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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. 06/2015-Customs (ADD), Dated 03rd March, 2015

March 3, 2015 618 Views 0 comment Print

Whereas, the designated authority vide notification number 15/22/2014- DGAD, dated the 7th January, 2015, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1, dated the 7th January, 2015, have initiated review, in terms of sub-section

Notification No. 27/2015-Customs (N.T.) Dated: March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015 2726 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of section 28E of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government hereby specifies “resident firm” as class of persons for the purposes of the said sub-clause.

Notification No. 11/2015-Customs, Dated : March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015 3080 Views 0 comment Print

All goods [except populated Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) ] required for use in the manufacture of the following, namely,-(i). All goods specified against S.Nos.1 to 68 of the TABLE to the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 25/1998-Customs, dated the 2nd June, 1998 vide number G.S.R.290(E), dated the 2nd June, 1998

Notification No. 10/2015-Customs, Dated : March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015 2528 Views 0 comment Print

(A) in the Table,- (i) after S.No. 113 and the entries relating thereto, the following S.No. and entries shall be inserted (ii) against S.No. 125, for the entry in column (4), the entry ” 5%” shall be substituted

Notification No. 9/2015-Customs, Dated : March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015 2132 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), read with sections 91 and 94 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 (23 of 2004) and sections 136 and 139 of the Finance Act, 2007 (22 of 2007),

Notification No. 8/2015-Customs, Dated : March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015 1335 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R. 130(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 27/2011-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 153(E), dated the 1st March, 2011

Notification No. 7/2015-Customs, Dated: March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015 1251 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 116 of the Finance Act, 1999 (27 of 1999), read with sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby

Notification No. 6/2015-Customs, Dated : March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015 2513 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 103 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 1998 (21 of 1998), read with sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do,

Budget 2015- Detailed Analysis of Proposed Customs Duty Amendments

February 28, 2015 15816 Views 0 comment Print

Amendments carried out through the Finance Bill, 2015 come into effect on the date of its enactment unless otherwise specified. AMENDMENTS IN THE CUSTOMS ACT, 1962: 1) Section 28 is being amended so as to: (i) Insert a proviso in sub-section (2) thereof to provide that in cases not involving fraud or collusion or wilful […]

Gist of main amendments in Custom Duty -Budget 2015

February 28, 2015 4773 Views 0 comment Print

Reduction in duty on certain inputs to address the problem of duty inversion: 1)  ‘Metal parts’ for use in the manufacture of electrical insulators. 2)  Ethylene-Propylene-non-conjugated-Diene Rubber (EPDM), Water blocking tape and Mica glass tape for use in the manufacture of insulated wires and cables. 3) Magnetron upto 1 KW for use in the manufacture […]

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