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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 180 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 3021 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 5118 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 612 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 837 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


₹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 390 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 2400 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 570 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 1524 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Explanatory Memoranda to Customs and Central Excise changes

Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...

February 1, 2026 1434 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No Confiscation of Indian Currency Without Proof Linking It to Smuggling: CESTAT Kolkata

Custom Duty : CESTAT Kolkata held that Indian currency cannot be confiscated under Section 121 of Customs Act without clear evidence connecting ...

May 24, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Multifunction Devices Retaining Essential Character of Relays Eligible for Customs Exemption: CESTAT Delhi

Custom Duty : The CESTAT Delhi held that multifunction protection devices remained classifiable as relays because their primary function continu...

May 24, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Duty Demand as Electronic Evidence Did Not Meet Section 138C Requirements

Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that computer printouts and email records could not be relied upon for customs duty demands because statutory r...

May 22, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

Duty Drawback Cannot Be Denied as Phone Activation Before Export Is Mere Configuration

Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that unlocking and activating mobile phones before export only amounted to product configuration and not “use...

May 22, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Incomplete CRCL Test Reports Cannot Justify Reclassification of Imported Solvents as Kerosene: CESTAT Mumbai

Custom Duty : Tribunal held that Customs authorities could not reclassify imported industrial composite solvent as kerosene when all mandatory B...

May 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Anti-Dumping Duty Extended Till November 2026 Through Fresh Customs Amendment

Custom Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the earlier customs notification to continue anti-dumping duty for an extended period. The notific...

May 23, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print

India Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on Monoisopropylamine Imports From China

Custom Duty : The government imposed anti-dumping duty on Monoisopropylamine imports after finding that Chinese exports were dumped below normal...

May 23, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Revises Tariff Values for Gold, Silver & Edible Oils from May 20, 2026

Custom Duty : CBIC issued Notification No. 47/2026-Customs (N.T.) continuing existing tariff values for key imported commodities including palm ...

May 20, 2026 543 Views 0 comment Print

Provisional Assessment Ordered Pending New Shipper Review of Chinese Solar Frame Imports

Custom Duty : The Central Government directed provisional assessment of imports of anodized aluminium frames for solar panels from a Chinese exp...

May 20, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Ends Mandatory Physical Boarding for Vessel Entry & Sail-Out Clearance

Custom Duty : CBIC has clarified that Entry Inward and Vessel Sail-out Clearance cannot be delayed due to pending physical boarding of customs o...

May 19, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print


Issue of notification as per section 54 of the Customs Act, 1962 – Transhipment- regarding

September 22, 1995 2965 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 50-Customs (NT) dated 6th September, 1995 has been issued appointing all the Customs ports including Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Customs Airports notified under section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 as places for transhipment of imported goods

Quantity-based advance Licences – No additional duty on imports for exports of leather and readymade garments

September 21, 1995 1468 Views 0 comment Print

Your attention is dawn to Notification No. 80/95-Customs and Circular No. 32/95 dated 31st March, 1995 wherein the changes in the Duty Exemption Scheme in terms of the changes announced in the Exim Policy on 31.3.95 were communicated. Representations were received regarding grant of exemption to the additional duty of Customs in respect of non-dutiable items.

Value – based Advance Licences – No additional Duty on imports for exports of leather and readymade garments

September 21, 1995 637 Views 0 comment Print

Your attention is dawn to Notification No. 79/95-Customs and Circular No. 32/95 dated 31st March, 1995 wherein the changes in the Duty Exemption Scheme in terms of the changes announced in the Exim Policy on 31.3.95 were communicated. Representations were received regarding grant of exemption to the additional duty of Customs in respect of non-dutiable items

Private Bonded Warehouses -Further Guidelines

September 20, 1995 2071 Views 0 comment Print

Your attention is drawn to the instructions contained in Board’s circular of even number dated 15th June, 1995 (Customs Circular No. 68/95). Certain doubts have been expressed in some quarters regarding methodology to be followed for licensing of private bonded warehouses. Accordingly, further guidelines for grant of such licences are issued and Commissioners are advised to ensure that these

This notification exempts material imported against an Advance license issued on or after 19.09.1995

September 19, 1995 796 Views 0 comment Print

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 materials imported into India, against an Advance Licence applied for and issued on or after 19th September, 1995, with an obligation to export products specified in the Table annexed to this notification (hereinafter referred to as the said licence), from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act,subject to the following conditions, namely.

This notification exempts goods imported against Value Based Advance License issued on or after 19.09.1995

September 19, 1995 517 Views 0 comment Print

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 materials imported into India, against a Value Based Advance Licence (hereinafter referred to as the said licence) applied for and issued on or after 19th September, 1995.

Warehoused goods- Calculation of customs duty

September 18, 1995 709 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to refer to the board’s circular F.No. 473/ 206/ 87/ CUS – VII dated 12.7.89 (copy enclosed) on the above subject and to say that the instructions contained therein may please by strictly adhered to

DEEC/ EPCG Scheme – Bond facility extended to Export Houses & Other Relaxations

September 14, 1995 1126 Views 0 comment Print

After considering various representations received from Export Promotion Councils and exports in general. Board has decided to make, the following further relaxation in the norms fixed earlier in Circular no. 52/ 95 dated 25.5.95 for execution of Bond / Bank Guarantees

Cars import under TR Rules – Short visits relaxable

August 29, 1995 3049 Views 0 comment Print

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Commissioner of Customs, Delhi’s D.O. letter No. VII/ 12/ ACU/ 7-Cars/ 165/ Ch. 87/ 75 dated 9-6-1995, addressed to Jt. Director General of Foreign Trade, seeking clarification on the subject of

This notification exempts components required for the manufacture of capital goods for supplied to a person holing a license under EPCG scheme

August 25, 1995 565 Views 0 comment Print

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 components required for the manufacture of capital goods when imported into India by a manufacturer of such capital goods for supply to a person holding a licence under the Export Promotion Capital Goods (E.P.C.G.) Scheme in terms of the Export and Import Policy for import of capital goods at zero rate of duty in terms of notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, No. 111 /95-Customs, dated the 5th June, 1995.

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