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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 174 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 2988 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 4899 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 603 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 828 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 1521 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 1425 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 75 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 102 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 75 Views 0 comment Print

Education Cess Paid via MEIS Scrips Cannot Be Recovered Again in Cash: CESTAT Mumbai

Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai ruled that Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess paid through MEIS duty credit scrips for past import...

May 22, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

Past GST Cancellation Cannot Justify Customs Broker License Revocation: CESTAT Delhi

Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that earlier GST cancellation history became irrelevant once the exporter possessed valid GST registration on th...

May 22, 2026 96 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 75 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 81 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 489 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 177 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 387 Views 0 comment Print


Circular No. 6/95-Custom Dated : 23/01/95

January 23, 1995 526 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 6/95-Cus. dated Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue, New Delhi Update on 10.12.2020– CBIC has not issued any such Circular or if issued the Circular is not been hosted on Official website of CBIC. We also searched on Internet to find Circular No. 6/95-Cus. but we failed to find any […]

Encyclopedia Britannica 1994 entry prohibited

January 18, 1995 475 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to say that it has been decided in consultation with Ministry of Home Affairs that the above mentioned book, containing some of the incorrect maps, wherein Jammu & Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are shown Occupied by India, should not

TR Rules – Diplomatic and other Personnel Recall in Public interest – Ad hoc relief in duty on baggage

January 12, 1995 724 Views 0 comment Print

A reference is invited to Ministry’s instructions No. 1(11)-Cus.IV / 51 dated 16.4.1951, listing out the various facilities available to Indian Diplomatic Officers and their families and other officers of the Government of India posted abroad in the matter of clearance of

Fire arms import under baggage / TR Rules

January 12, 1995 2197 Views 0 comment Print

The undersigned is directed to refer to your letter C.No. VIII (H)/ 7/ 7/ 92/Pt./ 173 dated 30.9.94 on the above subject and to say that import of Firearm is prohibited under the Exim Policy. However, as you are aware, in terms of the decision taken by the CCPA, we

Duty free import of items specified in the input-output norms for writing instruments

January 11, 1995 595 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to draw your attention to Notification No. 199/94-Customs dated the 23rd December, 1994 which amends Notification No. 203/92-Cus. dated the 19th May, 1994

Advance Licence – Instructions for verification of SBs covering exports

January 4, 1995 763 Views 0 comment Print

In a recent study undertaken by the Directorate General of Inspection and Directorate General of Anti Evasion with regard to the procedure being followed in the field to prevent parties availing of the advance licensing route from getting double benefits, it has been noticed that the instructions issued by the Ministry from time to time on the subject have not been followed.

Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-Dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995

January 1, 1995 4330 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 9A and sub-section (2) of section 9B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and in supersession of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Duty or Additional Duty on Dumped Articles  and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1985, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely :-

Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment And Collection Of Countervailing Duty On Subsidized Articles And For Determination Of Injury) Rules, 1995

January 1, 1995 1261 Views 0 comment Print

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) The Rule may be called Customs Tariff (Identification, assessment and collection of countervailing duty on subsidies articles and for determination injury) Amendment ) Rules 2006. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

This notification exempts specified goods for use in aquaculture form and for the export of aquaculture products produced from such goods

December 8, 1994 1267 Views 0 comment Print

The depreciation in respect of goods covered by clause (a) shall be allowed for the period from the date of commencement of commercial production of the unit or where such goods have been imported after such commencement, from the date such goods have come into use for commercial production, upto the date of payment of duty.

Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways

November 21, 1994 28420 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (b) and (c) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby appoints; the places (i) specified in column (3) of the table annexed hereto as Land Customs Station for the clearance of all goods or any class of goods imported or exported by land from or to the land frontiers specified in corresponding entry in column (2) of the said table;

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