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Custom Duty : Explains customs valuation under Section 14, CVR 2007, Rule 12, CAVR 2023, transaction value, valuation methods and key judicial d...
Custom Duty : The article explains how the MOOWR Scheme allows manufacturers to defer customs duty and IGST while detailing eligibility, complia...
Custom Duty : Anti-dumping duty protects local manufacturers from unfairly cheap imports that can damage domestic markets. The article explains ...
Custom Duty : The new customs notifications standardize the effective import duty on gold and silver bullion at 15% through revised BCD, SWS, an...
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...
Custom Duty : The Government has extended the full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical imports until 15 July 2026 because of contin...
Custom Duty : The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...
Custom Duty : The reform removes value restrictions on courier exports, enabling higher-value shipments. It aims to boost e-commerce exports and...
Custom Duty : CBIC has allowed Eligible Manufacturer Importers to avail deferred payment of customs duty from 1 April 2026. The circular outline...
Custom Duty : The CBI has registered a bribery case against three Customs officials accused of taking illegal gratification to release seized go...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi rejected the advance ruling application as the classification issue was already decided by the Madras High Court and th...
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...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified TrackMan 4 and TrackMan iO under CTI 9506 39 00 as golf equipment, rejecting Heading 9031 as measurement was...
Custom Duty : Madras HC declined to entertain the writ, directed the petitioner to pursue the Section 129A appeal, and protected limitation if f...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai set aside the customs duty demand after holding royalty was not a condition of sale of imported goods and following...
Custom Duty : CBIC Circular 32/2026-Customs replaces manual container documentation with ICEGATE reporting and electronic gate systems under Not...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification No. 28/2026-Customs empowers the Board to extend the two-year period in specified cases on sufficient cause bein...
Custom Duty : CBIC extends anti-dumping duty on Arylides imported from China PR till 13 January 2027 through Notification No. 17/2026-Customs (A...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 27/2026-Customs amends Notification 25/2002 to revise the list of goods eligible for BCD exemption for lithium i...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 26/2026-Customs grants nil BCD on specified goods used in manufacturing inductor coil modules for mobile phones ...
Notification 20/2026-Customs grants customs duty and AIDC concessions on specified imports from Oman, including TRQ benefits, from 1 June 2026.
A new customs notification grants full exemption from customs duty and Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess on cotton imports. The relief is available for imports made between June and October 2026.
The Government has notified detailed Rules of Origin under the India–Oman CEPA to determine which goods qualify for preferential customs duty treatment. The key takeaway is that importers and exporters must satisfy prescribed origin criteria to claim tariff concessions.
CBIC has updated tariff values for edible oils and brass scrap under Section 14 of the Customs Act. The notification revises benchmark customs values effective from 30 May 2026 while retaining existing values for gold and areca nuts.
The Delhi High Court quashed PRC orders after finding that the exporter’s claim regarding non-transmission of Advance Authorization data to ICEGATE was not properly examined. The Court held that the authorities failed to consider material facts and repeated representations.
The Supreme Court held that n-Hexane could not be classified as motor spirit under Chapter 27 merely because its flash point was below 25°C. The Revenue failed to prove that the imported product was suitable for use in spark ignition engines.
Delhi CESTAT held that an importer who accepted enhanced valuation and paid duty without protest could not later challenge the assessment in appeal. The Tribunal found the acceptance of US $2.30 per kg valuation to be unconditional.
The Calcutta High Court ruled that a CFS operator remained liable to pay cost recovery charges even without formal sanction of customs posts. The Court applied the doctrine of “substance over form” after finding that customs supervision and services were continuously provided.
CESTAT Delhi held that incorrect classification or self-assessment of imported goods does not automatically constitute misdeclaration under the Customs Act. The Tribunal set aside penalties imposed on the Customs Broker.
The Supreme Court held that self-assessment introduced under the amended Customs Act qualifies as an assessment order under Section 2(2). Importers seeking refund must first challenge such assessment through statutory remedies before filing refund claims.
