PUBLIC NOTICE 99-2020

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, GENERAL MUMBAI ZONE-II,
Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House,Nhava Sheva, Distt. Raigad, Maharashtra - 400707

F.No. S/5-Gen-136/2014 CFS M.Cell Date: 07.08.2020 DIN-20200878NU00005R86D5

PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 99 /2020

The Container Freight Station of M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Limited located at Village Khopta, Taluka Uran, Dist. Raigad, Maharashtra was declared as a Customs Area under section 8 of the Customs Act, 1962 vide notification No. 01/2006 dated 12.01.2006 and was appointed as a Custodian vide notification No. 02/2006 dated 12.01.2006. The appointment of M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Ltd. as a Custodian has been renewed vide Notification No.03/2010 dated 14.01.2010 and 04/2015 dated 24.02.2015 for a period of 5 years from 14.01.2015.

Now, in exercise of the powers conferred on me under Section 45(1) and 141 (2) of the Customs Act, 1962, I, Sanjay Mahendru, Commissioner of Customs (General), JNCH hereby renew the appointment of M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Limited as ‘Custodian’ of the imported goods received at the said Container Freight Station until these are cleared for home consumption or are warehoused or are transshipped in accordance with the provision of Chapter VIII of the Customs Act, 1962. Similarly, M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Limited will also be the ‘Custodian’ of the Export Cargo brought into said Container Freight Station, for examination and stuffing till their exportation through Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

Further, in exercise of the powers conferred on me under Regulation 10 of the ‘Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations 2009’ I, Sanjay Mahendru, Commissioner of Customs (General), JNCH, hereby renew the approval of M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Limited as the ‘Customs Cargo Services Provider’ for CFS M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Limited subject to the following conditions: (i) The Custodian M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Limited approved as ‘Customs Cargo Services Provider’ shall abide by all the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, the rules of the ‘Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009’ and other regulations, notifications, orders issued there under.

(ii) The duration of appointment of M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Limited as ‘Custodian’ and as ‘Customs Cargo Services Provider’ shall remain valid for five (5) years from 14.01.2020.

(iii) The waiver from execution of Bank Guarantee has been given in terms of regulation 5(3) of HCCAR, 2009, as the CFS has been accredited with AEO-LO status with validity till 29.01.2023. If the validity of AEO status granted to the CFS is withdrawn prior to the scheduled date i.e. 29.01.2023 or is not extended beyond 29.01.2023, the CFS shall execute bank guarantee for the amount as determined w.e.f. date of expiry of validity of AEO status.

(iv) The Commissioner of Customs (General), JNCH, shall have right to review the approval as ‘Customs Cargo Services Provider’ before the completion of five years for failure to comply with any of Regulations of the ‘Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009’ or as per the directions of the Government of India.

           -Sd/- 

            (SANJAY MAHENDRU) 
         Commissioner of Customs,NS-General 
            JNCH, Nhava-Sheva, Zone-II 

Copy to:

1. The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Customs Zone-II.
2. All Pr. Commissioners/ Commissioners, JNCH.
3. CFS M/s. Continental Warehousing Corporation (Nhava Sheva) Ltd.
4. DC/ EDI for uploading the notification on JNCH website.