The Customs Act, 1962
54. TRANSSHIPMENT OF CERTAIN GOODS WITHOUT PAYMENT OF DUTY. –
1[54. Transhipment of goods without payment of duty.—(1) Where any goods imported into a customs station are intended for transshipment, a bill of transshipment shall be presented to the proper officer in the prescribed form.
2Provided that where the goods are being transshipped under an international treaty or bilateral agreement between the Government of India and Government of a foreign country, a declaration for transshipment instead of a bill of transshipment shall be presented to the proper officer in the prescribed form.
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 11, where any goods imported into a customs station are mentioned in the import manifest or the import report, as the case may be, as for transshipment to any place outside India, such goods may be allowed to be so transshipped without payment of duty.
(3) Where any goods imported into a customs station are mentioned in the import manifest or the import report, as the case may be, as for transshipment D (a) to any major port as defined in the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (15 of 1908), or the customs airport at Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi or Chennai or any other customs port or customs airport which the Board may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, or
(b) to any other customs station and the proper officer is satisfied that the goods are bona fide intended for transshipment to such customs station, the proper officer may allow the goods to be transshipped, without payment of duty, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed for the due arrival of such goods at the customs station to which transshipment is allowed.
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1. Subs. by Act 21 of 1998, sec. 101, for section 54 (w.e.f. 1-8-1998).
2. Ins. by Act 27 of 1999, sec. 106 (w.e.f. 11-5-1999).
