CUSTOMS AND EXCISE MANAGEMENT ACT

Section 33: Transfer of unentered goods for carriage by air to another place in Nigeria

1959Section 33 of 195Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1)
The Board may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it sees fit to impose, permit goods brought by an importing aircraft to a customs airport in Nigeria but consigned to and intended to be delivered at some other customs airport therein to be transferred before due entry of the goods has been made to another aircraft for carriage to that other customs airport.
(2)
Imported goods which have been carried from one customs airport to another customs airport by virtue of this section shall not be unloaded except at an examination station or removed from an examination station until due entry thereof has been made, except where the goods are removed to deposit in a customs area and duly deposited therein. If any goods are unloaded or removed in contravention of this subsection, or are dealt with contrary to any condition or restriction imposed under subsection (1) of this section, they shall be forfeited and the commander of the aircraft shall be liable to a fine of four hundred naira .
[1972 No. 10.]

Cite this section

Section 33, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE MANAGEMENT ACT (1959).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/customs-and-excise-management-act/section/33/