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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
(AIRPORT & AIR CARGO)
NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, MEENAMBAKKAM
CHENNAI-600 027(.)
F.No.S.Misc.16/2010-EDI Air 17.06.2011
Press Note
New website of Office of the Commissioner of Customs
(Airport & Air Cargo), Chennai launched
A NEW WEBSITE, www.aircustomschennai.gov.in FOR THE OFFICE
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (AIRPORT & AIR CARGO), CHENNAI WAS
LAUNCHED ON 16-6-2011 BY SHRI S. K. GOEL, MEMBER, CENTRAL BOARD OF
EXCISE & CUSTOMS IN THE PRESENCE OF SMT. J.M. SHANTI SUNDHARAM,
CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, CHENNAI ZONE, COMMISSIONERS OF
CUSTOMS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS TRADE ASSOCIATIONS VIZ.,
CUSTOM HOUSE AGENTS ASSOCIATION, AIRLINES ASSOCIATION, AIR CARGO
AGENTS ASSOCIATION, TAMIL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HINDUSTAN
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, AIR INDIA, ETC.(.)
THE WEBSITE PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO PASSENGER CLEARANCE,
CARGO CLEARANCE, CLEARANCE THROUGH COURIER CELL, CLEARANCE OF
FOREIGN POST ARTICLES, INFORMATION REGARDING CHA REGULATIONS, LIST
OF CHAS, ONLINE STATUS OF BILLS OF ENTRY, SHIPPING BILLS, IGM / CONSOLE
MANIFEST, LINKS TO MANY RELATED WEBSITES AS ONE-STOP SOURCE(.)
SHRI SANJAY KUMAR AGARWAL, COMMISSIONER (AIR) WELCOMED THE
GATHERING AND CONGRATULATED THE OFFICERS OF EDI TEAM FOR THEIR
EFFORTS IN DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING THE WEBSITE(.) HE INVITED
SUGGESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE TRADE TO MAKE THE WEBSITE
MUCH MORE USEFUL TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT THE PUBLIC MAY EMAIL
THEIR SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE THE WEBSITE TO chcusair@dataone.in.
MR. S.K.GOEL SAID THAT THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO
FACILITATE LEGITIMATE TRADE AND THAT THE NEW WEBSITE WILL BE
ANOTHER BIG STEP FORWARD IN THE SLEW OF TRADE FACILITATION
MEASURES UNDERTAKEN BY THE CUSTOMS FIELD FORMATIONS(.) HE SAID THE
DEPARTMENT IS IN THE FOREFRONT OF ENABLING IT IN THE PROVISION OF
VARIOUS SERVICES TO THE IMPORTER-EXPORTER COMMUNITY(.) HE SAID
THAT ELECTRONIC PROCESSING OF COURIER DOCUMENTS WHICH WERE
HITHERTO DONE MANUALLY WILL BE INTRODUCED SHORTLY IN CHENNAI AS
THE SAME HAS ALREADY BEEN OPERATIONALISED IN DELHI & MUMBAI(.) HE
SAID CBEC HAS RECENTLY ISSUED GUIDELINES REGARDING SELF-ASSESSMENT
PROCEDURE TO FACILITATE COMPLIANT TRADE AND THAT IT IS A BIG LEAP
FORWARD IN TRADE FACILITATION(.)
THE MEETING ENDED WITH VOTE OF THANKS BY SHRI P.SUBRAMANIAN,
ADDL. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (AIR).
Sd/-
SANJAY KUMAR AGARWAL,
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (AIRPORT & AIR CARGO),
CHENNAI