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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


Order refusing to entertain appeal cannot be treated as order on merits

April 20, 2021 765 Views 0 comment Print

Guduru Chandra Sekhar Vs Union of India (Andhra Pradesh High Court) In the instant case, though the petitioner herein initially filed appeal on 17.08.2020, before the Commissioner Of Customs and Central Tax (Appeals), it is clear from Form-CAI that the appellant undertook to pay the mandatory pre-deposit of 7.5% of the disputed amount but did […]

Report Major/Important cases on Daily Basis: CBIC instruct Officers

April 19, 2021 732 Views 0 comment Print

Customs field formations regularly make seizure/ commercial fraud cases. These cases are later on reported on a periodic basis on the DDM portal, though at times with delay and also informed through UO notes in important cases. Many of the cases made by the DRI/ Customs involve not only big seizures of prohibited goods or commercial frauds but at times assume larger importance due to involvement of foreign nationals, prominent persons, leading business houses or any other sensitive issue.

Initiation of Sunset Review investigation on imports of ‘Axle for Trailers’ from China

April 19, 2021 597 Views 0 comment Print

Case No. AD (SSR) – 7/2021 Initiation of Sunset Review investigation concerning imports of ‘Axle for Trailers’ from China PR. The Applicant has alleged continued dumping & injury and likelihood of dumping and injury in case of expiry of existing anti-dumping duties and have requested for initiation of sunset review and continuation of the anti-dumping duty (ADD) imposed on the imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from the subject.

HC dismisses challenge to summon for preliminary hearing

April 17, 2021 702 Views 0 comment Print

Larsen & Toubro Limited Vs Senior Intelligence Officer (Madras High Court) The challenge to the summons itself is pre-mature, insofar as it only calls upon the addressees to appear before the officials for a preliminary hearing.  One cannot assume or hypothesize on what the purpose of the summons is and I am thus loathe to […]

ADD investigation on imports of ‘Copper & Copper Alloy Flat Rolled Products’

April 16, 2021 1716 Views 0 comment Print

Case No. AD-OI-06/2020 Anti-Dumping investigation concerning imports of Copper & Copper Alloy Flat Rolled Products originating in and exported from China PR, Korea RP, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand

CBIC issued advisory on issue of SCN considering SC judgment in Canon India

April 16, 2021 8952 Views 0 comment Print

F.No. 450/72/2021-Cus IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom) ***** Room No. 227B, North Block, New Delhi Dated: 16th April 2021 To, The Principal Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), New Delhi Sub:-  Hon’ble  Supreme  Court’s larger bench judgment  dated 09.03.2021 in the […]

Wooden boards – Classification under Heading 4407 and 4409

April 15, 2021 1620 Views 0 comment Print

Vogel Import Export NV Vs Belgische Staat (Tenth Chamber Court- European Union) In a case involving interpretation of Tariff Headings  4407 and 4409 of the European Union’s Combined Nomenclature, the Court of the Justice of the European Union has held that planed wooden boards, the four corners of which have been rounded over the entire […]

Anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Barium Carbonate’ to continue till 20.10.2021

April 15, 2021 876 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend notification No. 14/2016-Customs (ADD), dated 21-04-2016, so as to extend the applicability of the said notification up to and inclusive of 20th October, 2021 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 22/2021-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 15th April, 2021 G.S.R 264 (E).- Whereas, the designated authority vide initiation […]

Cargo Manifest and Transhipment (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021

April 15, 2021 834 Views 0 comment Print

(1) These regulations may be called the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the said regulations, in regulation 15,-

CBIC Notifies Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currencies Wef 16.04.2021

April 15, 2021 4521 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC notifies Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currencies against Indian Rupees with effect from 16th April, 2021, vide Notification No. 43/2021-Customs (N.T.), Dated: 15th April, 2021. Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) Notification No. 43/2021-Customs (N.T.) New Delhi, dated the 15th April, 2021 In exercise of […]

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