The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has ordered transfers and postings of 35 officers in the grade of Additional Commissioner and Joint Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes, with immediate effect and until further orders.
Office Order No. 153/2026, dated November 5, 2026, was issued by the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Revenue with the approval of the competent authority. The officers have been directed to be relieved immediately and join their new places of posting on or before November 19, 2026.
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The order covers five Additional Commissioners and 30 Joint Commissioners, including officers designated as Joint Commissioner (in-situ). It includes postings on return from deputation, postings on promotion, and transfers between zones and directorates.
No Representations Before Joining
CBIC has stated that no representation will be entertained before the officers join their new places of posting.
The Board has also clarified that all representations received up to the date of the order concerning transfers and postings in the Additional Commissioner and Joint Commissioner grades have been considered and stand disposed of.
Key Postings Across Zones And Directorates
Among the Additional Commissioners, N. Ramkumar has been posted to the Visakhapatnam GST & CX Zone on return from deputation, while Priyank Chaturvedi has been assigned to HRM-I, DGHRD, Delhi. Rasaal Dwivedi has been posted to the Delhi GST & CX Zone on return from deputation.
Swati Bhanwala has been transferred from the Directorate General of Systems and Data Management, Delhi, to DGEP, Delhi, to work in GST-INV, CBIC. Daulat Kumar, whose previous status is recorded as under order of posting to DGEP, Delhi, has been posted to CCF, Ghazipur.
Among the Joint Commissioners, Vignan P has been posted to the Hyderabad GST & CX Zone on return from deputation. Kolipaka Ramakrishna has been transferred from DGGI, Visakhapatnam, to DGPM, Delhi, to work in TRU-I, CBIC. Kanika Dua has been transferred from the Meerut GST & CX Zone to DG GST, Delhi.
The order also assigns Pawan Kamboj to DGPM, Delhi, to work in TRU-II, CBIC, and Mahendra Kumar to DGPM, Delhi, to work in CX-9, CBIC.
Complete List Of Transfers And Postings
ADC denotes Additional Commissioner; JC denotes Joint Commissioner. “On promotion” and other status descriptions below follow the order. UOP denotes under order of posting.
| S. No. | Batch / Employee ID | Officer | Designation | From / Status | To |
| 1 | 2009 / 3843 | N. Ramkumar | ADC | On return from deputation | Visakhapatnam GST & CX Zone |
| 2 | 2010 / 4003 | Priyank Chaturvedi | ADC | On return from deputation | HRM-I, DGHRD, Delhi |
| 3 | 2010 / 4058 | Daulat Kumar | ADC | UOP to DGEP, Delhi | CCF, Ghazipur |
| 4 | 2011 / 4337 | Rasaal Dwivedi | ADC | On return from deputation | Delhi GST & CX Zone |
| 5 | 2013 / 4525 | Swati Bhanwala | ADC | DG Systems & Data Management, Delhi | DGEP, Delhi (to work in GST-INV, CBIC) |
| 6 | 2014 / 6937 | Vignan P | JC | On return from deputation | Hyderabad GST & CX Zone |
| 7 | 2015 / 8260 | Kumar Satyam | JC | DGHRD (HRM-I), Delhi | CC (AR), CESTAT, Delhi (attached for salary purpose only) |
| 8 | 2015 / 8277 | Dannana Kalyan Chakravarthy | JC | Bhubaneshwar GST & CX Zone | Visakhapatnam GST & CX Zone |
| 9 | 2015 / 8301 | Kolipaka Ramakrishna | JC | DGGI, Visakhapatnam | DGPM, Delhi (to work in TRU-I, CBIC) |
| 10 | 2016 / 8373 | Kanika Dua | JC | Meerut GST & CX Zone | DG GST, Delhi |
| 11 | 2016 / 8388 | Danish Inder Singh Gill | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DG Systems & Data Management, Delhi |
| 12 | 2016 / 8427 | Maddi Kunta Siddhartha | JC (in-situ) | On return from study leave & on promotion | DG Systems & Data Management, Delhi |
| 13 | 2016 / 8430 | Kopal Tandon | JC | Mumbai GST & CX Zone | Lucknow GST & CX Zone |
| 14 | 2016 / 8455 | Ninika Dhawan | JC | Delhi GST & CX Zone | Ranchi GST & CX Zone |
