https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771746 CESTAT New Delhi upheld revocation of Custom House Agent license and forfeiture of security for violating CBLR 2018 Regulations 10(d), 10(e), and 10(n). The CHA failed to exercise due diligence by not meeting the importer personally and relying solely on freight forwarder instructions without verifying client credentials. Despite KYC norms requiring direct client verification through authentic documents, the CHA admitted never meeting the importer. The tribunal found no infirmity in the adjudicating authority's findings regarding regulatory violations and dismissed the appeal. en-us Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 May 2025 17:26:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771746 CESTAT New Delhi upheld revocation of Custom House Agent license and forfeiture of security for violating CBLR 2018 Regulations 10(d), 10(e), and 10(n). The CHA failed to exercise due diligence by not meeting the importer personally and relying solely on freight forwarder instructions without verifying client credentials. Despite KYC norms requiring direct client verification through authentic documents, the CHA admitted never meeting the importer. The tribunal found no infirmity in the adjudicating authority's findings regarding regulatory violations and dismissed the appeal. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=771746