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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


Spot coolers merit classification under subheading 84158290

June 19, 2022 1815 Views 0 comment Print

In re Toyota Tsusho India Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) As per the explanatory notes to heading 8415, the heading excludes refrigeration units designed to maintain a fixed temperature well below 0°C in a closed chamber (e.g., lorry, trailer or container), and fitted with a heating system to raise the temperature in the chamber, within certain […]

Laden/unladen IBCs imported into India are eligible to avail exemption

June 19, 2022 2553 Views 0 comment Print

In re GDPK Returnable Solutions India Private Limited (CAAR Mumbai) Temporary import/re-export of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) as reusable packing containers and its eligibility to avail duty exemption (a) the laden/ unladen IBCs imported into India are eligible to avail the exemption under the Notification No. 104/94-Cus., dated 16.03.1994; (b) There is no requirement to […]

Presentation on proposed SOP planned for Jewelry Exports by CBIC

June 17, 2022 582 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Circular for the Standard Operating Procedure to be followed for facilitating jewelry exports through Courier and corresponding draft notifications for necessary amendment to Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010

CBIC Notifies Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currencies wef 17.06.2022

June 16, 2022 10515 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC notifies Rate of Exchange of Foreign Currencies against Indian Rupees with effect from 17th June, 2022 vide Exchange rate Notification No. 51/2022-Cus (NT) dated 16.06.2022 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS ***** Notification No. 51/2022 – Customs (N.T.) New Delhi, dated the 16th June, […]

Anti-dumping duty on Fluoro Backsheet excluding transparent backsheet

June 15, 2022 2973 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC levy anti-dumping duty on Fluoro Backsheet excluding transparent backsheet originating in or exported from China PR for a period of five years, 2022 vide Notification No. 22/2022-Customs (ADD) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) Notification No. 22/2022-Customs (ADD) New Delhi, the 15th June, 2022 G.S.R. 451(E). Whereas, in the matter of “Fluoro […]

Tariff Notification No. 50/2022-Custom (N.T.), Dated: 15.06.2022

June 15, 2022 927 Views 0 comment Print

Tariff Notification No. 50/2022-Custom (N.T.), Dated: 15.06.2022 –  Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS) New Delhi, the 15th June, 2022 Notification No. 50/2022-Custom (N.T.) S.O. 2755(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of […]

Changes in System with respect of AD Code Registration in exports

June 14, 2022 25884 Views 1 comment Print

There was a demand from trade that an AD code should required to be registered only once in Customs System for filing documents across all the customs locations. To facilitate trade, the following changes have been made in the System in respect of AD Code registration

Optoma data projectors classifiable under sub-heading 85286200

June 14, 2022 933 Views 0 comment Print

In re Audio Distribution House Pvt. Ltd (CAAR Mumbai) CAAR held that projectors Optoma X309ST, Optoma X319ST, Optoma W319ST, Optoma ZW350 and Optoma ZX300 are classifiable under sub-heading 85286200 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and would be eligible to avail benefit of Sr. No. 17 of Notification No. 24/2005-Customs, dated […]

Creative Touch 5- series Interactive Flat panel (IFP) merit classification under CTH 8471

June 14, 2022 1983 Views 0 comment Print

CAAR held that Creative Touch 5-series Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) (Model-5652RK, 5752RK, 5862RK) merit classification under sub heading 8471 4190 of the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

TC77 series touch computer not classifiable as smartphones

June 14, 2022 960 Views 0 comment Print

TC77 series touch computer, which is a handheld mobile computer used for asset inventory management purposes, Singapore Customs ruled (ref. No. CRL-211217-0036) that the product is classifiable under subheading 84713090. Therefore, notwithstanding the WCO classification advice to the contrary, it is my considered opinion that the devices under consideration are not classifiable as smartphones. They merit classification under subheading 84713090.

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