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DGFT notifies Panipat as a Town of Export Excellence for carpets, other textile floor coverings and bed linen; Amends Appendix 1B notified vide Public Notice No. 1/2015-2020 ...
DGFT allows import of – (a) capital goods such as general-purpose agricultural tractors, stationary diesel engines, irrigation pumps, animal driven implements and threshers f ...
DGFT allows free import of Urea for industrial / non-agricultural / technical grade with actual user condition; Amends Policy conditions of Urea under Chapter 31 of ITC (HS) 2017, ...
Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 to come into force from November 1, 2018 ...
Tripura Govt. increases rate of profession tax in Schedule appended to Tripura Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Taxation (Amendment) Act 1999 ...
CBIC has imposed safeguard duty on imports of ‘Solar Cells, whether or not assembled in modules or panels’ falling under heading 8541 of Customs Tariff Act, for a perio ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 401/10 gms to 394/10 gms, while that of Silver from USD 511/kg to 499/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as crude palm oi ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. imposes 14.5% VAT on second point of sale of imported foreign liquors viz. wines, spirits and beers, within the State; As per the newly inserted Explanation IA, fo ...
ACAAR clarifies that “water pollution control equipments (reverse osmosis plant / water distillation plant / effluent recycling plant) and parts & accessories thereof if ...
DGFT allows Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) to issue RCMC under “others” category, in addition to list of 14 service sectors such as accounting / auditing and ...
CBIC has notified EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. August 3; USD has been valued at INR 69.25 for imports while at INR 67.55 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 63/2018-Cus (NT)&nbs ...
Govt. extends levy of anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Methylene Chloride’ originating in or exported from EU and the USA up to October 20, 2019; Amends Notification No ...
Govt. reduces VAT to 1% on sale of Aviation Turbine Fuel when sold to Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN Flights at RCS Airports for 3 years, subject to certification by RCS F ...
CBIC assigns functions of Commissioner (Appeals), Kolkata to Commissioners of Central Excise & Central Tax at Aizawl, Dimapur and Imphal; They shall consider cases relating to ...
Central Govt. prohibits import of arecanut over and above CIF Rs. 251/- per kg; Amends import policy of arecanut under Exim Code 0802 80 of Chapter 8 of ITC (HS) 2017 ...
Central Govt. allows free import of pepper under Advance Authorisation Scheme, by 100% EOUs and SEZ units without any MIP condition; Amends policy condition of ‘Pepper’ ...
DGFT places value limit for exports through Courier service / Post at Rs. 5 lakhs, while increasing the eligibility criteria for entitlement under MEIS for courier / post exports f ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. waives tax, surcharge and penalty payable on sale of coconut shell powder by 11 dealers in Salem and Coimbatore Divisions under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Ac ...
Commissioner (VAT) delegates all his powers to hear objection of a person who is dissatisfied with order of Committee set up to approve refund of more than Rs. 50 lakhs to Special ...
Commissioner (VAT) nominates Addl. Commissioner Shri. Anand Kumar Tiwari, Special Commissioners Shri. Vinay Kumar, and Smt. Sonika Singh as members of Refund Approval Committee, wi ...
Delhi Govt. modifies constitution of Refund Approval Committee to include Additional Commissioner as Member thereof; Said Committee shall approve refund claims of more than Rs. 50 ...
CBIC has notified EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. July 20; USD has been valued at INR 69.60 for imports while at INR 67.90 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 60/2018-Cus (NT) ...
Govt. revokes concessional BCD of 5% on import of textile articles falling under heading 6310, viz. rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables of textile material; Amends Notifica ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Kurax” herbal based anti-viral formulation is exempt from tax under Entry 17-A (ii) of Part-B of the Fourth Schedule to TNVAT Act during the perio ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Air / Oil Separator’, ‘Air / Oil Filters’ being a part of air compressor, are taxable @ 5% as per Entry 1-A of Part B of First Schedul ...
DGFT enhances MEIS benefits to 10% for export of items falling inter alia under HS Code 0703 10 10, 0405 10 10, 0405 90 20, 2304 00 10 for the period July 13, 2018 to January 12, 2 ...
DGFT extends MEIS benefit for ‘Bengal Gram’ under ITC (HS) Code 07132020 for exports upto September 20, 2018; MEIS rate applicable for such exports from June 21, 2018 t ...
Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at varied rates on imports of ‘Grinding Media Balls’ (excluding Forged Grinding Media Balls) originating in or exported from China PR an ...
Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at varied rates on imports of ‘Grinding Media Balls’ (excluding Forged Grinding Media Balls) originating in or exported from China PR an ...
Govt. hikes BCD rates for over 50 textile products; Accordingly, prescribes inter alia 20% BCD on import of all goods falling under tariff heading 531010 viz. unbleached woven fabr ...
Govt. extends import duty exemption to Handicraft items; Accordingly, exempts inter alia printing inks, decorative veneers, velvet fabric / velvet paper, elastic gel, art brushes, ...
Govt. issues corrigendum to Notification No. 9/2015-2020 so as to provide duty free entitlement for import of trimmings, embellishments and footwear components for footwe ...
Govt. allows import of new vehicles from the Customs Seaport at Vishakhapatnam; Accordingly, total number of ports / ICDs now stands at 16 for importing new vehicles ...
Govt. restricts the import of ‘Oxytocin’; Accordingly, amends the policy conditions under Chapter 29 and 30 of ITC (HS) 2017 Schedule I (Import Policy) ...
Rajasthan Govt. issues guidelines to Assessing Authorities for finalization of assessment orders so as to avoid audit paras and revenue loss; Accordingly, where conditional exempti ...
Rajasthan Govt. reiterates that all Assessing Authorities must ensure the proper maintenance of register for Deferred Tax amount; All Dy. Commissioners (Adm.) should ensure that re ...
Rajasthan Govt. directs Assessing Authorities to ensure that their assessees to whom exemption from Entry Tax has been granted, have not availed the same beyond exemption limits pr ...
Rajasthan Govt. directs Assessing Authorities to ensure that their assessees to whom exemption from Entry Tax has been granted, have not availed the same beyond exemption limits pr ...
DGFT clarifies on treatment of peas (other than yellow peas) imported during the period April 25, 2018 to May 15, 2018; States that consignments of peas imported during said period ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased marginally from USD 403/10 gms to 401/10 gms, while that of Silver from USD 519/kg to 511/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items such as cr ...
Tripura revises rate of tax on natural gas from 14.5% to 15.5%; Amends Schedule II(b) ...
Tripura Govt. revises rate of tax on petrol and diesel to 22% and 14.5% respectively; Said rates applicable on first point of sale within the State ...
Govt. enlists Uttar Pradesh Export Promotion Council (UPEPC) under Appendix 2E for issuing Certificate of Origin (Non-Preferential); Also changes name of Federation A.P. Small Indu ...
Govt. widens the scope for issue of authorizations for repeat orders of SCOMET items, by amending Para 2.79 of HBP; States that grant of authorization for repeat export of same SCO ...
Govt. appoints ‘Village Varnama, Taluka District Vadodara’ in the State of Gujarat as “Inland Container Depot” for the purpose of unloading of imported good ...
Govt. levies definitive Anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of "High Tenacity Polyester Yarn (HTPY)" from China PR, for a period of 5 years ...
Govt. issues corrigendum to Notification No. 50/2018-Cus that granted tariff concession to 1000+ notified commodities on import from Bangladesh, China PR, Republic of Korea, Sri La ...
Govt. reduces export duty from 30% to 10% on export of Iron ore by MMTC Ltd (only NMDC route) to Japan and South Korea under the Long Term Agreement (LTA) upto and inclusive of Mar ...
CBIC notifies EXIM exchanges w.e.f. today, i.e. July 6, 2018; USD valued at Rs. 69.70 for imports and at Rs. 68 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 55/2018-Cus (NT) ...
Authority for Clarification & Advance Ruling clarifies that “Art Metal Ware (Handicraft) (Statue of God Covering Plate)” would fall under the category of ‘Han ...
All export authorizations for SCOMET items shall henceforth be issued centrally from DGFT HQs to avoid delays after approval; However, revalidation of SCOMET authorizations after e ...
DGFT permits imports of Peas under EXIM Code 07131000 against partial advance payments, considering the hardship faced by trade under Notification No. 4/2015-2020 dated April 25, 2 ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 417/10 gms to 403/10 gms, while that of Silver from USD 545/kg to 519/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items such as crude palm oi ...
Govt. seeks to provide for provisional assessment of ‘new / unused pneumatic tyres’ originating in or exported from China PR by Shandong Haohua Tire Co. Ltd. (Haohua) ( ...
Govt. has amended the Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, (formerly known as the Bangkok Agreement) Rules, 2006 w.e.f. July 1; Inter a ...
Govt. has granted tariff concession to 1000+ notified commodities on import from Bangladesh, China PR, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Lao People’s Democratic Republic w.e.f ...
Govt. extends prohibition on import of milk and milk products (including chocolates and chocolate products and candies / confectionery / food preparations with milk or milk solids ...
Govt. extends the restriction on import of Peas classified under EXIM Code 0713 10 00 (including Yellow Peas, Green Peas, Dun Peas and Kaspa Peas) for a further period of 3 months, ...
Govt. allows free import of fresh ginger wholly produced in Nepal, classified under EXIM Code 0910 11 10, subject to Article IV & V of Indo-Nepal Treaty of Trade ...
DGFT amends Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule 2 of IT(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items 2018 with immediate effect ...
