The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, through the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), has issued Notification No. 88/2026-Customs (N.T.), dated 28th October 2026, notifying Anekollu in Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, as an additional location for the unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods under the Customs Act, 1962.
The notification has been issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 7(1)(aa), read with Section 7(2), of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962). Through this notification, CBIC has further amended the principal Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.), dated 2nd April 1997, which specifies locations for handling imported and export goods.
As per the amendment, Anekollu, Krishnagiri District, has been inserted as Item (xiv) under Serial No. 11, relating to the State of Tamil Nadu, in the Table appended to the principal notification.
The newly inserted entry specifies the permitted purposes as “Unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods.”
The inclusion of Anekollu in the notified list of customs locations is expected to facilitate import-export logistics, enhance trade connectivity and support businesses engaged in international trade in Krishnagiri District and surrounding industrial regions of Tamil Nadu.
The notification also records that the principal Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) was last amended by Notification No. 83/2026-Customs (N.T.), dated 14th October 2026, vide G.S.R. 886(E).
The amendment has been published in the Official Gazette dated 28th October 2026. The notification does not separately prescribe a later commencement date.
The Notification can be accessed at: https://a2ztaxcorp.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ICD-at-Anekollu-Krishnagiri-District.pdf
