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Anti-Dumping Duty

Custom Duty : Anti-dumping duty protects local manufacturers from unfairly cheap imports that can damage domestic markets. The article explains ...

May 21, 2026 342 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Duty on Gold & Silver Raised to 15% (Effective May 13, 2026)

Custom Duty : The new customs notifications standardize the effective import duty on gold and silver bullion at 15% through revised BCD, SWS, an...

May 14, 2026 4596 Views 0 comment Print

The Gold Duty Shock: A Symptom, Not the Disease

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...

May 13, 2026 7812 Views 0 comment Print

Strait of Hormuz Customs Relief: Six Circulars, 30 April Sunset & Key Unresolved Issues

Custom Duty : Emergency customs relaxations introduced during the maritime crisis expire on 30 April 2026, leaving exporters uncertain. The fram...

April 27, 2026 744 Views 0 comment Print

What is EMI Scheme in Custom? Complete Guide on Duty Deferment, Eligibility & Benefits

Custom Duty : Highlights how the EMI Scheme allows businesses to defer duty payments, easing working capital pressure while improving operationa...

April 21, 2026 1095 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


India Secures Duty-Free Access for 99.38% Exports Through India–Oman CEPA

Custom Duty : The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...

June 2, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

₹10 Lakh Cap Removed on Courier Exports to Boost E-Commerce Trade

Custom Duty : The reform removes value restrictions on courier exports, enabling higher-value shipments. It aims to boost e-commerce exports and...

April 1, 2026 441 Views 0 comment Print

Deferred Customs Duty Facility Extended to Eligible Manufacturer Importers to Expedite Clearance

Custom Duty : CBIC has allowed Eligible Manufacturer Importers to avail deferred payment of customs duty from 1 April 2026. The circular outline...

February 28, 2026 2541 Views 0 comment Print

CBI Books Three Customs Officials for Alleged Bribery in Smuggled Goods Release

Custom Duty : The CBI has registered a bribery case against three Customs officials accused of taking illegal gratification to release seized go...

February 7, 2026 618 Views 0 comment Print

Baggage Rules 2026 Raise Duty-Free Limits and Simplify Customs Clearance

Custom Duty : The new rules enhance duty-free allowances and introduce digital declarations. The overhaul aims to speed up clearance and improve...

February 3, 2026 1611 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Interest on Customs Duty Cannot Be Waived Merely Because EPCG Benefit Was Granted Later: CESTAT Mumbai

Custom Duty : Tribunal ruled that interest liability extends to the full duty adjudged under Section 28, regardless of whether payment is made t...

June 11, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Article 20(2) Inapplicable as Customs Proceedings Are Not Criminal Prosecutions: SC

Custom Duty : The Court ruled that confiscation proceedings before Customs Authorities do not amount to prosecution before a judicial tribunal. ...

June 10, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

EPCG Export Failure due to SARFAESI Auction: CESTAT waives Interest & Penalty, upheld duty demand

Custom Duty : Where an EPCG licence holder becomes incapable of fulfilling export obligations due to unavoidable circumstances such as SARFAESI ...

June 10, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Demand as Undervaluation Allegations Lacked Admissible Evidence

Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that unsigned invoices, unauthenticated e-mails, and uncorroborated statements were insufficient to reject tra...

June 9, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Broker Penalty as Ergotamine Preparation Not Covered Under NDPS Schedule-B

Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that a medicine containing Ergotamine was merely a preparation and not “Ergotamine and its salts” under Sche...

June 9, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Nil Customs Duty on Goods Under Tariff Item 26020010 under India Australia ECTA

Custom Duty : The Central Government has amended Notification No. 62/2022-Customs to prescribe a 0% Basic Customs Duty on all goods falling unde...

June 10, 2026 180 Views 0 comment Print

Common Adjudicating Authority Appointed for SVB SCNs – Koinone Polytech

Custom Duty : CBIC has designated a common adjudicating authority to decide several customs show cause notices issued by different commissionera...

June 10, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Common Adjudicating Authority Appointed in ViewSonic SVB Case

Custom Duty : CBIC exercised its powers under the Customs Act, 1962 to appoint a common adjudicating authority for two customs proceedings invol...

