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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...
The Court considered the period of incarceration and ordered the petitioner’s release on a Rs. 10,000/- bond, subject to mandatory conditions like surrendering his passport and daily reporting for four weeks.
CESTAT Allahabad dismissed an appeal against the confiscation of gold concealed in a passenger’s baggage, explicitly citing Section 129A(1) of Customs Act which bars Tribunal from hearing such cases.
Citing the clear Supreme Court ruling, the High Court held that the challenge to the DRI’s authority to conduct proceedings and issue a Show Cause Notice no longer survives, directing the adjudication to proceed.
The Delhi High Court denied bail to a Kenyan national intercepted with 789 grams of cocaine ingested in capsules. The ruling cited the mandatory bar under Section 37 of the NDPS Act against granting bail in commercial quantity cases.
The Gauhati High Court dismissed a Customs Department appeal regarding gold confiscation despite a contrary ruling from the Meghalaya High Court. The court adhered to its own binding Division Bench precedent on the ₹1 crore appeal limit.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court disposed of the writ petition by Midsea International, which challenged a customs summons and the detention of a perishable consignment. The Court ordered the authorities to consider the petitioner’s explanation to the show-cause notice and pass a final order within two weeks
The Madras High Court dismissed a writ petition for goods detention, stating the Customs Act provisions for transhipment were not applicable. The court advised the petitioner to pursue the matter under admiralty jurisdiction.
Tribunal held that the Commissioner (Appeals) erred in deciding classification without first addressing limitation under Section 129D(3) of the Customs Act, and remanded the case for fresh consideration on the time-bar issue alone.
The Madras High Court directed the Customs Department to provisionally release second-hand Digital Multifunction Printers (MFDs) despite the department’s objection regarding environmental clearance. The release is subject to final customs adjudication.
Madras HC directed Customs to provisionally release used Digital Multifunction Printers (MFDs) under Section 110A, subject to final adjudication. HC ruled that MFDs are not prohibited under HOW Rules and ordered provisional release, applying benefit of doubt and prior court decisions.
