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...
CESTAT Delhi held that penalty u/s. 114 of the Customs Act can be levied only if the goods are held liable to confiscation u/s. 113 of the Customs Act. Here, as the confiscation cannot be sustained, penalty u/s. 114 of the Customs Act cannot also be sustained.
The Ministry of Finance has updated customs tariff values for various goods, including edible oils, gold, silver, brass scrap, and areca nuts, effective August 1, 2025.
The Ministry of Finance amends the Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission Rules, 2015, introducing a new proviso on the termination and compensation of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Members.
Karnataka High Court set aside a customs duty demand of Rs. 1.02 crore against IPC Packaging Company Pvt Ltd, citing a breach of natural justice by tax authorities.
CAAR Mumbai holds anti-dumping duty not applicable on imported laser sources as they are parts, not complete machines under Customs Notification No. 15/2023
CAAR Mumbai clarifies tariff classification of roasted, shelled, and nitrogen-treated cashew nuts. Diced cashews held to be broken under specific Customs code.
CAAR Mumbai rules Wi-Fi receiver enclosures as parts under CTH 8517 79 90 of Customs Tariff Act, rejecting confidentiality plea due to public product details.
The CAAR has ruled that roller and sorter conveyors imported by Daifuku Intralogistics are to be classified as “Other conveyors” under CTI 84282019, not as parts.
CESTAT Kolkata held that confiscation of gold bar not justified since the smuggled nature of the gold has not been established by the department and the appellant has produced evidence of purchase of the gold from domestic sources. Accordingly, appeal allowed.
Madras High Court held that imposition of penalty u/s. 112 of the Customs Act, 1962 based on case of the person from whom gold was seized without independently considering the case of the petitioner is not justifiable. Accordingly, court directed to grant one more opportunity to the petitioner.
