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Customs Act, 1962

Customs Act Section 11C: Intimation of storage of notified goods

Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Customs Section 11C Explained

Intimation of storage of notified goods

IVA - Illegally imported goodsCurrentCA Nikhil GuptaPublished 2026-05-03
Published analytical guide - official law remains controlling.

At a Glance

Section 11C - Intimation of storage of notified goods.

For Section 11C, Creates or supports the Customs control concerning Intimation of storage of notified goods; application depends on the exact goods, person, territory, notification, records and relevant period.

Key professional control: For Section 11C — Intimation of storage of notified goods, Identify the exact notification, goods description, person, territory, exemptions, records and effective period before applying Section 11C.

Finin2min Decode

Section 11C addresses “Intimation of storage of notified goods”. Creates or supports the Customs control concerning Intimation of storage of notified goods; application depends on the exact goods, person, territory, notification, records and relevant period.

Read Section 11C with the delegated law and instruments that govern restriction matters, including the version effective on the transaction date.

Decision question: Does the proposed treatment under Section 11C satisfy the provision-specific conditions for “Intimation of storage of notified goods”, the connected instrument and the available evidence?

Practical Example

A product is commercially saleable but may be subject to a prohibition or notified-goods control under section 11C. The working paper should identify the exact notification, goods description, territory, person, condition and effective period.

Professional Alert

For Section 11C — Intimation of storage of notified goods, Identify the exact notification, goods description, person, territory, exemptions, records and effective period before applying Section 11C.

This page explains Section 11C; it does not reproduce the official provision. Quote only the Customs Act and the exact Rule, Regulation, notification or judgment applicable to “Intimation of storage of notified goods” for the relevant date.

Decision Steps

  1. Freeze the relevant date, customs station, goods, person and procedural route.
  2. Read the current section with definitions, explanations, provisos and cross-references.
  3. Map delegated legislation, notifications and allied DGFT or partner-agency requirements.
  4. Test jurisdiction, limitation, conditions, evidence and any burden-of-proof rule.
  5. Preserve the portal trail but verify the substantive legal entitlement separately.
  6. Record later amendments, judgments and local procedure before publication or transaction reliance.

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Finin2min Q&A

What does section 11C address?

Section 11C concerns “Intimation of storage of notified goods”. Creates or supports the Customs control concerning Intimation of storage of notified goods; application depends on the exact goods, person, territory, notification, records and relevant period.

What should be verified first for section 11C?

For Section 11C — Intimation of storage of notified goods, Identify the exact notification, goods description, person, territory, exemptions, records and effective period before applying Section 11C.

Can this page replace the official wording of section 11C?

No. For Section 11C — Intimation of storage of notified goods, use this guide to organise the analysis, then rely on the official Customs Act and the connected instrument or binding decision in force for the matter.

Official sources and scope

This page is an analytical or operational guide. The controlling wording, tariff item, notification conditions, portal version and judicial status must be checked in the official source applicable to the transaction date.

Source review date: 2026-07-28. Historical matters require the law and instrument version applicable to the relevant date.