June 6, 2026 132 Views 0 comment Print

Hewlett SVB Matter Referred for Common Adjudication of Multiple SCNs

Custom Duty : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in the case of M/s. Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited, (IEC: 071500719...

June 5, 2026 102 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Bars Direct DGFT References to Ensure Uniform FTP Interpretation

Custom Duty : CBIC has directed Customs field formations not to seek FTP clarifications directly from DGFT. The new mechanism aims to ensure con...

June 4, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print


Amends Notification No. 12/1997-Customs (N.T) dated: 02.04.1997

November 21, 2005 514 Views 0 comment Print

The principal notification was published vide number G.S.R. 193(E), dated the 2nd April, 1997 and subsequently amended vide number G.S.R. 353 (E), dated the 6th June, 2005.

Notification No. 102/2005-Customs Duty (N.T.), Dated; 18.11.2005

November 18, 2005 433 Views 0 comment Print

Files, rasps, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers, metal cutting shears, pipe-cutters, bolt croppers, perforating punches and similar hand tools

Notification No. 101/2005-Customs (N.T.), dated: 17-11-2005

November 17, 2005 514 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962( 52 of 1962) and sub-section (2A) of section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944( 1 of 1944) and in pursuance of rules 3, 4 and 5 of the Customs and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules, 1995, the Central Government, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No.36/2005-CUSTOMS(N.T.), G.S.R.267(E), dated the 2nd May, 2005, (hereinafter referred to as the said notification), with effect from 5th day of May, 2005, namely.

Notification No. 97/2005-Customs, dated; 17.11.2005

November 17, 2005 781 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby directs that each of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), specified in column (2) of the Table below shall be amended or further amended, as the case may be, in the manner as specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely.

Amends Notification No.36/2001-Customs (N.T.), dated: 03.08.2001

November 16, 2005 388 Views 0 comment Print

The Principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification no.36/2001 – Customs(N.T.), dated, the 3rd August, 2001 [S.O.748 (E), dated, the 3rd August, 2001] and was last amended vide Notification No.98/2005-Customs (N.T), dated, the 31st October, 2005 [S.O.1151(E), dated, the 31st October, 2005].

Impose anti-dumping duty on all imports of vitrified and porcelain tiles, other than vitrified industrial tiles

November 16, 2005 439 Views 0 comment Print

Whereas in the matter of import of vitrified and porcelain tiles, other than vitrified industrial tiles (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under headings 6907 or 6908 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China and United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as the subject countries) and imported into India, the designated authority vide its final findings, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 5th February, 2003.

Imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on import of Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (SFS)

November 11, 2005 619 Views 0 comment Print

Whereas, in the matter of import of Sodium Formaldehyde Sulphoxylate (SFS) (hereinafter also referred to as the subject goods ), falling under tariff item number 283110 20 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from, the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the subject country), the designated authority in its preliminary findings vide notification No. 14/25/2004 -DGAD, dated the 26th August,2005, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 29th August,2005.

Amends Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004

November 7, 2005 502 Views 0 comment Print

The principal Regulation was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R.132(E) dated the 23rd February,2004.[ Notification No.21/2004- CUSTOMS (N.T) dated the 23rd February,2004].

Notification No. 98/2005-Customs (N.T.), dated: 31.10.2005

October 31, 2005 388 Views 0 comment Print

The Principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification no.36/2001 – Customs(N.T.), dated, the 3rd August, 2001 [S.O.748 (E), dated, the 3rd August, 2001] and was last amended vide Notification No.94/2005-Customs (N.T), dated, the 15th October, 2005 [S.O. 1488 (E), dated, the 15th October, 2005].

Circular No. 41/2005-Customs Duty, Dated: 28.10.2005

October 28, 2005 904 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT credit or duty drawback while the same paid through debit under DEPB was not allowed as duty drawback. In the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009, which came into force w.e.f. 1.9.2004, it has been provided under paragraph 4.3.5 that the additional customs duty/excise duty paid in cash or through debit under DEPB shall be adjusted as CENVAT credit or Duty Drawback as per the rules framed by the Department of Revenue.

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