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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 180 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 3021 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 5127 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 612 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 837 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 1524 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 1434 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


No Confiscation of Indian Currency Without Proof Linking It to Smuggling: CESTAT Kolkata

Custom Duty : CESTAT Kolkata held that Indian currency cannot be confiscated under Section 121 of Customs Act without clear evidence connecting ...

May 24, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Multifunction Devices Retaining Essential Character of Relays Eligible for Customs Exemption: CESTAT Delhi

Custom Duty : The CESTAT Delhi held that multifunction protection devices remained classifiable as relays because their primary function continu...

May 24, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

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 84 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 144 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 81 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 132 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 144 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 543 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 195 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 405 Views 0 comment Print


Adjudicating Authority cannot go beyond the Scope of SCN: CESTAT

April 25, 2023 2730 Views 0 comment Print

Original authority confirmed a higher amount on grounds which are not alleged in SCN and has thus traversed beyond SCN is not without substance

Exchange rate applicable will be rate on date the warehousing bill of entry was filed for putting goods in bond

April 24, 2023 4536 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held the exchange rate applicable will be the rate on the date the warehousing bill of entry was filed for putting goods in bond.

Reassessment cannot be requested by party who self-assessed its Bill of Entry

April 24, 2023 2544 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that nothing in the expression of Section 17(4) indicates that re-assessment of duty can be done at the request of party which has self-assessed its Bill of Entry and after clearance wants another benefit.

Customs broker cannot allow its licence to be used by someone else

April 24, 2023 2067 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that customs broker cannot allow its licence to be used by someone else impersonating it. Accordingly, revocation of customs licence, forfeiture of security deposit and imposition of penalty justified.

CBI Arrests A Customs Superintendent & An ACIT

April 24, 2023 3531 Views 0 comment Print

Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Superintendent of Customs, Kolkata for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000/- from the Complainant.

SC directs Govt to levy Provisional Anti Dumping Duty on LDPE

April 23, 2023 1734 Views 0 comment Print

Non levy of Anti Dumping duty is causing grave irreparable injury and prejudice to the Indian Manufactures on a daily basis.

Anti-dumping duty is leviable based on commercial supply of item in the domestic industry

April 22, 2023 1236 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that Clad with compatible non-clad aluminium foil didn’t had any commercial supplies in the domestic industry during the period of investigation and hence anti-dumping duty on the same is not leviable.

Notice after 9 years of Bill of Entry cannot be treated as notice within a reasonable period

April 21, 2023 3318 Views 0 comment Print

Show Cause Notice has been issued approximately nine years after last Bill of Entry. In the given facts, we are unable to accept that appellant had issued notice within a reasonable period.

Anti-dumping duty not leviable on colour coated coil in absence of domestic industry manufacturing it

April 20, 2023 1725 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that as domestic industry doesn’t manufacture/produce colour coated coil, anti-dumping duty cannot be imposed on the same.

CBIC notifies Customs Exchange rate for Import & Export wef 21.04.2023

April 20, 2023 2877 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC notifies Customs Exchange rate for Import & Export with effect from 21st April, 2023 vide Exchange rate vide Notification No. 29/2023 – Customs (N.T.) Dated : 20th April, 2023.

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