Customs Act Section 92: Entry of coastal goods
Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Entry of coastal goods
At a Glance
Section 92 - Entry of coastal goods.
For Section 92, Governs Entry of coastal goods within the coastal-goods declaration, loading, carriage, destination-clearance and conveyance controls.
Key professional control: For Section 92 — Entry of coastal goods, Preserve the coastal declaration, loading and destination records, route, conveyance permission and any relaxation applying to Section 92.
Finin2min Decode
Section 92 addresses “Entry of coastal goods”. Governs Entry of coastal goods within the coastal-goods declaration, loading, carriage, destination-clearance and conveyance controls.
Read Section 92 with the delegated law and instruments that govern coastal matters, including the version effective on the transaction date.
Decision question: Does the proposed treatment under Section 92 satisfy the provision-specific conditions for “Entry of coastal goods”, the connected instrument and the available evidence?
Practical Example
A vessel carries coastal goods under section 92. The operator should preserve the coastal-goods declaration, loading/clearance permissions, advice book or destination record and any relaxation or local procedure.
Professional Alert
For Section 92 — Entry of coastal goods, Preserve the coastal declaration, loading and destination records, route, conveyance permission and any relaxation applying to Section 92.
This page explains Section 92; it does not reproduce the official provision. Quote only the Customs Act and the exact Rule, Regulation, notification or judgment applicable to “Entry of coastal goods” for the relevant date.
Decision Steps
- Freeze the relevant date, customs station, goods, person and procedural route.
- Read the current section with definitions, explanations, provisos and cross-references.
- Map delegated legislation, notifications and allied DGFT or partner-agency requirements.
- Test jurisdiction, limitation, conditions, evidence and any burden-of-proof rule.
- Preserve the portal trail but verify the substantive legal entitlement separately.
- Record later amendments, judgments and local procedure before publication or transaction reliance.
Evidence Checklist
- Bill/entry of coastal goods
- Loading and destination clearance records
- Vessel/advice-book documents
- Permission or relaxation order
Common Errors
- Treating coastal goods as imported/exported goods without the statutory route analysis
- Loading before the prescribed clearance
- Ignoring local port procedure
Finin2min Q&A
Section 92 concerns “Entry of coastal goods”. Governs Entry of coastal goods within the coastal-goods declaration, loading, carriage, destination-clearance and conveyance controls.
For Section 92 — Entry of coastal goods, Preserve the coastal declaration, loading and destination records, route, conveyance permission and any relaxation applying to Section 92.
No. For Section 92 — Entry of coastal 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.
- Official record for this item
- India Code - Customs Act PDF
- India Code - Customs Act register
- CBIC Tax Information - Customs
Source review date: 2026-07-28. Historical matters require the law and instrument version applicable to the relevant date.