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MUMBAI CUSTOMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP
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The Offices of the Chief Commissioners of Customs,
Mumbai-I, II & III work under the Central Board of Excise and Customs
(CBEC). The CBEC deals with policy formulation and implementation on all
matters relating to Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax including the
prevention of smuggling. The CBEC is headed by a Chairman and presently has 5
members in addition to the Chairman. In the performance of its administrative
and executive functions, the CBEC is assistedby Chief
Commissioners and Director Generals. Executive functions are discharged by
the Commissioners working under the Chief Commissioner’s supervision.
In Mumbai Customs, there are 3 Customs Zones each headed by a
Chief Commissioner.
(i) Chief Commissioner of Customs,
Mumbai-I
(ii) Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai-II
(iii) Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai-III
Their jurisdictions are as follows:
a) Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai-I:
(i) Commissioner of Customs (Import), Mumbai.
(ii) Commissioner of Customs (Export), Mumbai.
(iii) Commissioner of Customs (General), Mumbai and
Inland Container Depot (ICD), Mulund.
b) Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai-II:
(i) Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava Sheva.
(ii) Commissioner of Customs (Export), Nhava Sheva
c) Chief
Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai-III:
(i) Commissioner of Customs (C.S.I.Airport), Mumbai.
(ii) Commissioner
of Customs (Import), Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai.
(iii) Commissioner of Customs (Export), Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai.
(iv) Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Mumbai.
(v) Commissioner of Customs, Pune.
In addition, a Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication) has been
posted under the Chief Commissioner, Zone-I for the adjudication of cases
especially assigned to him by the CBEC.
Orders passed by officers below the rank of Commissioner of
Customs are appealable before the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals). There
are 3 Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) in Mumbai Customs Zone.
The jurisdiction of Customs Mumbai extends from Dahanu in the North to Shrivardhan
in the South covering districts of Maharashtra, namely, Thane, Greater
Mumbai, Raigad, Pune, Sindhudurga,
Ratnagiri, Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara and Solapur.
The functions in brief, of the various Commissionerates
in the 3 Zones, are as follows:
CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, MUMBAI-I
(i) Commissioner of
Customs (General), Mumbai Custom House:
Administrative (including cadre control), Vigilance, Central
Intelligence Unit (CIU),.Accounts, Statistics, Customs
House Agent (CHA), Audit, Revenue Control Lab and ICD Mulund.
(ii) Commissioner of Customs (Imports),
Mumbai Custom House:
Appraising Groups, Apprising (Main), Computerization (EDI), Postal Appraising
Section (PAS), Docks, Bond, Ad- hoc Exemptions, Diplomatic Baggage, Special
Investigation & Intelligence Branch (Import), Special Valuation Branch
(SVB).
(iii) Commissioner of Customs (Exports),
Mumbai Custom House:
Exports, EPCG & 100% EOUs, Drawback, All Export
Promotion Schemes including export related imports at Mumbai Custom House and
Special Investigation & Intelligence Branch (Export)
CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, MUMBAI-II
(iv)
Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawahar Custom
House, Nhava Sheva:
All work relating to Imports, Imports under Export Promotion Schemes,
Preventive, etc. at Nhava Sheva
and other CFSs attached to the charge.
(v) Commissioner of Customs (Export), Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva:
Exports, EPCG & 100% EOUs, Drawback, All Export
Promotion Schemes, Administration and Vigilance at Jawahar
Custom House.
CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, MUMBAI-III
(vi) Commissioner of Customs (C.S.I. Airport), Sahar, Mumbai:
Customs work relating to passenger and Courier clearance, Air Intelligence
Unit at the Airport, legal work including COFEPOSA, Airlines Bonds, Diamond
Bourse, SEEPZ Admn., Vigilance, Preventive, etc.
(vii) Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air
Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai:
All work relating to Import by Air, Preventive functions etc. at Sahar, Air
Cargo Complex.
(viii) Commissioner of Customs (Export
Promotion), Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai:
Exports, EPCG & 100% EOUs, Drawback, All Export
Promotional Schemes including export related imports, Administration and
Vigilance at Air Cargo Complex.
(ix) Commissioner of Customs (Preventive),
Mumbai Custom House:
Anti-smuggling work in the Mumbai, Thane & Raigad districts. The
Rummaging & Intelligence Wing of the Commissionerate in Mumbai covers the
Docks, Mumbai Harbour, Sahar Airport and Mumbai
City. The Marine & Preventive Wing of the Commissionerate covers the 220 Kms. long coastlines in the coastal districts of Thane
and Raigad and also carries out joint operations with Navy, Coast Guard and
Police.
(x) Commissioner of Customs, Pune:
Anti-smuggling work in the districts of Pune, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara and Solapur in the state
of Maharashtra and Clearances through 4 ICDs/in his charge.
Each Commissioner of Customs in assisted by Addl. / Jt. Commissioners of
Customs and Dy. / Asstt. Commissioner of Customs at
the Group ‘A’ level. Below them are the officers in the ranks of Aoppraising Officers and Suuperintendents
of Customs (Preventive) at the Group ‘B’ level who are assisted
by Ministerial Officers and Group ‘C’ and ‘D’
officers.
The functions of Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication) and
Commissioners of Customs (Appeals) are as follows:
(i) Commissioner of
Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai Custom House:
Adjudication of important cases including cases involving more than one
Commissionerate investigated by the DRI, as assigned tp
him by the CBEC.
(ii) Commissioner of Customs (Appeals),
Mumbai-I:
Appeals filed against orders of officers below the rank of Commissioner of
Customs working under Commissioner of Customs (General), Commissioner of
Customs (Import) and Commissioner of Customs (Export), Mumbai.
(iii) Commissioner of Customs (Appeals),
Mumbai-II:
Appeals filed against orders of officers below the rank of Commissioner of
Customs working under Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava
Sheva, Commissioner of Customs (Export), Nhava Sheva and Container
Freight Station, Mulund.
(iv) Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), Mumbai-III:
Appeals filed against orders of officers below the rank of
Commissioner of Customs working under Commissioner of Customs (Airport)
Sahar, Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo Complex, Commissioner of
Customs (Export), Air Cargo Complex and Commissioner of Customs (Preventive).
Mumbai.
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