Customs Must Consider Importer’s Request Before Insisting on Licence: Madras HC

Indus Mercadeo Vs Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Madras High Court) The Madras High Court directed customs authorities to reconsider a representation seeking clearance of imported goods without insisting on an import licence in light of Notification No. 38/2023 (DGFT). The petitioner argued that the imported goods covered under the relevant bill of entry did not require an import licence under the notification and had submitted supporting documents to that effect. However, the customs authorities withheld release of the goods by relying on the notification and insisting on production of...