https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42662 Demurrage provisions confined to "cargo" cannot be extended to baggage where the applicable regulations expressly exclude baggage from the definition of cargo and contain no separate charging provision. Baggage detained by Customs while held by an approved airport custodian therefore remains outside cargo-based demurrage liability and may be released without such charges. Where a packet remains under statutory customs control and becomes untraceable in the custodian's possession, writ relief may require the authorities and custodian to trace it or, if unsuccessful, provide compatible replacement goods or equivalent value where the contents and value are undisputed. en-us Fri, 15 Sep 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:25:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42662 Demurrage provisions confined to "cargo" cannot be extended to baggage where the applicable regulations expressly exclude baggage from the definition of cargo and contain no separate charging provision. Baggage detained by Customs while held by an approved airport custodian therefore remains outside cargo-based demurrage liability and may be released without such charges. Where a packet remains under statutory customs control and becomes untraceable in the custodian's possession, writ relief may require the authorities and custodian to trace it or, if unsuccessful, provide compatible replacement goods or equivalent value where the contents and value are undisputed. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 15 Sep 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42662