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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 4611 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 7821 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 288 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


DRI Cannot Retain Seized Cash Beyond Six Months Without Valid Extension: Allahabad HC

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...

June 11, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

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 90 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 117 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 129 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


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 195 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


Notification No. 43/2003-Customs, Dated: 18.03.2003

March 18, 2003 1486 Views 0 comment Print

The principal notification No. 26/2000-Customs dated the 1st March, 2000, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 1st March, 2000, vide G.S.R. 178(E) dated the 1st March, 2000 and was last amended by notification No. 126/2002-Customs dated the 12th November, 2002.

Anti-dumping duty on Hexa Methylene Tetramine (Hexamine)

March 17, 2003 628 Views 0 comment Print

The anti-dumping duty imposed under this notification shall be effective upto and inclusive of the 16th day of September, 2003, and shall be payable in Indian currency.

Anti-dumping duty on Vitamin E Acetate

March 17, 2003 1258 Views 0 comment Print

(a) Vitamin E (Acetate as well as Feed Grade) has been exported to India from the People’s Republic of China below its normal value; (b) the Indian industry has suffered material injury; (c) the injury has been caused by the dumped imports from the People’s Republic of China;

Enhancement/Loading on invoice price-regarding

March 17, 2003 841 Views 0 comment Print

It may not be out of place to mention here that the proper officer should follow the procedure laid down under Rule 10A of Customs Valuation Rules, 1988 to satisfy himself about the possible under-valuation. He should then intimate the importer in writing the ground for doubting the truth or accuracy of the value declared in relation to the goods imported and also provide a reasonable opportunity of being heard, before rejecting the declared value.

Notification No. 23/2003-Customs (N.T.), Dated: 11.05.2003

March 11, 2003 796 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Finance, (Department of Revenue), number 62/94-CUSTOMS (NT), dated the 21st November, 1994.

Imports of free gifts under Bilateral Agreement

March 11, 2003 577 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to say that it has been brought to notice of the Board that, in some cases, Commissioners are insisting on submission of distribution certificates in respect of commodities imported duty free under notification No. 148/94-Cus., Sl. 8. (under a Bilateral Agreement).

Notification No. 22/2003-Customs (N.T.), dated; 07.03.2003

March 7, 2003 1645 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Exports), New Custom House, New Delhi to act as Commissioner of Customs, Amritsar, Commissioner of Customs, Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva, Mumbai or, as the case may be, Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi for the purpose of adjudicating the matters relating to Show Cause Notice pertaining to M/s. Safetag International, Noida (UP), issued vide DRI. F.No. 50D/42/96-CI, dated, the 15th November, 2002 by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, ‘D’ Block, I.P.Estate, I.P.Bhavan, New Delhi.

Notification No. 21/2003-Customs (N.T.), dated; 07.03.2003

March 7, 2003 607 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Deport, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, to act as Commissioner of Customs (Import), Mumbai for the purpose of adjudicating the matters relating to Show Cause Notice pertaining to M/s. Jersey India Limited, VPO Kherki Daula, Village Sihi, Sihi- Sikanderpur Road, Dist. Gurgoan, Haryana, issued vide DRI. F.No.50D/15/2000-CI , dated the 28th March, 2000 by the.

Anti-dumping duty on Vitamin A Palmitate

March 7, 2003 934 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government, on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority, hereby imposes on all imports of Vitamin A Palmitate, falling under tariff item 2936 21 00 of the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act, originating in, or exported from, the country or territory specified in column (2) of the Table given below

Amendment in the notification No. 80/97-Customs, dated 21st October, 1997

March 6, 2003 730 Views 0 comment Print

The principal notification No. 80/97-Customs, dated the 21st October, 1997 was published in the Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 610(E) dated the 21st October, 1997 and was last amended vide notification No. 28/2003-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2003 vide number G.S.R. 163(E) dated the 1st March, 2003.

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