Custom Duty Meaning, Calculators, Rules, exemptions Articles Notification, Circulars, Recent Changes, Duty Drawback Rates, Custom Rates, Anti-Dumping Duty
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...
Delhi High Court held that penalty duly imposed on employee of Custom House Agent [CHA] for failure to ensure clean credentials of the importer. Accordingly, appeal dismissed and order passed by CESTAT upheld.
Chennai Customs Public Notice mandates complete document submission (PO, Licenses, Compliance) in e-Sanchit for Faceless Assessment to cut queries and expedite import clearance.
CESTAT Chennai held that refund of CVD paid on account of EDI system glitch needs to be examined in terms of the Act and relevant judgements passed in this regard. Accordingly, matter remanded back to Original Authority for de novo adjudication.
CBIC Notification 65/2025 amends tariff values for customs duty, revising rates for imported edible oils (Palm, Soybean), Brass Scrap, Gold, Silver, and Areca Nuts, effective Oct 16, 2025.
CESTAT Kolkata held that Customs Broker cannot be held responsible for violations of overvaluation committed by exporters. Accordingly, order revoking license of Customs Broker cannot be sustained. In the result, appeal is allowed.
CAAR Delhi held that Nuclease-Free Water, being of similar purity as distilled water, is classifiable under CTH 28539010. It rejected earlier classification as certified reference material under 3822, terming it a bona fide error.
CESTAT Kolkata held that Silver Granules are not notified item under section 123 of the Customs Act and revenue has not brought in any evidence to established that Silver Granules are smuggled in nature. Hence, confiscation set aside and appeal is allowed.
CAAR Delhi held that Motorola TLK 100, TLK 110, and TLK 150 PoC devices are push-button telephones under Tariff Item 8517 1810, rejecting classification as general communication apparatus.
CAAR Delhi held that both Air Start and Air Conditioning Units, designed exclusively for aircraft servicing, are classifiable under Heading 8807 as aircraft parts, not general machinery.
CAAR Delhi held that decorative PVC, PS, and PU wall panels used for interior decoration are classifiable under Heading 3921 as plastic sheets, not builders’ ware under Heading 3925.
