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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 5148 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 54 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 138 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 408 Views 0 comment Print


Benches of Tribunal must strictly adhere to period of limitation prescribed by SC

July 26, 2021 2055 Views 0 comment Print

F No. 01(05)/Circular/CESTAT/2021 Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal West Block No. 2, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 Dated: 26.07.2021 OFFICE MEMORANDUM It has come to notice that the Benches of the Tribunal have been adopting different standards in determining the period of limitation in appeals which are filed beyond the period of limitation contemplated […]

Customs Duty on Mosur Dal reduced from 30% to 10%

July 26, 2021 1686 Views 0 comment Print

To give relief to consumers, the Government has reduced Customs Duty on Mosur Dal from 30% to 10%. (Basic Customs Duty reduced from 10% to ‘Nil’ and Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess reduced from 20% to 10%). This will bring down the retail price of Mosur Dal. seeks to amend notification No.50/2017-Customs, dated the 30th June, […]

Anti-Dumping Investigation on imports of Rubber Chemical PX-13

July 26, 2021 2082 Views 0 comment Print

FINAL FINDINGS in Case No: OI 17/2020 | Anti-Dumping Investigation concerning imports of Rubber Chemical PX-13 from China PR, Korea RP and USA.

Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Color coated/ pre-painted flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel

July 26, 2021 936 Views 0 comment Print

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Directorate General of Trade Remedies) INITIATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th July, 2021 (Case No. AD (SSR)-14/2021) Subject : Initiation of sunset review anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Color coated/ pre-painted flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel originating in or exported from China PR and European Union No. 7/16/2021-DGTR.— […]

Customs Brokers Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2021

July 23, 2021 3576 Views 0 comment Print

8A. Surrender of License. – (1) A licensee may surrender the license granted under Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 1984, the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004, the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013 or the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 through a written request to the Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs who has issued the license, as the case may be.

Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2021.

July 23, 2021 909 Views 0 comment Print

(1) An authorised carrier may surrender his registration issued under regulation 3 through a written request to the Jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs. (2) On receipt of the request under sub-regulation (1), the Jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs may revoke the registration, if, –

CBIC relaxes Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations

July 23, 2021 2832 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC has decided to abolish renewals of Licence/Registration in Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2021 and Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 incorporating the following changes: a. To provide lifetime validity of the licenses/registrations; b. To enable provision for making the licenses/registrations invalid in case the licensee/registration holder is inactive for the period exceeding 1 year at a time;

Imports of PVC Suspension Grade Resin into India from Japan- Reg.

July 23, 2021 1260 Views 0 comment Print

Case No. (SG) 6/2020 Termination of Bilateral Safeguard Investigation concerning imports of “PVC Suspension Grade Resin” into India from Japan under India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2017- Reg.

Implementation of RMS for processing of Duty Drawback Claims – reg

July 22, 2021 1467 Views 0 comment Print

In the second phase, which is now being taken up, RMS will process the shipping bill data after the Export General Manifest (EGM) is filed electronically and will provide required output to ICES for selection of shipping bills for risk-based processing of duty drawback claims.

Sunset Review investigation on imports of ‘Barium Carbonate’

July 20, 2021 927 Views 0 comment Print

Case No. (AD SSR) 27/2020 Sunset Review investigation concerning imports of ‘Barium Carbonate’ originating in or exported from China PR

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