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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 4533 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 72 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 60 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 99 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


Reg. Review petition for extension of Anti-dumping duty on imports of Acetone

July 6, 2018 825 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 7/26/2018-DGAD. Initiation of 2nd Sunset Review petition for extension of Anti-dumping duty against imports of Acetone originating in or exported from European Union, Singapore, South Africa and United States of America.

Customs Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currency Conversion wef 06.07.2018

July 5, 2018 900 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currency Conversion wef 06.07.2018 notified vide Notification No. 60/2018 – Customs (N.T.) dated the 5th July, 2018

Tribunal cannot Question validity of Act, Rules, Regulations & Notifications

July 2, 2018 5022 Views 0 comment Print

CC, Hyderabad- Customs Vs Surya Telecom Pvt Ltd (CESTAT Hyderabad) As a creation of law, the Tribunal cannot go beyond the law itself. The validity of the Act, Rules, Regulations and Notifications cannot be questioned or modified by the Tribunal. Only the High Courts and Supreme Court which examine the constitutionality of the laws can do so. Unless […]

Notification No. 8/2018-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI), Dated: 02.07.2018

July 2, 2018 1269 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 8/2018-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) In pursuance of notification No. 60/2015-Customs (N.T.), published vide number G.S.R. 453(E), dated 4th June 2015 in Gazette of India, Extra-ordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i), and as amended by notification No. 133/2015-Customs (N.T.), published vide number G.S.R. 916(E) dated 30th November 2015

Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement Amendment Rules, 2018

June 30, 2018 3999 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend the Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, (formerly known as the Bangkok Agreement) Rules, 2006. Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (formerly known as the Bangkok Agreement) Amendment Rules, 2018. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CENTRAL […]

CBIC notifies tariff concession on specified goods on Import from specified countries

June 30, 2018 2241 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 50/2018–Customs- seeks to provide the tariff concession to the goods of the description specified in column (3) of the Table hereto annexed and falling under the Chapter. MINISTRY OF OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NOTIFICATION No. 50/2018–Customs New Delhi, the 30th June, 2018 G.S.R. 604(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) […]

Tariff Notification No. 58/2018 -Customs (N.T.) dated 29th June, 2018

June 29, 2018 3030 Views 0 comment Print

Tariff Notification No. 58/2018 -Customs (N.T.) dated 29th June, 2018 in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Sliver

Reg. Provisional assessment of new/unused pneumatic tyres import

June 25, 2018 693 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No 34/2018-Customs (ADD)– Seeks to provide for provisional assessment of new/unused pneumatic tyres originating in or exported from People s Republic of China by M/s Shandong Haohua Tire Co. Ltd. (Haohua) (Producer) through Guangzhou Exceed Industrial Technology Co. Ltd. (exporter) or H K Trade Wing Trading Limited (exporter) till the final findings of New […]

Imposition of penalty not justified in absence of motive to mis-declare goods

June 23, 2018 957 Views 0 comment Print

All the three appeals are arising out of the same impugned order passed by the Commissioner (Appeals) and as such, are being disposed of by a common order.

Notification No. 57/2018-Customs (N.T.), Dated-22.06.2018

June 22, 2018 4395 Views 0 comment Print

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 57/2018 – Customs (N.T.) New Delhi, the 22nd June, 2018 G.S.R.582(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Customs Act,1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following […]

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