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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 ...
The Customs Authority for Advance Ruling held that the classification dispute concerning roasted betel and areca nuts had already been decided in earlier court proceedings. The applications were therefore rejected as barred by law.
Notification 18/2026 amends concessional customs rates under India-UAE CEPA effective 13 May 2026. Importers claiming India-UAE CEPA benefits to face revised tariff concession structure under latest amendment.
Ministry of Finance hikes concessional import duty on gold, silver and platinum from 4.35% to 10% under Notification 57/2000-Customs effective 13 May 2026.
Customs Notification 16/2026 Changes AIDC Structure for Gold, Silver and Platinum Imports – New customs notification modifies AIDC rates for bullion, jewellery components and recycled precious metal imports.
The Government has raised customs duty from 5% to 10% on several precious metals and related tariff items through Notification No. 15/2026-Customs. The amendment also introduces a special provision for spent catalyst and ash containing precious metals.
CESTAT Mumbai set aside anti-dumping duty demands after finding that WhatsApp chats, emails, and statements relied upon by Revenue were not authenticated under Section 138C of the Customs Act. The Tribunal held that primary documentary evidence supporting Uzbekistan origin had not been disproved.
CESTAT Delhi ruled that curved molybdenum mirrors and shields used in automobile lights cannot be classified as flat sheets or foils. The Tribunal held that shaping and curving transformed them into “articles of molybdenum” attracting 10% customs duty.
CAAR Mumbai held that imported elevator parts lacking guide rails, structural supports, and enclosure systems could not be classified as complete elevators under Rule 2(a). The authority ruled that the imports only represented parts and sub-assemblies requiring separate tariff classification.
CBIC amended Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) to include Village Namli, Ratlam as an authorized customs location. The notification permits unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods, expanding customs infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh.
CESTAT Chennai held that Extraneal Peritoneal Dialysis Solution was correctly classifiable under CTH 9018 as the issue had already been decided in the importer’s favour and upheld by the Supreme Court.
