He has to ensure that the goods cleared by him reach the consignee and not someone else. As we will see later, his responsibilities as spelled out in the CHA regulations are onerous and grave. Valuation of exports has become a major problem and the CHA has to ensure that the assessing officer is satisfied on this count which is no easy task. Up country export cargo brought through the Central Excise route has to be got examined or the seals verified while local cargo has to got physically examined. Such criteria includes educational qualification of being a graduate, experience in Customs Clearing work, and financial soundness.
Educational qualifications are relaxable against practical experience.
Categories of pass holders are provided for on the basis of qualification in the written examination conducted every year on the basis of a syllabus comprising knowledge of basic Customs Law, procedures for clearance, warehousing, classification, valuation, currency conversion, allied laws, import- export policy , drawback, refund, demands etc. Temporary licenses are granted pending regular qualification. Where his client fails to observe the law the agent is required to bring this to the notice of the department. He is also required to ensure payment of government dues. He is required to maintain proper records of the transactions entered by him in a manner which can be inspected by the department if and when required.