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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 4512 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 192 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 45 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


Consequential amendment due to change made vide N/N. 22/2018-Customs (N.T.)

March 20, 2018 945 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend notification No. 50/2017-Customs, dated 30.06.2017, so as to make consequential amendment in wake of change made vide notification on No. 22/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated 20.03.2018.

CBEC reduces export duty on raw /white / refined sugar to Nil

March 20, 2018 993 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend notification No. 27/2011-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2011, so as to reduce export duty on raw sugar, white or refined sugar from 20% to Nil

CBEC reduces duty on Chickpeas (garbanzos), Kabuli chana, Bengal gram etc

March 20, 2018 1245 Views 0 comment Print

First Schedule, in Chapter 7, for tariff item 0713 20 00 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: – 0713 20 – Chickpeas (garbanzos):0713 20 10 – – – Kabuli chana kg. 60 % 20 % , 0713 20 20 – – – Bengal gram (desi chana) kg. 60 % 20 % 0713 20 90 – – – Other kg. 60 % 20 %”.

Anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Dimethylacetamide’

March 20, 2018 2448 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Dimethylacetamide’ originating in or exported from China PR and Turkey- Notification No. 12/2018-Customs (ADD)

Reg. anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of Melamine

March 20, 2018 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to order for provisional assessment in the matter of initiation of New Shipper Review under Rule 22 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping duty on dumped articles and for determination of injury) Rules, 1995, for determination of individual dumping margin for exports by M/s. Kuitun Jinjiang Chemical Industries Co. Ltd […]

Anti-dumping duty on ‘Metaphenylene Diamine’ to continue till 21.03.2019

March 20, 2018 477 Views 0 comment Print

In the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on ‘Metaphenylene Diamine’, originating in, or exported, from China PR, imposed vide notification No.11/2014-Customs (ADD), dated the 11th March 2014

Notification No. 9/2018-Customs (ADD) dated 19th March, 2018

March 19, 2018 1755 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R…. (E). – Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 7/14/2017 DGAD, dated the 22nd September, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 22nd September, 2017, had initiated the sunset review in term of sub-section (5) of section 9 A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975

Declaration of Vijayawada Airport as Customs Airport

March 19, 2018 1497 Views 0 comment Print

Declaration of Vijayawada Airport as Customs Airport; amendment of Notification No. 61/94(NT)- CUSTOMS date 21st November, 1994

Sale in the Course of Import

March 18, 2018 9429 Views 1 comment Print

Goods imported into India are cleared for home consumption by payment of custom duty under Section 12 of the Customs Act, 1962 on the value determined under Section 14 of the Act.

Refund of IGST on Export – EGM Error related cases

March 16, 2018 27321 Views 0 comment Print

IGST Refund module for exports is operational in ICES from 10.10.2017. The module has an inbuilt procedure to automatically grant refund after validating the Shipping Bill data available with Customs against the GST Returns data available with GSTN.

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