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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 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 : The new rules enhance duty-free allowances and introduce digital declarations. The overhaul aims to speed up clearance and improve...
Custom Duty : The Court held that retention of seized cash beyond six months is illegal if the extension order under Section 110(2) of the Custo...
Custom Duty : Tribunal ruled that interest liability extends to the full duty adjudged under Section 28, regardless of whether payment is made t...
Custom Duty : The Court ruled that confiscation proceedings before Customs Authorities do not amount to prosecution before a judicial tribunal. ...
Custom Duty : Where an EPCG licence holder becomes incapable of fulfilling export obligations due to unavoidable circumstances such as SARFAESI ...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that unsigned invoices, unauthenticated e-mails, and uncorroborated statements were insufficient to reject tra...
Custom Duty : The Central Government has amended Notification No. 62/2022-Customs to prescribe a 0% Basic Customs Duty on all goods falling unde...
Custom Duty : CBIC has designated a common adjudicating authority to decide several customs show cause notices issued by different commissionera...
Custom Duty : CBIC exercised its powers under the Customs Act, 1962 to appoint a common adjudicating authority for two customs proceedings invol...
Custom Duty : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in the case of M/s. Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited, (IEC: 071500719...
Custom Duty : CBIC has directed Customs field formations not to seek FTP clarifications directly from DGFT. The new mechanism aims to ensure con...
As regards the delivery of vessels stores list and list of private property in possession of the Master, officer, crew, the same should contain the quantity of store on board at the time of departure from the last port of call and estimated quantity likely to be consumed till the grant of entry inward.
I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No.30-Cus, dated 4.4.2003 issued from F.No.450/30/2003 vide which self assessment scheme for accelerated clearance of import/export cargo was introduced on the pilot basis at Air Customs (both export and import) at Sahar, Mumbai , ICD , Tughlakabad, New Delhi and Chennai Sea Customs ( both import & export).
The principal notification No. 421/76-Cus., dated the 23rd October, 1976 published in the Gazette of India , Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i), dated the 23rd October, 1976 vide G.S.R. 1550.
The principal notification No. 35, dated the 17th April , 1971 published in the Gazette of India , Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii), dated the 17th April, 1971 vide S.O.1640 and last amended vide notification No. 17/95-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated the 13th March, 1995.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 30 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby specifies that any person other than carrier, who is authorized to issue delivery orders in favour of an importer on the basis of which goods are permitted to be delivered to such importer by the custodian of the goods, as any other person for the purposes of the said section.
It is clarified that Rule 3(2)(d) inter- alia provides for the incorporation of average amount of duties paid, on materials wasted in the process of manufacture. In terms of proviso to this Rule, if any waste is sold, the average amount of duties on the waste so sold shall be deducted.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) read with sub-section (6) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do hereby exempts the beer of Nepalese origin falling under heading 2203 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act from the whole of the additional duty leviable on such beer under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 32/2003-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2003, published in the Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 167(E), dated the 1st March, 2003.
The Board has accepted the recommendation of the Conference and it is accordingly clarified that classification of software protection lock shall be done as discussed at para 5 above.
I am directed to say that divergence of practice regarding the classification of Thermal Camera capable of infrared imaging and measuring temperature has been brought to the notice of the Board. This item is being assessed under Customs Tariff Headings 9006.59, CTH 9027.30 or 9027.50 in different Commissionerates.
I am directed to say that divergence of practice regarding the classification of high capacity disc arrays has been brought to the notice of the Board. This item is being assessed under CTH 8471.70 as “Storage Unit” or under CTH 84715000 as a “Digital Processing unit” by different Commissionerates.
