Our work is vitalized by the law – be it Customs, GST, Central Excise, Narcotics or any of the other that we are enjoined to administer. While law is essentially prescriptive and its express wording is meant to circumscribe our actions as administrators
A swan is indeed a remarkable creature. Despite their graceful and peaceful nature, swans are also powerful and strong. The serenity and fluidity of their movement on water is powered by consistent and silent hard work under the surface. It is for these qualities that a swan, named Officer Hans, was chosen as a mascot for Indian Customs as part of the celebrations of 60 years of the Customs Act.
CBDT Instruction No. 2/2022 – Standard operating procedure (SCOP) on filing of Appeals/Special leave petition (SLPs) by the Income Tax Department in the Supreme Court (SC) and related matters. Instruction No. 2/2022 F.No.279/Misc./M-72/2022-ITJ Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes ******* New Delhi the 15th December, 2022 To All the […]
Partial relaxation with respect to electronic submission of Form 10F by select category of taxpayers in accordance with the DGIT (Systems) Notification No. 3 of 2022.
Government has decided to allocate sugar mill wise export quota of 60 LMT of sugar for export for sugar season 2022-23 w.e.f. 01.11.2022 (list of the sugar mill is enclosed at annexure).
An organization is only as good as the quality of the individuals who comprise it. We all have our roles, and when we strive to excel in our assigned roles, the entire organization benefits. As we find ourselves at the milestone of 60 years of the Customs Act, perhaps our greatest asset is the women and men who have worked tirelessly to administer the Act, with a sense of fairness, justice and equanimity.
Changes would need to be made to existing laws regulating cross border trade viz. the Sea Customs Act, 1878; the Inland Bonded Warehouses Act, 1896; the Land Customs Act, 1924 and the Indian Aircraft Act, 1934. With a view to consolidate provisions of the separate laws into one comprehensive act, the Customs Act, 1962 was enacted in 1962
Instruction No. 07 of 2022 DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX (SYSTEMS) ARA Centre, Ground Floor, E-2, Jhandewalan Extension, New Delhi-110055 F.No.: DGIT(Systems)-1/Instruction/241A/2022-23 Dated: 06.12.2022 To All Principal Chief Commissioners of Income Tax/CCsIT All Principal Director Generals of Income Tax /DGsIT All Principal Commissioners of Income Tax/CsIT/CsIT(Admin & TPS) All Principal Directors of Income Tax/DsIT Madam/Sir, Subject: – […]
Moving on, last week saw the culmination of a well co-ordinated operation which saw Guwahati Customs Division seize over 300,000 sticks of foreign origin Cigarettes being smuggled in multiple consignments through the Courier mode. Kudos to the officers for an excellent detection.
Amendment to Instruction No 18/2022-Customs dated 12.08.2022 and 26/2022-Customs dated 06.10.2022 regarding extension of Requirement of Health Certificate accompanied with the import of food consignments-
