Customs Clearance Agents (CCA)

Custom House agent services

Customs Clearance Agents (CCA)/Customs Brokers:

Customs Clearance Agents are either companies or individual who facilitate importers and exporters to clear the goods from customs. They ensure shipments are in compliance with all laws and regulations.

Duties of a Customs Clearance Agents:

• Documentation: Bills of Entry Handle Documents like Shipping Bills, etc.
• Duties & Taxes Payment: Calculation and payment of customs duties, GST, and any other levies.
• Compliance & Regulations: Verifying adherence to all import/export regulations, licenses, and restrictions for the goods.
• Authority Communication: Handling customs clearance smoothly.
• Cargo Inspection & Examination: Help with the physical inspection and verification of goods in case the customs require it.
• Managing Delays & Disputes: Errors in classification, undervaluation or overvaluation, and errors in customs documentation.
• Logistics Coordination: Working with shipping lines, freight forwarders, and transport companies for on-time delivery.

The following are few of the activities related to import clearances (Customs clearance for imports):

1. Normal / regular clearances on merit duty
2. Import clearance raw material under Advance Authorization (DEEC) and capital goods under Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) with NIL duty
3. Project Import Clearance
4. Import clearance under concessional rate of duty clearance – Annexure –III (EOU)
5. Import clearance under Hi-tech goods, Served from India Scheme, Target Plus etc.
6. Import clearance under Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products Scheme (RoDTEP) / Duty Free Import Authorization (DFIA)
7. Import clearance under Bonding / De-bonding / High Sea Sale / Job work / Re-import & Second hand goods clearance
8. Closure of Warehouse Bond / DEEC Bond / EPCG Bond / Bank Guarantee (BG) at Customs
9. LMPC Certificate
10. PIMS Certificate
11. BIS Certificate
12. EPR Certificate

The following are few of the activities related to export clearances (Customs clearance for exports):
1. Duty Free Exports without claiming any export benefits
2. Exports Clearance under licenses (DEEC / DFIA / EPCG / EOU / SEZ)
3. Exports Clearance under RoDTEP / Duty Drawback / ROSL
4. Re-Export clearances