MIAPL Designated as Cargo Custodian for Sahar Airport
[Customs Public Notice No.
06 dated 20th January 2012]
In the exercise of the
powers conferred under Section 45(1) and 141(1) of the Customs, Act, 1962, I,
M. Ajitkumar, Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air
Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai, do hereby appoint M/s
Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAPL), Mumbai, as Custodian (Customs
Cargo Service Provider) of cargo to be imported by all Airlines handled by
MIAPL for the purpose of safe custody at Air Cargo Complex, Sahar,
Andheri (East), Mumbai, until they are cleared for
home consumption or for warehousing or for transshipment in accordance with the
provisions laid down under the Customs Act, 1962, and Rules and Regulations
made thereunder subject to the following conditions :
(i) The Custodian shall comply
with all the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, especially those in Chapter
VII and VIII of the Act and Rules and Regulations notified in this regard such
and Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, issued vide
Notification No.26/2009-Customs (N.T.) dated 17th March, 2009, by
Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi as
amended from time to time as are applicable to custodian of goods in Customs
Area.
(ii) The Custodian shall pay to the
Government or the proper officer, on demand, any amount of Customs Duty payable
on the imported goods pilfered or not accounted for, as per Section 45(3) of
the Customs Act, 1962.
(iii) The goods shall be stored in
areas as detailed below :
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Schedule |
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CARGO HANDLED/ STORAGE AREA |
EXTENT OF THE AREA AND TYPE OF CARGO HANDLED |
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03 Cold Storage Units placed within the premises of MIAPL Import
Warehouse at Marol Pipeline Road |
3 Reefer Containers with the following Dimensions : Outside – 2.896m
(Height) x 2.438m (Width) x 12.192m (Length) Inside – 2.526m (Height) x 2.290m (Width) x 11.585m (Length) Capacity : Maximum Cargo weight = 26370 Kg and Cubic Capacity = 67.00
m³ Temperature Range = -18°C to 20°C placed within the premises of MIAPL Import Warehouse at Marol Pipeline on the ground floor for receipt, storage, disposal
of longstanding (above 14 days) uncleared /
unclaimed / abandoned international cargo perishable in nature, of Air Cargo
Complex, Sahar, Mumbai |
The duration of appointment
shall initially be for a period of two years from the date of issue of this
Public Notice and thereafter shall be renewed after review and subject to the
satisfaction of the Commissioner of Customs.
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