September 13, 2026

Section 85. Stores May be Allowed to be Warehoused Without Assessment to Duty – Customs Act, 1962

Customs Act, 1962 — Chapter XI: Special Provisions Regarding Baggage, Goods Imported or Exported by Post, Courier and Stores (Stores)

85. Stores may be allowed to be warehoused without assessment to duty

  1. Where any imported goods intended to be used as stores on a foreign-going vessel or aircraft are entered for warehousing, the proper officer may permit them to be warehoused without assessment to duty.
  2. All the provisions of this Act shall apply to goods entered for warehousing under sub-section (1) as they apply to other warehoused goods, except that assessment to duty is made at the time of removal from the warehouse for supply to the vessel/aircraft as stores.