Customs Act, 1962 — Chapter IX: Warehousing
58. Licensing of private warehouses
- The Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs may license private warehouses wherein dutiable goods imported by or on behalf of the licensee, or other imported goods for which public-warehouse facilities are unavailable, may be deposited.
- The licence may be cancelled: (a) by one month’s written notice to the licensee; or (b) if the licensee has contravened the Act, rules or regulations, or breached a licence condition — after giving the licensee a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
- Pending an enquiry into cancellation under clause (b), the licence may be suspended.
