Levy of Customs Duty - transshipment of cargo - foreign-going...

Levy of Customs Duty - transshipment of cargo - foreign-going vessel - bunker consumption for tug vessels - The tribunal examined relevant provisions of the Customs Act and concluded that the demand for duty on bunker consumption during transshipment was not valid. They determined that the vessels, arriving from a foreign port and not performing any coastal voyages, were considered foreign-going vessels, making the fuel consumed during transshipment non-dutiable.