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Customs – Seeks to notify Bill of Entry (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 2011

Customs Manual on Self-Assessment – 2011

Custom Notification on import of Opal Glassware from people’s Republic of China and UAE

Conditions mentioned in CBEC Circular on compliance of which Accreditation is dependent cannot be said to be arbitrary or violative of fundamental rights

Bill of Entry not accepted as importer who had filed it did not have educational qualifications required for CHA – wholly illegal, untenable and without jurisdiction

Relating to customs duty exemption to Ministry of Defence for goods imported for the use in MR-SAM project

Amends Notification No. 21/2002-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2002, thereby removing the actual user condition and restricting the exemption to LCD TV panels of 20 inches and above

Amends Notification No. 36/2001-Customs(N.T) dated the 3rd August 2001 – Notification No. 78/2011-CUSTOMS (N. T.)

Notification No. 100/2011-Customs, Dated-14th November, 2011

Amends the existing baggage Rules by extending the benefit to passengers coming from Bhutan and Nepal also -Notification No. 77 /2011-Customs (N.T.)

Customs – Regarding Location of Foreign Exchange Counters at International airport

Regarding Customs Tariff classification of TV Tuners used with ADP machines of Harmonised Customs Tariff 8471

Customs duty exemption extended to least developed countries amongst the SAARC countries

Regarding Clearance of goods from Custom Bonded warehouses utilizing duty credit scrips of SFIS, VKGUY, FMS, FPS, SHIS
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Custom duty is an indirect tax which is applicable on goods which are imported into India and a few goods which are exported out of India. Globally, countries levy custom duties over import and export of goods for raising revenue and also for shielding their domestic companies from competitors from several other countries. Custom duty in India is imposed on almost universally all the goods which are imported into India. Export duties are imposed on few goods as provided under Second Schedule. These duties are not imposed on few items such as lifesaving drugs or equipment, food grains, fertilizers etc. Import duties are divided into basic duty, true countervailing duty, additional customs duty, protective duty, anti-dumping duty and education cess.
Customs duty in India is imposed according to the value of the goods or their weight, dimension and other various criteria as per the goods. Where the duties are based on goods value, then the custom duties are known as ad valorem duties, and where the duty is based on quantity or weight, the duties are known as specific duties.
Customs Act, 1962 empowers the government of India for levying customs duty, prohibiting import and export of goods, framing policies for exporting and importing and penalties, offences etc. All the matters which are related to custom duty comes under the CBEC (Central Board of Excise & Customs). The Central Board of Excise & Customs also formulates policies with respect to custom duty rate, smuggling prevention and administrative decisions that are related to customs formations.
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