DGFT amends Para 2.74 of HBP of FTP 2015-2020 relating to ‘Inter Ministerial Working Group’ to include Warning List or Awareness Raising Guidelines of Australia Group; ...
DGFT notifies additional Pre-Shipment Inspection Agency viz. Best Mulyankan Consultants Ltd. till March 27, 2021, whose area of operation would be UAE, Malaysia, Thailand and Singa ...
Central Govt. increases Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on crude edible Soybean oils (not chemically modified) to 35%, for other edible grade soybean oil to 45%, for groundnut oil, olive ...
ACAAR clarifies that as notified in G.O.Ms. No.3, Lan Cables with connectors in both the ends known as patch cords are Networking C ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Chilled, Packed and Branded Chicken” is exempted from tax as per Entry 54 of Part-B of the Fourth Schedule to the TNVAT Act ; On the other hand, " ...
Maharashtra Govt. directs nodal officers to clearly mention details of designation of appellate authority in writing on the demand notice, in order to enable noticee to unders ...
CBIC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. June 22; USD valued at INR 69.10 for imports while at INR 67.40 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 49/2018-Cus (NT) ...
DGFT notifies change of Office Address of DGFT, its regional authorities, their jurisdiction and private SEZs in Appendix 1A of FTP 2015-2020 ...
Central Govt. enables exporters to file single Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) application for exports made from any EDI port listed in Para 4.37 of Hand Book of Procedures; ...
Central Govt. permits export of Potatoes upto 5308.70 MT, Onions upto 9892.03 MT, Rice upto 24581.07 MT, Wheat flour upto 946.21 MT, Sugar upto 338.47 MT, Dal upto 31.59 MT and Egg ...
Delhi Govt. advises Assessing Authorities to consider all assessment cases pertaining to the year 2013-14 where Form 9 (e-filing reconciliation) has been partly considered or not c ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 419/10 gms to 417/10 gms, while that of Silver increased from USD 528/kg to 545/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as cru ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Branded Packed Tender Coconut Water” is exempt from VAT as per Entry 77 of Part-B of Fourth Schedule to TNVAT Act, while “Brande ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Pollution Control Equipment for water treatment” in Paper Mills, would be taxable at 5% under Entry 104 of Part-B of First Schedule as the commodi ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Palm Nut Shell” is exempt from tax in terms of Entry 61(i) of Part-B of Fourth Schedule to TNVAT Act ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Indigenous Silk Yarn” is exempt from tax vide Entry 73 of Part-B of Fourth Schedule to TNVAT Act ...
ACAAR clarifies that IT products / cables and other apparatus procured from an FTWZ unit and sold to another FTWZ unit within the State and outside are eligible for exemption under ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Magnolith Water Softner” that removes the hardness that cause films on glasses and dishes, is different from water conditioner and therefore, taxa ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Alloy Casting” is taxable at 5% as per Entry 41 of Part-B of First Schedule; However, refuses to answer the eligibility of refund of ITC against s ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Electronic Speed Limiter” is an accessory fixed and mounted on Gear Box in all motor vehicles and therefore, liable to tax at 14.5% under Entry 49 ...
ACAAR clarifies that "Groundnut Decordicator” is a machinery not finding place in any of the Schedules to TNVAT Act, hence taxable at 14.5% w.e.f. July 12, 2011, as a residua ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for domestic use” is exempt from tax in respect of purchases effected only through ‘oil company’; Howeve ...
ACAAR clarifies that "Mobile phone chargers" are liable to VAT at 14.5% as per Entry 13-A (vi) of Part-C of First Schedule to TNVAT Act; However, when such chargers are sold ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Cotton Rag Pulp Board” is taxable at 14.5% as a residual item under Entry 69 of Part-C of First Schedule, but at 5% when sold as ‘Industrial ...
ACAAR clarifies that "Cold Storages (mobile and stationary) for vegetables and fruits" are taxable at 5% as per Entry 25 of Part-B of First Schedule r/w Section 2(11) of the TNVAT ...
Authority for Clarification and Advance Ruling (ACAAR) clarifies that condemned “Mechanised Ore Handling Plant & Equipment" consisting of 7 items ...
Pursuant to Tribunal decision that prima facie adjustment of CST dues cannot be done against excess amount paid under VAT Act, West Bengal Govt. directs Assessing Officers sending ...
Delhi Govt. advises all ward authorities to proceed with recovery of demands & penalties assessed but neither deposited by dealers nor challenged before any Court or OHA; Accor ...
Odisha Govt. issues clarification w.r.t. inclusion of VAT in sale price adopted for purpose of determining ‘purchase value’ as per proviso to Section 2(j) of Odisha Ent ...
DGFT notifies that port restriction for import of Natural Rubber of all varieties / forms covered under EXIM Code 4001, will not apply in case of import under Advance Authorization ...
CBIC notifies Karanja Terminal in the State of Maharashtra for purpose of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods; Amends Notification No. 62/1994-Cus (NT) ...
CBIC notifies airport at Surat as Customs airport for purpose of loading / unloading of baggage; Amends Notification No. 61/1994-Cus (NT) ...
CBIC has notified EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. June 8; USD has been valued at INR 67.85 for imports while at INR 66.15 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 43/2018-Cus (NT) ...
ACAAR clarifies that ‘Tapiaco flour’ is taxable at 5% as per entry 136 of Part B of First Schedule; ‘Tapiaco flour product’ is taxable at 5% if such product ...
ACAAR clarifies that ‘LED Fixtures’ that can be used for all purpose including LED Lights, CFL and Filament bulb are liable to tax at&nb ...
CAAR clarifies that ‘Black Pepper’ sold within the State is exempt from tax w.e.f. April 1, 2009 if total turnover of this item does not ...
Central Govt. notifies provisional assessment of ‘Jute Products’ namely, Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric, and Jute sacking bags at v ...
Central Govt. discontinues ADD on imports of the ‘Digital Offset Printing Plates’ originating in or exported from China PR; Rescinds notification no. 51/2012- Cust ...
Central Govt. notifies provisional assessment of ‘Jute Products’ namely, Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric, and Jute sacking bags at v ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive ADD at varied rates on import of ‘Hydrogen Peroxide’, originating from Bangladesh, Taiwan, Korea RP, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Thailand ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 425/ 10 gms to 419/ 10 gms, while that of Silver from USD 537/kg to 528/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as crude palm ...
Pursuant to notification of Customs officers as “Authorized Officers” under food safety laws by Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), CBIC directs Com ...
ACAAR clarifies that "Tami Gold Vermiculite Waste" is an inorganic mineral, taxable at 5% under Entry 93 of Part B of First Schedule to TNVAT Act ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Animal Fats (Buffalo Origin)” is generally taxable at 14.5% within the State of Tamil Nadu, as being unclassified commodity under Entr ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Coffee Husk" is liable to tax at 14.5% as a residuary item under Entry 69 of Part C of First Schedule to TNVAT Act; Where sales turnover is less t ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Centrifugal and Monoblock Submersible Pumpsets” for water handling are liable to tax at 5% under Entry No. 26(a) of Part B of First Schedule ...
Authority for Clarification and Advance Ruling (ACAAR) clarifies that supply of Ready Mix Concrete to SEZ developer is exempt from tax in terms of G.O. Ms. No. 193 dated December 3 ...
DGFT authorizes 4 agencies to issue Certificate of Origin (Non-preferential) in Delhi, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, under Appendix 2E of FTP 2015-2020 ...
Ministry of Commerce allows duty free (only BCD free w.e.f. July 1, 2017) imports of specified inputs for Handlooms, Handicraft, Leather, Marine, Sports Goods and Toys sectors w.e. ...
DGFT enhances reward rate under MEIS for ITC HS Code 07122000 i.e. onions from 3% to 5% with immediate effect ...
DGFT amends eligibility criterion for SEIS; As per amended Para 3.08(b) of FTP 2015-20, threshold level of earnings would be considered in year of rendering service to be eligible ...
Central Govt. increases tariff rate of BCD on shelled Walnuts [0802 31 00 ] from 30% to 100% and on Protein concentrates and textured protein substances [2106 10 00] from 30% to 40 ...
Central Govt. increases BCD on wheat [1001 19 00, 1001 99 10] from 20% to 30%, on shelled Almonds [0802 12 00] from Rs. 65/Kg to Rs.100/Kg and Protein concentrates [2106 10 00] fro ...
Central Govt. assigns Dy. & Asst. Commissioner of Customs as proper officers for purpose of audit u/s 99A of Customs Act ...
Delhi Govt. directs all VAT authorities ensure recital of all relevant facts in various notices issued by them and decisions made pursuant thereto should be well reasoned and speak ...
Delhi Govt. directs all VAT authorities ensure recital of all relevant facts in various notices issued by them and decisions made pursuant thereto should be well reasoned and speak ...
Maharashtra Govt. exempts whole of late fee payable by registered employer in respect of monthly or annual returns pertaining to periods April 2016 to June 2018 under Maharashtra S ...
CBIC has notified EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. May 18, 2018; USD valued at INR 68.65 for imports and Rs. 66.95 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 35/2018-Cus (NT) ...
CBIC lists down around 20 outside entities identified by CRCL for testing of samples of specified goods, in addition to existing list of laboratories ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of ‘Ceramic Rollers’ from China PR, for a period of 5 years, payable in INR ...
DGFT issues clarification with respect to amendment in import policy of ‘Peas’ from free to restricted w.e.f. April 25, 2018; States that as a transitional arrangement, ...
