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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 : The CESTAT Delhi held that multifunction protection devices remained classifiable as relays because their primary function continu...
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 : 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...
Symphony International Vs C.C.-Mundra (CESTAT Ahmedabad) In a ruling that underscores the importance of specific evidence in customs disputes, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) Ahmedabad has set aside a customs duty demand of Rs. 6.44 lakh, along with associated interest and penalties, imposed on Symphony International for its import of Natural […]
CESTAT Chandigarh sets aside customs duty demand and penalties against JSW Vallabh Tinplate, citing natural justice violation and non-supply of relied-upon documents. Case remanded for fresh adjudication.
CESTAT Chennai dismisses Customs’ appeal, confirming ‘Namkeen System’ as a frying machine under CTH 84198110, not ‘other kitchen machines.’
CESTAT Delhi held that since Assembly Front imported qualifies as ‘Display Assembly’ used in manufacture of cellular mobile phones, the same would be entitled to exemption from duty of customs under clause 6(a)(iv) of the Customs Notification 57/2017 dated 30.06.2017.
The Delhi High Court clarifies that DRI officers are “proper officers” under the Customs Act, 1962, for issuing show cause notices, aligning with a recent Supreme Court ruling in the Canon – II review.
CESTAT Kolkata held that revenue has not brought any cogent evidence towards foreign origin (Chinese Origin) of goods (fire crackers). Further, investigation and proceedings are also conducted in casual manner. Thus, order is set aside.
India’s Ministry of Finance revises customs tariff values for specified goods, including palm oils, soybean oil, brass scrap, gold, silver, and areca nuts, effective June 14, 2025.
Delhi High Court mandates consolidated adjudication for Westan Electrical Appliances’ customs duty dispute, aligning multiple import bills under a single show cause notice.
CESTAT Delhi restores appeals for Office Plus Limited and its director, allowing a 20% pre-deposit in a customs duty case involving imported machines with a classification dispute.
Indusind Media wins partial relief at CESTAT Delhi. Tribunal rules Customs Act S.114AA penalty cannot be applied retrospectively, reducing fines.
