Customs Act, 1962 · Chapter XVII: Miscellaneous
Section 149: Amendment of documents
Save as otherwise provided in sections 30 and 41, the proper officer may, in his discretion, authorise any document, after it has been presented in the custom house to be amended [in such form and manner, within such time, subject to such restrictions and conditions, as may be prescribed]:
Provided that no amendment of a bill of entry or a shipping bill or bill of export shall be so authorised to be amended after the imported goods have been cleared for home consumption or deposited in a warehouse, or the export goods have been exported, except on the basis of documentary evidence which was in existence at the time the goods were cleared, deposited or exported, as the case may be.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 149
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M/s Shah Nanji Nagsi Exports Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.
Issue arose whether an inadvertent error in the shipping bills, which was permitted to be corrected u/s.149 of the Customs Act, 1962 can defeat appellant-exporter’s claim under the MEIS-Merchandise Exports from India…