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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


Special Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016

May 14, 2016 2758 Views 0 comment Print

Licence for existing warehouses. – (1) A public warehouse appointed under section 57 or a private warehouse licensed under section 58 as it stood immediately before the commencement of the Finance Act, 2016 (28 of 2016), may continue to carry out operations in respect of goods notified under sub-section (2) of section 58A for a period of three months from the date of coming into force of these regulations:

Private Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016

May 14, 2016 8941 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 71/2016- Customs (N.T.)- These regulations may be called as the Private Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016.

Public Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016

May 14, 2016 5050 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 70/2016- Customs (N.T.) These regulations may be called the Public Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016.

Special Warehouse (Custody and Handling of Goods) Regulations, 2016

May 14, 2016 2995 Views 0 comment Print

Transfer of goods to another warehouse. – (1) A licensee shall not allow the transfer of warehoused goods to another warehouse without the permission of the bond officer on the Form for transfer of goods from a warehouse.

Warehouse (Custody and Handling of Goods) Regulations, 2016

May 14, 2016 8434 Views 0 comment Print

Appointment of warehouse keeper. – (1) A licensee shall appoint a warehouse keeper who has sufficient experience in warehousing operations and customs procedures to discharge functions on his behalf. (2) The warehouse keeper shall obtain a digital signature from authorities licensed by the Controller of Certifying Authorities for filing electronic documents required under the Act, rules or regulations made thereunder.

Warehoused Goods (Removal) Regulations, 2016

May 14, 2016 6595 Views 0 comment Print

Where the warehoused goods are to be removed from one warehouse to another warehouse or from a warehouse to a customs station for export, the owner of the goods shall make such request by filing the Form appended to these regulations.

Custom: Good to be deposited in special warehouse licenced U/s. 58A(1)

May 14, 2016 9058 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby specifies the following class of goods which shall be deposited in a special warehouse licenced under section 58A (1) of the Customs Act, 1962 (1) gold, silver, other precious metals and semi-precious metals and articles thereof;

50 FAQs on Indirect Tax Advance Ruling Scheme

May 14, 2016 4219 Views 0 comment Print

Q.1.What is the scheme of advance rulings? Ans. 1. Appreciating the need for foreign investors to be assured in advance of their likely indirect tax liability, the Central Government has set up an Authority for Advance Rulings (Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax) to provide binding ruling on important issues so that intending investors will […]

Anti-dumping duty on Digital Versatile Discs-Recordable (DVD-R)

May 13, 2016 1690 Views 0 comment Print

Govt had initiated a review in the matter of continuation of anti dumping duty on imports of Digital Versatile Discs-Recordable (DVD-R) originating in, or exported from, Vietnam and Thailand imposed vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 98/2010- Customs, dated the 28th September, 2010

Notification No. 65/2016-Customs (NT), Dated: May 13, 2016

May 13, 2016 3907 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 36/2001–Customs (N.T.), dated the 3rd August, 2001, vide number S. O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001 and was last amended vide Notification No. 60/2016-Customs (N.T.), dated the 29th April, 2016, e-published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S. O.1588(E), dated 29th April, 2016.

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