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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 342 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 4551 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 7719 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 741 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 1092 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 441 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 2541 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


Article 20(2) Inapplicable as Customs Proceedings Are Not Criminal Prosecutions: SC

Custom Duty : The Court ruled that confiscation proceedings before Customs Authorities do not amount to prosecution before a judicial tribunal. ...

June 10, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

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 114 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 102 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 201 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 138 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 90 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


Notification No. 35/2015-Customs Dated-28th May, 2015

May 28, 2015 2488 Views 0 comment Print

Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Customs, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 185(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely:-

Anti-dumping duty on imports of Purified Terephthalic Acid

May 27, 2015 1157 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 23/2015-Customs (ADD), Dated: May 27, 2015 Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Purified Terephthalic Acid, originating in or exported from Korea RP and Thailand for a period of five years from the date of imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty i.e. 25th July, 2014

Import, trading & re-export of rough diamonds by notified entities in Bharat Diamond Bourse, BKCC, Mumbai – Reg.

May 26, 2015 2647 Views 0 comment Print

Circular no. 17/2015 – Customs, Dated 26th May 2015 The Central Government had announced its intent to permit the trading of rough diamonds in India by leading diamond mining companies of the world by creating a ‘Special Notified Zone’. For this purpose, Dept. of Commerce / GJEPC have sought a regulatory framework under the Customs Act.

Notification No. 34/2015-Customs Dated-25th May, 2015

May 25, 2015 3736 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 34/2015-Customs (8) Subject to the satisfaction of the said officer, duty shall not be leviable in respect of capital goods, raw material, consumables, spares, goods manufactured, processed or packaged, and scrap or waste or remnants or rejects are destroyed within the unit after intimation to Customs authorities or destroyed outside the unit with permission of Customs authorities:

Notification No. 48/2015 – Customs (N.T.) Dated- 25th May, 2015

May 25, 2015 856 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R.………….(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997 and in supersession of notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department

Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of USB Flash Drives

May 22, 2015 3965 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 22/2015-Customs (ADD) Dated- 22nd May, 2015-Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of USB Flash Drives’, originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China and Chinese Taipei for a period of five years.

Anti Dumping Duty on Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels used in Motor Vehicles

May 22, 2015 5375 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 21/2015-Customs,(ADD), Dated: May 22, 2015 Whereas in the matter of Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels or Alloy Road Wheels used in Motor Vehicles, whether or not attached with their accessories, of a size in diameters ranging from 12 inches to 24 inches (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter heading 8708 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as Customs Tariff Act), originating in, or exported from the People’s Republic of China, Korea RP and Thailand

Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Pentaerythritol

May 22, 2015 1016 Views 0 comment Print

Whereas, in the matter of “Pentaerythritol” (hereinafter referred to as the subject goods), falling under Chapter 29 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) (hereinafter referred to as the Customs Tariff Act)

Rate of exchange of conversion of the foreign currency wef 22nd May, 2015

May 21, 2015 1457 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 47/2015-Customs, (N.T.), Dated: May 21, 2015 Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currency specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto into Indian currency or vice versa shall, with effect from 22nd May, 2015 be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.

Anti-dumping duty on imports of Sodium Citrate

May 20, 2015 1596 Views 0 comment Print

NOTIFICATION NO. 19/2015-Customs (ADD), Dated: May 20, 2015 Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Sodium Citrate, originating in or exported from China PR for a period of five years.

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