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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 : 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 : CESTAT Delhi held that food testing kits were wrongly described as being for “diagnostic use only” to claim a customs exemptio...
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...
Circular No. 26/2015- Customs CBEC has decided that all importers, exporters using services of Customs Brokers for formalities under Customs Act, 1962, shipping lines and air lines shall file customs documents under digital signature certificates mandatorily with effect from 01.01.2016. The importers/ exporters desirous of filing Bill of Entry or Shipping Bill individually may however have the option of filing declarations/ documents without using digital signature. Further, wherever the customs process documents are digitally signed, the Customs will not insist on the user to physically sign the said documents.
Notification No. 51/2015-Customs (ADD) – seeks to further amend notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 so as to increase the basic customs duty on wheat [CTH 1001 19 00 and 1001 99 10] from the present rate of 10% to 25% for a period up to and inclusive of 31.03.2016
Notification No. 50/2015-Customs (ADD) Seeks to further amend notification No. 27/2011-Customs dated 01.03.2011 so as to reduce the export duty on export of Iron Ore by MMTC Limited (only NMDC origin) to Japan and South Korea under the Long Term Agreement (LTA), from 30% to 10%, upto and inclusive of 31.03.2018.
Notification No. 49/2015-Customs (ADD)- Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Front Axle Beam and Steering Knuckles for medium and heavy commercial vehicles, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China for a period of five years.
Notification No. 48/2015-Customs (ADD) Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Plain medium Density Fibre Board of thickness 6 mm and above , originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka for a period of five years
Notification No. 51/2015 Customs Dated-19th October, 2015- seeks to further amend notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 so as to increase the basic customs duty on wheat [CTH 1001 19 00 and 1001 99 10] from the present rate of 10% to 25% for a period up to and inclusive of 31.03.2016
Notification No. 50/2015-Customs Seeks to reduce the export duty on export of Iron Ore by MMTC Limited (only NMDC origin) to Japan and South Korea under the Long Term Agreement (LTA), from 30% to 10%, upto and inclusive of 31.03.2018.
The CESTAT Chennai in the case of Ansaldo STS Transportation Systems India Pvt. Ltd vs. Commissioner of Customs, Chennai held that if the importer had entered into transaction with related persons and failed to prove that the price had not been influenced by the relationship
Circular No. 25/2015-Custom Duty The Board has received representations from other Ministries, trade bodies and traders regarding issues arising from the interpretation of Board’s circular no. 4/2008 – Cus dated 12th February 2008, The circular requires that field formations rely upon a chartered engineer’s inspection report while valuing imports of second hand machinery and that inspection/appraisement reports issued at the port of loading should be accepted.
Notification No. 101/2015 – Customs (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in super session of the notification of the Central Board of Excise & Customs No. 97/2015-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 1st October, 2015, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Excise & Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified
