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Custom Duty : The article explains how the MOOWR Scheme allows manufacturers to defer customs duty and IGST while detailing eligibility, complia...
Custom Duty : Anti-dumping duty protects local manufacturers from unfairly cheap imports that can damage domestic markets. The article explains ...
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...
Custom Duty : Emergency customs relaxations introduced during the maritime crisis expire on 30 April 2026, leaving exporters uncertain. The fram...
Custom Duty : Highlights how the EMI Scheme allows businesses to defer duty payments, easing working capital pressure while improving operationa...
Custom Duty : The Government has extended the full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical imports until 15 July 2026 because of contin...
Custom Duty : The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement became operational on 1 June 2026 after completion of required proce...
Custom Duty : CBIC has allowed Eligible Manufacturer Importers to avail deferred payment of customs duty from 1 April 2026. The circular outline...
Custom Duty : The new rules enhance duty-free allowances and introduce digital declarations. The overhaul aims to speed up clearance and improve...
Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...
Custom Duty : CAAR classified complete prosthetic joints as artificial joints and held the imported implants ineligible for exemption under Noti...
Custom Duty : CAAR held ITC (HS) code matching is not mandatory for DFIA imports if goods match DFIA description and satisfy Notification 25/202...
Custom Duty : CAAR ruled that matching ITC (HS) codes is unnecessary if imported goods match the DFIA description and comply with quantity and v...
Custom Duty : CAAR held that exported resultant goods qualify for proportionate duty remission under the MOOWR framework despite domestic sale o...
Custom Duty : CAAR ruled complete filtration assemblies with integrated components are classifiable as parts of filtering machinery under CTH 84...
Custom Duty : CBIC has introduced a uniform Deficiency Memo format for Section 74 drawback claims, standardizing document requirements and claim...
Custom Duty : CBIC has directed provisional assessment of imports of Glufosinate and its salt from China pending the anti-absorption review. Imp...
Custom Duty : CBIC has directed provisional assessment of Insoluble Sulphur imports from China while the anti-absorption review remains pending....
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...
Custom Duty : CBIC notifies India-UK trade agreement origin rules from 15 July 2026, prescribing origin criteria, QVC tests and preferential tar...
CBIC amends the Levy of Fees Regulations, 1970, setting a Rs. 1,000.00 fee for each Electronic Application under the new Customs (Voluntary Revision of Entries Post Clearance) Regulations, 2025.
Ministry of Finance (CBIC) Notification 68/2025-Customs (N.T.) amends Notification 26/2022, dated March 31, 2022. The amendment inserts Section 18A of the Customs Act, 1962, concerning the Provisional Assessment of duty, into the Table of the principal notification.
CAAR Mumbai confirms Inductors, Chip Inductors, and related products are correctly classified as Other Inductors under Customs Tariff Item 85045090. This classification is based on the General Rules for Interpretation and Section XVI Notes.
CBIC’s Notification 61/2025-Customs amends the Sea Cargo Manifest Regulations, 2018. The new rule extends the deadline at Sr. No. 6 of the TABLE to December 31, 2025.
India’s Customs Notification 45/2025 consolidates 31 duty exemptions into a single reference. It clarifies BCD/IGST relief for EVs, medical goods, and project imports.
Finance Ministry has curtailed the zero-duty period for Yellow Peas imports, limiting it to Bills of Lading issued on or before 31st October 2025.
The Ministry of Finance issued Notification 46/2025-Customs, reducing the import duty and AIDC on Yellow Peas to 10% and 20% respectively, effective November 1, 2025.
CAAR Delhi held that Spectrum Analysers designed for 3GPP/LTE/5G NR telecom testing are specially designed for telecommunications and must be classified under Customs Tariff Item 9030 40 00. The ruling rejects departmental claims of general-purpose use and reaffirms the principle that a specific tariff entry prevails over a residuary one.
CAAR Delhi holds that the R&S® CMA180 Radio Test Set, designed for testing two-way radios and communication systems, is “specially designed for telecommunications” and must be classified under CTI 9030 40 00, rejecting the department’s claim for general-purpose classification.
Rohde & Schwarz India sought an Advance Ruling on classifying the PVT 360A Performance Vector Tester under Customs Tariff Item (CTI) 9030 40 00 (specially designed for telecommunications) for nil Basic Customs Duty (BCD), instead of the residual CTI 9030 89 90 (other instruments).
