dated the 7
th
February, 2002.”;
(xv) against serial number (29) in column (2), for the entry, the following shall be
substituted, namely: —
“(i) Port of Vishakhapatnam, Gangavaram Port, Visakhapatnam International
Airport, Container Freight Station at Bayyavaram Village, Kasimkota
Mandal, Vishakhapatnam District, Vishakhapatnam, Special Economic
Zone and areas under the Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
of Vishakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh;
(ii)Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the
baseline in the State of Andhra Pradesh to which the Customs Act, 1962

has been extended vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number
S.O. 189 (E), dated the 7
th
February, 2002.”;

(xvi) against serial number (30), in column (2), the entry shall be renumbered as
item (i) and after item (i) as so renumbered, the following shall be inserted,
namely: —

“(ii)Yanam district of Union territory of Puducherry;
(iii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the
baseline in the State of Andhra Pradesh to which the Customs Act, 1962 has
been extended vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O.
189 (E), dated the 7
th
February, 2002.”;
(xvii) against serial number (31), in column (2), the entry shall be renumbered as
item (i) and after item (i) as so renumbered, the following shall be inserted,
namely: —

“(ii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the
baseline in the State of Maharashtra to which the Customs Act, 1962 has
been extended vide Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O.
189 (E), dated the 7
th
February, 2002.”;

(xviii) against serial number (32), in column (2), the entry shall be renumbered as
item (i) and after item (i) as so renumbered, the following shall be inserted,
namely: —

“(ii) Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of India facing the baseline
in the State of Goa to which the Customs Act, 1962 has been extended vide
Ministry of External Affairs’ notification number S.O. 189 (E), dated the 7
th

February, 2002.”.
[F. No. 450/100/2017 – Cus–IV]

(Zubair Riaz)
Director (Customs)

Note: The principal notification No. 82/2017-Customs (N.T.), dated the 24th August, 2017
was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R.1064 (E), dated the
24
th
August, 2017 and was last amended notification No. 119/2017-Customs (N.T.), dated the
26
th
December, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R.
1589(E), dated the 28
th
December, 2017.
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