- Imported goods are goods under Customs control, as provided for in Section 16 of EACCMA, 2004.
Legal Framework for Unloading of Cargo
- Section 11 of EACCMA 2004 provides for appointment of ports by the Council’s notice in the Gazette, fixing the limits of ports, Customs airports and places of loading and unloading within ports. Unlike in Section 11 where the Council appoints ports, Section 12 of EACCMA 2004 provides that the Commissioner by notice in the Gazette appoints:
- Boarding stations
- Customs areas
- Sufferance wharves
- Transit sheds
- Internal container depots
- Among others