Custom Act, 1962
23.
Remission of Duty on Lost, Destroyed or Abandoned Goods. –
(1)
Without prejudice to the provisions of section 13, where it is shown to the
satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner of Customs that any imported goods
have been lost (otherwise than as a result of pilferage) or destroyed, at any
time before clearance for home consumption, the Assistant Commissioner of
Customs shall remit the duty on such goods.
(2)
The owner of any imported goods may, at any time before an order for clearance
of goods for home consumption under section 47 or an order for permitting the
deposit of goods in a warehouse under section 60 has been made, relinquish his
title to the goods and thereupon he shall not be liable to pay the duty
thereon.