Kolkata Custom - Who are we?

Kolkata Customs under Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It deals with the tasks of formulation of policy concerning levy and collection of Customs and Central Excise duties, prevention of smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs, Central Excise and Narcotics to the extent under CBEC's purview. The Board is the administrative authority for its subordinate organizations, including Custom Houses, Central Excise Commissionerates and the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.

Kolkata Custom Jurisdiction

The Commissionerate of Customs (Port), Kolkata, has jurisdiction over the Kolkata Port, the Haldia Dock System, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Ten Kilometers on both sides of Hooghly River starting from Kolkata City upto the sea.

The Commissioner of Customs (Airport and Administration) has jurisdiction over Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, the Customs work of Falta Export Processing Zone and the Administration side of Kolkata Customs.

Message from the Chief Commisioner of Customs

I am happy to present this website to the importers, exporters and agents of Kolkata. In the 21st century, technology is playing major role in the life of every citizen. Customs department has been striving to serve the businessmen in better ways and information technology is very effective tool to provide information to the traders.

Primary utility of this site is to inform people about the role of Customs in international trade, alongwith to educate people to refrain from business practices which can not only harm the Indian Economy, but to some extent, the entire nation.

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Revenue Collection by Kolkata Customs

2009-07-02 - Sealed quotations are hereby invited from reputed parties/firms for commissioning of a Xerox Centre at Custom House, Kolkata.