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Custom Duty : Explains customs valuation under Section 14, CVR 2007, Rule 12, CAVR 2023, transaction value, valuation methods and key judicial d...
Custom Duty : The article explains how the MOOWR Scheme allows manufacturers to defer customs duty and IGST while detailing eligibility, complia...
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 : The Government has extended the full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical imports until 15 July 2026 because of contin...
Custom Duty : The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...
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 : CAAR Delhi rejected the advance ruling application as the classification issue was already decided by the Madras High Court and th...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified Moving Style under Tariff Item 8528 59 00 and Floor Stand under 8529 90 90, applying Chapter Notes 6(D), 6(E...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified TrackMan 4 and TrackMan iO under CTI 9506 39 00 as golf equipment, rejecting Heading 9031 as measurement was...
Custom Duty : Madras HC declined to entertain the writ, directed the petitioner to pursue the Section 129A appeal, and protected limitation if f...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai set aside the customs duty demand after holding royalty was not a condition of sale of imported goods and following...
Custom Duty : CBIC Circular 32/2026-Customs replaces manual container documentation with ICEGATE reporting and electronic gate systems under Not...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification No. 28/2026-Customs empowers the Board to extend the two-year period in specified cases on sufficient cause bein...
Custom Duty : CBIC extends anti-dumping duty on Arylides imported from China PR till 13 January 2027 through Notification No. 17/2026-Customs (A...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 27/2026-Customs amends Notification 25/2002 to revise the list of goods eligible for BCD exemption for lithium i...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 26/2026-Customs grants nil BCD on specified goods used in manufacturing inductor coil modules for mobile phones ...
CBIC introduced system-based auto-approval for IFSC code registration, ending manual port-level checks. This streamlines the process for exporters to get incentives faster and enhances Ease of Doing Business.
CAAR Mumbai ruled that oven-roasted areca nuts with 10–15% moisture content are to be classified as raw under Chapter 8, while roasted cashew, walnut, and pista nuts fall under Chapter 20 as roasted nuts per specific tariff entries.
CBIC seeks urgent nominations (AC to Addl. Commissioner) for the India-EU P2P-U.S. Strategic Trade Control (STC) Advanced Licensing and Enforcement Exchange in Brussels (Dec 2025).
CESTAT Kolkata, affirmed absolute confiscation of 22,120 kgs of foreign-origin black pepper smuggled without legal import documents and routes
The Customs Department was directed by CESTAT to pay interest on a pre-deposit, overturning a decision that denied it because the deposit was against a penalty. The ruling affirmed that Section mandates interest on the refunded amount after the appeal is decided.
CESTAT Mumbai held that re-deployment of auxiliary equipment post completion of project doesn’t amount to violation of Project Import Regulations, 1986. Accordingly, appeal allowed and impugned order is set aside.
CESTAT Chennai refers appeal to President for a Special Bench, finding the same Customs order was challenged across multiple Benches, invoking the principle of comity.
CESTAT Delhi held that the viewing card/smart card inserted into the set top box of DTH service provider is a good in itself and is not a part of the set top box. Hence, viewing cards is classifiable under CTI 8523 52 90 and not under 8529 90 90.
CESTAT Hyderabad held that non-filing of Ex-Bond BoE for clearance from customs bonded warehouse to SEZ is merely procedural lapse hence confiscation u/s. 113(i) not justifiable since there is no malafide intent. Accordingly, appeals are partly allowed.
CESTAT Ahmedabad rules it has jurisdiction over foreign currency seizure, distinguishing it from baggage. Orders release of seized currency and directs lower penalties on family members.
