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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


Notification No. 44/2017-Customs (N.T.) Dated 11th May, 2017

May 11, 2017 1671 Views 0 comment Print

Amendment to notification 62/94 –Customs (N.T), dated 21.11.1994 so as to allow unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods at Dharma Port, Odisha

Effective rates of BCD on industrial grade palm stearin (crude, RBD or other)

May 9, 2017 1143 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend notification No. 12/2012 dated 17.03.2012 so as to make effective rates of BCD on industrial grade palm stearin (crude, RBD or other) which were earlier classifiable under sub-heading 3823 11 and are now classifiable under 1511 90 30 consequent to the amendments carried out vide the Finance Act, 2017.

Uploading the Departure Manifests by Airlines (carriers)- reg.

May 9, 2017 813 Views 0 comment Print

It has also been decided that the carriers would carry out the necessary modifications in their systems in order to generate and submit the additional outbound passenger manifests to be transmitted 12 hours before the scheduled flight departure, within a period of six months i.e. by November, 2017.

Anti-dumping duty on Partially Oriented Yarn (POY)

May 9, 2017 1395 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to extend the levy of anti-dumping duty, imposed on Partially Oriented Yarn (POY) originating in or exported from China PR under notification No. 22/2012-Customs (ADD), dated 02.05.2012, for a further period of one year i.e. upto and inclusive of 01.05.2018.

Customs and Central Excise Settlement Commission (Amendment) Procedure, 2017

May 9, 2017 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Publication of Orders:- The orders of the Commission as are deemed fit for publication, in any authoritative report or by the press, may be released for such publication, on such terms and conditions as the Commission may lay down.

Then Deputy Commissioner of Customs Jailed and Fined

May 6, 2017 1887 Views 0 comment Print

The investigation revealed that Shri K.S. Chandrasekhar while working as Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Complex, Nedumbassery Airport, Ernakulam entered into a criminal conspiracy with Shri Raju Mathew & Shri George Bastin, Partners of M/s Mars Cargo Agencies, Cochin and favoured M/s Mars Cargo Agencies without any public interest, in the matter of clearing of goods without imposing applicable Customs Duty.

Customs Rate of foreign currency exchange WEF 5th May, 2017

May 4, 2017 4083 Views 2 comments Print

Customs Rate of exchange of conversion of the foreign currency with effect from 5th May, 2017 as notified by CBEC vide Notification No. 43/2017 – Customs (N.T.) dated the 4th May, 2017

Anti-dumping duty on import of Elastomeric Filament Yarn

May 3, 2017 2022 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on import of Elastomeric Filament Yarn from China PR, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier) in pursuance of final findings of the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties dated 24.03.2017.

Anti-dumping duty on Viscose Filament Yarn import from China

May 3, 2017 1668 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to extend the levy of anti-dumping duty, imposed on Viscose Filament Yarn originating in or exported from China PR under notification No. 23/2012-Customs (ADD), dated 04.05.2012, for a further period of one year i.e. upto and inclusive of 03.05.2018.

Export obligation under EPCG and Advance Authorisation Schemes reg.

May 2, 2017 7353 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to invite your attention to para 2(d) of Circular No. 5/2010-Cus dated 16.03.2010 directing initiation of action to safeguard revenue in case of non-submission of Export Obligation Discharge Certificate within the time period stipulated in the relevant Customs notifications. These directions have been reiterated in para 7 (iii) of Instruction dated 18th January, 2011.

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