![CENVAT Credit Allowed on Dealer-Issued Invoices: CESTAT Clarifies Importer Registration Not Mandatory [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/14/500x300_2044281-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "CENVAT Credit Allowed on Dealer-Issued Invoices: CESTAT Clarifies Importer Registration Not Mandatory [Read Order]")
CENVAT Credit Allowed on Dealer-Issued Invoices: CESTAT Clarifies Importer Registration Not Mandatory [Read Order]
In a recent decision, the Chennai bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the appellant to avail CENVAT...
![Madras HC Allows Customs Duty Exemption on STP Imports Despite CMDA Approval Granted Post-Import [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/14/250x150_2044063-madras-hih-court-cutoms-duty-exemption-stp-imports-taxscan.webp "Madras HC Allows Customs Duty Exemption on STP Imports Despite CMDA Approval Granted Post-Import [Read Order]")
![No Penalty or Redemption Fine if Confiscation of Goods is Set Aside by Customs Tribunal: CESTAT [read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/250x150_2043841-chennai-cestat-no-penalty-cestat-redemption-goods-customs-tribunal-cestat-taxscan-1.webp "No Penalty or Redemption Fine if Confiscation of Goods is Set Aside by Customs Tribunal: CESTAT [read Order]")
![CESTAT Rules Service Tax Payable on Printing Charge: Exemption Under S.No. 30 of Notification 25/2012-ST Not Applicable [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/250x150_2043642-cestat-cestat-delhi-service-tax-service-tax-on-printing-charge-taxscan.webp "CESTAT Rules Service Tax Payable on Printing Charge: Exemption Under S.No. 30 of Notification 25/2012-ST Not Applicable [Read Order]")
![Moisture and Ash Content Not Tested Properly for Areca Nuts’ Raw or Roasted Classification: Madras HC Remands Matter to Customs Commissioner [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/250x150_2043785-madras-hc-areca-nuts-raw-roasted-customs-commissioner-taxscan.webp "Moisture and Ash Content Not Tested Properly for Areca Nuts’ Raw or Roasted Classification: Madras HC Remands Matter to Customs Commissioner [Read Order]")
Plea for Provisional Release of Goods: Madras HC Orders Customs to Decide Representation Based on SC's Navshakti Industries Ruling [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has directed the Customs Department to consider the representation of provisional release of goods under Section 110A of the Customs Act, 1962 based on the Supreme Court...
![Plea for Provisional Release of Goods: Madras HC Orders Customs to Decide Representation Based on SCs Navshakti Industries Ruling [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043784-plea-for-provisional-release-provisional-release-of-goods-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "Plea for Provisional Release of Goods: Madras HC Orders Customs to Decide Representation Based on SCs Navshakti Industries Ruling [Read Order]")
Extended Limitation Period Not Sustainable Without Suppression: CESTAT Faults Department for Failing to Scrutinize Returns [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the extended period of limitation was not sustainable without suppression on the part of the assessee,...
![Extended Limitation Period Not Sustainable Without Suppression: CESTAT Faults Department for Failing to Scrutinize Returns [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043623-extended-limitation-period-extended-limitation-period-not-sustainable-taxscan.webp "Extended Limitation Period Not Sustainable Without Suppression: CESTAT Faults Department for Failing to Scrutinize Returns [Read Order]")
Madras HC Quashes Customs Order for Denial of Duty Drawback Claim of 2015 Without Issuing Mandatory Deficiency Memo u/r 13(3)(a) [Read Order]
The Madras High Court, in a recent ruling, quashed the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs denying duty drawback claims filed in 2015. The Court held that the customs authority...
![Madras HC Quashes Customs Order for Denial of Duty Drawback Claim of 2015 Without Issuing Mandatory Deficiency Memo u/r 13(3)(a) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043684-customs-order-madras-hc-mandatory-deficiency-memo-taxscan.webp "Madras HC Quashes Customs Order for Denial of Duty Drawback Claim of 2015 Without Issuing Mandatory Deficiency Memo u/r 13(3)(a) [Read Order]")
Massive Crackdown: Over 1,000 Copper Importers Receive Notices Over Alleged Customs Duty Evasion Under ASEAN Trade Pact
In a major crackdown, customs authorities across India have issued show-cause notices (SCNs) to more than 1,000 copper importers for allegedly evading customs duties. Some reports suggest that the...
Finance Ministry Revises Customs Tariff Values for Palm Oil, Soya Bean Oil, Gold and Silver, and Areca Nuts
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), under the Ministry of Finance, has issued Notification No. 42/2025-Customs (N.T.), dated June 11, 2025, updating the customs tariff value...
Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the service tax demand on advertisement space sales prior to 2014 is not sustainable under Section 66D(g)...
![Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043631-service-tax-demad-site-img.webp "Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/13/500x300_2043609-cestat-service-tax-demand-service-tax-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand on Ad Space Sales Pre-2014 Not Sustainable Under Section 66D(g): CESTAT [Read Order]")