customs duty

CIT vs Kalpataru Colours and Chemicals (SC) - Supreme Court has on 08.02.2012 reversed Bombay High Court Judgment in the case of CIT vs Kalpataru Colours and Chemicals and confirming the decision of Special bench of ITAT Mumbai in the case of Topman Exports vs. ITO held as follows:- Objective of DEPB scheme is to neutralize the incidence of customs duty on the import content of the export products. Hence, it has direct nexus with the cost of the imports made by an exp.. Full Article

The finance minister retained most of his other proposals, providing only marginal relief to industries such as automobiles, garments, personal computers and printers. On direct taxes, the biggest concession was in the norms for a concessional 15% tax on dividends received from overseas subsidiaries. As against the minimum 50% India holding in such subsidiaries to be eligible for the tax sop, the finance minister has suggested a lower threshold of 26%, benefiting several.. Full Article

Recently, the government issued fresh set of notifications rescinding the earlier ones which granted exemption from payment of Service tax on canned / packaged software if Excise duty / Customs duty (CVD) was paid. Similar set of exemption notificati Full Article

Notification No. 52/2010 – Service Tax,   New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby rescinds the notification [...] Full Article

Notification No. 127/2010 – Customs New Delhi, the 21st December, 2010 G.S.R.       (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further [...] Full Article

Notification No. 88/2010-Customs Regarding exemption to imported raw hides and skins and semi-processed leathers from customs duty G.S.R. 717 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so [...] Full Article

The much-talked about Helium balloons for the opening and closing in ceremony of the Commonwealth Games will be exempted from customs duty. The Finance Ministry has withdrawn customs duty on the balloons, technically known as Aerostats, along with equipment used for their deployment, sources said. Full Article

The Government-appointed panel to look into the problems of the rubber industry has recommended that the Customs duty on natural rubber imports be brought down to either Rs 20.46 for a kg or 20 per cent, whichever is lower. This comes as a major relief to the consuming industry which has seen a widening divide between the Indian and international price of natural rubber. Full Article