Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is a one of the Boards constituted under the statute the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963) and is subordinate to the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It deals mainly with the tasks of formulation and implementation of policy concerning to the levy and collection of Customs duties and Central Excise duties and Service tax, prevention of smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs, Central Excise, Service Tax and Narcotics to the extent under CBEC's purview. The Board is the administrative authority for its subordinate organizations, including Custom Houses, Central Excise Commissionerates and the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.

The CBEC is headed by a Chairman and has 6 members in addition to the Chairman. In the performance of its administrative and executive functions, the CBEC is assisted by Chief Commissioners and Director Generals. The Commissioners working under the Chief Commissioner’s supervision also discharge executive functions.

Shri Satish Kumar Goel, who has taken over as the Chairman of the Central Board of Excise & Customs on the 1st of November, 2011, a Member of the CBEC from 30th September 2009, is an officer of the 1975 Batch of Indian Revenue Service Customs & Central Excise. Born on the 24th July, 1952, he has a masters (MA) and an LLB degree. He has worked in various capacities in the Department and shouldered responsibility in important and sensitive places. He was Director General, Vigilance and Chief Vigilance Officer, CBEC, before his selection as Member, CBEC in 2009. He was conferred with President's Award for Specially Distinguished Services in 1991.

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