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Custom Duty : Explains customs valuation under Section 14, CVR 2007, Rule 12, CAVR 2023, transaction value, valuation methods and key judicial d...
Custom Duty : The article explains how the MOOWR Scheme allows manufacturers to defer customs duty and IGST while detailing eligibility, complia...
Custom Duty : Anti-dumping duty protects local manufacturers from unfairly cheap imports that can damage domestic markets. The article explains ...
Custom Duty : The new customs notifications standardize the effective import duty on gold and silver bullion at 15% through revised BCD, SWS, an...
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...
Custom Duty : The Government has extended the full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical imports until 15 July 2026 because of contin...
Custom Duty : The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...
Custom Duty : The reform removes value restrictions on courier exports, enabling higher-value shipments. It aims to boost e-commerce exports and...
Custom Duty : CBIC has allowed Eligible Manufacturer Importers to avail deferred payment of customs duty from 1 April 2026. The circular outline...
Custom Duty : The CBI has registered a bribery case against three Customs officials accused of taking illegal gratification to release seized go...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi rejected the advance ruling application as the classification issue was already decided by the Madras High Court and th...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified Moving Style under Tariff Item 8528 59 00 and Floor Stand under 8529 90 90, applying Chapter Notes 6(D), 6(E...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified TrackMan 4 and TrackMan iO under CTI 9506 39 00 as golf equipment, rejecting Heading 9031 as measurement was...
Custom Duty : Madras HC declined to entertain the writ, directed the petitioner to pursue the Section 129A appeal, and protected limitation if f...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai set aside the customs duty demand after holding royalty was not a condition of sale of imported goods and following...
Custom Duty : CBIC Circular 32/2026-Customs replaces manual container documentation with ICEGATE reporting and electronic gate systems under Not...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification No. 28/2026-Customs empowers the Board to extend the two-year period in specified cases on sufficient cause bein...
Custom Duty : CBIC extends anti-dumping duty on Arylides imported from China PR till 13 January 2027 through Notification No. 17/2026-Customs (A...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 27/2026-Customs amends Notification 25/2002 to revise the list of goods eligible for BCD exemption for lithium i...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 26/2026-Customs grants nil BCD on specified goods used in manufacturing inductor coil modules for mobile phones ...
The Budget proposes reducing customs duty on all dutiable personal imports from 20% to 10%. The key takeaway is direct relief for travellers and individuals importing goods for personal use.
The Budget proposes moving effective duty rates into the tariff and removing outdated exemptions. The key takeaway is greater transparency and easier determination of applicable customs duties.
BE filing will be unavailable on 1 February 2026 due to budget-related system updates. The key takeaway is to treat 10:45 AM as the cut-off and plan filings early.
The authority held that an advance ruling cannot be issued when the same classification issue is already pending before customs officers. Since a show cause notice had been issued earlier, the application was barred under Section 28-I of the Customs Act.
Vedanta Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Customs (CESTAT Chennai) CESTAT Chennai Reiterates: Once DGFT Issues EODC, Customs Cannot Deny Advance Authorization Benefits Vedanta Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin [2026-VIL-158-CESTAT-CHE-CU] The Chennai Bench of the CESTAT has delivered a significant ruling wherein it was held that Customs authorities cannot question or deny duty exemption benefits once DGFT […]
The notification updates tariff values for edible oils, brass scrap, gold and silver for customs valuation. Importers must apply the revised benchmark values from 31 January 2026.
DRI had jurisdiction and was empowered under Section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 to issue show cause notices (SCN) proceedings for recovery of drawback amounts peculiarly cases involving fraudulent or erroneous grant of drawback.
The authority ruled that carbon pultruded plates are not carbon fibre under the amended exemption notification and therefore cannot claim concessional duty as raw materials, clarifying the limited scope of the revised entry.
AAR Mumbai held that architecturally finished stainless steel wall panels retain the character of flat-rolled products and must be classified under Heading 7219, not as structural parts or miscellaneous articles.
The authority examined whether a plastic nozzle connector should be taxed as a general plastic article or as machinery parts. It held that exclusive and indispensable use in washing machines requires classification as a machine part under heading 8450.
