CUSTOMS LAW MADE EASY SERIES - DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ICD AND CFS

I.C.D	C.F.S
( Inland container depots)	(Container Freight Station)
	(other than CFS attached to ICD)
Appointed under Sec 7(aa) of Customs Act 1962  through Board Notification	CFS are appointed by Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of customs
in the official gazette.	to act as custodians of imported goods  under
	Sec 45 of CA 1962.  A  PN will be issued by
	commissioner approving the CFS.
Normally containers are aggregated  (pooled)	Here containers are stuffed /de-stuffed; goods
for onward  movement to or from the ports	are examined by customs officers and clearance
	of cargo (for export/home consumption) takes
	Place.
Normally located outside the port towns	Normally in the vicinity of  Port towns
CFS may be attached to an ICD to perform	CFS is treated as an extension of a port / ICD /
the functions of a CFS.	Aircargo complex (wherever not attached to
	an ICD)
If CFS is attached to an ICD Customs officers are	In a CFS (other than ICD attached  CFS )
posted to on recovery basis. The salaries	the officers are posted overtime fees basis (for
and pension contribution of the	performance of  duties after normal hours
officers actually  posted  are recovered.	of working.) and O.T. is collected from the
	merchant / beneficiaries under the Merchant Overtime Fee Rules 1998