DRI Seizes 92 Lakh Cigarettes worth ₹18.2 Crore Smuggled from Dubai to India, Concealed as ‘Bathroom Fittings’
On June 23, 2025, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Chennai Zonal Unit executed a high‐precision operation on the basis of...
![Penalty u/s 114(iii) of Customs Act Could not impose based on Statement Recorded u/s 108 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/250x150_2053995-cestat-new-delhi-customs-act-penalty-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 114(iii) of Customs Act Could not impose based on Statement Recorded u/s 108 of Customs Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Jurisdiction u/s 28AAA of Customs Act not invokable without Cancellation of License Procedings Initiated by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/22/250x150_2052443-jurisdiction-us-28aaa-of-customs-act-cancellation-of-license-procedings-dgft-cestat-taxscan.webp "Jurisdiction u/s 28AAA of Customs Act not invokable without Cancellation of License Procedings Initiated by DGFT: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Penalty u/s 114AB of Customs Act not imposable in any instrument by fraud, collusion, wilful mis-statement or suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/20/250x150_2050901-income-tax-penalty.webp "Penalty u/s 114AB of Customs Act not imposable in any instrument by fraud, collusion, wilful mis-statement or suppression of fact: CESTAT [Read Order]")
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...
Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside penalties imposed on a Custom House Agent employee, holding that procedural lapses such as failing to...
![Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/500x300_2042323-penalty-taxpayer-itat-confirms-penalty-taxscan-1.webp "Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]")
No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that a customs broker does not violate the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations (CBLR), 2018, when the...
![No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/04/500x300_2041261-cestat-cestat-kolkata-extended-limitation-taxscan.webp "No CBLR Violation If Customs Broker Verifies KYC and Acts Based on Documents from Intermediary: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Madras HC Upholds Seizure of 3 Kg Crude Gold Bars Due to Carrier’s Inability to Prove Legitimate Source u/s 123 of Customs Act
The Madras High Court recently ordered the permanent confiscation of 3.097 kg of crude gold bars seized upon the respondent’s inability to prove a legitimate source of acquisition of, or ability to...
Finance Ministry Updates Customs Tariff Values for Palm Oil, Soya Bean Oil, Gold and Silver, and Areca Nuts [Read Notification]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) under the Ministry of Finance issued Notification No. 38/2025-Customs (N.T.), dated May 30, 2025, revising the tariff value tables for various...
![Finance Ministry Updates Customs Tariff Values for Palm Oil, Soya Bean Oil, Gold and Silver, and Areca Nuts [Read Notification]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Finance-Ministry-Revised-Customs-Tariff-Values-Customs-Tariff-Values-for-Palm-Oil-TAXSCAN.jpg "Finance Ministry Updates Customs Tariff Values for Palm Oil, Soya Bean Oil, Gold and Silver, and Areca Nuts [Read Notification]")
CBIC Notifies Appointment of Common Adjudication Authority for De-Novo Adjudication in Respect of 100% EOUs under Customs [Read Notification]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ), through its latest Notification No. 35/2025-Customs (N.T.) dated May 16, 2025, has appointed common adjudication authorities for conducting...
![CBIC Notifies Appointment of Common Adjudication Authority for De-Novo Adjudication in Respect of 100% EOUs under Customs [Read Notification]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CBIC-De-Novo-Adjudication-TAXSCAN.jpg "CBIC Notifies Appointment of Common Adjudication Authority for De-Novo Adjudication in Respect of 100% EOUs under Customs [Read Notification]")