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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 336 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 4518 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 7671 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 738 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 1089 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


India Secures Duty-Free Access for 99.38% Exports Through India–Oman CEPA

Custom Duty : The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...

June 2, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

₹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 438 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 2535 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 618 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 1608 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Demand as Undervaluation Allegations Lacked Admissible Evidence

Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that unsigned invoices, unauthenticated e-mails, and uncorroborated statements were insufficient to reject tra...

June 9, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Sets Aside Customs Broker Penalty as Ergotamine Preparation Not Covered Under NDPS Schedule-B

Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that a medicine containing Ergotamine was merely a preparation and not “Ergotamine and its salts” under Sche...

June 9, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

Bluetooth Headsets falls Under Heading 8517 as They Transmit & Receive Voice & Data

Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...

June 8, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Upholds Duty Demand as Food Testing Kits Were Misdeclared as Diagnostic Kits

Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that food testing kits were wrongly described as being for “diagnostic use only” to claim a customs exemptio...

June 8, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

Third-Party Records Alone Cannot Prove Clandestine Receipt of Goods: CESTAT Delhi

Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that ledger entries and computer records recovered from a third party were insufficient to establish liability u...

June 8, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Nil Customs Duty on Goods Under Tariff Item 26020010 under India Australia ECTA

Custom Duty : The Central Government has amended Notification No. 62/2022-Customs to prescribe a 0% Basic Customs Duty on all goods falling unde...

June 10, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Common Adjudicating Authority Appointed for SVB SCNs – Koinone Polytech

Custom Duty : CBIC has designated a common adjudicating authority to decide several customs show cause notices issued by different commissionera...

June 10, 2026 51 Views 0 comment Print

Common Adjudicating Authority Appointed in ViewSonic SVB Case

Custom Duty : CBIC exercised its powers under the Customs Act, 1962 to appoint a common adjudicating authority for two customs proceedings invol...

June 6, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

Hewlett SVB Matter Referred for Common Adjudication of Multiple SCNs

Custom Duty : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in the case of M/s. Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited, (IEC: 071500719...

June 5, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Bars Direct DGFT References to Ensure Uniform FTP Interpretation

Custom Duty : CBIC has directed Customs field formations not to seek FTP clarifications directly from DGFT. The new mechanism aims to ensure con...

June 4, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print


Anti-dumping duty on Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels

April 9, 2019 7563 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 17/2019-Customs (ADD)- Seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels used in Motor Vehicles originating in or exported from China PR, Korea RP and Thailand. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 17/2019-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 9th April, 2019 G.S.R. 296(E).—Whereas, the designated authority, […]

Notification No. 16/2019-Customs (ADD), Dated: 09.04.2019

April 9, 2019 1191 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to rescind notification No. 21/2015-Customs(ADD), dated the 22nd May, 2015 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 16/2019-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 9th April, 2019 G.S.R. 295(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) read with rules 18 […]

SAD refund – Generic description of imported goods in sale invoices when correct

April 4, 2019 1263 Views 0 comment Print

Observing that the adjudicating authority had not come to the conclusion that the product sold was entirely different and there was nothing on record to disbelief the Chartered Accountant’s certificate stating that both the products were one and the same, Madras High Court has allowed the appeal against the CESTAT Order denying SAD refund.

Customs Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currency wef 05.04.2019

April 4, 2019 5559 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currency Conversion wef 5.4.2019 notified vide Notification No. 30/2019–Customs (N.T.) dated 4th April, 2019. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS) Notification No. 30/2019–Customs (N.T.) New Delhi, dated the 4th April, 2019 In exercise of the powers conferred by section […]

Initiation of Anti-dumping investigation on imports of Aluminium & Zinc coated flat products

April 2, 2019 1230 Views 0 comment Print

Initiation of Anti-dumping investigation on the imports of Aluminium and Zinc coated flat products originating in or exported from China PR, Vietnam and Korea RP.

Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas (Amendment) Regulations, 2019

April 1, 2019 8103 Views 0 comment Print

Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

CBIC notifies Denotification of ICD Kheda

April 1, 2019 1359 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 28/2019-Customs (N.T.)- CBIC, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/97-Customs (N.T.), G.S.R. No. 193(E), dated the 2nd April, 1997

Anti-Dumping Duty investigation: Saccharin import from Indonesia

March 29, 2019 2427 Views 0 comment Print

Anti-Dumping Duty investigation concerning imports of Saccharin originating in or exported from Indonesia. Saccharin is a non-nutritive sweetener and considered to be a low calorie substitute for cane sugar.

Notification No. 27/2019-Customs (N.T.) Dated 29th March, 2019

March 29, 2019 1302 Views 0 comment Print

Tariff Notification No. 27/2019-CUSTOMS (N.T.) in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Sliver- Reg Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) Notification No. 27/2019-CUSTOMS (N.T.) New Delhi, 29th March, 2019 S.O. 1482(E).– In exercise of […]

Anti-dumping duty on Ethylene Vinyl Acetate sheet for Solar Module

March 29, 2019 5001 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION No. 15/2019-Customs (ADD)– Seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on ‘Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) sheet for Solar Module’, originating in or exported from China PR, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION No. 15/2019-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 29th March, 2019 G.S.R…. (E). – Whereas, in the […]

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