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Custom Duty : Explains customs valuation under Section 14, CVR 2007, Rule 12, CAVR 2023, transaction value, valuation methods and key judicial d...
Custom Duty : The article explains how the MOOWR Scheme allows manufacturers to defer customs duty and IGST while detailing eligibility, complia...
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 : The Government has extended the full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical imports until 15 July 2026 because of contin...
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 : CAAR Delhi rejected the advance ruling application as the classification issue was already decided by the Madras High Court and th...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified Moving Style under Tariff Item 8528 59 00 and Floor Stand under 8529 90 90, applying Chapter Notes 6(D), 6(E...
Custom Duty : CAAR Delhi classified TrackMan 4 and TrackMan iO under CTI 9506 39 00 as golf equipment, rejecting Heading 9031 as measurement was...
Custom Duty : Madras HC declined to entertain the writ, directed the petitioner to pursue the Section 129A appeal, and protected limitation if f...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Chennai set aside the customs duty demand after holding royalty was not a condition of sale of imported goods and following...
Custom Duty : CBIC Circular 32/2026-Customs replaces manual container documentation with ICEGATE reporting and electronic gate systems under Not...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification No. 28/2026-Customs empowers the Board to extend the two-year period in specified cases on sufficient cause bein...
Custom Duty : CBIC extends anti-dumping duty on Arylides imported from China PR till 13 January 2027 through Notification No. 17/2026-Customs (A...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 27/2026-Customs amends Notification 25/2002 to revise the list of goods eligible for BCD exemption for lithium i...
Custom Duty : CBIC Notification 26/2026-Customs grants nil BCD on specified goods used in manufacturing inductor coil modules for mobile phones ...
CAAR, Mumbai, ruled that imported components for assembling Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) cameras are classified as Other Parts under Customs Tariff Heading 85299090.
CAAR Mumbai classifies PV Lumens India Pvt. Ltd.’s Portable Computers/Mobile Computers under Customs Tariff 8471.30.90 as automatic data-processing machines. Smartphones classification under 8517 is rejected, emphasizing principal function as ADP over supplementary connectivity features.
CAAR Delhi ruled that Wired Remote Controllers for air-conditioning systems are classifiable under Tariff Item 8537 10 90 as electrical control consoles, not under 8415 90 00 as AC parts, based on functional and technical identity.
Samkwang India seeks advance ruling from CAAR Delhi on nil duty benefit for inputs used to manufacture Assy Case Front’ (front cover) for Samsung mobile phones under Notification 57/2017-Cus, arguing their process qualifies as ‘manufacture.
Delhi High Court upholds CESTAT’s refusal to impose higher penalty under Section 114AA on freight forwarder Mayank Gupta in Red Sandalwood export case, citing limited role.
The CESTAT Delhi bench set aside penalties totaling ₹1,75,000 imposed on Paramount Surgimed Ltd. under Section 158 of the Customs Act.
The Madras High Court, in Gayatri Exim Vs Principal Commissioner of Customs, permitted the importer to re-export detained textile fabric to China, which was seized for alleged misclassification and undervaluation.
The Court ruled the order violated principles of natural justice, remanding the matter for fresh adjudication with a direction to grant the petitioner a hearing.
CESTAT remands Rane Holdings’ SAP software import case for fresh adjudication, citing doubts over the appellant’s status as the liable importer, value payment, and differing software types.
Summary of the CESTAT Chennai judgment on customs classification dispute. The court emphasized that classification requires best evidence, like a test report or contract details, not mere reliance on general public domain catalogues, especially when the crucial distinguishing feature (sheathing) is in dispute.
