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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 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...
Assessee had added the amount of Anti-dumping duty while self-assessing the customs duty liability which could not take the character of duty, therefore, the amount should not have been retained and was refundable.
Ministry of Finance’s new customs notification, dated July 19, 2025, omits S. No. 10A from a 1994 customs exemption table.
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has set aside the continued suspension of M/s. Kailash Shipping Services Pvt. Ltd.’s Customs Broker License. The Tribunal ruled that the show cause notice (SCN) issued to the company was time-barred and lacked jurisdiction, rendering the preceding suspension unsustainable.
CESTAT Chennai rules that Wireless Access Points with MIMO but without LTE standards are eligible for customs duty exemption, citing Delhi High Court precedent.
India continues anti-dumping duty on Aniline imports from China PR for five years to prevent injury to domestic industry. Duty rates vary by exporter and origin.
Govt exempts customs duty on polo horses for army, police, and eligible civilian players under new rules effective 19 July 2025, with quantity and time limits.
Delhi High Court held that the used jewellery worn by the passenger would fall within the ambit of personal effects in terms of the Rules 2(vi) read with rule 3 of the Baggage Rules, 2016, which would be exempt from detention by the Customs Department. Thus, detention set aside.
CESTAT Delhi ruled a €1 million cancelled invoice for post-contract services was not dutiable as additional import consideration, quashing duty and penalties.
CESTAT Delhi held that goods imported by fictious firms using fraudulently obtained IEC are liable for confiscation even if the said goods are not prohibited or restricted as per foreign trade policy. Accordingly, appeal of the assessee dismissed.
An Enquiry has been ordered and on completion of the Enquiry an Enquiry Report was submitted by the Enquiry Officer. In the Enquiry Report, the enquiry officer held that the appellant has violated the provisions of Regulation 10 (d) by not advising the importer to comply with the provisions of Customs Act, 1962.