DGFT extends date for mandatory digital payment of fees towards miscellaneous applications through e-MPS, till June 1, 2018; Changes are underway in e-MPS to delink it from DS ...
DGFT apprises applicants to complete their imports w.r.t. allotted quota under Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement before March 31, 2019; Import licenses will be issued with said e ...
ACAAR clarifies that “Electronic Lamp Ballast” used for other applications are taxable @ 14.5% w.e.f. July 12, 2011 as being a class of commodity falling under Entry 69 ...
ACAAR clarifies that "Turpentine Oil sold as industrial input" is taxable @ 5% as per sub-entry (ad)(iii) of Entry ...
ACAAR clarifies that unbranded “Coffee Powder” is liable to VAT at the reduced rate of 5%, while branded coffee is taxable @ 14.5% ...
DGFT clarifies that Notification No. 4/2015-20 restricting import of Yellow Peas will be applicable to all items (Yellow peas, Green peas, Dun peas and Kaspa peas) as classifi ...
DGFT allows import of 1,50,000 MT of pulses from Mozambique through 5 ports including Mumbai, Tuticorin, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hazira subject to production of "Cert ...
DGFT urges submission of complete Appendix 4E containing technical details, chemical reactions and data ...
DGFT lays down application process through ANF-2M for millers/refiners for import upto 2 Lakh MT of Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal and 1.5 Lakh MT for Urad/Moong; ...
DGFT authorizes Gemological Institute of America, Israel and Gemological Institute of America, Japan for certification/ grading of diamonds of 0.25 carat and above; Amends paragrap ...
Central Govt. extends definitive anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Peroxosulphates (Persulphate)’ from Japan and China PR, till May 14 2019; Amends Notification No. ...
Import tariff value of Silver increased from USD 534/kg to 537/kg, while that of Gold remains unchanged; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, ...
CBIC notifies Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations 2018 w.e.f. August 1, 2018; Prescribes inter alia conditions governing transhipment or transit through a designat ...
DGFT increases validity period of duty credit scrips issued under Chapter 3 of FTP from 18 to 24 months, for scrips issued w.e.f. January 1, 2016 ...
DGFT carries out amendments to appendix 3B of FTP to extend date of revised MEIS rates which were enhanced in Mid Term Review for ITC HS Codes beyond June 30, 2018 ...
DGFT clarifies that total quantity of Peas available for import during the period from April 1 to June 30, 2018 is one lakh MT minus the quantity already imported from April 1 2018 ...
DGFT extends implementation date of Track and Trace system for export of drug formulations for non SSI as well as SSI units; Exempts maintenance of data in the Parent Child relatio ...
DGFT dispenses Requirement of pre-shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) for import of metallic waste and scrap from safe countries including USA, UK, Canada, New ...
DGFT publishes list of revised Nominated Agencies for import of Gold and Silver; Amends appendix-4J restoring export obligation period for import of precious metals including Gold, ...
DGFT notifies Krishnapatnam Port as designated port for import of scrap along with 14 other ports ...
DGFT amends import policy of Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek under Chapter 7 of the ITC (HS) ...
DGFT lays down that policy condition 1 & 2 (applicable in respect of second hand/used vehicle) shall not be applicable for import of old/used and new automotive mining equipmen ...
Central Govt. orders provisional assessment on export of "Jute Products’ namely, Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric, and Jute sacking bags" f ...
Delhi Dept. of Trade & Taxes inter alia directs all ward In-charges to analyse all TRAN-1 credit taken by dealers in their respective ward by May 15, and any bogus or suspiciou ...
Advance Ruling Authority (AAR) clarifies that "Plastic Film Roll" is to be classified as plastic goods and is liable to b ...
AAR clarifies that: a) Sale of metti, anklet and waist cord is exempt as per SI. No. 55(a) of Part B of the Fourth Schedule of TNVAT; b) Purchase tax liability u/s 12 on metti, ank ...
AAR clarifies taxability of "Zedoary root" (white turmeric) @ 14.5% under Entry 69 of Part-C of the First Schedule to the TNVAT Act, 2006 as unclassified item; Explains that, exemp ...
AAR clarifies that “Tanjavur Arts Painting" painted with a purpose and having a religious leaning shall be classifiable in sr. no. 8 in the booklet "List of Handicrafts of Ta ...
AAR clarifies that "Harvester and Harvester spares" used for all agricultural products (Multicrops) and not restricted to paddy is liable to tax @ 5% as per entry 140(iii) and (iv) ...
AAR clarifies that “Bituminous Emulsion” supplied to Railways located in other States shall be liable to CST @ 5% as per Entry 112 of Part-B of First Schedule to TNVAT ...
AAR clarifies that "Blended Edible Vegetable Oil" being edible oil is liable to tax @ 5°/o under entry 145(1) of Part-B of First Schedule to the TNVAT Act with effect from Apri ...
AAR clarifies that "Conveyor Belt" is liable to tax @ 5% as capital goods under Entry 25 of Part-B of the First Schedule read with Section 2 (11) of the TNVAT Act, 2006, if sold in ...
AAR clarifies that Networking Cables like CAT UTP Cable and Cables used with connectors known as RJ 45 in both the ends commonly known as Patch Cord are taxable @ 5% under Informat ...
AAR clarifies that "Mobile Cases, Chargers, Cables, Headphones, Speakers, Power Bank, Mobile Stand and Printers" shall be taxed at 14.5% as per Entry 13-A (vi) of Part - C of First ...
AAR clarifies that, "PVC Profile Sheets/Panels Commonly known as Multi-Wood" is taxable at 14.5% under Entry 24 of Part 'C' of First Schedule to the TNVAT Act, 2006 and at 5% under ...
AAR clarifies that “Bunch Waste" i.e., output waste of peel of palm fruit from palm oil mills used for supply to Thermal Plant as fuel like firewood is treated as Biomass bri ...
AAR clarifies that "Energy saving choolas", a modern replacement for traditional mud stoves (chulhas/choolas) delivering 65% fuel savings and 70% smoke reduction while working on a ...
AAR clarifies that "Butter with brand name” is taxable at 14.5% as a residual item under Entry in Sl.No.69 of Part-C of Schedule to TNVAT Act, 2006; Further, clarifies that " ...
AAR clarifies that Micro S.D. Card is liable to tax at 14.5% as per Entry 13-A (vi) of Part-C of First Schedule to the TNVT Act, 2006 w.e.f. July 12, 2011; Opines that the parts an ...
AAR clarifies that "Food Parcels" sold by a registered hotelier under Trade and Merchandise Act, would fall under residual item under Entry & ...
Advance Ruling Authority (AAR) clarifies that “Rubberised coir Bare sheets” and “Walled Rubberised Coir Bare Sheets” shall be liable to VAT at 14.5% under E ...
Rajasthan Govt. extends due date of filing quarterly return in form VAT 11 for financial year 2016-17 upto May 31, 2018; Amends notification F26 (315) CCT/MEA/2014/3433 ...
Rajasthan Govt. extends due date for VAT annual return i.e VAT 10A for financial year 2016-17 upto May 31, 2018; Amends notification F26 (315) CCT/MEA/2014/3417 ...
Import tariff value of Gold reduced from USD 432/10 gm to USD 425/10 gm while that of Silver reduced from USD 537/kg to 534/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as ...
CBIC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. May 04, 2018; USD valued at INR 67.50 for imports and Rs. 65.80 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 33/2018-Cus (NT) ...
Haryana Govt. reduces VAT rate from 12.5% to 6% on Natural Gas, other CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and Domestic PNG (Piped Natural Gas); Amends Schedules A, C and D appended to HVA ...
Kerala Govt. issues further instructions with respect to scrutiny and assessments by Assessing Authorities under the recently developed Scrutiny Module, after noticing critical gap ...
Commissioner VAT clarifies that supply of door closer to Indian Railway is liable to DVAT at 12.5%; States that Entry 56 of Third Schedule of DVAT Act which prescribes 5% tax for R ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of ‘Methyl Ethyl Ketone or MEK’ from China PR, Japan, South Africa and Taiwan for a period ...
DGFT restricts import of peas (Pisum sativum) for a period of 3 months, viz. April 1 to June 30, 2018; During the said period, total quantity of 1 lakh MT of yellow peas minus the ...
DGFT clarifies that Regional Authorities may allow revalidation of Advance Authorization / DFIA under the provisions of Para 2.20 of Handbook of Procedures, amended vide Public Not ...
DGFT prescribes detailed Transitional Arrangements provisions under Para 1.05(b) of FTP 2015-2020; Accordingly, states that in case of change of policy from ‘free’ to & ...
DGFT extends onetime condonation of time period in respect of obtaining extension in Export Obligation period, and onetime relaxation for condonation of delay in submission of inst ...
CBIC provides a list of 13 vendors who provide E-seals to exporters as per requirement of Circular Nos. 26/2017, 36/2017, 37/2017, 41/2017, 44/2017 and 51/2017 as on April 4, 2018& ...
CBIC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. April 20, 2018; USD valued at INR 66.70 for imports and Rs. 65.00 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 31/2018-Cus (NT) ...
Import tariff value of Silver increased marginally from USD 536/kg to 537/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, crude soya bean oil and ar ...
Central Govt. extends the levy of definitive anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Soda Ash’ originating or exported from Russia and Turkey, till conclusion of sunset review ...
Central Govt. imposes Anti-dumping duty (ADD) at USD 955.27 PMT on import of “All types of Soda-lime Glassware for Table, Kitchen, Toilet, Office or Indoor Decoration purpose ...
