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,...
![Impugned Communication restricting F-Card Holder’s Practice has been Issued without Authority under Law: Madras HC Sets Aside Customs Restriction [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/31/250x150_2122742-impugned-communication-restricting-f-card-holders-practice-been-issued-taxscan.webp "Impugned Communication restricting F-Card Holder’s Practice has been Issued without Authority under Law: Madras HC Sets Aside Customs Restriction [Read Order]")
![Customs cannot Demand Disproportionate Bank Guarantee for Provisional Release: CESTAT cuts 70% to 30% [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/28/250x150_2122183-customs-cannot-demand-disproportionate-bank-guarantee-taxscan.webp "Customs cannot Demand Disproportionate Bank Guarantee for Provisional Release: CESTAT cuts 70% to 30% [Read Order]")
![Pre-Deposit u/s 129E Customs Act is Mandatory, Waiver Allowed Only in Rare Cases: Karnataka HC Rejects Financial Hardship Plea [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/19/250x150_2120712-pre-deposit-customs-act-mandatory-waiver-allowed-only-rare-cases-taxscan.webp "Pre-Deposit u/s 129E Customs Act is Mandatory, Waiver Allowed Only in Rare Cases: Karnataka HC Rejects Financial Hardship Plea [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]")
Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]
The Allahabad bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside penalties imposed on generation of a dummy shipping bill finding that it was made for internal...
![Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/16/500x300_2120032-dummy-shipping-bill-used-only-charges-calculation-no-evidence-fraud-taxscan.jfif "Dummy Shipping bill used Only for Charges Calculation, No evidence of Fraud: CESTAT Sets aside Penalties on CONCOR CFS & Officials [Read Order]")
Passenger Carrying 250 gm Undeclared Gold Bar through Green Channel Liable to Confiscation: Delhi HC [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court held that a passenger who carried an undeclared 250-gram gold bar through the green channel was liable to confiscation and the court refused to interfere...
![Passenger Carrying 250 gm Undeclared Gold Bar through Green Channel Liable to Confiscation: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/24/500x300_2114508-passenger-carrying-250-gm-undeclared-gold-bar-taxscan.webp "Passenger Carrying 250 gm Undeclared Gold Bar through Green Channel Liable to Confiscation: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]
TheKolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) ruled that Customs authorities cannot withhold provisional release of used highly specialised equipment merely due...
![Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/500x300_2113424-customs-cannot-withhold-provisional-release-highly-specialised-equipment-absence-centralised-monitoring-cestat-taxscan.webp "Customs Cannot Withhold Provisional Release of Used Highly Specialised Equipment in Absence of Centralised Monitoring: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) Bench at Kolkata held that the Department failed to establish the foreign origin or smuggled nature of the gold, in a case ...
![Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/13/500x300_2111930-gold-seizure-customs-cestat-failed-seized-gold-foreign-smuggled-orders-release-taxscan.webp "Gold Seizure by Customs: CESTAT says Dept failed to prove Seized Gold is Foreign and Smuggled, Orders Release [Read Order]")
Budget 2024-25: Important Customs Law and Duty Rate Revisions for Importers and Exporters to Look Out For [Read Bill]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2024-25 budget before Parliament today. The Finance Minister announced that the central government will develop an economic policy framework...
![Budget 2024-25: Important Customs Law and Duty Rate Revisions for Importers and Exporters to Look Out For [Read Bill]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Budget-2024-budget-24-Budget-2024-coverage-Union-Budget-2024-Budget-2024-tax-changes-Customs-duty-rate-import-export-Customs-Law-and-Duty-Rate-Revisions-Revisions-for-Importers-and-Exporters-taxscan.jpg "Budget 2024-25: Important Customs Law and Duty Rate Revisions for Importers and Exporters to Look Out For [Read Bill]")