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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 4539 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 7686 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


EPCG Export Failure due to SARFAESI Auction: CESTAT waives Interest & Penalty, upheld duty demand

Custom Duty : Where an EPCG licence holder becomes incapable of fulfilling export obligations due to unavoidable circumstances such as SARFAESI ...

June 10, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

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 96 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


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 84 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 102 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


Anti-dumping duty on Cold-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel

August 17, 2016 1481 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to levy provisional anti-dumping duty on Cold -rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel originating in or exported from China, Japan, Korea RP and Ukraine.

CVD Exemption to Importer

August 15, 2016 10241 Views 1 comment Print

The Central Excise duties are duties on manufacture of goods. The Counter vailing duty (CVD) u/s 3(1) of customs Act, 1965 is a customs duty in disguise of central excise duty leviable on importer when the goods are imported instead of domestically procured. More or less these two duties work on similar footings.

FAQs on Customs Bonded Warehouses

August 13, 2016 2608 Views 0 comment Print

Does a DFS operator need to apply for a warehouse licence? Yes. Any person who is running a Duty free Shop should apply for a licence under Section 58A.The licensed premises is to be used for storage of the bonded goods, before they are removed to a Duty Free Shop.

Special Advance Authorization with All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback

August 13, 2016 4858 Views 0 comment Print

To give effect to the Special Advance Authorisation Scheme, the Notification No. 45/2016-Customs dated 13th August, 2016 has been issued providing exemption to fabrics (including interlining) from import duty subject to conditions specified therein

Exemption for import of fabrics under Special Advance Authorization Scheme

August 13, 2016 6010 Views 0 comment Print

That the importer at the time of clearance of the imported fabric executes a bond with such surety or security and in such Form and for such sum as may be specified by the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, binding himself to pay on demand an amount equal to the duty leviable

AIR of drawback for export of garments under SAAS

August 13, 2016 1447 Views 0 comment Print

(i) the heading A and heading B are heading C and heading D, respectively; and (ii) the entries in columns (4), (5), (6) and (7) against the Tariff items in the said Schedule below all Chapters, except Chapter 61 and 62, are NIL, and those in Chapters 61 and 62 are as specified in the Table annexed hereto

Notification No. 109/2016– Customs (N.T.) Dated 12.08.2016

August 12, 2016 1477 Views 0 comment Print

Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) (Central Board of Excise and Customs) Notification No. 109/2016-CUSTOMS (N.T.) New Delhi, Dated: 12th August, 2016 S.O. 2707(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise & Customs, being […]

Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2016 as Intorduced in Loksabha

August 11, 2016 8177 Views 0 comment Print

With a view to facilitate the splitting up or the reconstruction of erstwhile public sector companies and to give effect to the conditions attached to the transfer of shares by the Government, there is a need to bring these types of splitting up or the reconstruction within the scope of definition of the term demerger.

Import Manifest (Aircraft) Amendment Regulations, 2016

August 11, 2016 1621 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Import Manifest (Aircraft) Regulations, 1976, namely: – 1. (1) These Regulations may be called the Import Manifest (Aircraft) Amendment Regulations, 2016.

Export Manifest (Aircraft) Amendment Regulations, 2016

August 11, 2016 997 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Export Manifest (Aircraft) Regulations, 1976, namely : –

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