Import of radiation generating components under EXIM codes 9022 12 00, 9022 14 10, 9022 30 00, 9022 90 10, 9022 90 20 and 9022 90 30 of Chapter 90 of ITC (HS) 2017 Schedule I (Impo ...
Central Govt. incorporates new HS codes for Kabuli Chana, Bengal Gram and others, for laying down import policy under Exim code 0713 of Chapter 7 of ITC (HS) 2017 Schedule – ...
Commissioner (VAT) delegates all his powers to hear objection of a person who is dissatisfied with order of Committee set up to approve refund of more than Rs. 50 lakhs to Special ...
Commissioner (VAT) nominates Special Commissioners Shri. Vinay Kumar, Smt. Sonika Singh and Shri. Kapil Singh as members of Refund Approval Committee, with Zonal Incharge concerned ...
Commissioner (VAT) revises powers regarding limits to sanction refund u/s 38 of Delhi VAT Act; Accordingly, refund of up to Rs. 10 lakh to a person / dealer in respect of tax, inte ...
Pursuant to representation by Sales Tax Bar Association regarding inconsistencies in multiple assessments under CST Act and Form 9 etc. pertaining to year 2013-14, Competent Author ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of fishnet or fishing nets, originating from China or Bangladesh, for a period of 5 years ...
Central Govt. maintains effective rate of BCD on “Whey, concentrated, evaporated or condensed, liquid or semi-solid” (0404 10 10) and “Other Whey” (0404 90 ...
Central Govt. increases tariff rate of BCD from 30% to 40% in respect of “Whey and modified Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening ma ...
Central Govt. rescinds Notification Nos. 7/2018-CE [exempting Additional Duty of Excise (Road Cess) u/s 111 of Finance Act, 1998] and 8/2018-CE [exempting Additional Duty of Excise ...
Central Govt. amends Notification Nos. 10/2018-CE (exempting duties of excise on goods falling within Fourth Schedule to Central Excise Act in excess of 50%), 11/2018-CE [exempting ...
CBIC directs stepping up of enforcement and vigilance mechanism to thwart attempts to smuggle ‘Oxytocin’ within India, pursuant to ban on import of Oxytocin / API in an ...
CBIC clarifies that solar panels equipped with bypass diodes are classifiable under CTH 8541, whereas solar panels or modules equipped with blocking diodes and those equipped with ...
DGFT allows free export of all varieties of edible oil, except mustard oil, without any quantitative ceilings, pack size etc.; Export of mustard oil in branded consumer packs of up ...
DGFT clarifies that packaging restriction imposed vide Notification dated February 15, 2016 on export of ‘roasted gram’ would no longer be applicable, as export of all ...
Central Govt. rescinds Notification No. 8/2017-Cus (ADD) ordering provisional assessment of "Phosphoric Acid-Technical Grade and Food Grade (including Industrial Grade)" originatin ...
Central Govt. imposes Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) at USD 1,685.42 per MT on import of ‘Phosphorus Pentoxide’ from China PR for a period of 5 years ...
CBIC directs that no additional duty of customs shall be paid on import of ‘jute products’ falling under CTH 5310 and 6305 from Nepal, during the period from July 17, 2 ...
Central Govt. rescinds Notification Nos. 7/2018-Cus (exempting levy of Education Cess on all goods in First Schedule to Customs Tariff Act), 8/2018-Cus (exempting levy of Secondary ...
CBIC has notified EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. from April 6; USD valued at Rs. 65.90 for imports, whereas Rs. 64.25 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 19/2018-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. amends Notification Nos. 11/2018-Cus (exempting specified goods from whole of levy of Social Welfare Surcharge), 12/2018-Cus (exempting specified goods from levy of S ...
Advance Ruling Authority clarifies that commodity “steel ball” would be covered under residuary entry E-1 of MVAT Act, liable to VAT at 13.5% since same does not find p ...
Central Govt. increases tariff rate of BCD on populated, loaded or stuffed printed circuit boards, falling under tariff item 8517 70 10, of the First Schedule to Customs Tariff Act ...
Central Govt. withdraws BCD exemption on Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), of cellular mobile phones; Accordingly, imposes BCD at 10%; Amends Notification Nos. 24/2005-Cus and ...
Central Govt. withdraws BCD exemption on Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), of cellular mobile phones; Accordingly, imposes BCD at 10%; Amends Notification Nos. 24/2005-Cus and ...
Central Govt. withdraws BCD exemption on camera module and connectors, of cellular mobile phones; Accordingly, imposes BCD at 10%; Amends Notification Nos. 50/2017- ...
Central Govt. withdraws BCD exemption on camera module and connectors, of cellular mobile phones; Accordingly, imposes BCD at 10%; Amends Notification Nos. 50/2017- ...
CBEC revises jurisdiction of Chief Commissioner of Customs at Delhi & Chennai, Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs at Mumbai Zone-I; Amends Notification No. 82/2 ...
Consequent to cadre restructuring of Finance Service Officers, Odisha Govt. directs that 12 Commercial Tax Territorial Ranges shall now be headed by Addl. Commissioners of Commerci ...
Central Govt. extends imposition of ADD on imports of Flat Base Steel Wheels from China PR upto March 25, 2019; Amends Notification No. 3/2013-Cus (ADD) ...
Central Govt. directs provisional assessment of ADD on imports of Jute Products viz. Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric, and Jute sacking bags prod ...
Central Govt. imposes Anti-dumping Duty (ADD) at varied rates on import of ‘Veneered Engineered Wooden Flooring’ from China PR, Malaysia, Indonesia and European U ...
Central Govt. reduces concessional rate of BCD in respect of specified goods imported under India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement w.e.f. April 1, 2018; Amends No ...
Central Govt. reduces BCD on import of LCD/LED TV panels (falling under heading 8529) from 10% to 5%; Amends Notification No. 50/2017-Cus ...
CBEC revises jurisdiction of Commissioners of Customs (Appeals) at Delhi, Mumbai-I and Chennai w.e.f. April 1; Amends Notification No. 92/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 426/10 gm to USD 432/10 gm, while that of Silver increased from USD 535/kg to 536/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items such as E ...
CBEC appoints 13 Customs airports as international courier terminals; Accordingly, Regulation 2(1) of Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulation ...
CBEC provides a list of 12 vendors seeking to provide E-seals to exporters as per requirement of Circular Nos. 26/2017, 36/2017, 37/2017, 41/2017, 44/2017 and 51/2017 as on March 2 ...
CBEC amends Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations 2010; Accordingly, states inter alia that these Regulations will apply for assessment an ...
Central Govt. revises provisions relating to processing of MEIS applications for SEZ exports with immediate effect; Accordingly, dispenses with physical copy of SEZ shipping bills ...
Central Govt. prescribes procedure under self-ratification scheme for obtaining advance authorization where there is no SION / valid Ad hoc Norms for export product and where SION ...
Central Govt. notifies MEIS benefit of 7% for ‘Bengal-Gram’ under ITC(HS) Code 07132020 for a period of 3 months, i.e. for exports made during the period March 21 to&nb ...
Central Govt. notifies MEIS benefit of 7% for ‘Bengal-Gram’ under ITC(HS) Code 07132020 for a period of 3 months, i.e. for exports made during the period March 21 to&nb ...
DGFT extends the period for installation and operationalization of Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanner at designated sea ports upto October 31, 2018; Sea ports who ...
DGFT prohibits import of seal skin, in any form, under Chapter 41, 42 and 43 of ITC(HS) 2017 Schedule 1 ...
DGFT allows free import of secondhand goods for the purpose of repair / refurbishing / reconditioning / re-engineering; However, same is subject to condition ...
DGFT directs all Regional Authorities to process and finalize all MEIS applications which were not considered merely on grounds of description mismatch and not due to any mis-class ...
DGFT allows export of white sugar under Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) under SION Sl. No. E-52 till September 30, 2018; DFIA in such cases shall be issued only on or af ...
DGFT allows export of white sugar under Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) under SION Sl. No. E-52 till September 30, 2018; DFIA in such cases shall be issued only on or af ...
DGFT removes port restriction for import of Apples covered under EXIM Code 0808 10 00 ...
Advance Ruling Authority clarifies that product “Shahin Bhajki Masheri” (Tobacco product) is covered by Schedule entry D-12 of MVAT Act, hence liable to 20% with prospe ...
Advance Ruling Authority clarifies the Schedule Entry and rate of tax under MVAT Act for ‘Paper Boat’ items; States that Paper Boat Jal-Jeera & Paper Boat Kokum wil ...
Central Govt. amends Notification No. 61/94-Cus (NT) which notified Customs airports; Notifies Vijayawada as Customs airport in State of Andhra Pradesh, and Shamshabad Hyderabad in ...
Central Govt. amends Notification No. 50/2017-Cus pursuant to prescription of effective rates of BCD on specified parts of cellular mobile phones and other electronic goods vide No ...
Central Govt. extends levy of Anti-dumping Duty on import of ‘Meta Phenylene Diamine’ from China PR under Notification No. 11/2014-Cus (ADD) upto March 21, 2019 ...
Central Govt. rescinds Notification No. 48/2012-Cus (ADD) imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Melamine’ from European Union, Iran, Indonesia and Japan& ...
Central Govt. imposes Anti-dumping Duty at varied rates on import of ‘Dimethylacetamide’ (DMC) from China PR, Turkey, and any country other than those subject to ADD fo ...
