CCO – CGST & Customs Thiruvananthapuram zone

Zonal Overview

Districts

Commissionerates

Divisions (GST)

₹23,371 Cr

Revenue (August 2025)

Zone Structure

CGST Thiruvananthapuram Commissionerate Revenue: ₹3,446.04 Cr

CGST Kochi Commissionerate Revenue: ₹3,913.65 Cr

CGST Kozhikode Commissionerate Revenue: ₹1,174.92 Cr

Custom House, Cochin Revenue: ₹1,744.41 Cr

Customs (Preventive), Cochin Revenue: ₹49.93 Cr

Audit Commissionerate

Appeals (Customs) Commissionerate

Appeals (GST) Commissionerate

Revenue Performance

Zone Total Performance

Revenue (August 2025): ₹23,371.48 Cr

Growth: 10.44%

Revenue by Tax Head

GST (Domestic)

₹8,534.61 Cr / ₹20,940 Cr +13.05%

Central Excise

₹13,042.53 Cr / ₹28,160 Cr +11.67%

Customs

₹629.1 Cr / ₹1,310 Cr 5.73%

IGST (Imports)

₹1165.24 Cr / ₹3,200 Cr -12.89%

Commissionerate Profiles

Kochi Commissionerate

Revenue 2024-25:₹9,034.07 Cr

Upto August 2025:₹3,913.65 Cr

Growth:5.22%

Taxpayers:145,972

Kozhikode Commissionerate

Revenue 2024-25:₹2,496.80 Cr

Upto August 2025:₹1174.92 Cr

Growth:17.40%

Taxpayers:152,087

Thiruvananthapuram Commissionerate

Revenue 2024-25:₹6,840.38 Cr

Upto August 2025:₹3,446.04 Cr

Growth:21.82%

Taxpayers:131,911

Taxpayer Base

Total Active Taxpayers

429,970

Central:169,871

State:260,099

S.No.	Key Services	Timelines
1	i. Acknowledgement of all written communication including declarations, intimations, applications and returns	3 days
1	ii. Acknowledgement of communication received through electronic media	Immediate
2	Convey decision on matters including declarations or assessments	15 days
3	i. Disposal of refund claim of Customs Duty ii. Disposal of refund claims of GST	90 days from receipt of complete application 60 days from receipt of complete application
4	i. Sanction of Drawback
	(a) In Case of electronic processing of drawback claims	3 days from Export
	(b) In Case of manual processing of drawback claims	15 days of filing of manual return
	ii. Fixation of Brand rate of Duty Drawback	25 days from date of complete application
5	Cargo Release Time
	(a) In case of exports, for i. Sea Cargo ii. Air Cargo iii. ICD iv. LCS	i. 24 hours ii. 12 hours iii. 24 hours iv. 24 hours
	(b) In case of imports, for i. Sea Cargo ii. Air Cargo iii. ICD iv. LCS	i. 48 hours ii. 24 hours iii. 48 hours iv. 48 hours
6	GST Registration	i. 7 days (where Aadhaar number is authenticated) ii. 30 days (where Aadhaar Authentication has not been opted, or Aadhaar Authentication fails, or where the applicant is identified for physical verification of the premises.
7	Amendment in registration, if found eligible	15 days
8	Cancellation of GST Registration	30 days from the date of application
9	Advance intimation before undertaking audit	Minimum 15 days
10	Conclusion of Audit, if being conducted at the premises of the auditee a. GST Audit b. Customs Audit	a. 90 days from the commencement of audit b. 30 days from the commencement of audit
11	Intimation of findings of audit a. GST Audit b. Customs Audit	a. 30 days after conclusion of audit b. 7 days after finalization of audit report
12	Release of seized documents and things, if not required by the Department	30 days after issue of Show Cause Notice
13	Complete examination and clearance of export consignment at factory/warehouse premises	24 hours from receipt of application by proper officer
14	Permission for self-sealing for export consignment	10 days from receipt of application by proper officer
15	Issue of Orders-in-Original/Orders-in-Appeal	GST O-I-O: 30 days from the date of conclusion of personal hearing where all the requisite information is available O-I-A: 1 year from the date on which appeal is filed. CUSTOMS O-I-O/ O-I-A: 30 days from the date of conclusion of personal hearing where all the requisite information is available
16	Finalization of provisional assessment	GST 6 months from the date of passing of the provisional order CUSTOMS 30 days from the date of conclusion of inquiry or submission of requisite documents
17.	Return of Bond and BG in Export Promotion Schemes
	(a) When not selected by customs for verification	10 days from receipt of complete application including EODC
	(b) Other cases not under investigation	30 days from receipt of complete application including EODC
18	CPGRAMS	21 days
19	Suggestions for Ease of Doing Business (EoDB)- This Key facility has been provisioned for receiving suggestion from Trade/ Trade Associations/ Taxpayers and ensuring due consideration of the same by CBIC.

Shri.Madan Mohan Singh, I.R.S.

Dr. Tiju T

Shri. Gurkaran Singh Bains

Shri. Kalimuthu K

Shri. Amandeep Singh

Shri. Anil Kumar S

Shri. Saroj Kumar Behara

Zone Structure

Zone Total Performance

Revenue by Tax Head

GST (Domestic)

Central Excise

Customs

IGST (Imports)

Kochi Commissionerate

Kozhikode Commissionerate

Thiruvananthapuram Commissionerate

Total Active Taxpayers

Distribution by Commissionerate

CPD Calicut

Beypore Minor Port

Kozhikode GST Commissionerate

CPD Kannur

Azheekal Minor Port

Kannur International Airport/ Air Cargo Complex

Kozhikode GST Commissionerate

CPD Kannur

Kozhikode GST Commissionerate

CPD Trivandrum

Vizhinjam Minor Port

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport/ Air Cargo Complex

Thriuvananthapuram GST Commissionerate