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Issuance of Customs House Agent (CHA) Pass

What is a Customs House Agent Pass?

• CHA pass is an identification card issued to a person recognized as an authorized agent to associate with Customs officers. A CHA pass is valid for one year period from the date of registration

What are the benefits of having a CHA pass?

• Has higher demand for recruitment in Logistics/ Clearing/ Shipping companies.
• Can act as his sole declarent for clearing and shipping his own cargo
  
• Foreign employment opportunities as shipping/ clearing agent
  
• As an added qualification/ eligibility for academic studies in Logistics
  

What a CHA holder can do?

• Can act (Sign documents/ present for Customs examinations and inquiries) as the authorized agent for his shipper/ consignee
• Can enter to Customs premises without prior permission
  
• Can submit shipping/ clearing documents (CUSDEC) to Customs and get them processed for shipment/ Clearing
  

How to obtain a CHA pass?

• A person successfully completed the training and passed the exam for Custom House Agents, conducted by Human Resource Development Division (HRD) of Sri Lanka Customs can apply for a CHA pass
• Application should accompany several mandatory documents and copies of them (please see below for the list of mandatory documents)
  

How to participate for the CHA training?

• A person having passed six subjects including English, Mathematics and Sinhala/Tamil in GCE (O/L) can apply for the training course
• Application should� accompany a request letter from a registered company
  

Mandatory documents to operate as a New Customs House Agent (Declarent)

• Request Letter (Signed by the Proprietor/Partner/Director)
• Duly Filed CHA Application
  
• Business Registration Certificate
  
• TIN Certificate
  
• VAT Certificate
  
• Application for Registration of Customs House Agent in Terms of Section 115 of� The Customs Ordinance
  
• Form 1/Form 2A/Form 48/Form 20/Form 41
  
• Articles of Association/Memorandum of Association
  
• Shipping Agents Licenses (Only for Shipping Agents)
  
• Cash Guarantee for Rs. 50,000/= (Expiry data should be one year from the first registration months)
  
• Proof of Address (Electricity Bill/Water Bill/Telephone Bill)
  
• Certified Copy of Deed or Lease Agreement
  
• Location Map
  
• Proprietor/Partner/Director and Applicants Photo with Specimen Signature with All details included in a Letter Head of the Company
  
• Inventory List with all the serials of electronic equipments and office setup Plan
  
• Applicant's
  

1. National Identity Card
   
2. Certificate of Competence (Customs Certificate)
   
3. Police Report
   
4. Preventive Certificate
   
5. Grama Sevaka Certificate
   

Documents Mandatory to Renew Customs House Agent for 2015

• Request Letter (Signed by the Proprietor/Partner/Director)
• Duly Filled CHA Applications
  

1. CUS/CHA (01) – one copy
   
2. CUS/CHA (02) – who copies
   

• Originals of
  

1. Business Registration Certificate – BRC
   
2. TIN Certificate
   
3. VAT Certificate
   

• Cash Deposit��� Rs. 50,000/=
  
• Letter of Certificate issued by the Bank
  

    Bank should issue a letter certifying a Current Account is in operation in the name of Customs House Agent

• Proof of Address

Electricity bill/Water bill/Telephone bill (within last two months)

• Applicant’s (with photocopy)

1. National Identity Card
   
2. 2013 CHA pass and Photo copy of it (Both Sides)
   
3. Certificate of Competence
   
4. CIU Report (within 1 year is must)
   
5. Police Report – Needs to be addressed to DGC Sri Lanka Customs (within two years)
   
6. Grama Niladari Report – (obtained within six months)