No demurrage & detention charge Waiver Beyond 60 Days: CESTAT Ahmedabad

ASR India Pvt Ltd Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Ahmedabad, has quashed an order that revoked the authorized carrier registration of M/s. ASR India Pvt. Ltd. (a shipping line) and imposed a penalty of ₹50,000. The Tribunal’s decision clarifies that the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 (SCMTR), specifically Regulation 10(1)(l), does not mandate the waiver of container detention charges beyond a period of 60 days. The case originated from a show cause notice issued by the Principal Commission...