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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 India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...
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 : The Court ruled that confiscation proceedings before Customs Authorities do not amount to prosecution before a judicial tribunal. ...
Custom Duty : Where an EPCG licence holder becomes incapable of fulfilling export obligations due to unavoidable circumstances such as SARFAESI ...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that unsigned invoices, unauthenticated e-mails, and uncorroborated statements were insufficient to reject tra...
Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that a medicine containing Ergotamine was merely a preparation and not “Ergotamine and its salts” under Sche...
Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...
Custom Duty : The Central Government has amended Notification No. 62/2022-Customs to prescribe a 0% Basic Customs Duty on all goods falling unde...
Custom Duty : CBIC has designated a common adjudicating authority to decide several customs show cause notices issued by different commissionera...
Custom Duty : CBIC exercised its powers under the Customs Act, 1962 to appoint a common adjudicating authority for two customs proceedings invol...
Custom Duty : Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in the case of M/s. Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited, (IEC: 071500719...
Custom Duty : CBIC has directed Customs field formations not to seek FTP clarifications directly from DGFT. The new mechanism aims to ensure con...
S.O. (E). – In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of order as stated in column (5) of the Table below, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints officer mentioned in column (6) to act as a Common Adjudicating
Details of cases pending for adjudication and likely to be impacted by the judgment dated 03.05.2016 of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in case of Mangali Impex Ltd. & others (W.P. (C) 441/2013), in relation to sub-section (11) of Section 28 of the Customs Act, 1962 on the competency of officers of DGDRI, DGCEI, Customs (Prey.) and others – regarding;
A delegation of the office bearers of Delhi Exporters Association (All India Body of Exporters) met Chairman (CBEC) on 22.6.2016 and requested that there be no letup in the timely disposal of AIR Drawback claims. Certain instances of field formations asking for no overdue payments certificates from banks w.r.t. realization of export proceeds
The principal notification No. 36/2001–Customs (N.T.), dated the 3rd August, 2001 was last amended vide Notification No. 86/2016-Customs (N.T.), dated the 15th June, 2016
Tax payers Survey got conducted by Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) for garnering a feedback on impact that reforms undertaken during the last two years; Responses showed that 45% of the respondents saw an attitudinal change in senior functionaries (Commissioner level and above); and 51% acknowledged an improvement at the ground level, at the level of inspectors and above .
Amendment in Section 28 (11) of the Customs Act, 1962 was brought out by the Government, after the decision of Supreme Court in Commissioner of Customs vs Sayed Ali (2011) 3 SCC 537, wherein it was held that Customs Preventive Officers are not proper officers to issue Show Cause Notice u/ s 28 of Customs Act, 1962.
CBEC hereby makes the following further amendments in the Notification of the Central Board of Excise and Customs No. 87/2016-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 16th June, 2016, with effect from 30th June, 2016, namely:-
The Special Judge for CBI cases, Chennai has convicted Sh. G. Vinod Kumar Gollapudi & Sh. Natha Venkata Vathsa Vardhan, both private persons and Sh. K.A.A. Salaam, DSP, CBI for evasion of customs duty. Sh. K.A.A. Salaam has been sentenced to undergo two years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.20,000/- and Sh. G. Vinod Kumar Gollapudi & Sh. Natha Venkata Vathsa Vardhan(both private persons) to undergo two years RI with fine of Rs.10,000/- each.
The Government has amended the AIR Drawback Notification no. 110/2015-Cus (N.T.) dated 16.11.2015 vide Notification No. 90/2016-Customs (N.T.) dated 24.06.2016 which may be downloaded and perused from www.cbec.gov.in.
F. No. 609/35/2016-DBK GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NEW DELHI Notification No. 90/2016-Customs (N.T.), Dated: June 24, 2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of […]