Customs- Issue / Renewal of Steamer Agents / Shipping Agency Registration

Shipping agency registration: documentary, bank security and guarantee bond conditions set; renewals required every three years.

Registration and renewal of Steamer Agents/Shipping Agency at Tuticorin require Annexure A application, firm registration documents, notarized power of attorney, banker particulars and confirmation, local office lease, three years of income tax and service tax returns, appointment letter from principal, copies of other port registrations, names and PANs of authorised signatories, and provision of a Fixed Deposit Receipt and Solvency Certificate as security plus execution of a Standard Guarantee bond under Sec.41, 42 & 97(2) of the Customs Act, 1962. Initial registration is valid for three years; renewals require existing FDR, solvency certificate and fresh bond filed at least one month before expiry.