Transshipment permission for courier cargo through airport network granted subject to strict customs compliance conditions
Transshipment permission is granted to M/s FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services India Private Limited for transshipment of import goods from the New Courier Terminal, Delhi to specified air cargo ports through M/s Interglobe Aviation Limited, subject to compliance with the Customs Act, 1962, the applicable circulars, and other rules, regulations, notifications and instructions governing transshipment. The permission is granted upto 17.03.2026, linked to the validity of the carrier bond. The arrangement is subject to strict conditions on manifesting, segregation, storage, sealing, escorting, X-ray examination, record maintenance, destination acknowledgement, and bond discharge.

Transshipment permission allows UPS Express to forward imported courier cargo via Blue Dart under specified bonds and Customs controls.
Permission is granted to M/s UPS Express Pvt. Ltd. to transship imported courier goods via M/s Blue Dart Aviation Ltd. subject to execution of specified Transshipment Bond amounts and validity periods, strict manifesting and documentation requirements, segregation and transfer to a TP godown under Customs supervision with double lock security, sealing and X ray screening in Customs presence, destination acknowledgements to re credit bonds, recordkeeping, and compliance with Chapter VIII of the Customs Act, 1962 and Circular 06/2007 Cus.

Transshipment permission to UPS Express via Inter Globe Aviation granted with bond, manifesting, sealing and customs supervision conditions.
Transshipment permission to M/s UPS Express Pvt. Ltd. to transship import goods via M/s Inter Globe Aviation Ltd. is granted until 17.03.2026 subject to compliance with Chapter VIII of the Customs Act, 1962 and Circular 06/2007-Cus. Security conditions require a Rs. 20 crore bond by UPS (BG waived) and a Rs. 4 crore carrier bond plus Rs. 60 lakh BG from Inter Globe. Operational conditions mandate specific manifesting, segregation under customs supervision, transfer to double-locked TP godown, sealing with customs seals, CTM-based applications for courier transshipment, X-ray in customs presence, destination acknowledgements within 10 days for bond re-credit, and submission of arrival certificate within 15 days to discharge bonds.

International courier consignments: duties, prohibited items, filing, documentation, liability, delays, tracking and grievance procedures.
International courier consignments at the Kempegowda ICT are cleared under the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010; Authorized Couriers file electronic Courier Bills of Entry/Shipping Bills and consignors must furnish KYC, invoices and authorization. Certain goods require special testing or authority clearance and some items are prohibited. Personal imports (payment by consignee) attract 30.98% aggregate duty; gifts (payment by others) attract 43.96% aggregate duty. Operational rules cover tracking, common delay causes, courier charges, liability, grievance mechanisms, export permissions and fraud reporting.

Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations require electronic declarations, API onboarding for SEZs, and stakeholder outreach for implementation.
Import-export manifest messaging is implemented nationwide and stuffing messages are live; DG Systems will onboard SEZ units by API integration and operationalise remaining inland transhipment messages. All stakeholders must file accurate electronic declarations in the prescribed format during the transition period extended to 31 March 2026, while Chief Commissioners and DG Systems conduct weekly outreach and ensure wide publicity and reporting of implementation difficulties.

Body Worn Cameras mandated for customs officers at international airports to record Red channel passenger interactions and secure footage.
Mandates use of Body Worn Cameras by customs officers in the Red channel and during passenger interactions at international airports, requiring activation for the entire interaction, passenger notification, and use of stand alone devices. Supervisory officers must nominate wearers, maintain sign in/out records, and ensure daily transfer of encrypted recordings to a secured vigilance folder with HDD backup; batch data must be erased after transfer. Recordings are retained for 90 days unless needed longer for inquiries, external access requires Principal Commissioner/Commissioner approval, and operational exceptions must be documented and verified.

Revision of entries post-clearance allows IECs to electronically amend bills of entry and track requests via ICEGATE.
Voluntary post-clearance revision under section 18A permits registered IEC holders to electronically submit amendments to bill of entry entries via ICEGATE; submitted requests are made available to customs officers for processing and can be tracked through the ICEGATE enquiries service, with procedural steps in the User Manual and technical support available by email.

Chennai Air Cargo will supply time-stamped import/export data for NTRS 2026 to measure air cargo release times.
The Chennai Air Cargo Commissionerate will participate in the National Time Release Study 2026, requiring collection of time-stamped regulatory and logistics data for Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills filed 01.01.2026-07.01.2026, continuing until out-of-charge/let-export or 07.02.2026. Stakeholders must supply complete, consistent data in the prescribed template and formats; manual records where needed; report anomalies same day; and coordinate with PGAs and Customs sections to identify bottlenecks and assess adherence to cargo release benchmarks for air shipments.

National Time Release Study measures EXIM cargo clearance times and seeks stakeholder cooperation to improve release processes.
National Time Release Study, 2026 will measure average end-to-end clearance and release times for import and export goods and use the findings to optimise EXIM cargo release processes. Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai, is a selected study location. Importers, Customs Brokers, trade participants and other stakeholders are requested to participate and cooperate, with an awareness meeting scheduled to support effective conduct of the exercise.

AEO-linked custodianship renewal continues only while authorisation remains valid, unsuspended, and compliant with cargo-area regulations.
Custodianship of the Container Freight Station operated by Hind Terminals Private Limited for import and export cargo has been renewed under Regulations 10 and 13 of the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009. The renewal is coextensive with the validity of the operator's AEO certificate and remains subject to compliance with those Regulations. An AEO-LO Customs Cargo Service Provider's custodianship approval continues only while its AEO authorisation remains valid and is not suspended or revoked.

