TMI BlogRole of CustodiansX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... w. With the growth of containerized traffic the facility of Customs clearances in the interiors of the country has also been provided by opening various ICDs, which are actually dry ports and here too the goods remain with the appointed custodian till these are cleared by the Customs. In addition to custodians appointed by the Commissioner of Customs, the Customs Act, 1962 recognizes other cu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... es in the public and private sectors handle the import and export cargo when kept in their custody at various ports, international airports/ ICDs. The cargo handling and custody at the international airports is generally entrusted to International Airport Authority of India (IAAI), but there is an increasing trend of the IAAI leasing such facility to private sector or even of direct entry of priva ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tc., are arranged by the port authorities. 5.4 Customs authorities are given appropriate office place and requisite facilities in the dock area as well as in international cargo complexes/ICDs etc., to discharge their functions in relation to imports and exports such as supervision of loading/unloading of goods from vessels/crafts etc., supervision of stuffing or de-stuffing of containers, insp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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