Madras HC Mandates Reassessment of CCTV & NVR Imports Under ASEAN-India Trade Pact

Compuage Infocom Ltd Vs Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Madras High Court) Overview of the Case The case before the Madras High Court, filed as a writ petition by Compuage Infocom Ltd. (Petitioner) against the Deputy Commissioner of Customs, challenged an order dated July 19, 2021. The petitioner sought to quash the order and obtain a consequential direction to extend the benefit of concessional customs duty under Notification No. 46/2011-Cus, related to the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), for imported goods—specifically CCTV cameras (Sl. No. 1387) and Network Video Recorders (NVRs...