Central Govt. directs provisional assessment of Anti-dumping Duty (ADD) on import of ‘Melamine’ from China PR, produced by Kuitun Jinjiang Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. ...
Central Govt. removes customs duty on export of raw sugar, white or refined sugar; Amends Notification No. 27/2011-Cus dated March 1, 2011 ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. from March 16; USD valued at Rs. 65.80 for imports, whereas Rs. 64.15 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 13/2018-Cus (NT) ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 427/10 gm to USD 426/10 gm; Tariff values of 8 other import items such as Edible oil, Brass Scrap, Crude Soya bean Oil also revised; ...
Central Govt. imposes ADD at varied rates on import of ‘Ofloxacin’ from China PR for a period of 3 years ...
Maharashtra Govt. re-iterates procedure for obtaining e-CST declarations by dealers registered under CST Act up to March 31, 2016; As per the procedure, dealer will be require ...
DVAT Commissioner delegates his powers to Asst. Commissioners to hear objections against orders of assessment and / or penalty where amount in dispute is upto Rs. 5 lakhs, pertaini ...
Central Govt. imposes ADD on import of ‘Sulphonated Naphthalene Formaldehyde’ from China PR for a period of 5 years ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of ‘O-Acid’ from China PR for a period of 3 years w.e.f. date of imposition of provisional ADD i.e. July 13, 201 ...
DGFT updates Para 2.17 of FTP 2015-20 which deals with prohibition on direct or indirect import and export from / to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, to account for UNS ...
DGFT allows import of maize under Advance Authorisation with an export obligation of 3 months after processing; Amends Appendix 4J of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 ...
Gujarat Govt. remits whole of tax payable by a specified dealer on sales of specified goods, viz. groundnuts made during the period from November 5, 2016 to June 30, 2017; Such rem ...
Gujarat Govt. allows Commissioner to extend the period for furnishing final return for the period April to June 2017 by dealers with over Rs. 25 lakhs taxable turnover, by 3 months ...
DGFT clarifies that export of all varieties of onions is permitted for export without any Minimum Export Price or Letter of Credit w.e.f. February 2, 2018, in terms of Notification ...
Central Govt. issues guidelines for clearance of unclaimed abandoned goods kept in FTWZs; Explains that for DTA clearance of such goods, Section 48 of Customs shall strictly be fol ...
Central Govt. requires Worn / Used Clothing units in SEZ to export not less than 66.67% i.e. 2/3rd of total annual turnover, to fulfill their export obligations in addition to meet ...
Central Govt. modifies policy for SEZ units carrying on recycling of plastic scrap or waste; Accordingly, to ensure that plastic reprocessing units in SEZ fulfill their export obli ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 430/10 gm to USD 427/10 gm, while that of Silver increased from USD 534/kg to USD 535/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. today, i.e. March 2; USD valued at Rs. 66.10 for imports, whereas Rs. 64.40 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 13/2018-Cus (NT) ...
Govt. imposes effective rate of BCD at 40% on import of Kabuli Chana; BCD on crude palm oil, crude palmolein, fractions of crude palm oil increased to 44%; Entry imposing 10% BCD o ...
Govt. increases BCD tariff rate on chickpeas (Tariff Item 0713 20 00) from 40% to 60%; Amends First Schedule to Customs Tariff Act ...
Delhi Govt. constitutes a panel of 30 officers, on recommendation of Audit Branch, for preliminary scrutiny (system based scrutiny) of refund claims under VAT regime where the amou ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that AVATO / VATO has powers to issue refund order of more than Rs. 1 Cr after obtaining prior approval of Committee comprising of Special Commissioner &ndash ...
Central Govt. amends Notification No. 3/2018-Cus (ADD) to state that Anti-dumping duty on import of "Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI)" shall be effective for 5 years from date of imposi ...
Central Govt. prescribes effective BCD of 10% on import of all goods falling under Chapter 73 (iron / steel articles) except screw (7318 15 00) and SIM socket / other mechanical it ...
CBEC directs release of security in the form of Fixed Deposit Receipt / Bank Guarantee that was furnished for availing excise duty exemption under Notification No. 12/2012-CE in ca ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) at USD 1.04 / kg on import of ‘Ceramic Tablewares and Kitchenwares’ from China PR for a period of 5 years from imposition ...
CBEC amends Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of India and Japan) Rules, 2011 w.e.f. ...
DGFT includes Sea Ports located at Dhamra Port and Dighi Port in Para 4.37(a) of HBP for availing export promotion benefits under Chapter 4 of FTP ...
Central Govt. modifies Section 3(1)(a) & (b) and deletes Section 3(1)(c) of Foreign Trade (Exemption from application of Rules in Certain cases) Amendment Order 2017; Acco ...
DGFT calls for details of shipping bills where exporters have inadvertently ticked ‘N’ in “Reward” column but have declared the intent to claim MEIS benefit ...
DGFT issues directives to all Regional Authorities for processing of MEIS claims; Accordingly, states that except for specified ITC(HS) Codes, for all other notified ITC(HS) Codes ...
DGFT carries out certain amendments / corrections in Table 2 of Appendix 3B (notified through Public Notice No. 2/2015-20 dated April 1, 2015) to align them with ITC (HS) codes for ...
Delhi Govt. directs all ward officers to receive statutory forms submitted by all dealers without any prior appointment also, specifically in respect of pending refund cases, after ...
Maharashtra Govt. prescribes procedure for obtaining e-CST declarations for periods April 1, 2016 onwards, by dealers registered under CST Act prior to April 1, 2016; As per the pr ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 433/10 gm to USD 430/10 gm, while that of Silver decreased from USD 557/kg to USD 534/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such ...
CBEC has notified EXIM exchange rates w.e.f February 16; USD valued at Rs. 64.85 for imports, and at Rs. 63.15 for exports; Rescinds Notification No. 11/2018-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC issues clarification to field formations for seeking call details records (CDRs) and customer details from telecom service providers; States that field formations can directly ...
DGFT advises exporters to promptly check shipping bill (SB) transmission status on ICEGATE & DGFT websites; Prescribes that if SB data is not available on ICEGATE or DGFT, issu ...
CBEC extends e-SANCHIT application on all EDI locations for customs brokers and self-filers ...
CBEC notifies the rate of BCD on Chana (Chickpeas) falling under tariff heading 0713 20 0 as 40% ...
CBEC withdraws import duty exemption on all types of sugar falling under tariff heading 1701 i.e. Raw sugar, refined or white sugar, raw sugar if imported by bulk consumer; Amends ...
CBEC reduces BCD on motorcycles imported as completely built unit (CBU) falling under tariff heading 8711 to 50%, increases the rate of BCD on motorcycle imported in completely kno ...
Rajasthan Govt. provides for refund of disbursed ‘investment / employment generation subsidy’ remaining unadjusted / unutilized against VAT / CST liabilities of dealers ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 427/10 grams to USD 433/10 grams, while that of Silver increased from USD 551/kg to USD 557/kg; Tariff values of 9 other im ...
CBEC has notified EXIM exchange rates w.e.f February 2; USD is valued at Rs. 64.50 for imports, and at Rs. 62.85 for exports; Notification No. 6/2018-Cus (NT) stands rescinded ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive anti-dumping duty at varying rates on imports of "Toluene Di-Isocyanate (TDI)" originating in or exported from China PR, Japan and Korea RP, for a ...
DGFT notifies amendment in procedure for seeking modification in IEC; As per revised procedure, application shall be made to new RA to whose jurisdiction the applicant is shifting ...
DGFT lays down import policy of ‘Light Black Pepper’ classified under EXIM Code 0904 11 20 under Advance Authorisation Scheme, in partial modification of Notification N ...
DGFT updates Para 4 (A) of General Notes regarding Import Policy of ITC (HS) 2017, Schedule - I (Import Policy) consequent to modification in Section 3 (2) of Food Safety & Sta ...
DGFT dispenses with requirement of Minimum Export Price (MEP) on export of all varieties of onions with immediate effect; Amends Notification No. 39/2015-20 r/w Notification Nos. 4 ...
Ministry of Commerce & Industry releases list of 66 services as default authorized services in SEZs for purposes of IGST exemption ...
DGFT issues corrigendum to Public Notice 53/2015-2020 thereby incorporating the name of “State Trading Corporation of India Ltd” in list of nominated agencies under FTP ...
DGFT amends Appendix 4J so as to allow import items as allowed under notified SION / prior fixation of norms by Norms Committee for export of all items covered under Chapter ...
DGFT carries out a correction in MEIS Appendix 3B description in Entry No. 113, to align it with ITC HS present at the time of notification of Public Notice No. 2/2015-2020 dated A ...
DGFT allows National Fertiliser Limited to import urea till February 26, 2018; Extends validity of Notification No. 30/2015-2020 ...
Central Govt. prescribes 5% BCD and 5% IGST on import of scientific and technical instruments, apparatus, equipment, accessories, parts, components, spares, tools, mock ups and mod ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. extends due dates for filing of audit report in Form WW as mandated u/s 63-A of Tamil Nadu VAT Act for FY 2016-17; Accordingly, filing of audit report on or before ...
Gujarat Govt. notifies Gujarat VAT (Amendment) Rules, 2018 to provide that a dealer who has filed final return for period April 1 to June 30, 2017 shall be deemed to have filed ann ...
DGFT amends policy condition No.3 of Chapter 72 of ITC (HS) of Schedule –I (Import Policy) thereby allowing import of seconds / defectives of steel items through Nhava S ...
