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India and UAE hold First Joint Customs Meeting under
CMAA Framework

The inaugural joint meeting between CBIC, India and Federal Customs Authority,
UAE was held on 23 May, 2024 under Article 22(3) of the India–UAE CMAA.
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Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation
and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters.

AREAS OF DISCUSSION

Enhanced inter-agency coor- Benchmarking visit to NACIN, Continued collaboration for
dination to improve intelli- Palasamudram mutual recognition of AEOs
gence exchange

Mis-classification of gold Electronic Origin Data
under CEPA Exchange System to address
concerns

KEY OUTCOMES

Resolving pending Establishing secure Institutionalizing
investigative assis- communication annual meetings, with
tance requests from through designated the UAE extending an
UAE and India contact points for invitation to CBIC for
resolving issues the next round

Figure 2: India-UAE CMAA Meeting

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