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MOOWR Scheme: A Game Changer for Indian Manufacturers

Custom Duty : The article explains how the MOOWR Scheme allows manufacturers to defer customs duty and IGST while detailing eligibility, complia...

July 3, 2026 1173 Views 1 comment Print

Anti-Dumping Duty

Custom Duty : Anti-dumping duty protects local manufacturers from unfairly cheap imports that can damage domestic markets. The article explains ...

May 21, 2026 624 Views 0 comment Print

The Gold Duty Shock: A Symptom, Not the Disease

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...

May 13, 2026 10290 Views 0 comment Print

Strait of Hormuz Customs Relief: Six Circulars, 30 April Sunset & Key Unresolved Issues

Custom Duty : Emergency customs relaxations introduced during the maritime crisis expire on 30 April 2026, leaving exporters uncertain. The fram...

April 27, 2026 894 Views 0 comment Print

What is EMI Scheme in Custom? Complete Guide on Duty Deferment, Eligibility & Benefits

Custom Duty : Highlights how the EMI Scheme allows businesses to defer duty payments, easing working capital pressure while improving operationa...

April 21, 2026 1455 Views 1 comment Print


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CBIC Extends Customs Duty Exemption Till 15 July 2026 Due to West Asia Supply Disruptions

Custom Duty : The Government has extended the full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical imports until 15 July 2026 because of contin...

July 2, 2026 243 Views 0 comment Print

India Secures Duty-Free Access for 99.38% Exports Through India–Oman CEPA

Custom Duty : The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...

June 2, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

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...

February 28, 2026 2808 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 1773 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 1692 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CAAR Holds Complete Prosthetic Joints Are Artificial Joints, Denies Customs Exemption

Custom Duty : CAAR classified complete prosthetic joints as artificial joints and held the imported implants ineligible for exemption under Noti...

July 2, 2026 141 Views 0 comment Print

DFIA Customs Exemption Allowed as ITC (HS) Code Matching Not Mandatory: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR held ITC (HS) code matching is not mandatory for DFIA imports if goods match DFIA description and satisfy Notification 25/202...

July 2, 2026 207 Views 0 comment Print

ITC (HS) Number Matching Not Required Where DFIA Description & Conditions Are Satisfied: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR ruled that matching ITC (HS) codes is unnecessary if imported goods match the DFIA description and comply with quantity and v...

July 2, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

Exported by-products qualify as resultant goods under MOOWR: CAAR

Custom Duty : CAAR held that exported resultant goods qualify for proportionate duty remission under the MOOWR framework despite domestic sale o...

July 2, 2026 168 Views 0 comment Print

Replacement Filter Cartridges Classifiable Under CTH 8421 99 00: CAAR  

Custom Duty : CAAR ruled complete filtration assemblies with integrated components are classifiable as parts of filtering machinery under CTH 84...

July 2, 2026 129 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBIC Prescribes Deficiency Memo Format for Drawback Claims

Custom Duty : CBIC has introduced a uniform Deficiency Memo format for Section 74 drawback claims, standardizing document requirements and claim...

July 6, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

China Glufosinate Imports Face Provisional Assessment & Additional Guarantee: CBIC

Custom Duty : CBIC has directed provisional assessment of imports of Glufosinate and its salt from China pending the anti-absorption review. Imp...

July 4, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

China-Origin Insoluble Sulphur Imports Face Provisional Assessment Pending Review: CBIC

Custom Duty : CBIC has directed provisional assessment of Insoluble Sulphur imports from China while the anti-absorption review remains pending....

July 4, 2026 126 Views 0 comment Print

Duty Paid Through Scrips Eligible for Section 74 Drawback or Section 27 Refund Only by Re-Credit: CBIC

Custom Duty : CBIC has clarified that drawback under Section 74 and refund under Section 27 cannot be paid in cash where import duty was dischar...

July 4, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

India Notifies UK Trade Agreement Rules of Origin Effective 15 July 2026

Custom Duty : CBIC notifies India-UK trade agreement origin rules from 15 July 2026, prescribing origin criteria, QVC tests and preferential tar...