| 15 | 2016 / 8465 | Richa Saxena | JC | UOP to CC (AR), CESTAT, Delhi | DGPM, Delhi |
| 16 | 2016 / 8472 | Madhulatha Nagireddigari | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DGPM, Hyderabad |
| 17 | 2016 / 8473 | Yerne Vinod Kumar Chandrabhan | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Mumbai GST & CX Zone |
| 18 | 2016 / 8474 | Pawan Kamboj | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DGPM, Delhi (to work in TRU-II, CBIC) |
| 19 | 2016 / 8475 | Kale Ramdas Tukaram | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Ahmedabad GST & CX Zone |
| 20 | 2016 / 8476 | Supria Chandran | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DGEP, Delhi |
| 21 | 2016 / 8478 | Sandeep Kumar Payal | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DGTS, Delhi |
| 22 | 2016 / 8479 | Meva Ram Ola | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Ahmedabad GST & CX Zone |
| 23 | 2016 / 8482 | Pathode Nitish Haribhau | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | CC (AR), CESTAT, Mumbai |
| 24 | 2016 / 8483 | K Ashok Chakravarthy | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DGoV (HQ), Delhi |
| 25 | 2016 / 8485 | V Vijikumar | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Chennai GST & CX Zone |
| 26 | 2016 / 8486 | Siddiqui Mohd. Aamir Mohd. Iqbal | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Nagpur GST & CX Zone |
| 27 | 2016 / 8487 | Bandaru Balu Mahendra | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Chennai GST & CX Zone |
| 28 | 2016 / 8488 | Puja Pundkar | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DG NACIN, Vizag |
| 29 | 2016 / 8489 | Kheta Ram Choudhary | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Mumbai GST & CX Zone |
| 30 | 2016 / 8491 | Mahendra Kumar | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DGPM, Delhi (to work in CX-9, CBIC) |
| 31 | 2016 / 8493 | Vikram R K | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | DGPM, Mumbai |
| 32 | 2016 / 8495 | Patil Sameer Shivajirao | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Nagpur GST & CX Zone |
| 33 | 2016 / 8497 | Jayakanth CV | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Delhi GST & CX Zone |
| 34 | 2016 / 8498 | Jaiprakash Bhamu | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Mumbai GST & CX Zone |
| 35 | 2016 / 8501 | Kanga Subraman G | JC (in-situ) | On promotion | Chennai GST & CX Zone |
Officers To Be Shared With Customs Formations In Four Zones
The Board has explained that officers have, by and large, been posted to GST/CX zones. However, placements in certain GST/Customs Chief Commissioner zones have taken into account the combined vacancy position of some Customs (Preventive) zones.
Accordingly, officers posted to the following zones are required to be shared with the specified Customs formations, apart from regular sharing with Customs Chief Commissioner zones:
| GST zone | Customs formations specified in the order |
| Delhi GST | Delhi Customs Zone; Delhi Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate; and CCO of Delhi CC (Preventive) Zone |
| Lucknow GST Zone | Lucknow Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate under Patna Customs (Preventive) Zone |
| Ranchi GST Zone | Patna Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate and CCO of Patna Customs (Preventive) Zone |
| Chennai GST Zone | Chennai Customs Zone; Trichy Customs (Preventive) Zone; and CCO of Trichy Customs (Preventive) Zone |
For this purpose, the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner of the respective Customs (Preventive) zone will form part of the committee of Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners under paragraph 3.2 of the Transfer/Placement Guidelines, 2018.
Compliance Report Due By November 27
The concerned zones must report compliance regarding the relieving and joining of the officers to the Board by November 27, 2026.
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