ELIGIBILITY – As per Regulation 5 of CBLR 2018
A person who meet the following conditions that:-
(1) a) He is a citizen of India
b) He is a person of sound mind
c) He is not adjudicated as insolvent
d) He holds an Aadhaar Card
e) He holds a valid PAN Card
f) He has not been penalised for any offence under Customs Act, 1962, Central Excise Act, 1944, Service Tax, CGST Act, 2017 and IGST Act, 2017
g) He is neither been convicted by a competent court for an offence not any criminal proceeding is pending against him in any court of law
h) An individual applicant or in case the applicant is a firm, its partner or in the case of a company, its director or an authorised employee who may handle the Customs work shall
i) Be a graduate from a recognised university
ii) Possess a professional degree such as Masters or equivalent degree in Accounting, Finance or Management, CA / CS / MBA / LLM / ACMA / FCMA or Diploma in Customs Clearance work from any Institutes or University recognised by the Government or is having at least two years experience in transacting Customs Broker work as G-Card holder
(i)The applicant has financial viability of not less than five lakhs rupees supported by a certificate issued by a Scheduled Bank or such other proof acceptable to the Commissioner of Customs
(2) A retired Group A officer from the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise) having a minimum of five years experience in Group A post shall also be eligible to apply for a licence to act as a Customs Broker provided he satisfies the conditions specified at (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (i) above. The person who meets the above conditions has to clear a written and Oral examination conducted by NACIN