Custom Duty Articles, News, Notification and Circular

The Union Budget 2010-11 seeks to address the needs of multi-service operators to invest in ‘Digital Head End’ equipment to adopt digital technology and keep pace with on-going transformation in infotainment sector. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Union Finance Minister announced project import status at a concessional customs duty of 5 per cent with full exemption from special additional duty to the initial setting up of such projects. Full Article

Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Finance Minister while presenting the Union Budget in Lok Sabha today announced grant of project import status to ‘Monorail projects for urban transport’ at a concessional basic duty of 5 per cent. This would strengthen the public transport system and reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. Full Article

A uniform concessional basic duty of 5 per cent, CVD of 4 per cent with full exemption from special additional duty on all medial equipment are proposed doing away with a very complex import duty regime. The Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the Union Budget in Lok Sabha today said that multiple rates coupled with descriptions not aligned with tariff lines result in disputes and at times prevent state-of-art equipment from getting the benefit of.. Full Article

Goods imported in pre-packaged form and intended for retail sale and certain specified goods namely, ready-made garments, mobile phones and watches are being provided an outright exemption from additional duty of customs of 4%. In addition, outright exemption from this duty is also being provided to Carbon Black Feedstock, waste paper and paper scrap. Full Article

the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 114/2009-Customs, dated the 1st October, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.720 (E), dated the 1st October, 2009, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such rescission. Full Article

Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/29/2008-DGAD, dated the 21st November, 2008, published in Part I, section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 21st November, 2008, had initiated review, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the said Customs Tariff Act),and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-du.. Full Article

CUSTOMS Notification No 14/2010, Regarding anti dumping duty on Cold Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel, originating in, or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China PR), Korea, European Union, South Africa, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Japan, Thailand and United States of America (USA). Full Article

First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when imported into India for the purpose of organising the Common Wealth Games, 2010(hereinafter referred as Games), from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the conditions specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said .. Full Article