Section 11 (Customs Act) – Landing of unentered goods

11. Landing of unentered goods

(1)     All goods imported into the Republic by ship or aircraft shall, if landed before due entry thereof, be placed in a transit shed, container terminal, container depot or State warehouse, or removed to any other place approved by the Controller.

(2)     All goods landed from a ship or aircraft before due entry of such goods and placed in a transit shed or other approved place in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) shall be deemed to be still in the ship or aircraft, and as long as such goods remain in such shed or place, the master or pilot, as the case may be, shall remain responsible therefor in all respects and liable for the duty thereon as if the goods had not been removed from such ship or aircraft.

[Section 11 amended by section 2 of Act 105 of 1976 and substituted by section 6 of Act 45 of 1995]