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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 issue concerned classification of a beverage processing aid containing Polysorbate 65. The Authority held that it met Chapter 34 criteria and classified it as a non-ionic organic surface-active agent.
The case examined whether rugged portable devices with scanning and connectivity features should be treated as communication equipment. The Authority held that since data processing is the principal function, the devices are classifiable as portable ADP machines under Tariff Item 84713090.
The Authority rejected the application as the applicant failed to rectify notified deficiencies despite reminders. The ruling underscores that procedural compliance is mandatory before an advance ruling can be considered on merits.
The authority examined whether a flaxseed-based extract was a medicament or a vegetable extract. It ruled that a single plant extract with inert carriers, imported in bulk, falls under Heading 1302 as a vegetable extract.
The ruling examined whether a microencapsulated iron product should be treated as a chemical preparation or a food supplement. It held that products with nutritive value used for human consumption fall under Heading 2106.
The ruling examined whether an enzyme-based premix used only in animal feed should be treated as an enzyme or a feed preparation. The Authority held that exclusive use as an animal feed premix justified classification under Heading 2309 rather than the enzyme heading.
The Tribunal held that transaction value could not be rejected without evidence or proper application of valuation rules. Arbitrary enhancement and penalties were quashed for lack of comparables and proof of undervaluation.
The Tribunal upheld reclassification and duty recovery but ruled that section 111(o) applies only where exemption conditions are breached. Mere ineligibility to exemption due to wrong classification cannot justify confiscation or penalty.
The Tribunal set aside reclassification of imported penetrating oil as adulterated diesel. It held that failure to meet diesel BIS standards and lack of proof of adulteration defeated the Revenue’s case.
The Tribunal upheld duty and interest on use of a fraudulently enhanced duty credit scrip but ruled that penalty under section 114AA cannot be imposed without proof of knowledge or intent. The key takeaway is that mens rea is mandatory for section 114AA penalties.
