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Travel Upgrade: Decoding India’s Baggage Rules 2026 & Custom Duty Changes

Custom Duty : The new rules increase duty-free allowances by 50% and shift gold jewellery to a weight-only system, replacing value caps under th...

February 12, 2026 996 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026 FAQs on Budget Proposals related to Custom Duty & Excise

Custom Duty : The FAQs explain revised Baggage Rules, 2026, enhancing duty-free limits, simplifying transfer of residence, and clarifying passen...

February 3, 2026 2892 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Customs & Trade Amendments — Key Changes

Custom Duty : Budget 2026 introduces focused GST fixes and sweeping Customs reforms. The key takeaway is simplification, export competitiveness,...

February 2, 2026 870 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Impact Analysis of Changes in Customs Law & Tariff

Custom Duty : Budget 2026 shifts customs policy from layered exemptions to clearer tariff rates embedded in the schedule. The key takeaway is im...

February 2, 2026 1440 Views 0 comment Print

Proposed Key Changes under Customs & Central Excise in Budget 2026

Custom Duty : The Budget shifts multiple exemptions into the Customs Tariff, simplifying compliance without raising effective duties. The change...

February 2, 2026 2919 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Deferred Customs Duty Facility Extended to Eligible Manufacturer Importers to Expedite Clearance

Custom Duty : CBIC has allowed Eligible Manufacturer Importers to avail deferred payment of customs duty from 1 April 2026. The circular outline...

March 2, 2026 951 Views 0 comment Print

CBI Books Three Customs Officials for Alleged Bribery in Smuggled Goods Release

Custom Duty : The CBI has registered a bribery case against three Customs officials accused of taking illegal gratification to release seized go...

February 7, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

Baggage Rules 2026 Raise Duty-Free Limits and Simplify Customs Clearance

Custom Duty : The new rules enhance duty-free allowances and introduce digital declarations. The overhaul aims to speed up clearance and improve...

February 3, 2026 975 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Explanatory Memoranda to Customs and Central Excise changes

Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...

February 1, 2026 897 Views 0 comment Print

Budget 2026: Personal Import Duty Cut, Lifesaving Drug Exemptions & Faster AEO Export Clearances

Custom Duty : The Budget proposes reducing customs duty on all dutiable personal imports from 20% to 10%. The key takeaway is direct relief for ...

February 1, 2026 444 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Customs Cannot Replace Declared Export Value with Higher Market Price Without Justification

Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that customs authorities cannot discard the declared export price without valid reasons or evidence. Transaction...

March 8, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Valuation Set Aside as Authorities Failed to Provide Contemporaneous Import Data

Custom Duty : The tribunal ruled that confiscation and penalties were not justified because the Chartered Engineer’s certificate confirmed tha...

March 8, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Penalty Cannot Survive After Main Customs Order Is Set Aside: CESTAT Chennai

Custom Duty : The Tribunal held that once the Order-in-Original is set aside, the penalty imposed under that order cannot survive independently ...

March 7, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Revision of Final Order by Customs Appellate Authority on Drawback Entitlement was not allowed

Custom Duty : Once the earlier Order-in-Appeal determining assessee s entitlement to drawback had attained finality and was accepted by the Depa...

March 6, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Allows Withdrawal of APTA Benefit Clarification Application Filed for Toy Imports

Custom Duty : The Authority allowed withdrawal of the application since regulations permit applicants to withdraw requests anytime before an adv...

March 6, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Deferred Customs Duty Facility Extended to Eligible Manufacturer Importers to Expedite Clearance

Custom Duty : CBIC has allowed Eligible Manufacturer Importers to avail deferred payment of customs duty from 1 April 2026. The circular outline...

March 2, 2026 951 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Notifies Revised Tariff Values for Gold, Silver & Edible Oils wef 28 Feb 2026

Custom Duty : Notification 24/2026 substitutes revised tariff values for palm oil, soya oil, brass scrap, gold and silver under Section 14(2) of...

February 28, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Notifies Revised Tariff Values for Gold, Silver & Edible Oils wef 25 Feb 2026

Custom Duty : The notification substitutes revised tariff value tables for edible oils, precious metals and areca nuts. While tables are formall...

February 25, 2026 300 Views 0 comment Print

Customs Notifies Revised Tariff Values for Gold, Silver & Edible Oils wef 19 Feb 2026

Custom Duty : The CBIC amended Notification 36/2001 under Section 14(2) of the Customs Act by substituting tariff tables. However, tariff values...

February 19, 2026 642 Views 0 comment Print

Duty Drawback Increased for Gold Jewellery and Silver Jewellery/Articles

Custom Duty : The Ministry of Finance has amended Notification 77/2023 to revise drawback figures for specific tariff items under Chapter 71. Th...

February 16, 2026 654 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Posts in Custom Duty

Customs Cannot Replace Declared Export Value with Higher Market Price Without Justification

March 8, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that customs authorities cannot discard the declared export price without valid reasons or evidence. Transaction value supported by invoices and BRC must normally be accepted.

Customs Valuation Set Aside as Authorities Failed to Provide Contemporaneous Import Data

March 8, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal ruled that confiscation and penalties were not justified because the Chartered Engineer’s certificate confirmed that the imported goods matched the importer’s declaration.

Penalty Cannot Survive After Main Customs Order Is Set Aside: CESTAT Chennai

March 7, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that once the Order-in-Original is set aside, the penalty imposed under that order cannot survive independently and must depend on the outcome of fresh adjudication.

Revision of Final Order by Customs Appellate Authority on Drawback Entitlement was not allowed

March 6, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Once the earlier Order-in-Appeal determining assessee s entitlement to drawback had attained finality and was accepted by the Department, the Commissioner (Appeals) in a subsequent proceeding could not reopen or revisit the issue of eligibility for drawback while examining the consequential order.

CAAR Allows Withdrawal of APTA Benefit Clarification Application Filed for Toy Imports

March 6, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

The Authority allowed withdrawal of the application since regulations permit applicants to withdraw requests anytime before an advance ruling is pronounced.

Custom Advance Ruling Application Rejected as Areca Nut Classification Already Decided by Madras HC

March 6, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Mumbai rejected an advance ruling request on roasted areca nuts, holding that the classification issue had already been decided by the Madras High Court and no new facts were presented.

CAAR Advance Ruling Application Rejected as Classification Issue Already Decided by Court

March 6, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

The authority refused to admit an advance ruling request on roasted areca nuts because the classification issue had already been decided by the Madras High Court. The ruling reiterates that applications cannot be entertained when courts have already settled the question.

No Advance Ruling Allowed When Court Has Already Decided Roasted Areca Nut Classification Issue

March 6, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

The authority declined an advance ruling request on roasted areca nut classification after noting that the issue had already been decided by the Madras High Court, leaving no scope for reconsideration.

Provisional Release of Imported MFDs Allowed Because Similar Batch Decision Already Issued

March 4, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court directed provisional release of detained second-hand MFDs, following earlier orders in similar cases. Release is subject to conditions and final adjudication.

Customs Confiscation Order Quashed for Failure to Issue Mandatory Section 124 SCN

March 2, 2026 201 Views 0 comment Print

The Madras High Court held that issuance of show cause notice under Section 124 of the Customs Act is mandatory before confiscation of goods. Even alleged waiver by the importer cannot override statutory and natural justice requirements.

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