National Apex Body Customs Brokers’ Associations in India
Any person, firm, company or corporation approved by the Government of India as Customs Brokers shall be eligible for Associate Membership of the federation provided that such person, company or corporation is an ordinary member of the association which is an ordinary member of the Federation. Any licenced Customs Brokers who is a member of the Customs Brokers Association which is not an ordinary member of the Federation and any licenced Customs Brokers of a center where there is no Customs Brokers Association shall also be eligible for Associate Membership of the Federation. Such Members will not enjoy any voting rights in any of the meetings of the Federation nor shall they participate in any election process held by the Federation.
Any person, firm, Company, Association or Corporation engaged in the business of the multimodal transport operator, air/sea cargo agent, freight broker, rail/road transport, airfreight, shipping, inland container depot/container freight station operator, crane forklift etc., operator, underwriter, insurance agent, or any other allied business connected with the work of Customs Brokers shall be eligible for Allied Membership of the Federation. Such members will not enjoy any voting rights in any of the meetings of the Federation nor shall they participate in any election process held by the Federation.
Any association of Customs Brokers by whatever name shall be eligible for Ordinary Membership of the Federation.
However, only one association will be eligible from each custom station. The first applicant will have rights over the others barring exceptional cases.
The committee may, in their sole and absolute discretion, admit any person, firm, company, corporation or association to Honorary Membership of the Federation and an Honorary Member shall not be liable to pay any entrance fee, subscription or other dues of the Federation. Such members will not enjoy any voting right in any of the meetings of the Federation nor shall they participate in any election process held by the Federation.