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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


Antecedents of an importers cannot be evidence for undervaluation of goods

August 5, 2022 1122 Views 0 comment Print

Held that antecedents cannot be an evidence for the alleged undervaluation of the goods. At best antecedents may be a reason for creating a suspicion and be a reason for causing an enquiry or Investigation.

Customs Exchange rate for Import & Export wef 5th August, 2022 

August 4, 2022 3861 Views 0 comment Print

Exchange rate Notification No. 66/2022-Cus (NT) dated 04.08.2022  notifying exchange rate with effect from 5th August, 2022 against Indian Rupees for Import and Export. Government Of India Ministry Of Finance Department Of Revenue Central Board Of Indirect Taxes And Customs New Delhi ***** Notification No. 66/2022 – Customs (N.T.) | Dated: 4th August, 2022 In exercise […]

Onus is on Revenue to establish that alleged goods are received in clandestine manner

August 4, 2022 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Held that revenue needs to establish that the goods lying or found in the shop/ godwon of the assessee are not duty paid.

Seized goods can be released on provisional basis inspite of pending adjudication proceedings

August 4, 2022 3474 Views 0 comment Print

Held that a person from whom goods are seized has the right to seek provisional release immediately even as adjudication proceedings takes its own course.

Summon u/s 108 is not contrary to the provisions of Cr.P.C.

August 4, 2022 4413 Views 0 comment Print

Held that as summoning of the petitioners by the respondents would not amount to taking any coercive steps like arresting them or prosecuting them, but only to proceed forward with the investigation. Such summons not contrary to the provisions of Cr.P.C.

DRI busts factory manufacturing illicit psychotropic substances

August 4, 2022 438 Views 0 comment Print

DRI busts factory manufacturing illicit psychotropic substances; seizes drugs worth Rs 245 crore Continuing its crackdown on drug syndicates involved in the manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs in the country, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers busted a clandestine factory in Yamunanagar, Haryana, that was involved in the illicit manufacture of Ephedrine, a controlled substance listed under Schedule […]

Customs duty evasion of Rs. 2217 crore by Vivo Mobile

August 4, 2022 786 Views 0 comment Print

DRI detects Customs duty evasion of Rs. 2,217 crore by M/s. Vivo Mobile India Pvt. Ltd. During an investigation pertaining to M/s Vivo Mobile India Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘M/s Vivo India’), the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has detected Customs duty evasion of around Rs 2,217 crore. M/s Vivo India is a […]

Classification of touch computer & mobile computers

August 3, 2022 1491 Views 0 comment Print

In re Rashi Peripherals Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) M/s. Rashi Peripherals Private Limited filed 2 applications, specifically, application nos. 39 and application no. 40, on 23.05.2022 seeking advance rulings on the classification of handheld mobile computers, viz., touch computers and mobile computers, having the following model numbers: – S.No. Category of handheld mobile computer Model […]

CBIC imposes anti-dumping duty on Opal Glassware Import from UAE & China

August 3, 2022 3642 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC imposes anti-dumping duty on Opal Glassware from UAE & China PR for a period of 5 years vide Notification No. 24/2022-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 3rd August, 2022 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. 24/2022-Customs (ADD) | Dated: 3rd August, 2022 G.S.R. 616(E).—Whereas, in the matter of ―Opal Glassware‖ (hereinafter referred […]

Customs Authorities cannot initiate proceedings for violation w.r.t. Foreign Trade/ Exchange

August 3, 2022 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Held that, the exporter cannot be responsible for the instructions given by the importer regarding the change in the port after the title of the goods gets transferred to the buyer after crossing territorial waters of India.

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