This course covers Sections 93–99 of Chapter XII of the Customs Act 1962, which govern the movement of goods along India's coastline on vessels engaged in coastal trade. The course explains the definition of "coastal goods" under Section 2(10) and "coasting vessel" and how these interact with the broader definitions of "foreign-going vessel" and "imported goods" — a definitional boundary that generates consistent CBLE distractor questions. The documentation framework is treated in full: the Coastal Cargo Manifest, the requirement to carry a valid transire, the procedure for loading and unloading coastal goods at approved places, and the proper officer's power to examine coastal vessels and their cargo. The course covers the conditions under which a foreign-going vessel may also carry coastal goods — and the legal consequences and documentation obligations that follow — since this dual-use scenario is a high-frequency CBLE topic. The prohibition on mixing coastal goods with imported goods on the same vessel without customs permission, the procedure for converting a coastal vessel to a foreign-going vessel and vice versa, and the penalty provisions under Section 116 for non-compliance are addressed as exam-ready concepts. Throughout, the course draws the critical distinction between the coastal channel and the regular import/export channel, consolidating the comparison as a CBLE reference map.