Important Customs Updates for Passengers Travelling to India under Finance Bill, 2026
All passengers arriving in India on or after 2 February 2026 must follow the new Customs framework. These rules apply at all international airports,...
![Finance Bill, 2026: Proposed Amendments in the Customs Act, 1962 to Extend Validity of Customs Advance Rulings [Read Finance Bill 2026]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/02/250x150_2123300-finance-bill-2026-amendments-customs-act-1962-extend-customs-advance-rulings-taxscan.webp "Finance Bill, 2026: Proposed Amendments in the Customs Act, 1962 to Extend Validity of Customs Advance Rulings [Read Finance Bill 2026]")
![Non-Speaking Order Ignoring Advance Authorisation Claim Cannot Stand: Madras HC Sets Aside Customs Confiscation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/29/250x150_2122418-non-speaking-order-ignoring-advance-authorisation-claim-cannot-stand-madras-hc.webp "Non-Speaking Order Ignoring Advance Authorisation Claim Cannot Stand: Madras HC Sets Aside Customs Confiscation [Read Order]")
![Customs Fails to Disclose Method Adopted to Redetermine Confiscated Goods Value: CESTAT Remands Matter for Revaluation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/250x150_2120264-customs-fails-disclose-method-adopted-redetermine-confiscated-goods-value-taxscan.webp "Customs Fails to Disclose Method Adopted to Redetermine Confiscated Goods Value: CESTAT Remands Matter for Revaluation [Read Order]")
![FinMin Notifies Inclusion of Electronic Postal Exports u/s 84 of Customs Act [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/250x150_2120081-finmin-notifies-inclusion-electronic-postal-exports-customs-act-taxscan.webp "FinMin Notifies Inclusion of Electronic Postal Exports u/s 84 of Customs Act [Read Notification]")
Centre Notifies Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh as Customs Location for Import and Export Operations [Read Notification]
The Ministry of Finance, through Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), has issued Notification No. 02/2026-Customs (N.T.) dated 14 January 2026, which notify Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh...
![Centre Notifies Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh as Customs Location for Import and Export Operations [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/500x300_2119864-centre-notifies-bhogapuram-andhra-pradesh.webp "Centre Notifies Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh as Customs Location for Import and Export Operations [Read Notification]")
No Exclusion of Limitation Period u/s 14 for Bills Not Prosecuted in Refund Proceedings: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal as Time-Barred [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi held that Section 14 of the Limitation Act cannot be invoked where earlier proceedings did not...
![No Exclusion of Limitation Period u/s 14 for Bills Not Prosecuted in Refund Proceedings: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal as Time-Barred [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/10/500x300_2118164-no-exclusion-limitation-period-bills-not-procecuted-refund-proceedings-cestat-dismisses-appeal-time-barred-taxscan.webp "No Exclusion of Limitation Period u/s 14 for Bills Not Prosecuted in Refund Proceedings: CESTAT Dismisses Appeal as Time-Barred [Read Order]")
Mere Wrong Classification Does Not Invoke Section 111(o) Unless Exemption Conditions are Violated: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that mere wrong classification of imported goods does not attract confiscation under Section 111(o) of the...
![Mere Wrong Classification Does Not Invoke Section 111(o) Unless Exemption Conditions are Violated: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/500x300_2117211-mere-wrong-classification-does-not-invoke-section-111o-unless-exemption-conditions-are-violated-cestat.webp "Mere Wrong Classification Does Not Invoke Section 111(o) Unless Exemption Conditions are Violated: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Government Shields Indian Steel Sector with Three-Year Safeguard Duty Plan amid Import Surge [Read Notification]
The Ministry of Finance's Department of Revenue on December 30, 2025 via Notification No. 02/2025-Customs (SG) dated 30.12.2025 will now impose a permanent safeguard duty on certain types of steel...
![Government Shields Indian Steel Sector with Three-Year Safeguard Duty Plan amid Import Surge [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/03/500x300_2116864-government-shields-steel-sector-safeguard-duty-indian-steel-sector-indian-steel-steel-sector-steel-imports-steel-import-surge-taxscan.webp "Government Shields Indian Steel Sector with Three-Year Safeguard Duty Plan amid Import Surge [Read Notification]")
CBIC Notifies Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, Extends compliance Date to 31 March 2026 [Read Notification]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide Notification No. 79/2025 Customs (N.T.), dated...
![CBIC Notifies Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, Extends compliance Date to 31 March 2026 [Read Notification]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/500x300_2116455-cbic-notifies-sea-cargo-manifest-transshipment-fifth-amendment-regulations-extends-compliance-date-31-march-2026-taxscan.webp "CBIC Notifies Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, Extends compliance Date to 31 March 2026 [Read Notification]")
Section 25(4) of Customs Act Declared Arbitrary: Karnataka HC Orders Refund to Patanjali Foods [Read Order]
The Karnataka High Court in a recent case has ordered a refund of ₹3.40 crore to Patanjali Foods, holding that Section 25(4) of the Customs Act of 1962 as amended by fiance act of 2016, is ...
![Section 25(4) of Customs Act Declared Arbitrary: Karnataka HC Orders Refund to Patanjali Foods [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/31/500x300_2116288-section-254-customs-act-declared-arbitrary-karnataka-hc-orders-refund-patanjali-foods-taxscan.webp "Section 25(4) of Customs Act Declared Arbitrary: Karnataka HC Orders Refund to Patanjali Foods [Read Order]")
No Abetment without Knowledge or Intent to evade: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹15 Lakh Customs Penalty On CFO [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed a Rs. 15 lakh penalty on the Chief Finance Officer, observing that mere negligence without knowledge or ...
![No Abetment without Knowledge or Intent to evade: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹15 Lakh Customs Penalty On CFO [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/26/500x300_2114985-abetment-cestat-customs-penalty-cfo-taxscan.webp "No Abetment without Knowledge or Intent to evade: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹15 Lakh Customs Penalty On CFO [Read Order]")