Concor Declared Custodian of Nanepada Mulund Concor Warehouse for Export Goods

The following Notification was issued by the Commissioner of Customs (Export) Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai on 9^th April 2012

[Mumbai Air Cargo Complex Notification No. 03 dated 9^th April 2012]

Approval under Section 45(1) and 141(2) of the Customs Act, 1962

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me under Section 45(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, I, Roopam Kapoor, Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai hereby appoint M/s Container Corporation of India Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as M/s CONCOR), a Government of India Undertaking, Mumbai as custodian of goods imported and exported through Mumbai Air Cargo Complex received at the warehouse (as detailed in the “Schedule” to this Notification) located at Nanepada, Near New Mulund Goods Shed, Central Railway, Mulund (East), Mumbai 400 081and declared as Customs Area vide Notification No. 02/2012dated 17.02.2012 issued by Commissioner of Customs (Export), Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai, until the goods are cleared for home consumption or are warehoused, or transshipped, or are exported, or otherwise disposed off.

2. M/s. CONCOR as the custodian of goods would be required to comply with the provisions of Section 45(2), Section 51 and other provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, especially those in Chapter VI and Chapter VII of the said Act, as well as the Rules and Regulations, including Handling of Cargo in Customs Area Regulations, 2009, and Public Notices / Instructions / Notifications including Public Notice No. 01 / 2011 dated 27.01.2011, issued from time to time in this regard.

3. The duration of appointment shall initially be for a period of five (05) years from the date of issue of this Notification and thereafter shall be renewed after review and subject to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Customs. The Commissioner shall have the right to terminate the appointment at any time after assigning specific reason to the Custodian to explain his case.

4. The Custodian shall comply with the provisions of Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 and shall provide safe, secure and spacious premises for loading / unloading / storage of the Cargo. The Custodian shall also provide sufficient modern handling equipment in operational condition for handling goods meant for export or import in the designated area. The premises shall be so designed that there shall be provisions for expansion of storage space office accommodation, handling space, etc.

5. No alteration of the plan in the accommodation, boundary wall and building etc., shall be made without the concurrence of the Commissioner of Customs (Air Cargo Complex), Mumbai. In case the Custodian wants to sublet any part /portion inside the Customs area or connected with the Customs area, the same shall be done with the prior approval of the Commissioner of Customs. The Custodian is also required to provide for proper security of the “Customs Area”, the cost of which will be borne by the custodian.

6. The custodian shall execute a bond for Rs. 200, 000, 0000/- (rupees Two Hundred Thousand Crores only) before commencing any import operations from the said premises. The custodian shall be responsible for the safety and security of the goods right from the moment the goods are handed over by the Airlines or their representative or the exporter or his representative, as the case may be, to the custodian or their representative at the Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai Airport or at Mulund, and till the goods are cleared for home consumption or are warehoused or transshipped or exported. The custodian shall be responsible for payment of customs duty and other penalties leviable on the goods lost during transit to and from the Customs Area at Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, to the Customs Area of M/s. CONCOR located at Mulund. The custodian shall also be responsible for proper receipt, handling, storage and shall be accountable for the loss of imported goods after unloading and before clearance.

7. The Custodian shall provide rent free furnished office accommodation to the Customs Department. Residential accommodation for the Customs staff posted at the station shall be provided in the area whenever requisitioned by the Commissioner of Customs. Free suitable transport from the nearest Railway Station or suitable point shall be provided to the Customs staff. The Custodian shall provide motor vehicles to the Customs Officers for “Customs Escort” of bonded cargo, or any other custom related work, wherever required. The Custodian shall make adequate arrangement for sanitary facilities, water supply and other allied facilities, including canteen facilities for the officers working in the notified Customs Area.

8. The Custodian shall undertake to bear the cost of the Customs officers posted at the customs area on cost recovery basis by the Commissioner and shall make payments at such rates and in the manner prescribed, unless specifically exempted by an order of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

9. The Custodian shall maintain all Customs records for a period of six years. They shall provide a record room in the facility for storing all Customs records for a period of six months. Subsequently the records will be transferred by the Custodian to a convenient storage where space shall be provided for keeping records for the period of six years. Such place of the storage will thereafter be intimated to Customs and any records, shall be produced without delay as and when demanded.

10. In the case of import cargo, the Custodian will ensure the movement of the cargo from Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, immediately to Customs Area of the Custodian through laid down Transshipment procedures. In case of export cargo, the Custodian will ensure the movement of the cargo to the Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, immediately after the “Let Export Order” is given by the Customs Authority.

11. The imported goods, which are not cleared for home consumption and or exported within 30 days of unloading thereof, or within such further extended time period as the proper officer may allow; or the imported goods, to which the importer relinquishes his title as provided in Section 23(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, such goods shall be sold under the provisions of section 48 of the Customs Act, 1962 by the custodian, after obtaining permission from the proper officer of Customs.

12. The Custodian shall not charge any rent / demurrage on the goods detained by Customs Department under the Customs Act or any other law for the time being in force.

13. All Associations / Chambers of Commerce are requested to bring the contents of this Notification to the notice of their constituent members and other concerned in the trade.

Schedule
Sr. No.	Location of the Air Freight Station	Dimension of the station	Limit of Customs Area
1	The area located at Nanepada Village Road, Near New Mulund Goods Depot, Central Railway, Mulund (East), Mumbai – 400 081.	3372 Sq.Mtrs.	a) On the East - Import Bond Warehouse. b) On the West - Central Railway Mulund Goods Shed. c) On the North – Rail Siding No.4 of ICD, Mulund (East)-towards Nanepada Village end. d) On the South -Administrative Building of ICD, Mulund (East).