[ 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 INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
Notification No. 62/2021-Customs (N.T.)
New Delhi 23
rd
July, 2021
G.S.R…….(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 146 of the
Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes
the following regulations to amend the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the Customs Brokers
Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2021.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Customs Broker Licensing Regulations, 2018, -
(i) after regulation 8, the following regulation shall be inserted, namely: -
“8A. Surrender of License. - (1) A licensee may surrender the license granted under Customs
House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984, the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations,
2004, the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013 or the Customs Brokers Licensing
Regulations, 2018 through a written request to the Principal Commissioner of Customs or
Commissioner of Customs who has issued the license, as the case may be.
(2) On receipt of the request under sub-regulation (1), the Principal Commissioner of Customs or
Commissioner of Customs may revoke the license if, –
(a) the licensee has paid all dues payable to the Central Government under the provisions
of the Act, rules or regulations made thereunder; and
(b) no proceedings are pending against the licensee under the Act or the rules or regulations
made thereunder.”;
(ii) for Regulation 9, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
“9. Period of validity of a license. - (1) A license granted under Customs House Agents Licensing
Regulations, 1984, the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004, the Customs Brokers
Licensing Regulations, 2013 or the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 shall be valid
unless and until revoked in terms of provisions under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 8A or regulation
14.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained above, the license shall be deemed invalid, if the licensee
is found to be inactive for a period of one year.
Explanation. - The term ‘inactive’ refers to a Customs Broker who does not transact any business
pertaining to Customs during a period of one year excluding the period for which a license has been
suspended under regulation 16.
(3) Subject to the provisions of regulation 7, the Principal Commissioner of Customs or
Commissioner of Customs may, on an application made by the licensee in Form - I, after his license
has been deemed invalid under sub-regulation (2), renew the license from the date of expiration,
after satisfying himself that the applicant is otherwise eligible for grant of license under regulation 7
and upon payment of fee of fifteen thousand rupees by the Customs Broker within one month of the
date of receipt of application.”;
(iii) in Form - A, under Declaration, for part (d), the following shall be substituted, namely: -
“(d) The undersigned/the person proposed to be employed by me have been/have not been
penalised, convicted or prosecuted under any of the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of
1962), the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), and the Finance Act, 1994, the Central Goods and
Services Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017).";
(iv) after Form - H, the following form shall be inserted, namely: -
“FORM - I
[see sub-regulation (3) of regulation 9]
Application by Customs Broker to renew license
To,
The Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs,
Address
1. Name of the Customs Broker :-
2. Full address of the Customs Broker :-
3. Customs Broker License No. and Custom
House of issue :-
4. Has the applicant paid all dues payable to the
Central Government under the provisions of the
Customs Act, rules or regulations made
thereunder? (Yes/No)
5. Whether bond and furnishing of security
executed under regulation 8 is still active?
(Yes/No)
6. Is there a change in the name and Permanent
Account Numbers (PAN) of partner/partners or
director/directors who will actually be engaged in
the work as Customs Broker, in case the
applicant is a firm or a company? (Yes/No)
If Yes, details thereof.
7. Reason for renewal:-
Declaration:
(a) I have working knowledge of English/local language (………)/Hindi.
(b) The firm or company by whom the undersigned is employed have earlier held a Customs
House Agent or Customs Broker’s License under the Customs House Licensing Regulation,
1984, the Customs House Licensing Regulation, 2004 or the Customs House Licensing
Regulation, 2013 or these regulations and not cancelled or suspended.
(c) The undersigned/the person proposed to be employed by me have been/have not been
penalised, convicted or prosecuted under any of the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52
of 1962), the Central Excise Act, 1944, (1 of 1944), and the Finance Act, 1994, the Central
Goods and Services Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
(13 of 2017).
I/We hereby affirm that I/we have read the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 and agree
to abide by them.
Date : Signature of applicant ”.
[F. No. 520/07/2013-Cus.VI (Vol.III)]
(Kevin Boban)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note: The principal regulation No. 41/2018-Customs (N.T.), dated the 14
th
May, 2018 were published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 451(E), dated the 14
th
May, 2018.
