Finance Ministry Includes Virochannagar, Ahmedabad as Designated Location for Customs Activities [Read Notification]
Through this notification, the Ministry of Finance designates Virochannagar, Ahmedabad, as a customs location for import and export activities
Finance Ministry – Virochannagar – Customs Activities – Designated Location for Customs Activities – taxscan
Finance Ministry – Virochannagar – Customs Activities – Designated Location for Customs Activities – taxscan
The Ministry of Finance has issued Notification No. 01/2025-Customs (N.T.) dated January 14, 2025, announcing the inclusion of Virochannagar in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, as a designated location for customs operations. This amendment authorized by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ) aims to enhance trade efficiency and expand customs infrastructure in the region.
The notification issued under the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends the earlier Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.), dated April 2, 1997. It adds Virochannagar as an approved location for:
- Unloading of imported goods,
- Loading of export goods, and
- Handling of any specific class of such goods.
This modification appears in the table for Gujarat under serial number 4, further extending the scope of customs activities in the state.
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Serial No | State | Location | Permitted Activities |
| (xvii) | Gujarat | Virochannagar, Ahmedabad | Unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods. |
Extract from Notification
G.S.R. 36(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (aa) of sub-section (1) read with sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) dated the 2nd April, 1997, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 193(E), dated the 2nd April, 1997, namely: -
In the said notification, in the Table, against serial number 4 relating to the State of Gujarat, in column (3) and (4), after item (xvi) in column (3) and the entries relating thereto in column (4), the following item and entries shall be inserted, namely: -
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| (xvii) | Gujarat | Virochannagar, Ahmedabad | Unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods. |
[F. No. CBIC-50394/111/2022]
SUPRIYA CHANDRAN, Under Secy.
Note: The principal notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.), dated the 2nd April, 1997 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 193(E), dated the 2nd April, 1997 and last amended by corrigendum to notification number 83/2024-Customs (N.T.) dated the 11th December, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i) vide number G.S.R. 766(E), dated the 13th December, 2024.
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