Custom News


CBIC launches online digital application for scheduling of examination of cargo for traders at ICD Tughlakabad, Delhi

   12 November 2021 at 08:41

Customs at ICD Tuglakabad also inaugurates Baggage Scanner for non-intrusive examination of unaccompanied baggage/palletized import Cargo

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CBIC further extends the exemption from Customs Duty/Health Cess on Import of Covid Relief Items

   31 August 2021 at 16:10

CBIC via  Notification No. 41/2021 - Customs dated 30th August 2021 has further extended the exemption from Customs Duty/Health Cess on the Import of Covid Relief Items, including Covid 19 Vaccine and Oxygen Related Equipment.

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CBIC launches Compliance Information Portal (CIP)

   04 August 2021 at 20:48

CBIC has launched the Indian Customs Compliance Information Portal (CIP) for providing free access to information on all Customs procedures and regulatory compliance for nearly 12,000 Customs Tariff Items.

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CBIC does away with expiry/renewal of Authorised Economic Operator certification after every three years for AEO-T1 entities

   02 August 2021 at 05:59

It has been decided by CBIC that w.e.f. 1st August 2021, all AEO-T1 entities certified on or after 01.04.2019, shall be auto renewed in the system, without any end date.

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CBIC reduces compliance burden by abolishing renewals of licenses/registrations

   25 July 2021 at 06:32

The net effect of the amendments carried out to the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 and Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018, is that the existing licenses/registration would have a lifetime validity.

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CBIC proactively places a COVID Response Plan (CRP) for speedy clearances of COVID-19 vaccines at all major airports

   15 July 2021 at 20:12

CRP provides for setting up of a COVID-19 Vaccine Response Team (CVRT) at each Air Cargo/Courier Terminal. The CVRT will function as a single point of contact for all the clearance related to COVID-19 vaccine shipments.

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Response from Ministry of Finance on reports relating to freezing of Indian assets in France

   09 July 2021 at 05:32

There have been news reports that Cairn Energy has seized/ frozen State owned property of Government of India in Paris. However, Govt. of India  has not received any notice, order or communication, in this regard, from any French Court.

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Launch of online filing of application for Authorised Economic Operators (AEO T2 and AEO T3)

   07 July 2021 at 21:00

The new version (V 2.0) of the web application is designed to ensure continuous real-time and digital monitoring of physically filed AEO T2 and AEO T3 applications for timely intervention and expedience.

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CBIC determines rate of exchange of foreign currencies w.e.f 4th June 2021

   03 June 2021 at 22:04

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column (2) of each of Schedule I and Schedule II is annexed hereto w.e.f 4th June 2021.

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CBIC changes the place of supply for B2B MRO services in case of the shipping industry, to the location of the recipient

   03 June 2021 at 06:18

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has changed the place of supply for B2B MRO services in the case of the shipping industry, to the location of the recipient of service.

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