July 4, 2026 552 Views 0 comment Print


The notification exempts finished wool on leather manufactured from imported leather by a 100% EOU or a unit within a FTZ

June 24, 1994 703 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts finished wool-on leather falling under heading No. 14 of the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), and manufactured from imported leather by a hundred per cent export oriented undertaking or by a unit within a free trade zone when exported out of India, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said Second Schedule.

The notification exempts specified goods imported for carrying out repairing, reconditioning etc

June 22, 1994 4090 Views 0 comment Print

(a) the repairs, reconditioning, reengineering, testing, caliberation or maintenance (including service) as the case may be, is undertaken in accordance with the provisions of section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and (b) the goods repaired, reconditioned, reengineered, tested, caliberated or maintained (including service) as the case may be, are exported and are not cleared outside the Unit.

The notification exempts specified goods imported for use in production of export articles etc

June 22, 1994 1723 Views 0 comment Print

The importer shall maintain a proper account of import, consumption and untilisation of the said goods and of exports made by him, and shall submit such account periodically to the Development Commissioner of the Zone, in such form and in such manner as may be laid down by the Development Commissioner.

The notification exempts materials required for manufacture of final goods for supply to United Nation aided programs, projects, FTZ, EOUs etc

June 10, 1994 625 Views 0 comment Print

Supplies of goods to any project or purpose in respect of which the Ministry of Finance, by a notification, on or after 20th June, 1994, permits the import of such goods at zero customs duty, coupled with the extension of benefits under Chapter 8 of the Export and Import Policy 1 April 1997 – 31 March 2002 published by the Government of India under Ministry of Commerce Notification No. 1 /1997-2002 dated 31st March 1997 as amended from time to time for domestic supplies.

The notification exempts specified goods imported for use in manufacture of export goods

June 3, 1994 2398 Views 0 comment Print

In respect of goods specified at Item numbers 16 to 22 of Annexure-I and transferred to the fields/ farms of the contract farmers, at any point of time as may be decided by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, the unit shall be required to account for the goods so transferred to the farms/ fields of the contact farmers.

The notification provides effective rate of duty on gold and silver imported against SIL

April 27, 1994 3298 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts goods of the description specified in column (2) of the Table hereto annexed and falling within Chapter 71 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when imported into India/from so much of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the said First Schedule as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table and from the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, subject to the condition that the said goods are covered by a Special Import Licence issued in terms of the Export and Import Policy 1st April, 1997 – 31st March, 2002, published by the Government of India under Ministry of Commerce Notification No. 1/1997-2002, dated 31st March, 1997.

The notification exempts the container of durable nature if imported temporarily

March 16, 1994 7606 Views 0 comment Print

Provided that the importer, by execution of a bond in such form and for such sum as may be specified by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs binds himself to re-export the said containers within six months from the date of their importation and to furnish documentary evidence thereof .to the satisfaction of the said Assistant Commissioner and to pay the duty leviable thereon in the event of the importer”s failure to do so.

The notification provides effective rate of duty on the Air craft parts imported under standard exchange scheme

March 1, 1994 1879 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts parts of aircrafts falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), when imported into India under the Standard Exchange Scheme, from so much of duty of customs leviable thereon, as is in excess of the duty of customs which would be leviable if the value of the said parts were made up of the Standard Exchange Cost, insurance and freight charges both ways., subject to the following conditions, namely.

The notification exempts bona-fide gifts imported by post or Air

September 16, 1993 1972 Views 1 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 107/91-Customs, dated the 25th July, 1991.

The notification exempts silver and gold imported under the scheme for export of gold / silver jewellery

June 28, 1993 589 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts platinum falling under heading No. 71.10 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) when imported into India by the Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India Limited, the Handicraft and Handloom Export Corporation, the State Trading Corporation, the State Bank of India and any agency authorised by Reserve Bank of India, for supply under the “Gold/Silver and Platinum Jewellery and articles Export Promotion and Replenishment Scheme” Export and Import Policy 1st April, 1997.

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