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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 162 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 4452 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 591 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 819 Views 1 comment Print

Simplified Customs Procedure for Return of Export Cargo due to Strait of Hormuz Disruption

Custom Duty : The circular permits unloading of returned export cargo and cancellation of Shipping Bills under special conditions. Export incent...

March 10, 2026 1452 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...

February 28, 2026 2394 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 1494 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 1425 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation Tariff Change On Textile Industries

Custom Duty : Government initiatives, including PLI schemes and export missions, support resilience and growth in textile and apparel exports de...

December 15, 2025 975 Views 0 comment Print

Consolidated Customs Notifications FAQ 2025

Custom Duty : Notification 45/2025 merges 31 previous customs notifications into a single reference, continuing most exemptions and simplifying ...

October 27, 2025 4554 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CAAR Rejects Advance Ruling Application as Classification of Roasted Areca Nuts Was Already Decided by Court

Custom Duty : CAAR Mumbai refused to entertain an advance ruling application on roasted areca nuts after noting that the classification issue ha...

May 12, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Rejects Advance Ruling Application as Roasted Areca Nut Classification Was Already Decided by Court

Custom Duty : CAAR Mumbai rejected an advance ruling application after holding that the classification issue relating to roasted areca nuts had ...

May 12, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Advance Ruling on Roasted Betel Nuts Denied as Identical Issue Was Previously Adjudicated

Custom Duty : The Customs Authority for Advance Ruling held that the classification dispute concerning roasted betel and areca nuts had already ...

May 12, 2026 603 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Denies Complete Elevator Classification Due to Missing Essential Components

Custom Duty : CAAR Mumbai held that imported elevator parts lacking guide rails, structural supports, and enclosure systems could not be classif...

May 11, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR Rejects Advance Ruling as Roasted Areca Nut Classification Was Already Decided by Madras HC

Custom Duty : The Customs Authority for Advance Rulings held that classification of roasted areca nuts under Heading 2008 had already been concl...

May 7, 2026 279 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBIC Revises Tariff Values for Gold, Silver & Edible Oils from May 20, 2026

Custom Duty : CBIC issued Notification No. 47/2026-Customs (N.T.) continuing existing tariff values for key imported commodities including palm ...

May 20, 2026 384 Views 0 comment Print

Provisional Assessment Ordered Pending New Shipper Review of Chinese Solar Frame Imports

Custom Duty : The Central Government directed provisional assessment of imports of anodized aluminium frames for solar panels from a Chinese exp...

May 20, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Ends Mandatory Physical Boarding for Vessel Entry & Sail-Out Clearance

Custom Duty : CBIC has clarified that Entry Inward and Vessel Sail-out Clearance cannot be delayed due to pending physical boarding of customs o...

May 19, 2026 372 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Revises Tariff Values for Gold, Silver & Edible Oils from May 16, 2026

Custom Duty : CBIC has updated customs tariff values for gold, silver, palm oil, soybean oil, and brass scrap through Notification No. 46/2026-C...

May 16, 2026 570 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Extends Customs Relief Measures Amid Strait of Hormuz Maritime Disruptions

Custom Duty : CBIC extended the validity of multiple customs circulars issued under Section 143AA until 30 June 2026 because of ongoing maritime...

May 14, 2026 417 Views 0 comment Print


CBIC exempt Gold imports from Social Welfare Surcharge 

June 30, 2022 1716 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 34/2022-Customs [G.S.R. 487(E).], Dated: 30.06.2022 – Seeks to exempt Gold imports from Social Welfare Surcharge MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. 34/2022-Customs | Dated: 30th June, 2022 G.S.R. 487(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) read […]

CBIC increase BCD rate on Gold

June 30, 2022 2439 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 33/2022-Customs [G.S.R. 486(E).], Dated: 30.06.2022 – Seeks to increase BCD rate on Gold MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. 33/2022-Customs | Dated: 30th June, 2022 G.S.R. 486(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and sub-section (12) […]

Exemption from additional Custom duty on imports of Petroleum Crude & ATF

June 30, 2022 1050 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to exempt imports of Petroleum Crude and ATF from whole of the additional duty of Customs leviable thereon under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act, as is equivalent to the Special Additional Excise Duty. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi, the 30th June, 2022 Notification No. 32/2022-Customs […]

Scented & Flavoured and/or Sweetened Betel Nut’ merit classification under CTH 080280

June 29, 2022 2244 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Scented & Flavoured and/or Sweetened supari, the question to be answered is whether the addition of special flavoring agents would render the betel nuts into preparations of betel nuts, classifiable under Chapter 21. In this regard, the judgment of the Honble Supreme Court of India in the case of M/s Crane Betel Nut Powder Works and of the CESTAT, Chennai in the case of M/s Azam Laminators Pvt. Ltd.

CBIC Notifies Rate of Exchange of Swiss Franc wef 30.06.2022

June 29, 2022 447 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Notifies Rate of Exchange of Swiss Franc wef 30.06.2022 vide Notification No. 54/2022 -Customs (N.T.) Dated: 29th June, 2022 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS ***** Notification No. 54/2022 – Customs (N.T.) New Delhi, dated the 29th June, 2022 In exercise of the powers […]

CBIC Notifies Rate of Exchange of Turkish Lira wef 29.06.2022

June 28, 2022 354 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Notifies Rate of Exchange of Turkish Lira wef 29.06.2022 vide Notification No. 53/2022 -Customs (N.T.) Dated: 28th June, 2022

FSSAI Imports related directions on rectifiable labeling information

June 28, 2022 1302 Views 0 comment Print

FSSAI Imports related directions on rectifiable labeling information for imported food consignments and import of Clove Stem – Instruction No. 10/2022-Customs

General Waiver of penalty for late thing of Bill of Entry due to ICES being down for DR Drill and Maintenance

June 28, 2022 507 Views 0 comment Print

Though the ICES was functional intermittently on 25.06.2022, the members of trade have conveyed that they faced difficulty in filing the Bills of Entry, on time, on that day.

Customs Brokers Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2022

June 24, 2022 5520 Views 0 comment Print

(1) These regulations may be called the Customs Brokers Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2022. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Restrictions on import of products made of plastic

June 22, 2022 13524 Views 0 comment Print

Carry bag made of virgin or recycled plastic, shall not be less than seventy-five microns in thickness with effect from the 30th September, 2021 and one hundred and twenty (120) microns in thickness with effect from the 31st December. 2022.

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