DGFT allows export of all varieties of Onions against Letter of Credit subject to Minimum Export Price (MEP) of USD 700 F.O.B per MT, till January 20, 2018; Amends Notification No. ...
DGFT notifies change of Office Address of Indian Industries Association (IIA) listed under Appendix 2E containing list of agencies to issue Certificate of Origin (Non-Preferential) ...
DGFT enlists Asian Exporters’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AECC&I) under Appendix 2E containing list of agencies authorized to issue Certificate of Origin (Non-Prefe ...
DGFT amends Standard Input Output Norms (SIONs) A1495, A1496 and A1497 to include “Styrene Monomer” along with “Styrene” without changing the quantity ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. January 19, 2018; USD valued at Rs. 64.80 for imports whereas Rs. 63.10 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 1/2018-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC exempts specified goods imported under A.T.A. Carnet such as equipment for the press, sound broadcasting equipment, television broadcasting equipment, certain sports goods and ...
Govt. revises duty drawback rates under Customs and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules, 2017 in respect of Chapters 3 (Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and other Aquatic ...
DGFT updates list of banks and nominated agencies in Appendix 4B of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 which are authorized to import gold and silver ...
DGFT amends Ayat Nirayat Forms (ANF) 4A, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H & 4I for advance authorization, fixation/ modification of SION norms, duty entitlement passbook, duty free advance autho ...
CBEC allows sale of seized / confiscated gold found ripe for disposal at all the centres of State Bank of India, all Public Sector Banks (approved by RBI to import and sell gold), ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 415/10 grams to USD 427/10 grams, while that of Silver increased from USD 539/kg to USD 551/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items ...
CBEC includes Dhamra and Dighi Ports in the list of ports mentioned in Export Promotion Scheme Notifications viz. 91-112 / 2009-Cus, 5/2013-Cus, 6/2013-Cus, 22/2013-Cus, 23/2013-Cu ...
CBEC revises jurisdiction of Customs officers for purpose of appeals; Amends Notification No. 92/2017-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC revises jurisdiction of Chief Commissioner, Commissioner, Principal Commissioner of Customs; Amends Notification No. 82/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Maharashtra Govt. amends Entry B-16 to inter alia provide sale of Natural Gas to a "registered dealer who uses natural gas as a raw material or fuel in manufacture of goods”; ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies lower rate of 3% VAT on sale of Natural Gas to registered dealer who uses same in manufacture of goods or who uses it as fuel, by inserting Entry 16 in S ...
Govt. withdraws order keeping Notification No. 30/2017-Cus (ADD) in abeyance, pursuant to Madras HC order in the case of Saint Gobain India Ltd vs. Union of India & Ors. [ ...
DGFT extends transition period for registering under the Registered Exporters System (REX) for EU Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upto June 30, 2018; Accordingly, afte ...
DGFT enlists Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under Appendix 2E of FTP 2015-20 for issuing Certificate of Origin (Non-Preferential) ...
CBEC amends effective rate of customs duty of tariff item i.e. pile fabrics of man-made fibres to “20% or Rs. 100 per kg, whichever is higher”; Amends Notificatio ...
CBEC excludes petroleum coke from the purview of concessional 5% BCD; Amends Notification No. 50/2017-Cus ...
CBEC notifies “Viramgam, Village Bhojwa, Taluka Viramgam, District Ahmedabad (Gujarat)” as an Inland Container Depot for the purpose of unloading of imported goods and ...
CBEC releases list of 13 vendors providing E-seals to exporters as per requirements of Circular Nos 26/2017, 36/2017, 37/2017, 41/2017, 44/2017 & 51/2017-Cus as on date January ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 403/10 grams to USD 415/10 grams, while that of Silver increased from USD 516/kg to USD 539/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items ...
Pursuant to Notification No. 26/2017-CE (NT) issued w.r.t. legacy appellate orders and Circular No. 208/6/2017 requesting Chief Commissioners to formulate proposals for reassignmen ...
Rajasthan Govt. extends period for online filing of Quarterly Return in Form VAT 10 for first quarter of the year 2017-18 by dealers covered under Rule 19(5) of Rajasthan VAT Rules ...
Rajasthan Govt. extends period for online filing of Annual Return in Form VAT 11 for the year 2017-18 i.e. for period ending on June 30, 2017 by dealers covered under Rule 19(4) of ...
Rajasthan Govt. extends period for online filing of Annual Return in Form VAT 10A for the year 2016-17 by dealers covered under Rule 19(6) of Rajasthan VAT Rules, upto Februar ...
Rajasthan Govt. extends period for online filing of Annual Return in Form VAT 11 for the year 2016-17 by dealers covered under Rule 19(4) of Rajasthan VAT Rules, upto February ...
DGFT allows export of all varieties of Onions against Letter of Credit subject to Minimum Export Price of USD 850 F.O.B per MT, till January 20, 2018; Amends Notification No. ...
Central Govt. amends Notification No. 53/2011-Cus so as to revise concessional customs duty rates of seven tariff items on import from Malaysia under India-Malaysia Comprehensive E ...
Central Govt. amends Notification No. 46/2011-Cus so as to provide deeper tariff concessions in respect of specified goods when imported from ASEAN under the India-ASEAN Free Trade ...
CBEC prescribes procedure for export of cargo in containers and closed bodied trucks from Inland Container Depots (ICDs) / Container Freight Stations (CFSs) through Land Customs St ...
Revised pan India jurisdiction of Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) to come into effect from January 15, while that of Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners from ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. January 5, 2018; USD valued at Rs. 64.50 for imports whereas Rs. 62.80 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 118/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Maharashtra Govt. prescribes procedure for claiming refund of security deposit paid at the time of voluntary registration u/s 16(2) of MVAT Act; States that refund of such deposit ...
Central Govt. extends anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Phthalic Anhydride’ from Korea RP, Chinese Taipei and Israel till December 23, 2018; Amends Notification No. 58/20 ...
Central Govt. imposes 30% import duty on chana (chickpeas) and masoor (lentils) with immediate effect; Amends Notification No. 50/2017-Cus ...
CBEC decides to make electronic sealing for containers by exporter under self-sealing procedure voluntary till March 1, 2018; States that w.e.f said date, procedure shall become ma ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. today i.e. December 22, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 64.90 for imports, and at Rs. 63.20 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 113/2017-Cus ( ...
Haryana Govt. extends period for online filing of Annual Returns for the year 2016-17 upto December 31, 2017 ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 413/10 grams to USD 403/10 grams, while that of Silver reduced from USD 544/kg to USD 516/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items s ...
CBEC amends EXIM exchange rate of South African Rand w.e.f. December 20, 2017; Same valued at Rs. 5.20 for imports and at Rs. 4.85 for exports ...
Andhra Pradesh Govt. dispenses with procedure of generation of ADM-IB through VATIS by authorizing officer and generation of Form 304 by authorized officer for inspection of busine ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for submitting details of closing stock as held by dealers on March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017 ...
Maharashtra Govt. prescribes steps for filing of VAT Audit Report in Form e-704 by dealers registered on SAP system from May 25, 2016 for FY 2016-17; Last date for electronically u ...
DGFT amends import policy condition of ‘Pepper’ classified under Chapter 9 of ITC (HS) 2017 – Schedule I; Accordingly, import of pepper under EXIM Code 090411 and ...
DGFT notifies new Appendices 5E (Computation of Annual Average Export Obligation under EPCG Scheme) and 5F (List of Capital Goods not permitted / permitted subject to specific cond ...
DGFT amends SIONs A-343 and A-3488 for export product falling under Chemical and Allied Products group; In case of SION A-343, revises quantity of Acetic Anhydride from 0.95kg to 0 ...
DGFT informs importers that application for grant of import license / authorization for restricted items may only be deposited at Regional Authority’s office, after paying th ...
CBEC empowers Dy. / Asst. Director in the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence and Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence to impose penalty u/s 108B of Customs A ...
CBEC notifies Customs (Furnishing of Information) Rules 2017 w.e.f. January 1, 2018; Accordingly, requires Banking Co. to furnish electronically details of foreign exchange transac ...
DGFT relaxes prohibition on the export of 186.588 MT of Red Sanders wood in log form through the State of Karnataka; State Govt. to finalize the modalities including allocation of ...
Govt. specifies jurisdiction of Revisionary Authority viz. Principal Commissioner to hear appeals against Commissioner (Appeals) order, under Rule 10 of Central Excise (Appeals) Ru ...
Govt. extends levy of Anti-Dumping Duty on imports of 'caustic soda' originating in or exported from Saudi Arabia and USA by 1 year, i.e., upto November 25, 2018 ...
Govt. amends Notification No. 56/2000-Cus granting exemption on import of gold / silver / platinum by nominated agencies, status holders, or exporters of 3 years’ standing ha ...
Govt. amends condition with regard to provisional mega power projects and permits proportionate release of Fixed Deposit Receipt or Bank Guarantee based on proportionate mega certi ...
CBEC rescinds Circulars prescribing monetary limits with respect to drawing of samples for the purpose of grant of drawback and giving exemptions from sampling requirements in cert ...
Central Govt. notifies 6 Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on "rubber chemical PX 13" from EU and "rubber chemical MOR" from China PR ...
Central Govt. increases import tariff rate of soya beans from 30% to 45% ...
CBEC increases BCD on crude palm oil of edible grade from 15% to 30%; and on refined palm oil of edible grade from 25% to 40%; Further, increases BCD on crude sunflower oil from 12 ...
Central Govt. exempts IGST on import of sports equipments / goods when imported by eminent sportsperson subject to conditions ...
