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Customs Valuation Framework Under Section 14 and CVR, 2007

Custom Duty : Explains customs valuation under Section 14, CVR 2007, Rule 12, CAVR 2023, transaction value, valuation methods and key judicial d...

July 11, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

MOOWR Scheme: A Game Changer for Indian Manufacturers

Custom Duty : The article explains how the MOOWR Scheme allows manufacturers to defer customs duty and IGST while detailing eligibility, complia...

July 3, 2026 1572 Views 1 comment Print

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 681 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 6981 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 10788 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CBIC Extends Customs Duty Exemption Till 15 July 2026 Due to West Asia Supply Disruptions

Custom Duty : The Government has extended the full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical imports until 15 July 2026 because of contin...

July 2, 2026 330 Views 0 comment Print

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 480 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 582 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 2874 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 675 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CAAR Rejects Ruling on Roasted Areca Nut Classification Citing Madras HC Decision

Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi rejected the advance ruling application as the classification issue was already decided by the Madras High Court and th...

July 13, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Samsung ‘Moving Style’ Classifiable as ‘Other Monitor’ Under CTH 8528: CAAR Delhi

Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified Moving Style under Tariff Item 8528 59 00 and Floor Stand under 8529 90 90, applying Chapter Notes 6(D), 6(E...

July 13, 2026 120 Views 0 comment Print

TrackMan 4 & TrackMan iO Classifiable as Other Golf Equipment Under CTH 9506: CAAR Delhi

Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified TrackMan 4 and TrackMan iO under CTI 9506 39 00 as golf equipment, rejecting Heading 9031 as measurement was...

July 13, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

Statutory Appeal Is Proper Remedy Against Customs Redemption Fine & Penalty: Madras HC

Custom Duty : Madras HC declined to entertain the writ, directed the petitioner to pursue the Section 129A appeal, and protected limitation if f...

July 12, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Royalty Addition to Import Value Set Aside as Not a Condition of Sale: CESTAT Chennai

Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai set aside the customs duty demand after holding royalty was not a condition of sale of imported goods and following...

July 12, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBIC Discontinues Manual Container Documents Under Notification 104/94-Customs

Custom Duty : CBIC Circular 32/2026-Customs replaces manual container documentation with ICEGATE reporting and electronic gate systems under Not...

July 13, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Empowers Board to Extend Two-Year Re-Export Period for Duty-Free Event Imports

Custom Duty : CBIC Notification No. 28/2026-Customs empowers the Board to extend the two-year period in specified cases on sufficient cause bein...

July 11, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Extends Anti-Dumping Duty on Chinese Arylides Till 13 January 2027

Custom Duty : CBIC extends anti-dumping duty on Arylides imported from China PR till 13 January 2027 through Notification No. 17/2026-Customs (A...

July 11, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Revises List of Goods Eligible for BCD Exemption for Lithium-Ion Cell Manufacturing

Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 27/2026-Customs amends Notification 25/2002 to revise the list of goods eligible for BCD exemption for lithium i...

July 9, 2026 630 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Grants Nil BCD on Goods for Mobile Phone Inductor Coil Modules Until March 2029

Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 26/2026-Customs grants nil BCD on specified goods used in manufacturing inductor coil modules for mobile phones ...

July 9, 2026 441 Views 0 comment Print


Intimation on goods cleared at 50% duty falling under 2203.00, 2204.30, 2206.00 and 2207.20

March 21, 1995 538 Views 0 comment Print

The undersigned is directed to enclose copy of Notification No. 76/95-Cus. dated 20.03.95 amending Notification No. 69/95-Cus so as to provide that goods falling under sub-heading Nos. 2203.00, 2204.30, 2206.00 and 2207.20 will not be eligible for the rate of 50% prescribed at S. No. 71 of Notification No. 69/ 95-Cus

Sale of books from shipping vessels in port

March 21, 1995 454 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to say that the Board has been receiving requests on an annual basis from certain foreign shipping vessels for permission for sale of bools on broad the vessels while the same is docked at an Indian port. This permission has hitherto been given by the Board subject to the vessel obtaining the required no objection from

This notification exempts the specified goods imported from Mauritius, Seychelles or Tonga

March 16, 1995 997 Views 0 comment Print

Provided that the importer proves to the satisfaction of the proper officer of customs that the goods in respect of which the exemption under this notification is claimed are being imported in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of other Preferential Areas) Rules, 1977, published with the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Revenue and Banking (Revenue Wing) No. 99-Customs, dated the 1st July, 1977.

This notification exempts the specified goods imported from Bangladesh, Republic of Korea or Sri Lanka under Bangkok agreement

March 16, 1995 1729 Views 0 comment Print

Provided that the importer proves to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs that the goods in respect of which the benefit of exemption under this notification is claimed, comply with the requirements specified in the Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Bangkok Agreement) Rules, 1976, published with the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Revenue and Banking (Revenue Wing) No. 430-Customs, dated the 1st November, 1976.

Antique handicrafts items export – No routine references

March 16, 1995 556 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to say that Board has had occasion to examine the issue of delay in release of export consignments by the customs where such consignments are necessarily referred to the statutory authorities such as the wild Life Department and the Archaeological

100% EOUs closure/failure to export – Demand of duty

March 10, 1995 1348 Views 0 comment Print

A number of instances have come to the notice of the Board where 100% EOUs had imported capital goods, raw materials and other permissible items under Notification No. 13/81-Cus. dated 9/2/81 but have failed to export any goods or have closed down after exporting a few consignments. A question has been raised as to the stage at which the customs

VBAL/QBAL – Export Declarations – Further clarifications

March 8, 1995 601 Views 0 comment Print

Your attention is invited to Ministry’s instructions of even number dated the 4th January, 1995 (Circular N0. 1/95) and Subsequent telex dated 13th January, 1995 regarding filing of Ar-4 along with the Shipping Bills

Advance Intermediate Licence for iron & steel under Engg. goods export scheme – Customs instructions

March 8, 1995 1822 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Commerce vide their Notification No. 53/ RE/ 92-97 dated the 1st March, 1995 have notified Engineering Products Export (Replenishment of Iron and Steel Intermediates) Scheme. To give effect to this scheme which permits duty free import of

This notification exempts input required for the manufacture of iron and steel intermediates

March 7, 1995 649 Views 0 comment Print

That the imports and exports are undertaken through sea ports at Bombay, Calcutta, Cochin, Kandla, Mangalore, Marmagao, Madras, Nhava Sheva, Paradeep, Tuticorin and Visakhapatnam or through any of the airports at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bombay, Calcutta, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Madras, Srinagar, Trivandrum and Varanasi, or through any of the Inland Container Depots at Bangalore, Coimbatore, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Ludhiana.

This notification provides effective rates of duty on specified goods when imported from Union of Myanmar

March 6, 1995 883 Views 0 comment Print

Provided that the importer produces evidence to the satisfaction of the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs that such goods have, in fact, been produced in the Union of Myanmar and are imported into India through the land route from a notified land customs station.

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