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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 339 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 4536 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 7677 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 198 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 81 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 63 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


Pass speaking order on re-assessment, within fifteen days: CBIC

April 5, 2018 15363 Views 1 comment Print

Proper officer shall pass a speaking order on the re-assessment, within fifteen days from the date of re-assessment of the bill of entry or the shipping bill, as the case may be.’

Govt Bans import of Oxytocin/API in any form

April 5, 2018 948 Views 0 comment Print

It has been decided that all bonafide requirements of Oxytocin would be met by indigenous production and accordingly all the imports of Oxytocin/API in any name should be banned with immediate effect.

Customs Rate of Exchange of Conversion Foreign Currencies wef 06.04.2018 notified

April 5, 2018 966 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Rate of Exchange of Conversion Foreign Currencies wef 06.04.2018 notified vide Notification No. 31/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated: 5th April, 2018

Non-levy of additional duty of customs to jute importers from Nepal

April 4, 2018 792 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government on being satisfied that there was a general practice of non-levy of additional duty of customs leviable under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as additional duty), on the Jute products

CBIC imposes 10% BCD on Camera Module and Connectors of cellular mobile phones

April 2, 2018 1848 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 so as to withdraw exemption from BCD on Camera Module and Connectors of cellular mobile phones and impose 10% BCD on them.

CBIC imposes BCD on Camera Module & Connectors of cellular mobile phones

April 2, 2018 960 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend notification No. 25/2005-Customs dated 01.03.2005 so as to withdraw exemption from BCD on Camera Module and Connectors, of cellular mobile phones and impose 10% BCD on them.

CBIC imposes BCD on PCBA of cellular mobile phones

April 2, 2018 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend notification No. 24/2005-Customs dated 01.03.2005 so as to withdraw exemption from BCD on Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) of cellular mobile phones and impose 10% BCD on them.

CBIC imposes 10% BCD on PCBA, Camera Module & Connectors of cellphone

April 2, 2018 2064 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend notification No. 57/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 so as to withdraw exemption from BCD on Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Camera Module and Connectors, of cellular mobile phones and impose 10% BCD on them.

CBIC imposes 10% BCD on populated, loaded or stuffed printed circuit boards

April 2, 2018 2775 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to increase tariff rate of BCD on populated, loaded or stuffed printed circuit boards, falling under tariff item 8517 70 10, of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from Nil to 10%.

CBIC notifies Pre-notice Consultation Regulations, 2018

April 2, 2018 16959 Views 0 comment Print

Pre-notice consultation shall be made in the following manner:- (1) Before the notice is issued, the proper officer shall inform, in writing, the person chargeable with duty or interest of the intention to issue the notice specifying the grounds known to the proper officer on which such notice is proposed to be issued and the process of pre-notice consultation shall be initiated as far as possible atleast two months before the expiry of the time limit mentioned in sub-section (3) of section 28 of the Act.

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