Central Govt. exempts import of lifesaving drugs supplied free of cost for personal use; Further, grants IGST exemption on all goods, vessels, ships (other than motor vehicles) imp ...
Central Govt. increases BCD on Peas, (Pisum sativum) from present Nil rate to 50% and on wheat from 10% to 20% ...
Maharashtra Govt. clarifies that, declarations in Form ‘C’ can be issued for goods i.e. (i) petroleum crude, (ii) high-speed diesel, (iii) motor spirit (commonly known ...
Govt. notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. November 3 while revising rate of Qatari Riyal w.e.f. November 7; USD valued at Rs. 65.40 for imports and Rs. 63.70 for exp ...
Govt. notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. November 3 while revising rate of Qatari Riyal w.e.f. November 7; USD valued at Rs. 65.40 for imports and Rs. 63.70 for exports; Supe ...
Govt. imposes seeks definitive anti-dumping duty at varied rates on imports of "Sodium Chlorate" originating in or exported from Canada, China PR and European Union; Said duty has ...
Govt. increases tariff rate of textile products in Chapters 50 to 63 in First Schedule to Customs Tariff Act ...
Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on imports of “Cold-rolled Flat products of stainless steel of width greater than 1250 mm of all series not further worked than Cold rolled (c ...
Revised jurisdictions of Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners of the purpose of Audit, as also Chief Commissioner of Customs Chief ...
Govt. notifies Kapashera in New Delhi as Air Freight Station for purpose of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods ...
Govt. reduces import tariff value of Gold from USD 415/10 grams to USD 409/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 554/kg to USD 539/kg; On the other hand, increases tariff values ...
Govt. revises EXIM exchange rate Qatari Riyal and South African Rand, thereby amending Notification No. 97/2017-Cus (NT) which had in turn, amended Notification No. 96/2017-Cus (NT ...
Govt. revises EXIM exchange rate Qatari Riyal and South African Rand, thereby amending Notification No. 97/2017-Cus (NT) which had in turn, amended Notification No. 96/2017-Cus (NT ...
Govt. revises EXIM exchange rate Qatari Riyal and South African Rand, thereby amending Notification No. 97/2017-Cus (NT) which had in turn, amended Notification No. 96/2017-Cus (NT ...
DGFT provides one-time relaxation for Clubbing of Advance Authorisations issued under FTP 2002-07 and 2004-09; Also offers one-time relaxation for extension of export obligation pe ...
DGFT grants one-time condonation of delay in obtaining block-wise extension in Export Obligation period under EPCG Scheme; Regional Authorities may consider requests that may be re ...
Govt. revises EXIM exchange rate Qatari Riyal and South African Rand, thereby amending Notification No. 97/2017-Cus (NT) which had in turn, amended Notification No. 96/2017-Cus (NT ...
DGFT grants one-time condonation in respect of obtaining extension in Export Obligation period for EPCG authorisations issued prior to September 1, 2004; Such requests shall be rec ...
DGFT provides one-time condonation of delay in submission of installation certificate under EPCG Scheme beyond 18 months from date of import; Such certificate can be submitted to R ...
DGFT notifies conditions for export of Lanolin to European Union (EU) countries; These conditions include a consignment-wise ‘Shipment Clearance Certificate’ from CAPEX ...
Govt. increases effective rate of customs duty on specified fabrics; Amends Notification No. 14/2006-Cus ...
Govt. prescribes effective rate of customs duty under Chapters 50 to 63 on textile products ...
Govt. extends customs duty exemption to import of 25 drugs & medicines for supply under Patient Assistance Programme run by specified pharmaceutical companies; Amends Notificat ...
Delhi Govt extends last date for filing online return in Form 9 for the year 2016-17, as prescribed under Rule 4 of Central Sales Tax (Delhi) Rules to December 31, 2017; Retur ...
Central Govt. prescribes details of vendors seeking to provide E-seals for exports for self-sealing procedure as prescribed in Circular no. 36/37-Customs ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Para Nitro Aniline (PNA)" from China PR for 5 years ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. October 6, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 65.95 for imports and at Rs. 64.30 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 90/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. reduces import tariff value of Gold from USD 431/10 grams to USD 413/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 577/kg to USD 541/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import ite ...
CBEC defines jurisdiction of Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) on pan India basis w.e.f. November 1; Supersedes Notification No. 79/2014-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC (Anti-Smuggling Unit) sensitizes officers, viz. Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners, Principal Commissioners / Commissioners and Director General, DRI about il ...
CBEC (Judicial and Review Cell) directs all Chief Commissioners to send self-contained proposals for reconstitution of review committees and / or requests for extension of time per ...
DGFT defines “military use” in respect of application for SCOMET license as per Para 2.72(b) of HBP of FTP 2015-20 where exporter is notified or has reason to believe t ...
DGFT permits Rashtriya Fertilizers Ltd and National Fertilizer Limited to import Urea for 3 months w.e.f. date of notification; Amends import policy condition of Urea under ITC(HS) ...
DGFT removes prohibition on export of pluses viz. Toor Dal, Moong and Urad till further orders; Exporters must do prior registration of contracts with Agricultural and Processed Fo ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of "New/unused pneumatic radial tyres with or without tubes and/or flap of rubber (including tubeless tyres) havin ...
CBEC defers date for mandatory self-sealing and use of RFID container seals (high-security seals) to November 1 in light of difficulties faced by trade associations in locating ven ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. September 22, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 65.40 for imports and at Rs. 63.70 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 81/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Kerala Authority for Clarification rules that since Tupperware is not a company or partnership firm, it cannot pay tax on MRP on local sales; Instead, it needs to pay tax on actual ...
Kerala Authority for Clarification rules that ‘reverse tax’ is applicable where goods remain unsold at the closure of business or are used subsequently for any purpose other th ...
Kerala Authority for Clarification rules that interstate sales of natural rubber procured from agriculturists would be liable 0% CST against Form ‘C’ and tax u/s 6(2) of Kerala ...
Kerala Authority for Clarification states that ‘Maize Poha / Maize Flakes’ classified under HSN Code 1904.10.10 would be taxable at 5% by virtue of Entry 49 of Third Schedule t ...
Maharashtra Govt. waives late fee payable by any registered employer upon delayed filing of returns in Form IIIB from April to August 2017 under Maharashtra State Tax on Profession ...
DGFT issues detailed procedure upon amendment to import policy of raw sugar classified under EXIM Code 170114 of Chapter 17 of ITC(HS) 2017 Schedule I; Reiterates that while import ...
Central Govt. postpones rejig of jurisdictions of Principal Chief Commissioners & Chief Commissioners, Principal Commissioners & Commissioners as well as Principal Chief Commissio ...
Central Govt. imposes Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) on import of "Ammonium Nitrate" from Russia, Indonesia, Georgia and Iran for 5 years ...
Central Govt. increases import tariff value of Gold from USD 425/10 grams to USD 431/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 567/kg to USD 577/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import i ...
Central Govt. increases import tariff value of Gold from USD 425/10 grams to USD 431/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 567/kg to USD 577/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import i ...
Central Govt. exempts import of specified goods for purpose of organising FIFA U-17 World Cup India, 2017 from BCD and IGST subject to certain conditions; These goods inter alia i ...
Central Govt. amends Notification Nos. 46/2011-Cus [duty concessions to Philippines and other ASEAN countries in view of ASEAN- India FTA (AIFTA)], 53/2011-Cus [tariff concession t ...
CBEC issues clarification on requirement of submitting Bank Certificate evidencing receipt of payment in freely convertible currency under Notification No. 45/2001-CE(NT) for expor ...
Central Govt. imposes Anti-dumping duty on import of “Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) of 1500 series and 1700 series” from European Union, Korea RP or Thailand; ADD levi ...
Central Govt. levies definitive Anti-dumping duty (ADD) at varied rates on import of “Castings for Wind Operated Electricity Generators” from China PR for a period of 5 ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive Countervailing duty (CVD) on imports of certain "Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled Stainless Steel Flat Products” originating in or exported from Ch ...
Central Govt. reduces BCD on raw sugar upto a quantity of 3 lakh MT from 50% to 25% subject to the Tariff Rate Quota Allocation Certificate or license, issued by DGFT; Amends ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. today, i.e. September 8; USD valued at Rs. 64.90 for imports and at Rs. 63.25 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 81/2017-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC defines the jurisdiction of Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners of the purpose of Audit pan India, w.e.f. September 15, 2017 ...
Central Govt. carries out corrections in description and ITC(HS) Codes of several MEIS products under Table 2 of Appendix 3B to FTP 2015-20 in line with ITC(HS) Codes 2017 for expo ...
Central Govt. extends the last date for export of 8424 MTs of raw sugar to the USA under TRQ for US fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017) til ...
DGFT revises import policy conditions for toys under Chapter 95 of ITC (HS) 2017 – Schedule 1; In addition to certification that toys being freely imported conform to standar ...
Central Govt. increases import tariff value of Gold from USD 418/10 grams to USD 425/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 555/kg to USD 567/kg; Tariff values of 9 other imp ...
Gujarat Govt. notifies remission of VAT at 9% payable by dealers on turnover of sales of natural gas in the State to manufacturers using such gas in manufacture of goods covered by ...
Gujarat Govt. allows extension of age limit of VAT Tribunal Member by 3 years, instead of 2, where he is of a rank of High Court Judge; Amends Rule 4(2) of Gujarat VAT Rules ...
