![Imports of Luxury Cars under Diplomatic Privilege to Escape Duty: Madras HC Grants Conditional Interim Custody of Vehicles [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/500x300_2090012-imports-of-luxury-cars-luxury-cars-diplomatic-privilege-taxscan.webp "Imports of Luxury Cars under Diplomatic Privilege to Escape Duty: Madras HC Grants Conditional Interim Custody of Vehicles [Read Order]")
Imports of Luxury Cars under Diplomatic Privilege to Escape Duty: Madras HC Grants Conditional Interim Custody of Vehicles [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has passed an order granting conditional interim custody of a luxury car that had been seized by the Directorate of Revenue...
![Exporter’s Declaration in Shipping Bills Not False Merely Due to DRI’s Alternate Classification View: CESTAT sets aside Penalty u/s 114AA [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/13/250x150_2086071-exporter-shipping-bills-cestat-penalty-taxscan.webp "Exporter’s Declaration in Shipping Bills Not False Merely Due to DRI’s Alternate Classification View: CESTAT sets aside Penalty u/s 114AA [Read Order]")
![Preloaded Software Must Be Included in Customs Valuation of Imported Navigation Devices: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/08/250x150_2084636-preloaded-software-customs-valuation-imported-navigation-devices-taxscan.webp "Preloaded Software Must Be Included in Customs Valuation of Imported Navigation Devices: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![No Evidence of Export Attempt of Prohibited Shark Fins: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation and Penalty, Clarifies ‘Attempt to Export’ [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/19/250x150_2078344-export-attempt-prohibited-shark-fins-cestat-attempt-export-taxscan.webp "No Evidence of Export Attempt of Prohibited Shark Fins: CESTAT Quashes Confiscation and Penalty, Clarifies ‘Attempt to Export’ [Read Order]")
Delhi HC Directs CESTAT to Hear Appeal on Duty Demand for Second Container Seized from Godown With 50% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]
The High Court of Delhi,directed Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) to hear the appeal on the duty demand for the second container seized from a godown, subject to 50%...
![Delhi HC Directs CESTAT to Hear Appeal on Duty Demand for Second Container Seized from Godown With 50% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/19/500x300_2078361-delhi-hc-cestat-cestat-to-hear-appeal-hear-appeal-on-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Delhi HC Directs CESTAT to Hear Appeal on Duty Demand for Second Container Seized from Godown With 50% Pre-Deposit [Read Order]")
Mandatory UK Registration Does Not Deny ‘New Car’ Status: CESTAT Grants 60% Concessional Duty on Imported Bentley [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a car imported into India remains “new” for customs purposes even if it was registered abroad before ...
![Mandatory UK Registration Does Not Deny ‘New Car’ Status: CESTAT Grants 60% Concessional Duty on Imported Bentley [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/11/500x300_2075761-cestat-delhi-mandatory-uk-registration-taxscan.webp "Mandatory UK Registration Does Not Deny ‘New Car’ Status: CESTAT Grants 60% Concessional Duty on Imported Bentley [Read Order]")
CFS License Suspended Alleging Smuggling of Poppy Seeds from Myanmar: Madras HC Orders Customs to Reconsider Decision [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has directed the customs department to reconsider the suspension of the Container Freight Station ( CFS ) licence, which suspended alleged smuggling of 56 MT poppy seeds from...
![CFS License Suspended Alleging Smuggling of Poppy Seeds from Myanmar: Madras HC Orders Customs to Reconsider Decision [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/23/500x300_2068178-madras-hc-taxscan.webp "CFS License Suspended Alleging Smuggling of Poppy Seeds from Myanmar: Madras HC Orders Customs to Reconsider Decision [Read Order]")
Calcutta HC Slams Customs Authorities for Judicial Overreach, Relief to Importer in 27-Year-Old ‘Prawn Feed’ Classification Dispute [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court has allowed the appeal filed by the petitioner, setting aside both the 2017 de novo adjudication order and a subsequent Customs Appellate Tribunal ruling dated June 26,...
![Calcutta HC Slams Customs Authorities for Judicial Overreach, Relief to Importer in 27-Year-Old ‘Prawn Feed’ Classification Dispute [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/21/500x300_2067055-calcutta-hc-slams-prawn-feed-customs-authorities-taxscan.webp "Calcutta HC Slams Customs Authorities for Judicial Overreach, Relief to Importer in 27-Year-Old ‘Prawn Feed’ Classification Dispute [Read Order]")
DRI Busts Mumbai Woman Smuggling 6 Kg Cocaine worth ₹62 Crore in Oreo Biscuit Boxes on Flight from Doha
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on July 15, 2025 arrested a woman at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after intercepting a consignment of cocaine valued at...
