Customs detention charges cannot be imposed after clearance, requiring release of imported goods and preserving inter-party claims.

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....Customs detention regulations prohibit recovery of rent or demurrage on goods detained or seized by Customs. Following reassessment and payment of duty, imported Low Alloy Steel Scrap remained entitled to physical release; delays caused by Customs authorities, a shipping line, or a custodian could not be imposed on the importer. The High Court required the shipping line and custodian to issue delivery orders and release the goods without detention charges, container detention charges, ground rent, or demurrage for the certified detention period, while leaving their inter se claims to be resolved according to law.....