Choice of Container Freight Station: shipping lines must not impose extra conditions on importers seeking nominated CFS or direct port delivery.
Shipping lines and steamer agents must allow importers to nominate Container Freight Stations and opt for Direct Port Delivery without imposing extra conditions beyond those specified in the relevant facility and public notices; practices such as demanding original bills of lading at CFS, security deposits, additional fees or extra documents are not permitted and may attract enforcement under the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations.

Single Window export clearance: automated online referral to agencies for NOC enables electronic processing and removes need for physical NOC.
Exports will be included in SWIFT through a pilot where electronically filed Shipping Bills are auto-referred to the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau for NOC when specified tariff heads apply. WCCB officers will record decisions online in ICES-Release (NOC), Out of Scope, Reject, Withhold, or Provisional NOC-while Customs assessment proceeds in parallel. Physical documents must be produced where soft uploads are unavailable, but Customs shall not demand a physical NOC once the agency records its decision online. Rejections must carry system remarks to enable further Customs action.

Empanelment of Chartered Engineers opens for valuation of second hand machinery, requiring certified applications and regular performance reports.
Empanelment process for Chartered Engineers in Mangalore invites applications for valuation of imported second hand machinery and related goods; applicants must submit the prescribed proforma with professional and experience certificates, tax/valuation registrations, and other credentials in a sealed cover to the designated Deputy Commissioner. The Commissionerate will publish a Public Notice naming empanelled engineers and nearby agencies for Chartered Engineer Certificates as per the referenced circular. Selected engineers must submit prescribed half yearly Self Appraisal Reports for performance review to determine continued empanelment.

Designation of CPIOs in Ahmedabad Customs updated; two deputy commissioners substituted and Annexure amended.
The addendum substitutes Annexure A to Public Notice No.11/2016, designating Shri Marut Tripathi as replacement for Shri Amit Kumar Nikalje (Sr. No.3) and Shri T. G. Rathod as replacement for Shri Vidyut Vikas (Sr. No.12), and publishes the amended list of CPIOs and Appellate Authorities with their jurisdictions and contact details; officers holding additional charge act as CPIO/Appellate Authority when incumbents are absent.

Part delivery permission required: customs approval necessary despite Out of Charge from RMS Facilitation Centre; approach CFS docks officer.
Permission for part delivery remains a customs function despite an Out of Charge issued by the RMS Facilitation Centre; the Centre only issues OOC and lacks control over CFS. For part delivery (other than DPD) after OOC, permission must be obtained from the AC/DC or docks in charge of the concerned CFS.