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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 5136 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 135 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


CBIC withdraws notifications prescribing additional custom duty on transformer oil import

February 1, 2022 2013 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to rescind notification Nos. 190/1978-Customs and 191/1978-Customs both dated 22th September, 1978 prescribing additional duty of customs on imports of transformer oil equivalent to such portion of the excise duty leviable on the raw material commonly known as transformer oil base stock or transformer oil feedstock vide Notification No. 04/2022-Customs Dated 1st February, 2022 […]

Changes in exemption from Social Welfare Surcharge on Certain Goods

February 1, 2022 11442 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend notification No. 11/2018- Customs dated 2nd February, 2018 so as to exempt certain goods from Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) and to withdraw SWS exemption on certain textile items vide Notification No. 03/2022-Customs Dated 1st February, 2022 to give effect to Changes prescribed vide Union Budget 2022-23 i.e. Finance Bill 2022. GOVERNMENT […]

Govt amends Basic Customs Duty (BCD) rates wef 02.02.2022

February 1, 2022 46284 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30th June, 2017 so as to prescribe effective rate of Basic Customs Duty (BCD) vide Notification No. 02/2022-Customs Dated 1st February, 2022 to give effect to Changes prescribed vide Union Budget 2022-23 i.e. Finance Bill 2022. New Delhi, the 1st February, 2022 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE […]

Tariff Notification No. 06/2022-Customs (N.T.), Dated: 31.01.2022

January 31, 2022 2919 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 06/2022-Customs (N.T.), Dated: 31.01.2022 – Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver  MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS) New Delhi, the 31st January, 2022 Notification No. 06/2022-Customs (N.T.) S.O. 404(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of […]

Bombay High Court orders refund after 23 year delayed proceedings

January 29, 2022 2364 Views 0 comment Print

Sushitex Exports (India) Ltd. & Ors. Vs Union of India & Anr. (Bombay High Court) 1. The order was passed on a plea by a company seeking quashing of a show cause notice which had not been adjudicated for 23 years and return of ₹2 crore which had been deposited by it under protest during […]

Revenue is bound by SION norms fixed by Ministry of Commerce

January 28, 2022 2307 Views 0 comment Print

GKB Vision Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Customs (NS-V) (CESTAT Mumbai) The twin issues that required consideration in this case are that as to whether the appellants would be eligible for the higher norms fixed by Ministry in respect of wastage/ loss/ breakage of raw materials and as to whether the demand is premature. On going […]

Department not justified in encashing bank guarantee & invoking continuity bonds before expiry of statutory appeal period of 60 days

January 28, 2022 1224 Views 0 comment Print

FCI OEN Connectors Limited Vs Union of India (Karnataka High Court) The limited point that arises for consideration is, whether the respondents were justified in encashing the bank guarantee and invoking the continuity bonds before expiry of the statutory appeal period of 60 days from the date of the order dated 10.03.2021. As rightly contended […]

DGTR issues 56 final findings since April, 2021 in AD/CVD/SG investigations

January 28, 2022 1191 Views 0 comment Print

DGTR (Directorate General of Trade Remedies) of the Department of Commerce issues 56 final findings since April, 2021 in in Anti-Dumping (AD)/Countervailing Duties (CVD)/Safeguard (SG) investigations. 35 more investigations started since April, 2021 and many more are in pipeline. Introduction of self-certification to usher in a new regime of trade facilitation The duties recommended by […]

Mis-classification of Imported Goods- HC permits re-export of good on Furnishing of Bank Guarantee

January 27, 2022 2013 Views 0 comment Print

Additional Director General Vs Hazel Mercantile Ltd (Gujarat High Court) t appears from the materials on record that the respondent No.1 herein imported goods declaring the same to be ‘Naphtha’ classified under CTH 27101229. The goods were imported at the Kandla Port vide the Bills of Entry. It appears that the respondent No.2 herein – […]

Setting up of CRU at central location, and CRU Email address for each Commissionerate of Mumbai Customs Zone-II

January 25, 2022 3231 Views 0 comment Print

Correspondence or dak in physical form may be delivered by Post, Courier, special messenger, or officers from other formations themselves. The correspondence may be received from the trade (importers, exporters), trade bodies, stakeholders such as Customs Brokers, shipping lines, custodians, from other Commissionerates, Directorates of the CBIC, other Government Departments, departmental officers, third parties etc. It is highlighted that any kind of physical documents shall invariably be submitted to the said CRU Section which shall receive and duly acknowledge the same.

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