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Custom Duty : Anti-dumping duty protects local manufacturers from unfairly cheap imports that can damage domestic markets. The article explains ...
Custom Duty : The new customs notifications standardize the effective import duty on gold and silver bullion at 15% through revised BCD, SWS, an...
Custom Duty : The article argues that the sharp increase in gold import duty was triggered by pressure on India’s forex reserves, rising oil p...
Custom Duty : Emergency customs relaxations introduced during the maritime crisis expire on 30 April 2026, leaving exporters uncertain. The fram...
Custom Duty : Highlights how the EMI Scheme allows businesses to defer duty payments, easing working capital pressure while improving operationa...
Custom Duty : The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...
Custom Duty : The reform removes value restrictions on courier exports, enabling higher-value shipments. It aims to boost e-commerce exports and...
Custom Duty : CBIC has allowed Eligible Manufacturer Importers to avail deferred payment of customs duty from 1 April 2026. The circular outline...
Custom Duty : The CBI has registered a bribery case against three Customs officials accused of taking illegal gratification to release seized go...
Custom Duty : The new rules enhance duty-free allowances and introduce digital declarations. The overhaul aims to speed up clearance and improve...
Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that food testing kits were wrongly described as being for “diagnostic use only” to claim a customs exemptio...
Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that ledger entries and computer records recovered from a third party were insufficient to establish liability u...
Custom Duty : The Tribunal found no merit in Customs’ objections relating to classification, labelling and port restrictions for the purpose o...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Bangalore held that Air Velocity 2700 was correctly classified under CTH 8517 6260 after examining its functional character...
Custom Duty : CBIC exercised its powers under the Customs Act, 1962 to appoint a common adjudicating authority for two customs proceedings invol...
Custom Duty : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in the case of M/s. Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited, (IEC: 071500719...
Custom Duty : CBIC has directed Customs field formations not to seek FTP clarifications directly from DGFT. The new mechanism aims to ensure con...
Custom Duty : The government has continued countervailing duty on textured tempered glass imports from Malaysia after finding that removal of th...
Custom Duty : Notification 20/2026-Customs grants customs duty and AIDC concessions on specified imports from Oman, including TRQ benefits, from...
The Tribunal held that a customs refund claim cannot be rejected merely because the Chartered Accountant certificate was not in the suggested format. It ruled that procedural format deficiencies alone do not justify denial of refund.
Show cause notice dated 06-12-2012 issued by the Additional Director General, DRI, was quashed for lack of jurisdiction in view of the law laid down in Canon India Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs.
Tribunal held that third-party exports relied upon by EPCG licence holders for discharge of export obligation were valid under the FTP framework prevailing during the relevant period and that Customs authorities could not disregard subsisting EODCs restored by DGFT in the absence of independently established fraud.
CAAR declined to entertain an advance ruling application on roasted areca nut classification after finding that the issue had already been decided by the Madras High Court. The Authority held that judicial precedent barred re-examination of the same question.
CBIC has directed Customs field formations not to seek FTP clarifications directly from DGFT. The new mechanism aims to ensure consistency, faster decision-making, and uniform implementation of trade policy provisions.
The government has continued countervailing duty on textured tempered glass imports from Malaysia after finding that removal of the duty could lead to continued subsidization and injury to domestic producers. The notification keeps duties in force for another five years.
The Tribunal held that modular kitchen baskets, racks, and similar products retain their identity as household articles and cannot be classified as parts of furniture merely because they are fixed in cabinets or drawers. The customs demand based on classification under Chapter 94 was set aside.
The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required procedures. The agreement provides extensive market access across goods, services, investment, and professional mobility.
The dispute concerned whether importers lose their right to contest enhanced valuation after submitting consent letters during customs clearance. CESTAT held that written acceptance does not extinguish the statutory right to challenge reassessment.
Notification 20/2026-Customs grants customs duty and AIDC concessions on specified imports from Oman, including TRQ benefits, from 1 June 2026.
