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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


This notification relates to Customs (Publication of Names) Rules,1975

January 19, 1976 538 Views 0 comment Print

No publication under rule 3 shall be made in respect of a person, until the period for preferring an appeal under section 128 has expired without any appeal having been preferred, or such an appeal having been preferred has been disposed of.

This notification relates to Shipping Bill for Aircraft Spares Ex-bond Regulations, 1975

May 24, 1975 412 Views 0 comment Print

In respect of aircraft stores imported and deposited in a warehouse in terms of section 85 of the Customs Act, 1962, Shipping Bills for their re-export shall be presented in the form set out in the Schedule hereto annexed.

This notification relates to Uncleared Goods (Bill of Entry) Regulations, 1972

August 26, 1972 844 Views 0 comment Print

The person having the custody of goods that are not cleared for home consumption within the period specified in section 48 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) shall prepare a Bill of Entry in the form appended, to these regulations, of such goods to be sold in auction under section 48 of the said Act.

This notification relates to Denaturing of Spirit Rules, 1972

January 8, 1972 583 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24 and 158 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the Denatured Spirit (Ascertaining and Determining) Rules, 1957, published with Notification No. 140-Customs, dated the 6th July, 1957, of the Government of India, .Ministry of Finance (LateDepartment of Revenue), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules for causing imported spirit and spirit contents of imported spirituous preparations to be denatured at the request of the importer.

This notification exempts specified goods imported temporarily for the purposes of scientific research and education

September 11, 1971 5335 Views 0 comment Print

The goods are re-exported within six months from the date of importation or within such extended period not exceeding one year as may be allowed by the Commissioner of Customs and an undertaking is furnished in writing by the importer agreeing to re-export the goods within the aforesaid period.

This notification relates to Import Manifest (Vessels) Regulations, 1971

April 17, 1971 811 Views 0 comment Print

The vessel”s stores list and the list of private property in the possession of the Master, officers and crew may be delivered along with the cargo declaration; but shall not in any case be delivered later than twenty-four hours after the arrival of the vessel at the port.

This notification relates to Levy of Fees (Customs Documents) Regulations, 1970

December 26, 1970 823 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Document means document used in compliance with the provisions of the Act and includes a bill of entry, shipping bill, bill of export, import manifest, import report, export manifest, export report, bill of transhipment, baggage declaration, show cause notice and any order passed under the Act.

This notification exempts defective articles imported into India which are private personal property

August 29, 1970 6169 Views 0 comment Print

The articles or component parts thereof, as the case may be, are imported within the warranty period and are supplied free of charge by the foreign manufacturer in terms of the warranty given by the manufacturer in accordance with the established trade practice pertaining to the articles.

This notification relates to Notified Goods (Prevention of Illegal Import) Rules, 1969

January 3, 1969 2761 Views 0 comment Print

Where the market price of the notified goods sold or transferred has not depreciated on account of use to less than two-thirds of their market price, if they are new, the particulars of the permission given by a gazetted officer of Customs authorising the sale or transfer of the notified goods, or the number and date of the order passed by such officer evidencing clearance of such goods by the Customs on payment of fine in lieu of confiscation.

This notification relates to Specified Goods (Prevention of Illegal Export) Rules, 1969

January 3, 1969 1084 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 6-Cus., dated 3rd January,1969 as amended by Notification No.13-Cus, dated the 11th January 1969, No.20-Cus., dated 10th January,1969., No.130-Cus., dated 6th September,1969 and No.31/90(N.T.)-Cus., dated 8-6-1990.

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