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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 : The Court ruled that confiscation proceedings before Customs Authorities do not amount to prosecution before a judicial tribunal. ...
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 : 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...
The allegation in brief is that Kuwait based private firm had sent 3 items of electronic goods i.e. one Plasma T.V., a Sound System and Mounting brackets worth Rs.90,727/- in favour of a Lady, resident of Melattoor P.O., Trichur, whose husband was an employee of the above firm. The items were sent to her as gift items on the occasion of her house warming and the said consignment was arrived at Nedumbassery Airport. On receipt of the consignments, the lady preferred a Bill of Entry through Cochin based CHA. On receipt of the Bill of Entry before the Customs authorities at CIAL Nedumbassery, the Assistant Commissioner noted that the imported goods were electronic goods and the value of the same exceeded the exempted limit. He also noted that the import appears to be in violation of Foreign Trade Policy and that the goods were valued at Rs.90,727/- Hence, the same were liable to be confiscated under Customs Act.
Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that the Indian Customs Department has played an active role in automation of its processes to facilitate genuine trade for filing all documentation relating to imports and exports by EDI System thereby reducing dwell time, expediting decision making, lessening paper work and lowering transaction costs.
The Central Bureau of Investigation had registered a case against officials of Chennai Customs and others U/s 120-B r/w 420 IPC and Sec. 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the allegation that during the period May-June, 2011, the Customs officials conspired with a private firm based at Chennai & others and in pursuance of the same, the Chennai Customs Officials sanctioned fraudulent & false claims of Refund made by the firm. A cheque for Rs.1,19,95,259/- was issued to firm and thus caused a wrongful loss to Customs Department & corresponding wrongful gain to the firm.
Notification No. 1/2012-Customs (ADD), Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/28/2010-DGAD, dated the 2nd September, 2011, published in Part I, Section 1 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 2nd September, 2011, had initiated review, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules)
Notification No.01/2012-Customs (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby appoints the Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai, to act as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on-
Circular No 01/2012-Customs – On Representation of ICWAI to CBEC, the Cost Accountants have been authorised to issue Certificate, for the purpose of claiming Refund of 4% Additional Duty of Customs (4% CVD), certifying that burden of 4% CVD has not been passed on by the importer to the buyer.
Notification No.130/2011-Customs In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), the Central Government hereby amends notification no. 119/2010-Customs, dated 19th November, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, subsection (i), vide number G.S.R. 919 (E) dated 19th November, 2010, in so far as it relates to the imposition of anti-dumping duty and as such, revokes the duty imposed on imports of the subject goods originating in or exported from Saudi Arabia, and for that purpose amends the Table to the said notification, in the manner given below, namely;-
Notification No. 129/2011 – Customs Following further amendments 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,namely:-
Notification No. 128/ 2011 – Customs In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.53/2011-Customs, dated the 1st July, 2011 published in the Gazette of India, vide number G.S.R. 499 (E), dated the 1st July, 2011, namely:-
Notification No. 127/2011-Customs- Amends notification no. 46/2011-Cus dated 1-6-2011 so as to effect HSN changes as well as to provide deeper tariff cut to ASEAN nations. – Notification No. 46/2011-Cus dated 1 st June 2011 grants concessional rates of duty for imports from nine ASEAN Countries and a separate set of rates for imports from Philippines. This notification is amended and the rates are reduced.
