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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


AIRs of Duty Drawback on Silver Jewellery and Silver Articles

May 25, 2018 900 Views 0 comment Print

Regarding amendment in notification No. 89/2017-Cus (N.T.) dated 21.09.2017 relating to AIRs of Duty Drawback on Silver Jewellery and Silver Articles

Seeks to amend Notification No. 44/2017-Customs (ADD) dated 12.09.2017

May 25, 2018 1017 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government, hereby makes the following amendment in Notification No. 44/2017-Customs (ADD) dated 12.09.2017- In the said notification, in the TABLE, against serial number 1, in column (7), the entry Euro Chem Trading GMBH Through Rawfert Offshore Sal, Lebanon shall be substituted.

Anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Saturated Fatty Alcohols

May 25, 2018 4371 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION No. 28/2018-Customs (ADD) Seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Saturated Fatty Alcohols originating in, or exported from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

CBIC notifies Customs Audit Regulations, 2018

May 24, 2018 5337 Views 0 comment Print

(1) These regulations may be called the Customs Audit Regulations, 2018. The selection of auditee or the selection of import declarations or export declarations, as the case may be, for the purposes of audit shall primarily be based on risk evaluation through appropriate selectivity criteria.

Notification No. 44/2018-Customs (N.T.), Dated: 24.05.2018

May 24, 2018 3375 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 44/2018-Customs (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (34) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 40/2012-Customs (N.T.), dated the 2nd May, 2012

CBIC increases Custom Duty on shelled Almonds, Wheat & Protein concentrates

May 23, 2018 1281 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend notification No. 50/2017- Customs dated 30.06.2017 so as to: i. increase basic customs duty (BCD) on shelled Almonds [0802 12 00] from Rs.65/Kg to Rs.100/Kg ii. increase basic customs duty (BCD)on wheat [1001 19 00, 1001 99 10] from present 20% to 30%. iii increase basic customs duty (BCD) on Protein concentrates [2106 10 00] from 10% to 40%.

CBIC increases duty on Walnuts in shell, Protein concentrates & textured protein substances

May 23, 2018 1260 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to increase tariff rate of basic customs duty (BCD) on Walnuts in shell [0802 31 00 ] from 30% to 100% and increase tariff rate of basic customs duty (BCD) on Protein concentrates and textured protein substances [2106 10 00] from 30% to 40% by invoking section 8A (1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

Contracts awarded by MMRDA do not qualify for exemption under N/No. 21/2002-Cus.

May 18, 2018 1656 Views 0 comment Print

Learned AR argued that Commissioner (Appeals) has wrongly interpreted Notification No. 21/2002 by construing that Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) is a road construction corporation under the control of the State Government.

Customs Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currency Conversion wef 18.05.2018

May 17, 2018 1260 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Rate of Exchange of Conversion Foreign Currencies wef 18.05.2018 notified vide Notification No. 43/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated: 18th May, 2018

CBIC List of 27 Outside Laboratories for Forwarding of samples for testing

May 17, 2018 7128 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to refer to the Board Circular No. 43/2017-Customs dated 16th November, 2017 on the subject above cited wherein a list of items and corresponding testing laboratories was annexed where samples could be tested from the identified list. 2. In addition to the existing list of laboratories provided in Annexure to abovementioned Circular, CRCL has identified some more entities annexed herewith as Annexure, where the samples could be tested.

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