Govt allows fertiliser marketing entities to file bill of entries for urea importsThis new provision was added in the import policy condition of urea. A bill of entry is a legal document filed by importers or customs clea...
24 Jan, 2023, 09.37 PM IST
Customs to start uniform risk-based scrutiny of imported goods in phases from Sep 5The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) in a circular to field offices said the National Customs Targeting Centre (NCTC) has...
31 Aug, 2022, 10.18 AM IST
Faceless scheme: Importers can complain online for delay in clearance of Bill of EntryThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued an advisory for Anonymised Escalation Mechanism under faceless assessment...
06 Jul, 2022, 11.52 AM IST
Bombay High Court grants relief to Tata Autocomp from paying duty on a bill of entryThe Tata Group-owned automotive component major had challenged the stamp duty on ‘Bills of Entry’ on import of goods.
18 Feb, 2022, 10.04 PM IST
CBIC measures from July 15 to improve faceless assessment in customs"With a view to facilitating faster decisions and, in turn, faster verification of self-assessment as well as to promote specialization and...
08 Jul, 2021, 09.43 PM IST
Govt eases courier import norms for Covid vaccinesThe CBIC has amended the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) regulations allowing for import of vaccine whi...
01 Jan, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
CBIC permits import and export of coronavirus vaccines through courierCBIC has amended the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) regulation to allow for temporary import and re-ex...
31 Dec, 2020, 11.26 AM IST
DHL, Fedex resume selective pick-up of import shipments from China, Hong Kong to IndiaIndian custom officials had late last month started physically examining Chinese consignments across ports and airports, as border tensions...
15 Jul, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
Customs stations to set up 'Turant Suvidha Kendras' by July 15In a communication to all Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Tax, the CBIC said the step is being taken ahead of the pan-...
07 Jul, 2020, 06.36 PM IST
DHL Express India temporarily stops pickup of Chinese import shipments“We are in close contact with our customers to keep them abreast of the developments” it said in the statement. Indian custom officials are...
26 Jun, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
GST to be levied on goods stored in customs warehouse only on final clearance: CBIC"The supply of goods before their clearance from the warehouse would not be subject to the levy of integrated tax," the CBIC said in a circ...
27 May, 2018, 01.38 PM IST
Customs department plans to launch SMS service to cut waiting time for importers at portsThe customs department wants to take this a step further. It does not want any holdup of cargo at ports, thus lowering the transaction cost...
29 May, 2017, 12.27 AM IST
Less paper work for customs clearance from December 1Air Cargo Complex, ICDs and CFCs have been asked to issue Public Notice saying that importers and exporters would not be required to submit...
28 Nov, 2016, 03.26 PM IST
GSTN security clearance key to Bill passage in House: Subramanian SwamyGSTN is the special purpose vehicle that was formed under the previous UPA regime to set up the information technology backbone for rolling...
23 Aug, 2016, 01.02 PM IST
Integrated Declaration Form for imports to go live from April 1Following the decision of the Committee of Secretaries, all PGAs will select consignments for documentary examination, physical inspection ...
20 Mar, 2016, 12.16 PM IST
Lack of standard norms, complex procedures delay imports: CAGCAG pointed out that the main reason for delay in payment of customs duty was the disagreement on the amount of duty computed by the depart...
05 May, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
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The environment ministry has stepped in to ensure that benefits of projects in areas affected by Left wing extremism accrues to locals, par...
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