![Customs Fails to Disclose Method Adopted to Redetermine Confiscated Goods Value: CESTAT Remands Matter for Revaluation [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/17/500x300_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]")
Customs Fails to Disclose Method Adopted to Redetermine Confiscated Goods Value: CESTAT Remands Matter for Revaluation [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (“CESTAT”) notes that the customs department has failed to disclose the method adopted to...
![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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/15/250x150_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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/10/250x150_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]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/250x150_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]")
Statements u/s 108 of Customs Act Not Admissible Evidence Without S. 138B Compliance: Kerala HC Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]
The Kerala High Court has refused to interfere with the decision of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) arising from the alleged smuggling of gold through Cochin...
![Statements u/s 108 of Customs Act Not Admissible Evidence Without S. 138B Compliance: Kerala HC Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/23/500x300_2114178-statements-us-108-of-customs-act-not-admissible-evidence-without-s-138b-compliance-kerala-hc-sets-aside-penalties-in-gold-smuggling-case-taxscan.webp "Statements u/s 108 of Customs Act Not Admissible Evidence Without S. 138B Compliance: Kerala HC Sets Aside Penalties in Gold Smuggling Case [Read Order]")
Limitation Act Does Not Apply to Conversion of Shipping Bills u/s 149 of the Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that the Limitation Act does not apply to requests for conversion of Shipping Bills made under Section 149 of...
![Limitation Act Does Not Apply to Conversion of Shipping Bills u/s 149 of the Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/500x300_2113421-limitation-act-does-apply-conversion-shipping-bills-149-customs-act-cestat-taxscan.webp "Limitation Act Does Not Apply to Conversion of Shipping Bills u/s 149 of the Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete Supreme Court Cases [Part VI]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/500x300_2113034-annual-tax-corporate-law-digest-2025-complete-supreme-court-cases-part-6-taxscan.webp "Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete Supreme Court Cases [Part VI]")