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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


Registration of Importers as per provision of Plastic Waste Management Rues, 2016, as amended

April 17, 2023 3141 Views 1 comment Print

As a background, importers of plastic packaging product or products with plastic packaging or carry bags or multi-layered packaging or plastic sheets or like require registration with CPCB/SPCB/PCC at the time of clearance.

Penalty u/s 114AA not imposable as goods were found as per declaration in Bill of Entry

April 17, 2023 1770 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that penalty under section 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962 is not imposable as the only declaration made by the respondent is the Bill of Entry and the goods were found as per the declaration in the Bill of Entry.

No custom duty benefit on Main PCB, Lightning Protector, DC/AC Cables, Fuse Holders of IFWT

April 17, 2023 1290 Views 0 comment Print

The goods imported such as main PCB, lightning protector, DC/AC cables, fuse holders are neither parts nor accessories of Integrated Fixed Wireless Telephones ( IFWT )could not be considered as accessory as these parts were not used to increase the effectiveness or convenience of IFWT. Therefore, the goods imported were neither parts nor accessories of IFWT and therefore could not avail the benefit of notification for Customs duty exemption.

SAD refund allowed even though condition 2(b) of Notification No.102/2007-Cus. not complied

April 17, 2023 537 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant is eligible for refund even though condition 2(b) of Notification No.102/2007-Cus. dated 14.09.2007 not been complied

Custom broker license suspension – Officer issued post-decisional hearing notice drawn offence report – HC directs appointment another officer

April 17, 2023 999 Views 0 comment Print

Principal Commissioner of Customs Vs Akshoy Kumar Ghosh & Sons (Calcutta High Court) This intra-Court appeal filed by the Revenue is directed against the order dated 01.12.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPA 26090/2022. By the said order the learned Single Bench directed the Chief Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs to appoint another […]

Classification of bhusi/ bhuki of pulses / pulses waste -CESTAT directs readjudication

April 15, 2023 903 Views 0 comment Print

R M Trading Company Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The issue involved in the present case is that whether the goods in question i.e. bhusi/ bhuki of pulses / pulses waste cleared from Kandla SEZ is classifiable under Chapter heading 07139099 or 11061000 of Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and consequently whether the appellant is […]

Mutilation of goods before clearance: CESTAT reduces Redemption Fine & Penalty

April 15, 2023 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Veer Enterprise Vs C.C.-Kandla (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT find the goods have been cleared and duty discharged as per the Tariff Heading proposed by the department. The Certificate of Chartered Engineer produced by the party is actually deficient, as it has been obtained behind the back of Customs Officials and does not show the time and […]

CESTAT allows SAD refund which was rejected for non-compliance of Notification No.102/2007-Cus. Dated 14.09.2007

April 15, 2023 726 Views 0 comment Print

S. Vaidya and Company Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Chennai) Brief facts of the case are that the appellant filed three refund claims for refund of SAD amount of Rs.10,97,996/-. After scrutinizing the documents, the adjudicating authority observed that the sales invoices were not endorsed with the mandatory declaration that “no cenvat credit can be […]

CESTAT allows SAD Refund as No Limitation prescribed under Original Notification

April 15, 2023 1470 Views 0 comment Print

Refund claim of SAD is not time barred as no such limitation is prescribed under original notification no.102/2007-Customs. It was also held that period of limitation for first time cannot be introduced through subordinate legislation or notification.

SAD refund claim not time barred as no limitation is prescribed under original Notification

April 15, 2023 1941 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that refund claim of SAD is not time barred as no such limitation is prescribed under original Notification No.102 of 2007-Customs dated 14.09.2007

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