Customs Act, 1962 — Chapter III: Appointment of Customs Ports, Airports, Etc.
7. Appointment of customs ports, airports, etc.
(1) The Board may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: (a) the ports and airports which alone shall be customs ports or customs airports for unloading imported goods and loading export goods; (aa) the places which alone shall be inland container depots or air freight stations for such unloading and loading; (b) the places which alone shall be land customs stations for clearance of goods imported or exported by land or inland water; (c) the routes by which alone goods may pass by land or inland water into or out of India, or to or from any land customs station from or to any land frontier; (d) the ports which alone shall be coastal ports for carrying on trade in coastal goods; (e) the post offices which alone shall be foreign post offices for clearance of imported or export goods; (f) the places which alone shall be international courier terminals for clearance of imported or export goods.
(2) Every notification issued under this section and in force immediately before the commencement of the Finance Act, 2003 shall be deemed to have been issued under this section as amended, and continues in force until amended, rescinded or superseded.
