Customs Commissionerate, Pune was created in July 1997 consequent to the trifurcation of the Commissionerate of Central Excise and Customs, Pune. The Commissionerate which was  under the jurisdiction of Customs Mumbai-III Zone earlier has since come under the jurisdiction of Central Excise & Customs Pune Zone with effect from 26^th July 2007 .  The jurisdiction of the Commissionerate extends to 7 Revenue districts in the State   of Maharashtra viz. Pune, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur. 
 

There are four Inland Container Depots in this Commissionerate– three at Pune and one at Miraj (Sangli) which basically cater to the needs of manufacturers located in or around Pune.   A few minor ports at Ratnagiri, Dabhol, Jaigad, Vijaydurg also handle imports / exports. The Pune Airport has since  been declared as a Customs airport in  January, 1997 for the export of specified goods. With effect from 12^th December 2005, Pune Airport has been notified as an International Airport for the clearance of  passengers and baggage.

The important functions carried out in the Commissionerate are  (i) Anti Smuggling and Preventive work  including of anti-narcotic functions –  collection of  intelligence,  Joint Sea Patrolling, Night Road Patrolling, Patrolling of Coast / Creeks through  departmental boats / vessels, Rummaging of cargo vessels. (ii) Assessment of Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills and related work at CFS  Pimpri, ICD Dighi, ICD Miraj (Sangli), ICD Pimpri-Chinchwad and coastal customs divisions at Ratnagiri and Dapoli (iii)  enforcement of NDPS Act, 1985  (v)  Marine wing operations at Ratnagiri and  (v) manning of the telecommunications network in the entire Konkan area both in the inland region as also along the coast line starting from Bankot in the north to Kiranpani in the south.

Field Formations

Container Freight Station, Pimpri        

Container Freight Station (CFS), Pimpri came into existence with effect from 15.06.1990 vide Public notice No. 4/90 dtd. 11.06.1990. Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) is the custodian for this CFS. Major commodities imported through this CFS are  Iron & Steel in primary form, Plastics and articles, Electrical goods, Organic chemicals, Man made staple fibre,  oress/slabs/ashes, Machinery and parts thereof, Poultry feed, etc.  The commodities exported include Valves, Hubs etc.
 

Inland Container Depot, Dighi  

Inland Container Depot, Dighi was notified vide this Commissionerate’s Notification No. 4/98-Cus (NT) dated 30^th September 1998 and started operations with effect from 21.10.98. M/s. Dynamic Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Pune is the custodian for this ICD. Major commodities imported through this ICD include PVC Resin, Machinery, Mineral Substances, Iron & Steel, etc.  The major commodities exported are  Diesel Engines, Boilers, Automobile Parts, Engineering Goods, etc.

Inland Container Depot, Miraj      

Inland Container Depot, Miraj was made operational vide Public Notice No. 103/2001 dtd 10.12.2001 with effect from  21.12.2001.  M/s. CONCOR is the custodian for this ICD.  Major commodities imported through this ICD include Machinery, Yarn etc.  The commodities exported are  Sugar and Textiles. 

Inland Container Depot, Pimpri -Chinchwad       

Inland Container Depot, Pimpri- Chinchwad located at Chinchwad Goods Shed of CONCOR was declared as Customs area vide this Commissionerate’s Notification No. 1/2003-Cus dated 17^th Jan. 2003 and made operational with effect from  21.03.2003.  M/s CONCOR is the custodian for this ICD. Major commodities imported through this ICD include  Heavy Melting Scrap, Polyvinyl Chloride Granules, Packaging Machinery, Asbestos Sheets, etc.

Inland Container Depot, Talegaon

Inland Container Depot, Talegaon is located at A-18 & A-18/1, Talegaon Floriculture and Industrial Park, Talegaon MIDC, Navlakh Umbre, District Pune. M/s KSH Distri Parks are the Custodian for this ICD.  

Customs Preventive Division, Ratnagiri   

Ratnagiri Customs Division was created in January 1975. It covers a coastline jurisdiction of approx. 250 kms.  The jurisdiction of this Division extends to the whole of Sindhudurg District and three talukas and Ratnagiri District from Jaigad in the north to Kiranpani in the South. There are 13 major/ minor ports attached to this Division, primarily, to regulate the work of issuing passes relating to fishing vessels. The important ports are Jaigad, Bhagvati Bandar, Deogad, Malvan and Vengurla. Road Checking Parties are at Kankawli & Sawantwadi and operate mainly for checking Mumbai - Goa traffic and traffic coming from the coastal roads for preventing contraband movement.

Apart from preventive functions, the division also oversees the work of import and export through the Ranpar port in Ratnagiri.  Major imports through this port include Chemicals (Ethylene & Ethylene di-chloride) imported by M/s Finolex Industries, Petroleum products (LPG) by M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation. Bauxite and Molasses are exported from Jaigad and Vijaydurg ports. There is one Private Bonded Warehouse of M/s Bharati Shipyard Ltd., which is importing raw material required for ship building and export of tugs & vessels.

Customs Preventive Division, Dapoli   

Lohegaon Air Cargo Terminal   

Pune Air port has been declared as a Customs airport on 17 January, 1997.  This was originally notified for export of perishable agriculture produce items like flowers, fruits, vegetables and processed food.  Vide Notification No.108/2005 - Cus (N.T) dated 9.12.2005, unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods has been permitted by the Government.  A few consignments of perishable cargo have been exported from Pune Air Port consequent to assessment and clearance by customs ICD, Dighi. 

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