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Regulation 18. Penalty

Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018

Official text

Regulation 18. Penalty: -

(1) The Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs may impose penalty not exceeding fifty thousand rupees on a Customs Broker or F card holder who contravenes any provisions of these regulations or who fails to comply with any provision of these regulations.

(2) The Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner of Customs may impose penalty not exceeding ten thousand rupees on a G card holder who contravenes any provisions of these regulations in connection with the proceedings against the Customs Broker.

(3) The imposition of penalty or any action taken under these regulations shall be without prejudice to the action that may be taken against the Customs Broker or F card holder or G card holder under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) or any other law for the time being in force.

Judgments on Regulation 18

  • M/S R. K. Logistics vs Commissioner Of Customs — Delhi High Court, 21 Sep 2026. A customs broker licence obtained on a forged qualification can be revoked with forfeiture of security under Regulation 14 of CBLR 2018, and a separate penalty under Regulation 18 can be imposed as well;…
  • J.B.Singh & Sons vs Commissioner Of Customs-Pune — CESTAT, 31 Jul 2026. A Customs Broker who files bills of entry based on documents supplied by the importer with the check list approved in writing by the importer, and without knowledge of the mis-declaration or of the applicable import…
  • M/S Anax Air Services Pvt. Ltd vs Commissioner Of Customs New Delhi — Delhi High Court, 10 Apr 2026. A Customs Broker's contravention of the obligations under the CBLR attracts disciplinary sanction—revocation, forfeiture of security and penalty—even without proof of criminal intention, since the agent cannot plead…
  • M/S.Jai Logistics Services Pvt. Ltd vs The Principal Commissioner Of Customs — Madras High Court, 12 Jun 2020. Failure of the Inquiry Officer to communicate the inquiry report within the 90-day period stipulated in Regulation 17(5) of the CBLR, 2018 — even after reckoning the COVID-19 extension under Notification G.S.R.601(E)…
  • G Narayan And Co vs The Commissioner Of Customs - Mangaluru — CESTAT, 7 Sep 2026. A customs broker who requests first check before assessment demonstrates bona fide and diligence, and while Section 112(a) penalty may be sustained for participation in undervaluation, its quantum must be proportionate…