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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


Notification No. 39/2022-Customs, Dated: 12.07.2022

July 12, 2022 5217 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 39/2022-Customs, Dated: 12.07.2022 – Seeks to amend notification No. 50/2017-Customs with respect to the tariff heading referring to the open cells for use in manufacture of TV Panels of heading 8524 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi, the 12th July, 2022 Notification No. 39/2022-Customs G.S.R. 539(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section […]

Vitamins of high concentration used for manufacture of animal feed classifiable under CTH 2936

July 12, 2022 4263 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR rule that the products in this case viz. LUTA.CALPAN 98%, LUTA.E 50, LUTA. 0A/D3 1000/200 PLUS, LUTAVIT A 1000 PLUS, CHOLINC.LSG would merit classification under heading 2936 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,1975.

Luprosil salt classifiable under heading 2915

July 12, 2022 1464 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR held that Luprosil salt is classifiable under heading 2915 and more specifically, under subheading 29155000 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

Classification of Omega-6 Fatty acid product namely Lutalin used in animal feeding

July 12, 2022 1362 Views 0 comment Print

In re BAST India Limited (CAAR Mumbai) The applicant has submitted that the impugned product is commonly known in the trade as products for specific use in animal feeding i.e. to manufacture animal feed. The safety data sheet provided by the manufacturer mentions the use of these products as feed additives. The manufacturer on their […]

Amendment in Export Policy of Wheat Flour (atta)- reg

July 11, 2022 1311 Views 0 comment Print

It has been informed that during the period from 6th July, 2022 till 12th July, 2022 certain consignments of wheat flour, as specified therein, will be allowed to be exported.

Arbitrary valuation of goods not subjected to BIS specifications is invalid

July 10, 2022 1326 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that the revaluation of the goods which are not subjected to BIS specifications was made in arbitrary manner and was not adhere to the principles of natural justice.

Duty drawback cannot be denied when Advance Licenses were invalidated

July 10, 2022 1575 Views 0 comment Print

Tufropes Pvt Ltd. Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) One fact very clearly emerges from the documents annexed to the petition and the affidavits is that the advance licences of petitioner were invalidated for direct import of relevant HDPE/P Granules / Chips and petitioner was allowed to procure the same indigenously from Reliance Industries […]

Customs Broker cannot be penalised in violation of basic principles of natural justice

July 10, 2022 792 Views 0 comment Print

JKG associates Pvt. Ltd vs union of India & Ors (Calcutta High Court) Petitioner challenges the impugned action imposing the aforesaid penalty on the ground that the same is not sustainable for the reason of non-compliance of the formalities under Regulation 17 by which respondent Commissioner of Customs was required to issue a notice in […]

Adjudicating authority cannot review order of appellate authority in limited remand  

July 10, 2022 1143 Views 0 comment Print

Technova Imaging Systems Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Mumbai) Refusal of SAD to the Appellant-importer by the Refund Sanctioning Authority that has received concurrence of the Commissioner (Appeals) in the second round of litigation is assailed in this appeal. The gist of the order of Commissioner (Appeals) is that goods imported and goods […]

No penalty for mis-declaration of origin of goods without any evidence of deliberate mis-declaration

July 10, 2022 1656 Views 0 comment Print

Shobha Plastics Pvt Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The Principal Commissioner of Customs Ahmedabad vide impugned order has imposed penalty under section 112 (a) of the Act upon the appellants Jayesh Mehta and Harshad Vadodaria on the ground that appellants herein have aided and abetted the importer in importing the goods by way […]

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