Customs-area and custodianship continuity follows the CFS name change, preserving prior cargo-handling duties, liabilities, and statutory obligations.
The Customs Area and custodianship status of the container freight station previously operating as M/s. APM Terminals India Private Limited continue under its changed name, M/s. Maersk Logistics & Services India Private Limited. The revised name must be used in Customs Department documentation. The existing Customs Area designation and custodianship for import and export cargo remain unchanged, and the custodian continues to bear responsibility for pending litigation, statutory obligations, tax disputes, show-cause notices, and arrears under its former name.

Customs area expansion appoints the terminal operator as custodian and cargo service provider, subject to security and licence conditions.
The additional land parcel allotted to M/s Gateway Terminals India Pvt. Ltd. is included in its existing Customs Area, and the operator is appointed custodian and Customs Cargo Service Provider for that area. The area may be used for authorised customs-related handling of EXIM cargo under the applicable licence. The provider must comply with customs and cargo-handling requirements, maintain prescribed security and infrastructure, and obtain prior approval for changes in layout, boundary or use. Approval remains co-terminus with the land licence unless earlier modified, withdrawn or cancelled.

International transshipment container movement replaces gate verification with terminal operator checks while preserving customs control and discrepancy reporting.
International Transshipment-FCL container movement between Port Terminals and designated CFSs no longer requires physical verification by the Preventive Officer at the terminal gate. Port Terminal Operators must verify container numbers and seal integrity, using the EIR copy for exit movements. Customs control continues through the Custodian-cum-Carrier Bond. Container-number or seal discrepancies must be reported immediately to the jurisdictional AC/DC, and further processing requires permission of the proper officer. Other SOP requirements and Customs Act checks remain applicable.

Custodianship of import and export cargo extends to Kamarajar Port operations, subject to customs cargo-handling compliance requirements.
M/s. Chandra CFS and Terminal Operators Pvt. Ltd. is appointed as custodian of imported goods landed at Kamarajar Port, Ennore and received at its container freight station, until clearance for home consumption, warehousing, or transhipment. It is also custodian of export cargo brought into its premises until export from the port. The entity must comply with Section 45 of the Customs Act, the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, and applicable instructions.

Customs area declaration permits designated premises to handle import and export cargo subject to cargo-handling regulations and notified procedures.
Customs area status is declared for the premises of M/s. Chandra CFS and Terminal Operators Pvt. Ltd. under section 8(b) of the Customs Act, 1962. The area may handle imported FCL and LCL cargo, other than passenger unaccompanied baggage, arriving from Kamarajar Port, and export cargo until export. Cargo handling must comply with the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 and applicable public notices.

Customs cargo custodianship extends to imported and export goods handled through the container freight station serving Kamarajar Port.
All Cargo Terminals Ltd. is appointed as custodian under Section 45(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 for imported goods landed at Kamarajar Port and received at its container freight station until clearance for home consumption, warehousing or transhipment. It is also custodian of export cargo received at the facility until export. The custodian must comply with Section 45, the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, and applicable instructions.

Customs Area declaration enables All Cargo Terminals to handle designated import and export cargo under prescribed cargo-handling regulations.
The premises of M/s. All Cargo Terminals Ltd. at Ernavoor are declared a Customs Area under section 8(b) of the Customs Act, 1962, for imported full-container-load and less-than-container-load cargo arriving from Kamarajar Port, excluding passenger unaccompanied baggage, and for export cargo until export. Cargo handling must comply with the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 and applicable customs public notices.

Customs custodianship authorises container freight station control over import and export cargo pending statutory clearance or export.
Customs custodianship is conferred on M/s. Sattva CFS and Logistics Pvt Ltd. for imported goods landed at Kamarajar Port and received at its container freight station until clearance for home consumption, warehousing, or transhipment. It is also appointed custodian of export cargo received at its premises until export. The custodian must comply with the Customs Act, the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, and applicable instructions.

Custodianship of import and export cargo extends to a container freight station, subject to customs cargo-handling compliance.
Custodianship of import and export cargo is extended to M/s. Sattva Hi-Tech & Conware Pvt. Ltd. for imported goods landed at Kamarajar Port and received at its container freight station. The appointment continues until imported goods are cleared for home consumption, warehoused, or transhipped, and covers export cargo until export. The custodian must comply with statutory custody requirements, the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, and applicable instructions.

Customs area declaration permits handling of imported container cargo and export cargo subject to prescribed cargo handling regulations.
Customs area declaration applies to the premises of M/s. Sattva Hi-Tech & Conware Pvt Ltd. for handling imported FCL and LCL cargo arriving from Kamarajar Port, excluding passenger unaccompanied baggage, and export cargo until export. The declaration is subject to the areas, boundaries and specifications established under earlier public notices. Cargo handling must comply with the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 and applicable public notices.

Right to information administration is strengthened through designated information officers for Customs Audit Commissionerate RTI functions.
Right to information administration within the Customs Audit Commissionerate is implemented through the appointment of a Central Public Information Officer and a Central Assistant Public Information Officer under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The appointments establish designated channels for handling RTI-related functions within the Commissionerate.

