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                               OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
                                                   (AIRPORT & AIR CARGO)
                                            NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, MEENAMBAKKAM
                                                        CHENNAI-600 027(.)
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F.No.S.Misc.16/2010-EDI Air          
                                                      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