Definition  of coastal goods under custom law :

Coastal Goods : As per section 2(7) of the Customs Act, the term coastal goods means goods, other than imported goods, transported in a vessel from one port in India to another.

Under section 7(1)(d) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBE&c). May by notification in the official gazette, appoint the ports which alone shall be coastal ports for the carrying on of trade in coastal goods or any class of such goods with all or any specified ports in India.