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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 3024 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


Matter remanded to re-look non-imposition of penalty u/s 114

November 21, 2022 717 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that adjudicating authority has ordered confiscation of red sander but refrained from confiscation of container u/s 119 and accordingly penalty u/s 114 on the appellant was not imposed. Matter remanded to re-look into the non-imposition of penalty.

Presumption of smuggled goods without evincing illicit trafficking is incorrect

November 21, 2022 1512 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that without evincing illicit trafficking of the impugned goods and presuming the same as smuggled goods deprives legal sanctity.

Government withdraws export duty on Steel

November 19, 2022 1707 Views 0 comment Print

The Central Government has restored the status quo as was prevailing prior to 22nd May,2022 and withdrawn the  export duty  on iron ores lumps & Fines below 58% Fe content,  iron ore pellets and the specified steel products including pig iron. The import duty concessions  on Anthracite / PCI coal, coking coal, coke & semi coke […]

Govt withdrawn AIDC exemption on Anthracite, PCI Coal & Coking Coal

November 18, 2022 2799 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC amends Notification 11/2021-Customs, dated the 1st February, 2021 in order to withdraw AIDC exemption on Anthracite , PCI Coal and Coking Coal vide Notification No. 60/2022-Customs Dated: 18th November, 2022. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. 60/2022-Customs Dated: 18th November, 2022 G.S.R. 829(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section […]

Govt withdrawn BCD exemption on Anthracite and PCI Coal, Coke & Semi coke & ferronickel

November 18, 2022 2205 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC amends Notification No. 50/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2017 in order to withdraw BCD exemption on Anthracite and PCI Coal, Coke & Semi coke and ferronickel vide Notification No. 59/2022-Customs Dated: the 18th November, 2022. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. 59/2022-Customs Dated: 18th November, 2022 G.S.R. 828(E).—In exercise of […]

Govt withdrawn export duty on iron ore & steel products

November 18, 2022 4800 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC amends Notification No. 27/2011- Customs, dated the 1st March, 2011 in order to withdraw export duty on iron ore & steel products vide vide Notification No. 58/2022-Customs Dated: the 18th November, 2022. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. 58/2022-Customs | Dated: the 18th November, 2022 G.S.R. 827(E).—In exercise of the […]

Rejection of transaction value without evidence proving reason influencing price is unjustified

November 18, 2022 1053 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that rejection of transaction value is unjustified as department has failed to produce any evidence reflecting that the relationship between the parties has influenced the price.

Suspension of Custom Broker License lifted on lapse of significant time

November 18, 2022 1524 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata has held that Custom Broker License suspended under Regulation 16(1) of Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 for around a month is directed to be lifted as necessary inquiry should have completed during the said suspension time.

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate is to be furnished at the Time of Clearance of Goods by Importer

November 17, 2022 1053 Views 0 comment Print

Caravel Logistics Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Chennai) Handbook of Procedures issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) dated 08.04.2005 (2004-09) requires, at paragraph 2.32, in the case of import in the form of metallic waste, scrap, etc., referred to therein, the furnishing of pre-shipment inspection certificate at the time of […]

Customs: Confiscation of goods & penalty not valid if based on mere Adduced statement

November 17, 2022 1008 Views 0 comment Print

In this case findings of the Adjudicating Authority, clearly exonerates this appellant from the penal action under Section 114AA of the Customs Act, 1962, for the reason that there was no material on record to prove that the appellant had submitted the fake gate pass.

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