Central Public Information Officer designation establishes the RTI information-access arrangement for the Chennai Air Cargo Commissionerate.
The Assistant Commissioner of Customs in the Office of the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Air Cargo) is designated as the Central Public Information Officer for the Chennai Air Cargo Commissionerate under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The notice also identifies the Joint Commissioner of Customs, Appraising Main, Chennai-VII, in connection with the RTI administration arrangement.

Duty-free container monitoring shifts to electronic bond recording, while interim quarterly reporting and re-export compliance continue.
Duty-free container imports require a Continuity Bond and re-export compliance. Manual Container Movement Permission requests and manual transaction-wise bond debit and credit are discontinued. Continuity Bonds must be recorded in ICES through National Bond Numbers, with electronic manifest messages supporting bond debits and credits. Pending full automation, quarterly reports on bond balances, container imports, re-exports, pending containers and extensions remain required. Bond cancellation depends on verified compliance; non-compliance may lead to bond enforcement, recovery of duty and interest, and penal action.

Self-sealing permission registration remains valid unless withdrawn, with interim EDI extensions and approval required for specified amendments.
Self-sealing permission granted to an eligible exporter or merchant exporter has no prescribed validity period and continues unless withdrawn, suspended or cancelled. EDI registration validity for fresh and existing permissions is extended up to 31 March 2027, followed by annual extensions by the FSP Cell without fresh approval until system enhancement. Permissions expressly issued for a fixed period require renewal from the jurisdictional Commissionerate. Amendments to premises, authorised signatory or ROC particulars require jurisdictional approval and intimation to the FSP Cell.

Gateway EXIM operations require DPD/DPE container handling, electronic manifest filing, secured transshipment, and Customs-controlled cargo movement at Vizhinjam.
Gateway EXIM operations at Vizhinjam International Seaport commence from 18 August 2026 under mandatory Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 compliance. Imports are confined to Direct Port Delivery of eligible full-container-load containers, while exports are confined to Direct Port Entry of factory-stuffed, self-sealed, or Customs-sealed full-container-load containers. Road transshipment requires registered authorised carriers or transshippers, ICEGATE manifest filing, bonds and tamper-proof seals. The custodian must segregate transshipment and EXIM cargo and verify Customs out-of-charge before DPD containers leave the port.

Suspension of customs cargo service provider approval follows security deficiencies and cargo pilferage, restricting fresh cargo receipts while allowing clearance.
Approval of Container Corporation of India Ltd., Dronagiri Rail Terminal CFS as a Customs Cargo Service Provider was suspended with immediate effect pending further orders following serious security deficiencies and theft or pilferage of export cargo. Cargo already within the CFS may be cleared by the Proper Officer after due process. Fresh cargo receipts are stopped, except where the relevant arrival manifest, shipping bill, or bill of entry had already been filed within the stipulated conditions.

Export transshipment permission enables bonded trucking of air cargo under sealed trucks, subject to bond liability and compliance conditions.
Export transshipment permission is renewed for bonded road movement of air export cargo from Air Cargo Complex, Kolkata to customs-notified destinations through closed-body trucks under ECTS seal. The permission remains valid for three years or until expiry of the export transshipment bond, whichever is earlier. Bond liability is debited on cargo removal and restored on delivery to destination Customs. The transshipper is liable for shortages or pilferage and consequential amounts. Operations are governed by the applicable customs transit, cargo-handling and foreign trade framework, and permission remains subject to compliance and possible withdrawal after hearing.

Drug export compliance requires differentiated documentation, CDSCO verification, and prior NOC-based licensing for unapproved, new or banned drugs.
Manufacturer exporters of drugs other than unapproved, new or banned drugs must upload prescribed export documents through e-Sanchit. Non-manufacturer exporters must obtain an ADC/CDSCO export NOC after submission and verification of relevant documents, on which Customs ordinarily relies. For unapproved, new or banned drugs manufactured solely for export, a CDSCO Zonal Office NOC through SUGAM must precede the State Licensing Authority manufacturing licence, and shipping bill details must match the NOC. A limited interim relaxation permits post facto CDSCO NOCs until 30 September 2026 where specified approvals are valid.

Right to Information appeals are assigned to a designated First Appellate Authority across the specified Customs Commissionerates.
Right to Information appeals concerning information held by the Customs Commissionerates NS-I, NS-III and NS-V at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House are assigned to the designated Joint Commissioner of Customs as the First Appellate Authority, with immediate effect and until further orders. The designation supersedes earlier public notices and operates as a Standing Order for officers and staff across those Commissionerates.

Export sample testing accepts valid recognised laboratory reports, while risk-based verification and existing import testing procedures continue.
Valid laboratory reports submitted for export consignments must be considered to avoid mandatory duplicate testing where there is no risk-based intervention or specific intelligence. Reports may be issued by NABL-accredited laboratories, laboratories recognised by Export Promotion Councils, or other recognised agencies for importing-country regulatory compliance. Existing sample-drawal and testing procedures continue where verification is warranted, while import-consignment testing remains unchanged.