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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


Classification by taxpayers is correct or not becomes immaterial if classification proposed by Revenue is incorrect

January 18, 2022 3012 Views 0 comment Print

Sunrise Traders Vs C.C.-Mundra (CESTAT Ahmedabad) To decide the correct classification of goods the commissioner held the Subheading 540751 to 540754 cover “other woven fabric, containing 85% or more weight of textured polyester filaments. For that the authority has relied upon report of ATIRA stating the fabric is made entirely of texturised yarn to be […]

CBIC exempts BCD & IGST on goods imported for AFC Women’s Asian Cup India

January 18, 2022 1128 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC exempts BCD and IGST on goods imported for the purpose of AFC Women’s Asian Cup India, 2022 vide Notification No. 1/2022-Customs dated : 18th January, 2022 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi, the 18th January, 2022 Notification No. 1/2022-Customs G.S.R. 26(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs […]

Retention of ISO Containers to meet future requirements

January 18, 2022 741 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC received representations for providing relaxations in the re-export of ISO Containers imported temporarily for combating the COVID Pandemic. Such containers have been used for efficient transportation of Liquid Medical Oxygen due to the inherent advantage related to multi-modal transportation (by Road/Rail/Waterways/Airways).

CAA can decide on request for exemption from customs duty on import of e-cycles from China

January 16, 2022 1761 Views 0 comment Print

Question posed for advance ruling, couched as it is for seeking classification of e-cycle, is essentially a prayer made for exemption from customs duty on import of such e-cycles from China, which is beyond the powers vested with this Authority.

IGST & Compensation Cess on goods re-imported after being exported for repairs would be wholly exempt

January 16, 2022 6666 Views 0 comment Print

High Court observed that in the absence of specific mention of IGST and Compensation Cess in the Exemption Notification, only the BCD on the fair cost of repair charges, freight and insurance charges would be payable. The IGST and Compensation Cess would be wholly exempted. Therefore, the assessee could not be denied such exemption on reimport of repaired air-crafts and spare parts.

Appellant not allowed to somersault after passing of Final Order under the garb of rectification

January 15, 2022 1320 Views 0 comment Print

A.V. Agro Products Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise (CESTAT Delhi) It is held that vide the impugned application, the appellant is trying to bring a new case despite that his grievances have been settled not once but on several other occasions where he himself has admitted him to have same facts as […]

HC se-aside corruption charges for 6 years delay in filing charges sheet

January 15, 2022 10218 Views 0 comment Print

Bhupendra Pal Singh Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) that there being no valid and acceptable explanation for the delay of almost 6 (six) years in issuance of the charge-sheet coupled with the fact that the petitioner attained the age of superannuation on November 30, 2011, it would be just and proper and in […]

Tariff Notification No. 03/2022-Customs (N.T.), Dated: 14.01.2022

January 14, 2022 2988 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 03/2022-Customs (N.T.), Dated: 14.01.2022 – 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 14th January, 2022 Notification No. 03/2022-Customs (N.T.) S.O. 194(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) […]

ADD on Colour coated / pre-painted flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel removed

January 13, 2022 870 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to rescind notification No. 49/2017-Customs (ADD), dated the 17th October, 2017, to remove levy of ADD on Colour coated / pre-painted flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel originating in or exported from China PR and European Union. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi, the 13th January, 2022 Notification No. 2/2022-Customs (ADD) […]

Clear Float Glass with Absorbent layer classifiable under heading 70.05

January 12, 2022 2682 Views 0 comment Print

In re Chandrakala Associates (CAAR Mumbai) The subject goods for which advance ruling has been sought, their characteristics, manufacturing process, utility etc. are already mentioned in the aforementioned paras. The subject goods are clear float glass, with an absorbent layer, which is fluorescent under UV illumination. The subject goods are not wired, not tinted and not […]

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