The INDIAN POST OFFICE ACT, 1898

POSTAGE

Section 13: Customs duty paid by the post office to be recoverable as postage.

When a postal article, on which any duty of customs is payable, has been received by post from any place beyond the limits of India, and the duly has been paid by the postal authorities at any customs-port or elsewhere, the amount of the duty shall be recoverable as if it were postage due under this Act.