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...
CAAR Delhi held that SFP and similar transceiver modules are integral parts of network equipment, not standalone machines, and thus qualify for classification under 8517 79 90 with nil BCD under Notification No. 57/2017-Customs.
CESTAT Delhi held that photography flashlights which produces a flash for a very short duration are classifiable under Customs Tariff Heading 9006 99 00 and not under 9405 40 10. Accordingly, Principal Commissioner cannot discard order of Commissioner (A) and Joint Commissioner to reclassify the goods.
Madras High Court held that benefit of exemption under Notification No. 46/2011-Cus. dated 01.06.2011 not admissible without a valid ASEAN-India Free Trade Area [AIFTA] certificate. Accordingly, appeal of department allowed.
CBIC mandates online processing of Look Out Circulars via the LOC portal, discontinuing manual or email requests from March 1, 2024.
The CBIC October 2025 newsletter details the revival of the S-CORD anti-smuggling platform, a 10.488 kg gold smuggling bust by DRI, and a customs seizure of 2,200 misdeclared drones.
CESTAT Bangalore held that goods imported and cleared to industrial consumers are not leviable to MRP based assessment under section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944. Accordingly, appeal is allowed and impugned order set aside.
CESTAT Chennai held that DGCEI appointed as officers of Customs and hence authorize to demand differential duty in terms of section 28 of the Customs Act, 1962 during the material period and there was no infirmity in the SCN.
CAAR Mumbai classifies imported bamboo pulp paper products and wooden tableware under relevant HSN codes, clarifying distinction between finished and stock items.
The Customs Authority for Advance Ruling (CAAR) determined the classification of imported bamboo paper products, using the critical 36 cm roll width rule to distinguish between stock (4803) and finished goods (4818).
CAAR in Mumbai has determined that Climatic Test Chambers are classifiable under Customs Tariff Heading 9027 89 90 as apparatus for physical analysis, a decision supported by a prior CESTAT ruling.
