Customs - Guidelines on issuance of new Warehouse License, Custody and handling of warehoused goods, Removal of Warehoused Goods etc

Customs warehouse licensing requires prescribed applications, audit trail electronic records, OTL-secured movements, and monthly Form-A/Form-B returns.

Applicants for new public, private and special bonded warehouse licences must use the Board's prescribed unaltered application, submit attested supporting documents, prove site ownership or lease with approved ground plans and security/fire clearance, provide personnel and authorization details, and furnish solvency certificates, insurance and undertakings. All licensees must maintain electronic Form A records with an audit trail, secure movements under a one-time-lock with OTL details endorsed on bills, and file monthly Form-A/Form-B returns within ten days after month end, complying with custody, handling and removal procedures in the 2016 Warehouse Regulations and Board circulars.