Today, on December 13, the Government of India and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) are celebrating 60-years of The Customs Act. It was enacted on 13-December, 1962 and came into force on 1-February, 1963. CBIC and its field formations have been celebrating the 60-years of the Act, during the last week, by organising public events to create awareness amongst the public, and spread the information about the initiatives of the Indian Customs under the Act. The Act has been in the forefront of providing economic, environmental, intellectual, social and national security to the nation through sea, air and land borders.