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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 348 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 4620 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 7845 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 747 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 1104 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 2544 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


CAAR Rejects Motherboard Classification for CKD Kits as Essential Character Test Was Not Met

Custom Duty : CAAR Mumbai held that CKD kits comprising discrete electronic components could not be classified as motherboards under CTH 8473 30...

June 11, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

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 123 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


Latest Notifications


Countervailing Duty on Aluminium Wire Extended up to 23 March 2027

Custom Duty : Government extends countervailing duty on aluminium wire/wire rod imports from Malaysia up to 23 March 2027 through Notification N...

June 11, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-Dumping Duty on Aluminium Foil Extended up to 15th December 2026

Custom Duty : Government extends anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil from China, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia up to 15 December 2026. Notifi...

June 11, 2026 54 Views 0 comment Print

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 198 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 99 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


This notification amends Notification No. 29/97-Customs (N.T.), dated the 7th July, 1997

January 5, 2000 451 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 Government hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance

This notification amends Notification No. 61/94-Customs(NT), dated: 21.11.1994.

January 5, 2000 607 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 Ministry of Finance, Department

This notification amends Notification No 62/94-Customs(NT), dated the 21st November, 1994

January 5, 2000 613 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 Ministry of Finance, Department

Shipping Bill – conversion of Free Shipping Bill into Drawback Shipping Bill

January 5, 2000 1033 Views 0 comment Print

Attention is invited to the Board’s Circular No. 48/98-Customs dated 15th July, 1998, issued from File No.609/605/97-DBK, wherein powers were delegated to the Jurisdictional Commissioners of Customs for allowing conversion of free/DEEC shipping bills into Drawback shipping bills, In the said Circular, it was also provided that for past cases wherever factual reports had already been

CVTs – additional duty calculation

January 5, 2000 688 Views 0 comment Print

It is directed to state that doubts have been raised about the method to be followed with regard to calculating the additional duty of Customs equal to excise (CVD) in respect of imported Colour Television Receiver Sets which have the MRP affixed on the packages containing the sets

Notification No. 1/2000-Customs, Dated: 05.01.2000

January 5, 2000 436 Views 0 comment Print

The principal notification No. 34/97-Customs, dated the 7th April, 1997, was issued vide GSR 197(E) dated the 7th April, 1997, and last amended vide Notification No. 122/99-Customs dated the 4th November, 1999, issued vide GSR 751(E), dated the 4th November, 1999.

This notification imposes anti dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in or exported from Russia

December 30, 1999 586 Views 0 comment Print

on the basis of the aforesaid findings of the Designated Authority, the Central Government had imposed an anti-dumping duty vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 83/99-Customs, dated the 30th June, 1999 [G.S.R. 482 (E), dated the 30th June, 1999], published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 30th June, 1999.

This notification exempts gold and silver produced out of copper anode sline exported out of India for toll smelting or toll processing

December 30, 1999 625 Views 0 comment Print

Exemption to gold and silver produced out of copper anode slime which were exported out of India for toll smelting or toll processing. – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts gold and silver falling within Chapter 71 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975).

Notification No.117/99-Customs., Dated 28-10-1999

October 28, 1999 643 Views 0 comment Print

therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act, read with rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995, the Central Government on the basis of the aforesaid final findings of the designated authority hereby imposes on the said Low Carbon Ferro Chrome (LCFC), when originating in, or exported from, China PR.

Circular No. 70/99-Custom Duty Dated 6/10/1999

October 6, 1999 481 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Circular No. 16/99-Cus. dated 7.4.99, the subject facility was extended to bonded warehouses located within the jurisdiction of Commissioners who are handling TRA facility under DEPB Scheme, and who have jurisdiction over any other customs stations listed in Para 4 of the said Circular

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