Customs brokers (CHA) in Kochi for Dubai/UAE imports
Licensed customs brokers — still widely called CHAs, the licence's name before 2013 — file the Bill of Entry, classify the goods, and claim the CEPA preferential rate at clearance.
Kochi's Vallarpadam terminal is a transhipment gateway for spices, seafood, and UAE re-exports.
Choosing a customs broker in Kochi
CBIC's list puts 30 AEO-certified logistics operators in Kochi: all of them by the Cochin zone. 5 were certified in the last twelve months, and 8 certificates lapse before 28 Sept 2027, so ask any broker you shortlist for its current certificate rather than relying on an old listing. For a CEPA shipment from Dubai or elsewhere in the UAE, the broker files your Bill of Entry and claims the preferential rate against your certificate of origin. The Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations also make it verify your IEC and GSTIN and advise you to comply with the Customs Act, reporting non-compliance to customs if you don't (regulation 10). Before you appoint one, search its PAN on CBLMS: a licence there is what makes a company a customs broker. AEO status on top means customs has checked its records, solvency and security.
Licensed customs brokers we have checked
None yet. We name a company a customs broker only after finding its licence on CBIC's CBLMS register, never from its name. The AEO-certified operators below can include customs brokers; search any of them on CBLMS by PAN.
AEO-certified logistics operators in Kochi
30 companies hold CBIC's AEO-LO certificate through the Cochin customs zone. AEO-LO covers four kinds of business: logistics providers such as freight forwarders, custodians or terminal operators, customs brokers, and warehouse operators. CBIC's list does not say which one each company is. To confirm one is a licensed customs broker, search its PAN (the ten characters after “IN” in the certificate number) on CBLMS.
Before certifying an operator, customs checks its compliance record, record-keeping, solvency and security, including a visit to its premises (AEO master circular 33/2016). The certificate lasts five years and covers only that company, not the importers it clears for. A customs broker with AEO status doesn't need to renew its licence while the certificate is valid (CBLR 2018, regulation 9).
Data last updated: · CBIC AEO programme membership list. Certificates expired by and 1 suspended or revoked are left out.
| Company | Certificate no. | PAN | Valid until | Address (as listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.V.THOMAS AND COMPANY LIMITED | Certificate INAABCA8810G0F233 | PAN AABCA8810G | Valid until | PB NO. 520, BRISTOW ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, ERNAKULAM, KERALA-682003 |
| ANCHERIL AGENCIES | Certificate INAABFA9374Q0F210 | PAN AABFA9374Q | Valid until | TEEPEYEM HOUSE, BRISTOW ROAD, WELLINGDON ISLAND, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, 682003 |
| CARGOMAR PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAABCC3148B0F246 | PAN AABCC3148B | Valid until | CARGOMAR HOUSE, III/695-C (NEW NO. XIII/168), KOTTARAM JUNCTION, MARADU, KERALA COCHIN-682304 |
| CHAKIAT AGENCIES | Certificate INAABFC5853E0F232 | PAN AABFC5853E | Valid until | SUBRAMANIAN ROAD, POST BOX NO. 525, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-682003 |
| CLASSIC INDIA LOGISTICS | Certificate INAGZPK8323R0F213 | PAN AGZPK8323R | Valid until | CLASSIC INDIA BUILDING, TSRA- 19, SIMHASANA ROAD, THURUTHYSSERY PO, NEAR COCHIN NEW DUMBASSERY AIRPORT, COCHIN, KERALA, 683589 |
| COCHIN CLEARING HOUSE PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAADCC3152B0F227 | PAN AADCC3152B | Valid until | 1ST FLOOR, OLD DLB BUILDING, INDIRA GANDHI ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, 682003 |
| DGS LOGISTICS AND SHIPPING (INDIA) PVT.LTD. | Certificate INAADCD0338C0F237 | PAN AADCD0338C | Valid until | FIRST FLOOR, MIV CFS ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, OPPOSITE ICTT VALLARPADAM, COCHIN-682 504 |
| ELTON & SONS | Certificate INAABFE0568L0F222 | PAN AABFE0568L | Valid until | XXVI/1811, SUBRAMANIAN ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN, KERALA, 682003 |
| EXIM SHIPPING AND LOGISTICS | Certificate INAAEFE1568P0F238 | PAN AAEFE1568P | Valid until | IST FLOOR, ROOM NO. 3, VENKITARAMAN ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-682003, KERALA |
