1. CSCB National Conference 2013
Shantanu Bhadkamkar
Immediate Past Chairman – FFFAI
Managing Director - IFCBA

2. FFFAI - 51 Years
 Federation Of Freight Forwarders’ Associations In
India
 Federation, Not Association
 Primary Membership Of Customs Brokers (Custom
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House Agents) Associations
Pan-India – 24 Associations – 95% Commercial
EXIM Trade
Broad Membership Of Other Stakeholders
Footprint: International – National – Local
Wide Representation In Government Forums, Trade
Bodies

3. Current Issues
 Statutory
 CBLR 2013
 Arbitrary Suspension Of License Pending Enquiry
 Customs Act Amended To Make Customs Offenses Non
Bailable
 Same Liability As A Customer
 KYC - Antecedents
 Operational
 Standard Unit Quantity Code – Mismatch
 Double Payment Of Customs Duty Owing To Problems in ePayment module – Delayed Refund
 IT infrastructure – Down Time
 Commercial
 Same As All Over The Globe

4. FFFAI’s Action Plan
Sensitisation Of Government Machinery
Self Regulatory Organisation (SRO)
Recognition of FFFAI Training Programs under CBLR
Customs Brokers an integral part of Customs
Capacity Building Program
 Cooperate & Collaborate With all Other Stakeholders
For Trade Facilitation
 Cooperate & Collaborate With National Associations
Of Other Countries
 Industry Image: Outreach & Brand Building
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 Business Opportunities For Members Through
Tradefairs, Conferences,

5. Empower Customs Brokers
 Thought Leadership
 Training & Continual Education
 Global Outreach, Regional Cooperation, Local
Connect
 BPR
 Standardising Compliance Norms
 Advanced MIS, Transparency
 Process Audit Toolkit
 Monitoring of Performance with Peer Review
 Elimination Of Disputes

6. 21st Biennial Convention OF
FFFAI
 First Convention In New Avatar As Customs
Brokers
 Participation
 Highest
 All Stakeholders
 International Participation, IFCBA Meeting
 Dense Schedule: Business + Knowledge +
Networking + Entertainment + VIP Participation
 Business Sessions + Knowledge Sessions
 Mini Trade Fair, One-On-One Meetings

7. Vision For A Promising Future
Convention Consensus & Resolution: “Resolved at
the 21st Biennial Convention of FFFAI held at
New Delhi, June 14th - 16th 2013 that we the
members of the FFFAI will augment our
capabilities to enable us to move into the Next
League.”
 Professional Excellence
 Customs Broker’s Profession, An Occupation Of
First Choice
 Customs Broker, An Institution Of Excellence: High
Level Trust Both From The Trade & From The
Authorities
 To Integrate In To Global Supply Chain As A

8. Customs Broker, An Occupation Of First
Choice
Shantanu Bhadkamkar
Immediate Past Chairman – FFFAI
Managing Director - IFCBA
“Dream is not what you see when you sleep; dream is something that
doesn't let you sleep”