Custom Duty Meaning, Calculators, Rules, exemptions Articles Notification, Circulars, Recent Changes, Duty Drawback Rates, Custom Rates, Anti-Dumping Duty
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 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 : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that computer printouts and email records could not be relied upon for customs duty demands because statutory r...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that unlocking and activating mobile phones before export only amounted to product configuration and not “use...
Custom Duty : Tribunal held that Customs authorities could not reclassify imported industrial composite solvent as kerosene when all mandatory B...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai ruled that Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess paid through MEIS duty credit scrips for past import...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that earlier GST cancellation history became irrelevant once the exporter possessed valid GST registration on th...
Custom Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the earlier customs notification to continue anti-dumping duty for an extended period. The notific...
Custom Duty : The government imposed anti-dumping duty on Monoisopropylamine imports after finding that Chinese exports were dumped below normal...
Custom Duty : CBIC issued Notification No. 47/2026-Customs (N.T.) continuing existing tariff values for key imported commodities including palm ...
Custom Duty : The Central Government directed provisional assessment of imports of anodized aluminium frames for solar panels from a Chinese exp...
Custom Duty : CBIC has clarified that Entry Inward and Vessel Sail-out Clearance cannot be delayed due to pending physical boarding of customs o...
The Customs Authority for Advance Rulings (CAAR), Mumbai, has ruled that roasted cashew nuts are classified under CTI 2008 19 10, not under Chapter 08, citing the specific nature of the roasting process.
The Ministry of Finance has revised the tariff values for imported goods including palm oil, gold, silver, and areca nuts, effective August 30, 2025. This notification updates existing customs valuation tables.
Detention of a foreign national’s 84-gram gold chain by Customs without issuance of a Show Cause Notice (SCN) within one year u/s 110 of Customs Act was invalid and the continued detention was impermissible in law.
CESTAT Chennai held that denial of DEPB scrip benefit to innocent transferee importers of fraudulently obtained licence by original licence holder not justifiable since licence was not cancelled by appropriate authority at the time of import of goods. Accordingly, order set aside and appeal allowed.
Finance Ministry extends duty-free import of raw cotton from 30 Sept 2025 to 31 Dec 2025, supporting domestic textile and cotton industries.
CESTAT Chennai held that Directorate of Revenue Intelligence [DRI] has jurisdiction to issue a show cause notice [SCN] in the case of drawback. Accordingly, plea of appellant of DRI officers lacked jurisdiction failed.
CESTAT Chennai returns N.R. Colours Ltd.’s SAD refund case to original authority for re-evaluation, citing an incomplete Chartered Accountant’s certificate as the reason for initial rejection.
CESTAT Bangalore set aside a Rs. 50,000 penalty on a customs broker, citing membership approval before show-cause notice communication.
A new directive from CBIC aims to clarify duty calculations, KYC norms, and procedures for gifts and personal imports via courier and postal services.
CESTAT Delhi dismisses an appeal in a gold smuggling case involving passenger baggage, stating it lacks jurisdiction under Section 129A of the Customs Act, 1962.