| FREIGHT AG PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAAACF4528P0F231 | PAN AAACF4528P | Valid until | 2ND FLOOR, PORT USERS COMPLEX NO.2, NEAR RUBBER BOARD BUILDING, INDIRA GANDHI ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-682003. |
| FREIGHTLINKS INTERNATIONAL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAAACF6959J0F227 | PAN AAACF6959J | Valid until | 1ST FLOOR, NO. 29/1752, LOBO BROTHER BUILDING, NAVAL ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, 682003 |
| GATEWAY DISTRIPARKS KERALA LIMITED | Certificate INAACCG6616P0F236 | PAN AACCG6616P | Valid until | MAIN ROAD, NH-47C, VALLARPADAM, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI- 682504 |
| INDIA GATEWAY TERMINAL PVT LTD | Certificate INAABCI3293F0F254 | PAN AABCI3293F | Valid until | "Administration Building, ICTT, Vallarpadam SEZ Ernakulam Kerala -682 504" |
| ISLAND SHIPPING AGENCIES | Certificate INAAAFI6181Q0F232 | PAN AAAFI6181Q | Valid until | 29/1436, ISA BUILDING, NEAR LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION OFFICE, INDIRA GANDHI ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, ERNAKULAM, KERALA-682003 |
| JN FREIGHT FORWARDERS PVT LTD | Certificate INAABCJ1901B0F240 | PAN AABCJ1901B | Valid until | 61/3399, SR Complex, Chittoor Road, Ravipuram, Ernakulam, Kerala - 682016 |
| K C JACOB & COMPANY | Certificate INAACFK4731A0F223 | PAN AACFK4731A | Valid until | OPPOSITE ERNAKULAM WHARF, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN, KERALA, 682003 |
| K V AGENCIES | Certificate INAAHFK0384Q0F231 | PAN AAHFK0384Q | Valid until | DOOR NO. 18/2469 B, NEAR ST. SEBASTIAN CHURCH, THOPPUMPADY, COCHIN-682005 |
| KINI LOGISTICS SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAACCK5306N0F223 | PAN AACCK5306N | Valid until | 7/97C, MOTHER HOMES, GULF CORNER, VALLARPADAM, P.O. MULAVUKADU, COCHIN, KERALA, 682504 |
| Mark Logistics | Certificate INAMLPK8666P0F253 | PAN AMLPK8666P | Valid until | 2nd Floor, Port Users' Complex No.1, Bristow Road, Willingdon Island, Cochin-682003, Kerala |
| MBK LOGISTIX PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAAHCM8479K0F228 | PAN AAHCM8479K | Valid until | 61/1791, BAB TOWER, M.G.ROAD, KOCHI, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, 682015 |
| MIV LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAAHCM3978P0F264 | PAN AAHCM3978P | Valid until | Door No. 14/812 & 813, 1st Floor, Ajiyal Complex, Kakkanad, Ernakulam |
| NATIONAL TRADES & AGENCIES | Certificate INAABFN9977G0F220 | PAN AABFN9977G | Valid until | 649, NTA CHAMBERS, HINA HOUSE, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN, KERALA - 682009 |
| NAUTICAL CARGO PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAADCN7837J0F232 | PAN AADCN7837J | Valid until | CC59/801A, 2ND FLOOR, ELIZABETH MEMORIAL BUILDING, THEVARA FERRY JUNCTION, COCHIN KERALA-682013 |
| NAV BHARATH ENTERPRISES | Certificate INABZPV4590Q0F220 | PAN ABZPV4590Q | Valid until | UNIT NO. 03, FIRST FLOOR, PORT USERS COMPLEX NO. 03, NEAR MATTAN CHERRY, WHARF MAIN GATE, INDIRA GANDHI ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN-682003 |
| Neo Logistics | Certificate INAAHFN1642G0F266 | PAN AAHFN1642G | Valid until | Building No.24/1558, 1st Floor, Handicrafts Building, Indira Gandhi Road, W/Island, Cochin -682003 Kerala |
| PH VALUE SHIPPING PRIVATE LIMITED | Certificate INAAGCP4077P0F240 | PAN AAGCP4077P | Valid until | DOOR NO. XXIV/1672B, TEEPEYEM ESTATE, NEAR MATTANCHERRY, HALT- TOLL BOOTH, INDIRA GANDHI ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN - 682029 |
| SPACE FREIGHT LOGISTICS | Certificate INACSPV5055A0F235 | PAN ACSPV5055A | Valid until | APARTMENT NO. 03, SANTHI APARTMENT, ALAPPAT CROSS ROAD, RAVI PURAN, ERNAKULAM, KERALA 682016 |
| SURAJ FORWARDERS AND SHIPPING AGENCIES | Certificate INABOFS1766L0F251 | PAN ABOFS1766L | Valid until | 24/509, Essar Building, G.V. Iyer Road, Willingdon Island, Cochin- 682003 |
| TRANSMARINE CORPORATION | Certificate INAACFT7897C0F253 | PAN AACFT7897C | Valid until | Royal Plaza Building, Ground Floor, No. VIII/1436(5) Aluva, Ernakulam-683 101 |
| United Marine Agencies | Certificate INAADPO2338J0F267 | PAN AADPO2338J | Valid until | First Floor, 55/2255-A, Nadavallil Building, KP Vallon Road, Kadavanthra, Ernakulam -682 020, Kerala |
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Names and addresses are reproduced as CBIC printed them, typos included. The zone is the customs office that certified the company, not necessarily where it clears cargo. A licensed broker can work at other customs stations after notifying them (CBLR 2018, regulation 7).