Transshipment permission to SpiceJet Limited allows domestic air movement of EXIM cargo under bond and liability conditions.
Grant of Transshipment Permission to M/s SpiceJet Limited authorises export/import transshipment of EXIM cargo from ACC Kolkata to other customs notified airports under section 45(1) read with section 54(3) of the Customs Act, 1962, contingent on execution of specified export and import bonds and bank guarantees. SpiceJet bears liability for shortage or pilferage-export losses measured by value of goods plus interest, penalty and cess and import losses measured by Customs duty, cess, surcharge and other levies with interest and penalty. Permission is time limited and renewable subject to compliance with statutory provisions and circulars.

Import documentation for faceless assessment: upload complete supporting documents, tag IRNs, and ensure accurate self-assessment.
Importers must self-assess under Section 17 and upload legible, linked supporting documents in e-Sanchit at Bill of Entry filing, including transaction-value evidence, classification certificates, product literature and mandatory licences; queries should be answered exhaustively with IRN references. Specific declarations for chemicals, correct UQC, justification for anti-dumping applicability, and reasons for provisional assessment under Section 18 are required. A non-exhaustive list of typical documents (purchase orders, freight invoice, catalogue, COO, CDSCO/FSSAI/BIS/LMPC certificates, EPR authorisations, DGFT licences) is provided.

Mangaluru International Airport cargo custodianship extended five years; operator bound by customs compliance and insurance obligations.
Approval extends M/s. Mangaluru International Airport Ltd.'s custodianship and appointment as Customs Cargo Service Provider at the Integrated Cargo Terminal for five years under Section 45(1) of the Customs Act and HCCAR, 2009, following submission of Form A, requisite import/export and transshipment bonds with bank guarantees and a general insurance policy. The extension is conditional on compliance with customs laws and HCCAR provisions, payment for duties on pilfered goods, mandated insurance equal to 30 day average stored value, provision of infrastructure and manpower, cost recovery for customs officers, prohibition on transfer or outsourcing without permission, and detailed recordkeeping.

Warehousing module electronic transfers required; manual rectification allowed for legacy errors with specific documentation and approvals.
All warehouse-to-warehouse movements must be executed electronically through ICEGATE; ex-bonding is permitted only if the warehouse ledger shows sufficient goods for the IEC, with ICES debiting only the ledger at that warehouse. Manual permissions for bond-to-bond transfers are disallowed except with written Principal Commissioner/Commissioner approval and electronic regularisation. For into-bond Bills of Entry dated before 01.09.2025, manual clearance will be allowed to remedy legacy errors (Error 70, Error 71, Error 137) where trade must submit an error screenshot, certified warehouse ledger, current stock statement, and the regulation 3 Annexure/Form with the Tracking ID.

Appointment of CPIOs and FAAs for Commissionerate of Customs (Port), Kolkata under RTI Act; appeals to designated FAAs.
Designations of Central Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities for the Commissionerate of Customs (Port), Kolkata are issued, superseding an earlier notice and reflecting recent establishment orders; Annexure A lists the named officers, their jurisdictions, and contact details. Aggrieved persons may appeal CPIO decisions to the corresponding FAA identified in Annexure A under the RTI Act. The notice prescribes fee payment to the RBI account of the Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata, permits online filing via the national RTI portal, and provides instructions for postal order payments.

Export proceeds shortfall: exporters must submit bank confirmations and invoices or face personal hearing and possible adjudication.
The circular instructs exporters to submit proof of realisation and documentary evidence (e.g., bank confirmation letters and export invoices) to justify any short realisation of export proceeds - noting CBIC guidance that agency commission and foreign bank charges may be allowed within a 12.5% FOB limit - and warns that absence of such documentary proof will generally lead the adjudicating authority to conduct a Personal Hearing before final decision.

Procedure for defacement of Certificate of Origin at TSK when preferential duty is claimed; importer may deface COO before registration.
Where a preferential rate of duty is claimed based on a valid Certificate of Origin and the Bill of Entry is facilitated by RMS for OOC, the importer or Customs Broker may get the COO defaced by the designated TSK prior to registration of goods to streamline assessment and clearance; implementation difficulties should be reported to the issuing authority.

Manufacture and other operations in bonded warehouses require an integrated licence, bond, prescribed records and GST/customs compliance.
The notice prescribes an integrated application and documentary regime for licensing a private bonded warehouse and obtaining permission to conduct manufacture and other operations therein, requires execution of a general bond satisfying customs and MOOWR requirements, mandates maintenance of specified digital accounts and records, and sets out GST and customs payment obligations for clearance of resultant products for home consumption or export.

Wings India 2026: temporary customs procedures, manual manifests, and duty-exempt temporary import rules for exhibition goods.
Temporary customs facilitation at Begumpet Airport for Wings India 2026 requires manual filing of Import/Export General Manifests and aircraft/cargo forms. Foreign aircraft and exhibition goods may be temporarily imported duty-exempt under ATA Carnet or Notification No. 8/2016, with bonds and Bills of Entry required; Notification No. 4/2019 removes the bank guarantee/cash deposit requirement for aircraft. Goods undergo open examination and value appraisal, Out-of-Charge is issued manually before exhibition use, transhipment procedures apply for transfers from ACC/ICD, and re-export and fuel-recording formalities are mandated for bond/guarantee cancellation.

Titanium Dioxide imports: anti-dumping duty collection halted; Chinese-origin shipments no longer subject to ADD immediate.
Directive orders immediate cessation of collection of anti-dumping duty on imports of titanium dioxide originating in or exported from China PR and instructs all customs field formations to stop applying the duty on such consignments with immediate effect, suspending administrative enforcement under Notification No. 12/2025-Customs (ADD).