JURISDICTION OF BANGALORE
CUSTOMS
Bangalore Customs Commissionerate has
its jurisdiction comprising of ten revenue
Districts of Karnataka viz., Bangalore
Urban, Bangalore Rural, Tumkur, Kolar,
Mysore, Mandya, Chitradurga, Haveri,
Davangere and Chamarajanagar. (Vide
Notfn. No.
15/2002 CUS NT dated
7.3.2002)
BANGALORE CUSTOMS COMMISSIONERATE
The field formations under Bangalore Customs are :Upto December 2011 (` in Crores)
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Air Cargo Complex
– Contributes 66% of total revenue
Inland Container Depot – Contributes 28% of total revenue
Customs Division
– Contributes 5% of total revenue
International Air Port
– Contributes 0.10% of total revenue
Postal Appraising Division– Contributes 0.06% of total revenue
- 2119
- 915
- 159
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Commissionerate’s Revenue upto Dec. 2011 : ` 3199 Crores
INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT
• India’s first dry port, started in 1981 at Bangalore Cantonment
Railway Station. Shifted to present location i.e. Whitefield
Bangalore in 1993
• ICD extends over an area of 54 hectares of which 27720 sq m is
fully protected and allotted for stacking containers.
• There are 6 bonded warehouses with an area of 14,000 Sq m for
warehousing exports as well as import cargo
• Containers come by both rail (Chennai, Cochin and Tuticorin) as
well as by Road. There is also Bonded truck movement from
Chennai
• The Customs staff at ICD also administer a CFS by Central
Warehousing Corporation (CWC) which is 4 Kms. away from
ICD.
• Introduced EDI for exports 02.08.2004 and for imports on
21.02.2005. Migrated to ICES 1.5 version w.e.f. June 2010
AIR CARGO COMPLEX
• The Air Cargo Complex started functioning in
1972, which was mostly utilized by PSUs like
HAL, HMT, ITI, ISRO, BEL, etc.
• Presently it caters to IT, Textile, Automobile,
Jewellary sectors
• Went on EDI from 19th Nov 1998 and RMS from
10th Aug 2006. Migrated to ICES 1.5 version
w.e.f. 10.08.2010.
• Shifted from present HAL Airport to Devanahalli
from 24th May 2008
CUSTOMS DIVISION
 Till 1st August 2010, under the charge of Customs
Commissionerate catered to the administration (both
Customs & Excise) of EOU/STP/EHTP units - Total
1633 Units.
 Now all EOU/STP/EHTP units stands transferred to
the jurisdictional Central Excise Commissionerates in
terms of DG(EP) letter F.No.DG(EP)/EOU/120/2007,
dated.18.05.2010.
 Also administers bonding and debonding of goods in
public and private bonded warehouses which comprises
of 58 Nos of Private Bonded Warehouses & 4 Public
Bonded Warehouses.
POSTAL APPRAISING DEPARTMENT
 Oldest
formation
in
Bangalore
Customs Commissionerate dates back to
1970
 Located at foreign post office, museum
road, Bangalore
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It caters to entire state of Karnataka
BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
 The New BIAL Started functioning
from 24.05.2008 at Devanahalli which is
40 Kms away from Bangalore Customs
Hqrs.
 Handles 22 Airlines operating, 288
flights per week (both in/out).
 Operates flights to Frankfurt, Chicago,
Bangkok, Singapore, Paris, Colombo,
Muscat, Dubai, etc.,
MIGRATION TO ICES 1.5
AT A.C.C AND I.C.D.
• ICES 1.5 is an enhanced modified version of the
application software ICES 1.0. The entire System is
hoisted on Central Server at data centre in New Delhi.
The CBEC has spent Rs. 600 Crores on the IT
consolidation project.
• The software is developed by NIC and M/s. TCS is the
System integrator for the project. The central server is
located at New Delhi.
• The e-payment facility was available through net banking
offered by the SBI and Punjab National Bank at
Bangalore. With effect from 16.01.2012, 15 other banks
have been authorized to collect the customs duty
through E-payment.
• The Ministry of Defence, in association with CII successfully
organized the Aero Show, at Yelahanka Airforce Station,
Bangalore which was held from February 9 to February 13,
2011. The first Aero Show was organized in the year 1998.
• A large number of civil and military aircrafts participated in the
recent Aero Show. Internationally reputed companies like
Boeing, Lockhed Martin and fighter jets of US Airforce, French
Air Force participated in the show. CBEC has accorded
special permission for the customs clearance of aircrafts as
well as exhibition goods at the Yelahanka Air Force Station.
• Bangalore Customs has collected Rs. 42,99,694/- on account
of import duty assessed on goods imported by various
importers for the Aeroshow.
TRANSSHIPMENT
AT ACC 24X7 BASIS
• As a response to the trade demand for
permission for transshipment operations round
the clock, the facility of round the clock clearance
of transshipment cargo has been extended.
