New Delhi: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued transfer and posting orders for 18 officers in the grades of Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner on Friday, October 30, 2026.
The reshuffle involves officers of different batches of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes), with postings across GST and Customs zones, specialised directorates and other institutions. The order also includes three officers who have been posted as Assistant Commissioners following promotion on an in-situ basis.
The changes cover postings in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Guwahati, Lucknow and other locations, alongside assignments in specialised organisations such as the Directorate General of Export Promotion (DGEP), Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DGRI) and Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).
CBIC Transfer List: Deputy Commissioners
Among the Deputy Commissioners, Prashant Kumar Jaiswal and Rahul Kumar have been transferred to the Directorate General of Export Promotion in Delhi, while Sridhar Das has been posted to the Mumbai GST & Central Excise Zone upon return from deputation.
The details of the Deputy Commissioner postings are as follows:
- Prashant Kumar Jaiswal (IRS-C&IT: 2014): Transferred from the Delhi GST & Central Excise Zone to the Directorate General of Export Promotion (DGEP), Delhi, for work in the Customs Export Promotion Wing, CBIC.
- Sridhar Das (IRS-C&IT: 2016): Posted to the Mumbai GST & Central Excise Zone upon return from deputation.
- Rahul Kumar (IRS-C&IT: 2017): Transferred from the Delhi Customs Zone to DGEP, Delhi, to work in the Customs Export Promotion Wing, CBIC.
- Dhiraj Vishwasrao More (IRS-C&IT: 2017): Transferred from the Pune GST & Central Excise Zone to the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), Gwalior.
- Anirudh R Gangavaram (IRS-C&IT: 2017): Currently on deputation to the FATF Cell, CBIC, with substantive posting at DGPM, Delhi, he has been posted to the Nagpur GST & Central Excise Zone.
CBIC Transfer List: Assistant Commissioners
The order also covers Assistant Commissioners posted across GST and Central Excise zones and specialised organisations. Several officers have been moved following deputation or transferred to assignments involving intelligence, export promotion, tax administration and appellate functions.
- Chetankumar Ashokkumar Verma (IRS-C&IT: 2023): Posted to the Ahmedabad GST & Central Excise Zone upon return from deputation.
- Subrata Debnath (IRS-C&IT: 2023): Currently on deputation to DGGI, Gangtok, he has been posted to the Kolkata GST & Central Excise Zone.
- Patel Umang Kumar D (IRS-C&IT: 2023): Transferred from DGRI, Indore, to CESTAT, Ahmedabad.
- Swapan Kumar Mazumder (IRS-C&IT: 2023): Transferred from the Guwahati GST & Central Excise Zone to the Kolkata GST & Central Excise Zone.
- Muskan Khurana (IRS-C&IT: 2023): Transferred from the Visakhapatnam GST & Central Excise Zone to DGTS, Delhi, to work in the FATF Cell, Department of Revenue.
- Ankit (IRS-C&IT: 2023): Transferred from the Chennai GST & Central Excise Zone to DGRI, Amritsar.
- Sivaprakash S V (IRS-C&IT: 2023): Transferred from the Delhi GST & Central Excise Zone to DGRI, Coimbatore.
- Gopal Krishna Saxena (IRS-C&IT: 2025): Transferred from CBN, Gwalior, to CESTAT, Allahabad.
- Sugumar Suresh S (IRS-C&IT: 2025): Transferred from the Mumbai GST & Central Excise Zone to DGRI, Trichy.
- Ashok Kumar (IRS-C&IT: 2025): Transferred from the Guwahati GST & Central Excise Zone to the Panchkula GST & Central Excise Zone.
Three IRS Officers Promoted as Assistant Commissioners
In addition to the transfers, three officers have been posted as Assistant Commissioners on promotion on an in-situ basis.
- Krishna Pada Das (IRS-C&IT: 2020): Posted to the Kolkata GST & Central Excise Zone on promotion as Assistant Commissioner (in-situ).
- Vishal Mehta (IRS-C&IT: 2023): Posted to the Lucknow GST & Central Excise Zone on promotion as Assistant Commissioner (in-situ).
- Kushal Singh Rawat (IRS-C&IT: 2025): Posted to DGEP, Delhi, to work in the Customs Policy Wing, CBIC, on promotion as Assistant Commissioner (in-situ).
Specialised Postings Across CBIC Formations
The transfer order places officers in a range of specialised assignments. DGEP handles matters relating to export promotion, while DGRI is associated with revenue intelligence and the investigation of tax evasion and related offences. The postings to CESTAT involve assignments at the appellate tribunal dealing with disputes under the relevant indirect tax laws.
The order also includes officers returning from deputation and officers being assigned to different GST and Central Excise zones. These changes redistribute personnel across field formations and specialised offices within the indirect tax administration.
With 18 officers covered by the order, the latest CBIC reshuffle includes both routine transfers and career progression through in-situ promotions.
