DRI Bengaluru captures Cocaine-Man! ₹40 Crore Contraband concealed in Superhero Comics Seized from Passenger arriving from Doha
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized over 4 kilograms of cocaine valued at approximately ₹40 crore in a major operation at...
![Quotations from Unrelated Suppliers Not a Valid Basis for Customs Revaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Quotations-Unrelated-Suppliers-Customs-Revaluation-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Quotations from Unrelated Suppliers Not a Valid Basis for Customs Revaluation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![‘Made in China’ Marking on Some Cartons Not Sufficient to Prove Smuggling Without Test Report or Documentation: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Made-in-China-Some-Cartons-Smuggling-Test-Report-Documentation-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "‘Made in China’ Marking on Some Cartons Not Sufficient to Prove Smuggling Without Test Report or Documentation: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Irregularities in Phytosanitary Certificates Alone Do Not Prove Origin Fraud: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Phytosanitary-Certificates-CESTAT-Ahmedabad-taxscan.jpg "Irregularities in Phytosanitary Certificates Alone Do Not Prove Origin Fraud: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Supplies Amid Imports and IGST over Inter-State Trade & Supplies have similar Tax Rate: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) Delhi Bench has ruled that the same tax rate applies to Integrated Goods and Service Tax ( IGST ) throughout interstate commerce and...
![Supplies Amid Imports and IGST over Inter-State Trade & Supplies have similar Tax Rate: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Supply-of-goods-CESTAT-similar-Tax-Rate-taxscan.jpg "Supplies Amid Imports and IGST over Inter-State Trade & Supplies have similar Tax Rate: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CBIC Issues Clarification on Constitution of Camera Module in Mobile Phone for Calculating BCD Rate [Read Circular]
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued a clarification regarding the scope and classification of camera modules used in cellular mobile phones for the purpose of...
![CBIC Issues Clarification on Constitution of Camera Module in Mobile Phone for Calculating BCD Rate [Read Circular]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CBIC-Tax-on-Mobile-Phone-Camera-Modules-Mobile-phone-camera-module-BCD-rate-TAXSCAN.jpg "CBIC Issues Clarification on Constitution of Camera Module in Mobile Phone for Calculating BCD Rate [Read Circular]")
DRI’s Continued Retention of Bail Applicant’s Passport is Indirect Impounding: Bombay HC Directs Return Subject to Intimation of Intl. Travel [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court recently directed the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s (DRI) to return the passport of a bail applicant travel prerequisites, noting that the continued retention of a...
Kannada Actress Ranya Rao Arrested for Smuggling ₹12.56 Crore Worth of Gold at Bengaluru Airport
Kannada actress Ranya Rao was arrested at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport for attempting to illegally bring in a staggering 14.2 kilograms of gold worth Rs. 12.56 crore. The Directorate...
Assessment of Two or More Bills of Entry or Shipping Bills Together is not Permissible: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has stated that two or more bills of entry or shipping bills cannot be taken together and assessed. The bench...
![Assessment of Two or More Bills of Entry or Shipping Bills Together is not Permissible: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CESTAT-Bills-of-Entry-Shipping-Bills-taxscan.jpg "Assessment of Two or More Bills of Entry or Shipping Bills Together is not Permissible: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Owners Must Pay Duty on Redeemed Confiscated Goods, Regardless of Who Imported It: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that an owner must pay customs duty on redeemed confiscated goods under Section 125(2) of the Customs...
![Owners Must Pay Duty on Redeemed Confiscated Goods, Regardless of Who Imported It: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CESTAT-CESTAT-Kolkata-Goods-Redeemed-Confiscated-Goods-Taxscan.jpg "Owners Must Pay Duty on Redeemed Confiscated Goods, Regardless of Who Imported It: CESTAT [Read Order]")