• Public Notice No.96/2011 dated 02-11-2011 has
been issued in this regard.
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
AT ACC / ICD
• A document Management System has been set
up at Air Cargo Complex and Inland Container
Depot to ensure proper bar coding, storage and
retrieval of import and export dockets containing
Bill of Entry and shipping Bills which has been
outsourced to a leading vendor.
• Important documents contained in these dockets
are being scanned using high speed scanners
and stored electronically in the servers.
UPDATING THE OFFENDERS DATABASE AT
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
• The software “COPS” has been obtained and installed for
maintaining and updating the offenders database relating to
passengers.
• The list of passengers who have already come to the
adverse notice of Customs has been given to the
immigration department at the airport for inserting alerts in
the “Advance Passenger Information System”(APIS).
• Following this initiative, such passengers are being handed
over by Immigration to Customs.
• Such passengers are denied green channel facility and are
subjected to thorough examination at the red channel.
SEVOTTAM
EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AS PER ISO 15700
• This Commissionerate has been chosen for
implementation
of
Sevottam
project.
Detailed
guidelines/standing orders with reference to Service
Quality Manual have been issued.
• The field formations have been directed to follow the
Sevottam Standards with effect from 15.08.2011.
• Public Grievance Officers and Public Relation Officers
have been nominated for each of the formation and trade
facilitation centers are also operational for guiding /
clarifying the Citizens about Customs laws and
procedures.
• Bangalore Customs will be Sevottam certified in 2012.
INSTALLATION OF COMPACTORS
• Fire retardant Compactors have been installed
at Customs Headquarters/Air Cargo complex
for methodical and safe storage of important
records / documents.
• The NIC has also made a software programme
for storage and tracking of files for easy
retrieval and storage.
SNIFFER DOGS FOR CHECKING
DRUG TRAFFICKING
• Sniffer dogs have been introduced at Bangalore
International Airport with effect from 21.04.2011,
with the help of the Commissioner of Police,
Bangalore.
• The Canine squad
is being deployed in the
Departure Security Hold area / Departure hand
baggage check area / Departure baggage makeup
area as well as arrival baggage area.
• This is primarily for checking drug trafficking.
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Land acquisition;- For construction of a Custom House
for (Air cargo/Airport) at Devanahalli, Administrative
sanction by the President of India has been accorded for
acquisition of 2 acres of land at Devanahalli.
• A new Customs building has been sanctioned by M/s
CONCOR at ICD, Whitefield which will be completed in
2012.
COMMISSIONERATE’S WEBSITE
www.bangalorecustoms.gov.in is maintained and updated
for the benefit of all importer/exporter/Custom House
Agents with free value added service, which provides
updates to all registered users.
FORMATION OF SPECIAL
VALUATION BRANCH AT BANGALORE
• An Exclusive SVB has come into existence at
Air Cargo Complex, Bangalore.
• Bangalore is fifth Customs formation to set
up the SVB for Karnataka and Kerala.
• The importers having transaction with related
suppliers can apply for registration at
Bangalore
• All the files from Chennai have been
transferred to SVB, Bangalore
SELF ASSESSMENT
• Self assessment has been introduced in Bangalore
Customs Commissionerate
• No difficulties or grievances in its implementation
have been brought to our notice.
• RMS is functioning smoothly since August 2006.
• On an average about 60% of the bills are being
facilitated now without any intervention of the
Customs Officers. Quicker clearance of import cargo
and reduction in dwell time.
TRADE MEETINGS, SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
Successful implementation of all the schemes and procedures for the benefit of the Trade would
invariably depend on the knowledge level and compliance standards of the trade and industry.
Therefore, interactive sessions/workshops were conducted to educate the members of the
trade so also to address their grievances.
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A seminar was conducted on the Self Assessment System at Bangalore on 12-07-2011.
Presentations were also made by IBM, KPMG and by Member (Budget) along with questions
and answer session.
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A training on SVB for trade and Customs Officers was conducted on 23.08.2011.
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A special Training session in association with CII / NACEN for the benefit of the officers was
conducted on Intellectual Property Rights in the month 26.08.2011.
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An interactive session /workshop was held on 06.09.2011 in association with the FEIO for the
benefit of CHA/Trade regarding Drawback and EODC.
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A Training/Workshop on the new Drawback Schedule at ACC, Bangalore was held on
24.10.2011 by the Director (Drawback).
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A Training/Workshop on the new Drawback Schedule was held on 05.11.2011 which was
organized by the Bangalore Chamber of Commerce which was attended by the JS
(Drawback) Sri. Najib Shah.
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A Session was taken with the Bangalore Custom House Agents Association by the
Commissioner of Customs on 23.12.2011 on Self Assessment and Authorised Economic
Operator program.
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Efforts are made to engage with major taxpayers to redress their grievances during
RAC/Trade facilitation Meetings in order to reduce the dwell time and transaction cost.
