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Regulation 2. Definitions

Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009

Official text

Regulation 2. Definitions. —

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "Act" means the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962);

(b) "Customs Cargo Services provider" means any person responsible for receipt, storage, delivery, dispatch or otherwise handling of imported goods and export goods and includes a custodian as referred to in section 45 of the Act and persons as referred to in sub-section (2) of section 141 of the said Act;

(c) "specified" means specified by a notification or an order issued under the provisions of the Act;

(2) the words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.

Judgments on Regulation 2

  • Diamond And Gem Development vs Ahmedabad — CESTAT, 12 Jun 2024. Cost recovery charges for customs officers posted in a customs area cannot be confirmed or recovered from a Customs Cargo Service provider where HCCAR, 2009 prescribes no recovery mechanism and the Government of India…
  • Goodearth Maritime Limited vs Kandla — CESTAT, 12 Mar 2020. Cost recovery charges from a custodian under Regulation 5(2) of the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 are unsustainable in law because customs clearance is a sovereign function, no special service or…