https://www.taxtmi.com/manuals?id=282 Statutory detention bars owners from dealing with goods once a detention order is served; custodians and carriers may levy warehousing and container detention charges during detention, which are ordinarily payable by the importer or exporter even if detention is later found improper. Where goods are not prohibited or implicated in serious fraud, officers should offer shifting detained goods to bonded warehouse storage or allow provisional release upon a bond supported by an adequate bank guarantee, with provisional release as the norm subject to specified exceptions. Officers must inform importers in writing and are accountable for unjustified detentions causing avoidable costs. en-us Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:16:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/manuals?id=282 Statutory detention bars owners from dealing with goods once a detention order is served; custodians and carriers may levy warehousing and container detention charges during detention, which are ordinarily payable by the importer or exporter even if detention is later found improper. Where goods are not prohibited or implicated in serious fraud, officers should offer shifting detained goods to bonded warehouse storage or allow provisional release upon a bond supported by an adequate bank guarantee, with provisional release as the norm subject to specified exceptions. Officers must inform importers in writing and are accountable for unjustified detentions causing avoidable costs. Manuals Customs Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:16:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/manuals?id=282