CHA EXAMINATION / G CARD
• An oral examination under Regulation 8 of CHALR, 2004 was
conducted on 10th to 12th August, 2011 at Hqrs. Office,
Bangalore.
• A written Examination under Regulation 8 was conducted on
23/09/2011.
• A written Examination under Regulation 19 was conducted for
both CHA and Authorized Courier Agents on 11/09/2011.
• A special exam for Courier Agents was held on 21.12.2011.
• These measures have facilitated the CHA/courier agencies to
deploy more number of qualified persons for regular conduct
of clearance work.
• Before examination, the CHA employees appearing for G
Card examination were trained with the help of NACEN in
Customs law and procedures.
OTHER TRADE FACILITATION MEASURES
IN BANGALORE CUSTOMS
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ICES EDI alert to prevent splitting of export consignment of duty drawback:
A software application has been developed at ACC, Bangalore which was
incorporated in the ICES EDI system to alert the officers of possible splitting of export
consignment to avoid scrutiny.
Controlled Access of Cargo Sheds: With a view to ensure that only authorised
CHA’s and their representative are permitted entry in the Cargo Sheds, Access
Control System is in place.
Installation of CCTV: CCTV’s have been installed in the Customs Areas in the sheds
at Air Cargo Complex to provide officers with a mechanism to monitor the activities
going in the shed.
Computerization of challans for baggage duty payment: New software is being
created to generate computerized challans for payment of duty to facilitate quicker
clearance of passengers.
Currency Declaration Form (CDF) software has been made functional at Bangalore
Airport which will be replicated at all airports across the country.
Recasting of the Panel of the Chartered Engineers for valuation of Second hand
machinery and second hand goods.
Recasting of Panel of Jewellery Experts for valuation of Jewellery for export.
CBEC MISSION
Our mission is to achieve excellence in the formulation
and implementation of Customs and Excise initiatives
aimed at:
• realizing the revenues in a fair, equitable and efficient
manner
• administering the Government's economic, tariff and trade
policies with a practical and pragmatic approach
• facilitating trade and industry by streamlining and
simplifying Customs and Excise processes and helping
Indian business to enhance its competitiveness
• creating a climate for voluntary compliance by providing
guidance and building mutual trust
• combating revenue evasion, commercial frauds and social
menace in an effective manner
AN OVERVIEW OF THE CENTRAL BOARD OF
EXCISE AND CUSTOMS (CBEC)
• The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is
one of the Boards constituted under the statute
the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963)
• Subordinate to the Department of Revenue under the
Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
• It deals with the tasks of formulation of policy concerning
levy and collection of Customs duties, Central Excise
duties and Service Tax, prevention of smuggling and
administration of matters relating to Customs, Central
Excise and Narcotics to the extent under CBEC's
purview.
CITIZENS CHARTER
• An important step in our journey towards a
citizen responsive and transparent tax
administration is the formulation of the Citizen’s
Charter by the Department.
• The Citizen’s Charter delineates our vision,
commitments, the time limits within which
important services shall be delivered to the
citizens of our country, and what is the
redressal mechanism to be invoked in case of
any complaints.
ORGANISATIONAL SETUP
CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF
CUSTOMS
COMMISSIONER
(CUSTOMS)
BANGALORE
COMMISSIONER
(CUSTOMS)
MANGALORE
COMMISSIONER
(CUSTOMS)
APPEALS
ANTI-SMUGGLING / PREVENTIVE
PERFORMANCE
Focus is maintained on Anti-smuggling measures
as a result of which Special Intelligence and
Investigation Branches at ICD, Air Cargo Complex,
Preventive, CIU and Air Intelligence units have detected
a large number of cases, details of which are as below:
PARTICULARS
No. of cases
Value involved
Amount
recovered
2011
(UPTO DEC 2011)
169
5352 lakhs
297 lakhs
2010
(UPTO DEC 2010)
147
3868 lakhs
346 lakhs
TOP IMPORTERS OF BANGALORE CUSTOMS
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NAME OF THE IMPORTER
ABB LIMITED
3M INDIA LTD.
BOSCH LIMITED,
VOLVO INDIA PVT LIMITED
IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
HEWLETT PACKARD INDIA SALES PVT.LTD.
MMTC
DELL INDIA PVT. LTD.
L & T LTD.
TOP IMPORT COMMODITIES
IN BANGALORE CUSTOMS
REVENUE REALISED
UPTO DEC. 2011
REVENUE REALISED
UPTO DEC.2010
Electrical Machinery
875.59
683.76
Machinery
854.44
625.34
Measuring medical and Surgical
Instruments
278.24
216.05
Gold
132.52
159.69
Plastics
130.67
109.97
Articles of Base Metals
107.62
81.41
Iron & Steel
82.99
58.94
Machine Tools
79.95
50.28
Articles of Stone, Plaster Cement,
Asbestos, Mica or similar materials
50.14
35.69
Motor Vehicles
35.26
35.86
NAME OF THE COMMODITY