September 12, 2026

Section 65. Manufacture and Other Operations in Relation to Goods in a Warehouse – Customs Act, 1962

Customs Act, 1962 — Chapter IX: Warehousing

65. Manufacture and other operations in relation to goods in a warehouse

  1. With the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner’s sanction, and subject to prescribed conditions and fees, the owner of warehoused goods may carry on manufacturing or other operations in the warehouse in relation to such goods.
  2. Where such operations produce waste or refuse: (a) if the resulting goods (or part) are exported, import duty is remitted on the warehoused-goods quantity contained in the waste/refuse arising from the exported portion, provided the waste/refuse is destroyed or duty paid on it as if imported in that form; (b) if the resulting goods (or part) are cleared for home consumption, import duty is charged on the warehoused-goods quantity contained in the waste/refuse arising from that portion.