https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46287 Where imported goods are detained for customs examination or investigation, the goods should ordinarily be destuffed and moved to a bonded warehouse so that examination can continue while the containers are released. The liability for warehouse charges was treated as resting on the consignee, not on the ship owners or shipping agents, and the petitioners were not made liable beyond the period they had accepted. Customs was permitted to continue investigation and testing, including sampling to assess whether the goods were hazardous, but the containers were to be returned upon payment of the specified charges. en-us Tue, 09 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:31:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46287 Where imported goods are detained for customs examination or investigation, the goods should ordinarily be destuffed and moved to a bonded warehouse so that examination can continue while the containers are released. The liability for warehouse charges was treated as resting on the consignee, not on the ship owners or shipping agents, and the petitioners were not made liable beyond the period they had accepted. Customs was permitted to continue investigation and testing, including sampling to assess whether the goods were hazardous, but the containers were to be returned upon payment of the specified charges. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 09 Oct 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46287