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Mangalore, Oct 6: The Mangalore Customs commissionerate has set itself a target of Rs 840 crore for the current fiscal, which is 40% higher than the last year’s Rs 590 crore. 

Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Customs commissioner Arvind Singh said that in five months, the commissionerate collected Rs 354 crore and is confident of crossing the target by Rs 10 crore. Singh said the prime area of realisation of revenue will be the import duty collected on edible oils (Rs 95 crore), petroleum products (Rs 23 crore), LPG (Rs 21 crore), fertiliser and iron ore Rs 18 crore each. He said importers can analyse their samples at the NIT-K instead of sending it to Kochi, which got the new facility a week back. The Customs will set up an air cargo complex once the industry here shows interest in such a facility, said Singh. 

“Till date, the trade community here has not made any representation. Once it comes, we will take it up with the ministry to declare the airport for cargo operations,” he said. 

Indicating that the Customs was not the sole authority to decide the complex, Singh said the trade here should generate sufficient cargo for the carriers to operate economically