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The Customs Act, 1962

Appointment of customs ports, airports, etc

In force From 01 Feb 1963 Act 52 of 1962 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 52 of 1962 Ministry Finance Enacted 13 Dec 1962 In force 01 Feb 1963 Cited by 6 provisions Instruments 40

Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 deals with appointment of customs ports, airports, etc. ] 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 the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods; The Act came into force on 01 Feb 1963.

1[7. Appointment of customs ports, airports, etc.--2 [(1)] The 3 [Board] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint--

(a) the ports and airports which alone shall be customs ports or customs airports for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods;

4 [(aa) the places which alone shall be inland 5 [container depots or air freight stations] for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods;]

(b) the places which alone shall be land customs stations for the clearance of goods imported or to be exported by land or inland water or any class of such goods;

(c) the routes by which alone goods or any class of goods specified in the notification 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 the carrying on of trade in coastal goods or any class of such goods with all or any specified ports in India.

6 [(e) the post offices which alone shall be foreign post offices for the clearance of imported goods goods or export goods or any class of such goods;

(f) the places which alone shall be international courier terminals for the clearance of imported goods or export goods or any class of such goods.]

7 [(2) Every notification issued under this section and in force immediately before the commencement of the Finance Act, 2003 (32 of 2003) shall, on such commencement, be deemed to have been issued under the provisions of this section as amended by section 105 of the Finance Act, 2003 and shall continue to have the same force and effect after such commencement until it is amended, rescinded or superseded under the provisions of this section.]

Section 7, The Customs Act, 1962 (Act 52 of 1962).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 6

  1. s. 2 Definitions
  2. s. 25 Power to grant exemption from duty
  3. s. 96 Loading and unloading of coastal goods at customs port or coastal port only
  4. s. 109 Power to require production of order permitting clearance of goods imported by land
  5. s. 111 Confiscation of improperly imported goods, etc
  6. s. 113 Confiscation of goods attempted to be improperly exported, etc

Judgments citing this section

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  1. High Court 10 Aug 2021 DLHC010165662020

    … Commissioners of Customs are authorised to notify a CFS as a Customs area under Section 8 of the Customs Act in any place declared by the Central Government as a Customs station under Section 7 of the Customs Act<sup>2</sup> . ( b ) specify the limits of any customs area." This provision is required to be read in conjunction with Section 33 of the Customs Act: 2 " 7. Appointment of customs ports, airports, etc. – - ( 1 ) The Board may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint …

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Made under this section, and citing it

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Questions about Section 7

What does Section 7 of the Customs Act deal with?

Section 7 of the Customs Act is headed "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 the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods;

How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the Customs Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Customs Act 1962 7, section 7 Customs Act 1962, section 7 of the Customs Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 7 of the Customs Act, and has it changed?

6 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 40: most recently 21/2018-Cus (NT) d.t 19.03.2018.- Declaration of Vijayawada Airport as Customs Airport; amendment of Notification No. 61/94(NT)- CUSTOMS dt. 21st November, 1994. (2018), then Noft. No.2/2018-Cus (NT),dt. 05.01.2018. - Amendment to notification no. 12/97-Customs (NT) dated 2nd April, 1997 (2018), and 38 more.

When did Section 7 of the Customs Act come into force?

Section 7 of the Customs Act, cited as Customs Act 1962 7, came into force on 01 Feb 1963, having been enacted on 13 Dec 1962. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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