7. Read the text below and choose words and word combinations from the box to fill in the gaps. Translate the text into Russian.

unloaded, to appoint, to be cleared, containerized, required, to take charge, the carrier, storage and safety, Customs formalities, requisite duties, discharge, express permission, increasing trend, private sector, containerized cargo movement, pilferage/theft

In regard to all imported goods _________ in a Customs area, the Commissioner of Customs is required __________ a custodian under whose custody the imported goods shall remain till these ________ for home consumption, or are warehoused or transhipped as provided in the law. With the growth of ___________ traffic the facility of Customs clearances at the interior centres in the country has been provided by opening various ICDs, which are actually dry ports and here too the custody of imported goods remain with the appointed custodian till these are cleared by the Customs. In addition to custodian appointed by the Commissioner of Customs the Customs Act, 1962 recognizes other custodians as provided under any other law. For instance, the Mumbai Port Trust is a legal custodian under the Major Ports Trust Act, 1963. The custodian is essentially _________ ___________of the imported goods from _________, arrange its proper _______________ and allow clearance to the importers only after they fulfill all the ______________, pay ______________ and other charges/fees and __________ various other obligations. No goods can be cleared from a Customs area without the _________________ of the Customs. Moreover, since the Customs Act, 1962 obliges the custodians to ensure safe custody of the goods till delivery, in case any imported goods which are pilfered while in custody, the custodian is required to pay duty on such goods.

Various port trusts and other authorities in the public and private sectors handle the import and export cargo when kept in their custody at various ports, international airports/ICDs. The cargo handling and custody at the international airports is generally entrusted to International Airport Authority of India (IAAI), but there is an ______________ of the IAAI leasing such facility to ____________ or even direct entry of private sector. Also, new ICDs are being opened at various industrial centres as a facilitation measure with the result that Customs clearances of both imported and export cargo, from these places has expanded substantially in recent years.

Maximum import and export cargo is handled at different sea ports and there is a trend towards _____________________; increasing part of import cargo from some ports like Nhava Sheva also moves by transhipments to interior ICDs for final clearance by various importers at their door steps. Security arrangements ensure that there is no _____________ of the cargo and arrangements of loading and unloading of cargo at different berths in various docks, their movement to different places including container yards/storage godowns etc., are arranged by the port authorities.

Answer the following questions:

1. Who can appoint a custodian?

2. What time does a cargo remain under protection of a custodian?

3. What did opening various ICDs provide in India?

4. What are the duties of a custodian?

5. Are the custodians obliged to ensure safe custody of the goods?

6. What proceeds if imported goods are stolen while in a custody?

7. What do security arrangements ensure?

8. Where is maximum import and export of cargo handled?

9. Where does an increasing part of imported cargo move for clearance?

10. What cargo procedures are being arranged by the port authorities?