HYDERABAD: The Customs and Central Excise (Hyderabad zone) chief commissioner R.Shakuntala assured traders of an easier and faster clearance procedure at newly-constituted commissionerate which may encourage imports and exports here, has said.
Addressing traders and customs officials here on Tuesday on the occasion of International Customs Day, she said Hyderabad was emerging as the hub of exports and imports, and the customs department must keep the environment encouraging for trade to thrive. “There is need for single-window clearance to boost trading. Though it is difficult to have it because of different regulations of different agencies, I hope the state and central governments will support the idea.”
Further, she said, there is need for a coordinated approach by border control agencies to achieve greater efficiency in managing trade and travel flows while maintaining a balance with security requirements. “Though the current system is working effectively, we need to work with more dedication to face external threats such as organised crimes like smuggling and deadly diseases like Ebola,” she added. Commissioner of customs N Sridhar said there were five major allied agencies of the customs department in Telangana. The annual revenue from customs duties here is around Rs 200 crore with a major portion of it coming from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad and the Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Sanatnagar. “These two agencies are growing as major trading hubs of India,” he said.
