![BIS Certificate Exemption for MSMEs: Madras HC Directs Customs to Clear Plywood Imports Without Registration Requirement [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/08/500x300_2094799-plywood-bis.webp "BIS Certificate Exemption for MSMEs: Madras HC Directs Customs to Clear Plywood Imports Without Registration Requirement [Read Order]")
BIS Certificate Exemption for MSMEs: Madras HC Directs Customs to Clear Plywood Imports Without Registration Requirement [Read Order]
The Madras High Court has ruled that Customs authorities cannot insist on a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) registration certificate for plywood...
![Drying And Roasting Are ‘Diametrically Different’ Processes: Allahabad HC Rules Roasted Areca Nuts Classifiable As Roasted, Not Dried [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/23/250x150_2089899-allahabad-hc-areca-nuts.webp "Drying And Roasting Are ‘Diametrically Different’ Processes: Allahabad HC Rules Roasted Areca Nuts Classifiable As Roasted, Not Dried [Read Order]")
![Classification of Imported Personnel Carrier Mining Service Vehicle and Dump Truck for Customs Duty: SC to Hear Matter [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/10/250x150_2085107-customs-duty-taxscan.webp "Classification of Imported Personnel Carrier Mining Service Vehicle and Dump Truck for Customs Duty: SC to Hear Matter [Read Order]")
![Customs Duty Paid under Protest: Calcutta HC Upholds CESTAT order to Refund ₹7.98 Cr to Raymond Apparel [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/07/250x150_2073861-customs-duty-customs-duty-paid-under-protest-calcutta-hc-taxscan.webp "Customs Duty Paid under Protest: Calcutta HC Upholds CESTAT order to Refund ₹7.98 Cr to Raymond Apparel [Read Order]")
No Notional SWS on Duty-Free Imports Under MEIS: Supreme Court Upholds Bombay HC Ruling Allowing Re-credit [Read Order]
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India upheld a decision of the Bombay High Court, confirming that importers are entitled to re-credit of notional Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS) debited on ...
![No Notional SWS on Duty-Free Imports Under MEIS: Supreme Court Upholds Bombay HC Ruling Allowing Re-credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/08/04/500x300_2073020-notional-sws-notional-sws-on-duty-free-imports-duty-free-imports-taxscan.webp "No Notional SWS on Duty-Free Imports Under MEIS: Supreme Court Upholds Bombay HC Ruling Allowing Re-credit [Read Order]")
Sulphur Limit in IS 17049 Applies to Calcined, Not Raw Petroleum Coke: CESTAT upholds DGFT Clarification [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that the sulphur content requirement under Indian Standard IS 17049 applies to calcined petroleum coke...
![Sulphur Limit in IS 17049 Applies to Calcined, Not Raw Petroleum Coke: CESTAT upholds DGFT Clarification [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/500x300_2070061-cestat-raw-petroleum-coke-dgft-taxscan.webp "Sulphur Limit in IS 17049 Applies to Calcined, Not Raw Petroleum Coke: CESTAT upholds DGFT Clarification [Read Order]")
Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) has held that mere Purity of Gold would not make it of foreign origin and set aside the Confiscation of gold bars...
![Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/28/500x300_2070013-2061093-foreign-gold-taxscan.webp "Mere Purity of Gold would not make it as Foreign origin: CESTAT sets aside Confiscation of Gold Bars in absence of Corroborative Evidence [Read Order]")
Malaysian National's 4Lakh Indian Currency Seized: Madras HC Declines Immediate Return, Orders Customs to Follow Due Process in 8 Weeks [Read Order]
In a recent order, the Madras High Court refused immediate release of the Indian currency of a Malaysian National seized amounting to Rs. 4 lakhs, however, ordered the customs department to release...
![Malaysian Nationals 4Lakh Indian Currency Seized: Madras HC Declines Immediate Return, Orders Customs to Follow Due Process in 8 Weeks [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/07/22/500x300_2067700-madras-high-court-indian-currency-seized-malaysian-national-taxscan.webp "Malaysian Nationals 4Lakh Indian Currency Seized: Madras HC Declines Immediate Return, Orders Customs to Follow Due Process in 8 Weeks [Read Order]")
Provisional Release of Goods Under Section A of the Customs Act: Madras HC Grants Importer an Opportunity for Hearing
The Madras High Court has granted an importer an opportunity to be heard in relation with his plea for provisional release of imported goods that had been detained by customs authorities. The ...
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]")
