Tiruchi: The much-awaited international courier operations at the fast-growing Tiruchi international airport is poised to take off soon marking another milestone for this non-metro airport.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has sanctioned 36 posts on “cost recovery basis” for providing international courier service at Tiruchi airport which is witnessing a robust growth in the export of general cargo to several overseas destinations. Customs sources told The Hindu that the approval for new posts for starting the international courier operations came recently from the CBEC — an apex body in the Ministry of Finance for administering levy and collection of indirect taxes and facilitating cross border movement of goods and services.
Although the CBEC had issued a notification in July 2013 allowing international courier operations at Tiruchi airport, things did not move swiftly thereafter. There were several rounds of discussions between the AAI and the Customs on this issue especially on sanction of posts on cost recovery basis.
A few months ago, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had forwarded a proposal seeking full complement of posts on cost recovery basis to the Customs authorities for launching the courier service.
The proposal was in turn forwarded to the CBEC for approval and sanction of posts, the sources said.
18/06/16 R Rajaram/The Hindu
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The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has sanctioned 36 posts on “cost recovery basis” for providing international courier service at Tiruchi airport which is witnessing a robust growth in the export of general cargo to several overseas destinations. Customs sources told The Hindu that the approval for new posts for starting the international courier operations came recently from the CBEC — an apex body in the Ministry of Finance for administering levy and collection of indirect taxes and facilitating cross border movement of goods and services.
Although the CBEC had issued a notification in July 2013 allowing international courier operations at Tiruchi airport, things did not move swiftly thereafter. There were several rounds of discussions between the AAI and the Customs on this issue especially on sanction of posts on cost recovery basis.
A few months ago, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had forwarded a proposal seeking full complement of posts on cost recovery basis to the Customs authorities for launching the courier service.
The proposal was in turn forwarded to the CBEC for approval and sanction of posts, the sources said.
18/06/16 R Rajaram/The Hindu
