Custom House Agent(CHA) - Duties of CHA

Custom House Agent required for Importer and Exporter for them custom clearance activity.

If you are in Import and Export business. I know you appoint your Custom House Agent for your custom clearance.

CHA  is licensed to act behalf of you for Import and Export clearance and full fill the procedure and formalities.

Custom House Agent charge normal charge as custom commissioner define. And this charge is negotiable.

Here are the question is it's mandatory to appoint CHA for our company?

No, it's not mandatory to appoint it. You can also do your own custom clearance procedure. But CHA has a knowledge of it and they know how to pass the custom easily and also they know which documents is required.

However, Some companies hire their own CHA for make process fast. But, some companies doing self-clearance which have proper clearance knowledge and transparency between custom authority and firm. 

Duties of Custom House Agent(CHA) 

CHA is helpful to you below works:

Authorized clearances only against legal consignment 

 A CHA is required to clear goods for Import or Export with specific authorization. CHA   work for pass the consignment with following rules.

Correct Advice

Custom House Agent have to provide correct and relative advice for clearance of consignments. If there is non-compliance of products by client, the CHA must bring attention of relative authority and  deputy or assistant commissioner.

Final Accountability

The CHA must pay all the government all monies which received from the clients which received for tax and duties. If any money is received from the governments and client should properly and accounted  to the client.

Conflicts of interest

If CHA is a former officer of a departments. he cannot represent any matter before a custom officer which he had considered as an officer.

This all are duties of Custom House Agent . Which he has present for their clients.

CONCLUSION

Custom House Agent is make your Import or Export process very smooth.

CHA charge very normal amount for play his duties.