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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 : Emergency customs relaxations introduced during the maritime crisis expire on 30 April 2026, leaving exporters uncertain. The fram...
Custom Duty : Highlights how the EMI Scheme allows businesses to defer duty payments, easing working capital pressure while improving operationa...
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 : The new rules enhance duty-free allowances and introduce digital declarations. The overhaul aims to speed up clearance and improve...
Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that computer printouts and email records could not be relied upon for customs duty demands because statutory r...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that unlocking and activating mobile phones before export only amounted to product configuration and not “use...
Custom Duty : Tribunal held that Customs authorities could not reclassify imported industrial composite solvent as kerosene when all mandatory B...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Mumbai ruled that Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education Cess paid through MEIS duty credit scrips for past import...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that earlier GST cancellation history became irrelevant once the exporter possessed valid GST registration on th...
Custom Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the earlier customs notification to continue anti-dumping duty for an extended period. The notific...
Custom Duty : The government imposed anti-dumping duty on Monoisopropylamine imports after finding that Chinese exports were dumped below normal...
Custom Duty : CBIC issued Notification No. 47/2026-Customs (N.T.) continuing existing tariff values for key imported commodities including palm ...
Custom Duty : The Central Government directed provisional assessment of imports of anodized aluminium frames for solar panels from a Chinese exp...
Custom Duty : CBIC has clarified that Entry Inward and Vessel Sail-out Clearance cannot be delayed due to pending physical boarding of customs o...
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Court held that Wheat Gluten falls under same classification as Wheat Flour for DFIA purposes. It quashed customs orders denying exemption, noting authorities must follow binding CESTAT rulings.
The Tribunal held that the prohibition order no longer had effect because the broker’s Mumbai registration expired, rendering the appeal infructuous. With no surviving cause of action, the order required no interference.
Court held that Customs cannot detain seized goods without issuing a show cause notice within the statutory timeline. The ruling mandates release of goods when procedural safeguards under Sections 110 and 124 are violated.
The ruling holds that importing all components of an LED monitor in unassembled form qualifies as importing the finished monitor under Rule 2(a), requiring classification under CTI 85285200. Packaging materials must be classified separately.
The authority declined to classify incomplete indoor and outdoor AC units after finding the same issue was already before the Appellate Tribunal. The key takeaway is that advance rulings cannot proceed when identical questions remain under adjudication.
The authority refused to rule on the classification of imported BEV components because an identical issue was already pending before the Bombay High Court. The key takeaway is that advance rulings cannot be issued when the same question is under judicial consideration.
CESTAT Delhi held that imported goods being water meters and not flow meters are correctly classifiable under Customs Tariff Item 9028 2000 and not under 9026 1010. Accordingly, duty demand confirmed.
CESTAT Delhi held that microphones and receivers imported into India for manufacture of PCBA of cellular mobile phones is eligible for exemption from payment of customs duty under Exemption notification no. 57/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017 prior to 06.07.2019.
The Court restored a time-barred appeal after noting BSNL’s voluntary payment of differential duty. The ruling permits the case to be heard on merits despite a 652-day delay.