Customs broker eligibility: personal fitness, professional qualifications and proof of financial viability required for licence. Applicants for a Customs Broker licence must meet personal fitness criteria - Indian citizenship, sound mind, non-insolvency, no convictions or pending criminal proceedings, and no prior penalties under the relevant Acts - as verified by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner. They must also meet professional qualifications or experience requirements for the individual or authorised representative handling Customs work, and demonstrate financial viability by bank certificate or other acceptable proof to the deciding officer.