Goa Govt. increases VAT on petrol including ethanol blended petrol, from 15% to 17%; Amends Schedule C to Goa VAT Act w.e.f Sept ...
DGFT enlists Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under Appendix 2C [Agencies Authorised to issue GSP Certification] & Appendix 2E [Lis ...
Central Govt. revises entitlement to export of freely importable items on free of cost basis by Status Holders; Status Holders to be entitled to export of freely importable items o ...
DGFT notifies Appendix 2X - Country Specific Restrictions / Prohibitions on import or export of certain items and Aayat Niryat Forms (2015-20) ...
DGFT de-lists SNG Inspection Services, UP having its branch offices in South East Asian Countries from the list of Companies who can issue pre-inspection shipment certificates ...
Central Govt. harmonizes ITC (HS) Codes, 2012 eligible under MEIS of some goods like fish, aldrine, kitchen ware of wood, Manure spreaders etc so as to align with ITC (HS) Codes, 2 ...
DGFT restricts import of articles of jewellery of precious metals / articles of goldsmith or silversmith from South Korea; Amends Chapter 71 of the ITC(HS) 2017, Schedule -I (Impor ...
Central Govt imposes anti-dumping duty Central Govt. (ADD) on Textured Toughened (Tempered) Glass with a minimum of 90.5% transmission having thickness not exceeding 4.2 mm (includ ...
DGFT inserts 'principle of restriction relating to importation or exportations of gold or silver' in Para 2.07 of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20 ...
Central Govt. revises entitlement to export of freely importable items on free of cost basis by Status Holders; Status Holders to be entitled to export of freely importable it ...
Central Govt. amends import policy of Beans of the species Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper or Vigna radiate (L.) Wilczek under Chapter 7 of the ITC (HS) 2017, from free to restricted ...
Central Govt. allows export of gold or jewellery (plain or gold) and articles containing gold of 8 carrots and above upto maximum limit of 22 carrots only from DTA and EOU/EHTP/STP ...
CBEC notifies jurisdiction of Principal Chief Commissioners & Chief Commissioners of Customs pan India; Also rejigs pan India jurisdiction of Principal Commissioners & Comm ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. August 18, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 65.15 for imports and at Rs. 63.45 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 75/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. specifies 2 classes of Importers i.e. reporters registered under Economic authorised programme and Importers paying customs duty Rs 10,000 or more per bill of entry t ...
Central Govt. amends All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback on Gold Jewellery, Silver Jewellery, and Silver Articles; Amends Notification No. 131/2016-Customs ...
Central Govt. exempts Saree / other locally produced handloom products and toiletries, cosmetics, plastic products, aluminum products, cookeries, stationery from customs duty ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 411/10 grams to USD 418/10 grams, while that of Silver increased from USD 538/kg to USD 555/k ...
Central Govt. notifies proforma for obtaining Certificate of Origin (COO) for export of i) Muli Bamboo ii) Bamboo products from bamboo obtained from legal source ...
Central Govt. revises import policy of pigeon peas / toor dal from free to restricted ...
Central Govt. exempts export of Pulses and Eggs from any restriction to Republic of Maldives under bilateral agreement b/w Govt. of India and Govt. of Maldives ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of "Opal Glassware" from China PR and UAE for 5 years ...
Central Govt. increases Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on crude soya bean oil from 12.5% to 17.5%; Further, increases BCD on crude palm oil of edible grade from 7.5% to 15% and on refine ...
Goa Govt. reduces rate of VAT on diesel from 22% to 19%; Amends Schedule ‘C’ to Goa VAT Act ...
Kerala Authority for Clarification states that ‘Red Bull Energy Drink’ would be exigible to VAT at 14.5% by virtue of Entry 71(5) of SRO No. 82/2006 to Kerala VAT Act; ...
DGFT operationalizes the arrangements on Border Haats under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Bangladesh and India; Inter alia allows trade of locally produced vegetabl ...
Central Govt. notifies quantity of 8424 MT of raw sugar for export to USA under TRQ upto September 30, 2018 ...
Central Govt. allows import of 5.04 kg of raw cashew for export of 1 kg of cashew kernel; Amends Item No. 1 of SION E8 ...
CBEC extends online referral of shipping bills to Wild Life Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) for export of CITES / wildlife items, to all Customs EDI locations w.e.f. July 31, 2017; Map ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive anti-dumping duty at USD 2637/MT on import of 'polytetraflouroethylene or PTFE' from China PR for 5 years ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 396/10 grams to USD 411/10 grams, while that of Silver increased from USD 518/kg to USD 538/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items ...
Central Govt. extends tariff concession under Notification No. 96/2008-Cus to imports from Republic of Niger and Republic of Guinea ...
CBEC explains the amendments in respect of exports under drawback claim in GST scenario; Reiterates that with dispensation of requirement of certificate from GST officer to claim h ...
DGFT restricts export of 'Sandalwood', thereby allowing export under license with immediate effect; Amends Notification No. 37/2015-20 ...
Central Govt. lists down all the Cesses abolished since 2015; These include Education Cess & Secondary & Higher Education Cess on taxable services which were abolished w.e. ...
CBEC issues clarification on classification of Printed Workbooks, Exercise Books etc. under erstwhile CETA 1985; States that Printed Workbooks containing questions followed by spac ...
Central Govt. increases import duty on sugar (raw sugar, refined or white sugar) when imported by a bulk consumer under Tariff head 1701, from 40% to 50% with immediate effect; Ame ...
CBEC apprises the revised rates of Rebate of State Levies on Export of Garments and Textile made-up articles, as notified by Ministry of Textiles w.e.f July 1; Revised rates are 0. ...
DGFT extends MEIS benefit for ‘onions fresh or chilled’ under ITC(HS) Code 07031010 upto September 30, 2017 ...
DGFT notifies “International Gemological Institute (India) Pvt Ltd, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai” as an agency permitted to import duty free diamonds for certification/ ...
DGFT notifies permanent IEC numbers for non-commercial PSUs and categories of importers / exporters w.e.f July 1 ...
DGFT amends export policy for chemicals listed under SCOMET Category 1C of Appendix 3 of Schedule 2 ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import Items; Accordingly, permits export o ...
Central Govt. notifies Inland Container Depots in ‘Village Bhambholi, Taluka Khed, District Pune, Maharashtra’ and ‘Valayankulam Village, Madurai, Tamil Nadu&rsqu ...
CBEC revises import tariff values of edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut; Import tariff value of gold reduced from USD 415 / 10 gms to USD 404 / 10 gms and that of Sil ...
CBEC revises import tariff values of edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut; Import tariff value of gold reduced from USD 415 / 10 gms to USD 404 / 10 gms and that of Sil ...
Central Govt. extends levy of anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Soda Ash’ from China, EU, Kenya, Pakistan, Iran, Ukraine and USA till July 2, 2018, subject to final decis ...
CBEC directs Chief Commissioners / Director Generals to relieve the Officers in the grade of Principal Commissioners / Commissioners, Addl. / Jt. Commissioners, Dy. / Asst. Commiss ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of 'sewing machine needles’ from China PR for 5 years; Duty levied at Rs. 1,54,732 per lakh needles ...
Central Govt. declares Kannur International Airport as ‘Customs Airport’ u/s 7(2) of the Customs Act, for purpose of unloading / loading of imported / export goods ...
Central Govt. notifies Project Imports (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 w.e.f. June 23, 2017; 11 concerned Metro / Mono Railway Administration notified as sponsoring authority for res ...
Central Govt. notifies the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules 2017; These Rules provide for bilateral safeguard measur ...
Kerala Govt. seeks to streamline submission of statutory forms under CST Act and completion of assessments; Directs dealer to submit C Forms, F Forms, Certificates in E-I and E-II ...
DGFT sets up GST Help Desk at the headquarters to reply to GST queries related to Foreign Trade Policy ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Hydrogen Peroxide" from Bangladesh, Taiwan, Korea RP, Pakistan and Thailand for 5 years ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Soluble Salt Double Charge, GVT and PGVT, Porcelain/ Vitrified Tiles with less than 3% water absorption and All sizes" from Ch ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 410/10 grams to USD 415/10 grams, while that of Silver reduced from USD 561/kg to USD 551/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items s ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Clear Float Glass of nominal thickness ranging from 4mm to 12 mm” from Pakistan; Rescinds Notification No. 53/2015-Cus ( ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. June 16, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 65.15 for imports and at Rs. 63.50 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 52/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Goa Govt. transfers 7 Commercial Tax Officers w.e.f. June 1, 2017 in public interest ...
Central Govt impose provisional ADD on imports of "ceramic tableware and kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items", originating in or exported from China PR for a period not ...
Central Govt. reduces Basic Customs Duty to 5% on import of “hot rolled coils”, “cold-rolled Magnesium Oxide (MgO) coated and annealed steel”, “hot ro ...
Maharashtra Govt. releases Computerized Desk Audit (CDA) reports for the period 2014-2015 after analyzing electronic data pertaining to e-Returns, audit reports in form e-704 and a ...
Kerala Govt. extends the last date of filing Annual Return for the year 2016-17 upto June 15; Cautions that no further grant extension will be granted; On failure to file said retu ...
Kerala Govt. grants no further extension for filing compounding application u/s 8(a) of Kerala VAT Act; However, provides time upto June 15 for submitting said application in relat ...
DGFT constitutes 'GST Facilitation Cell' at Headquarter and all Regional offices to serve as first point of contact for addressing any issues regarding GST i.r.o. FTP ...
CBEC notifies that Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners shall have territorial jurisdiction (region wise) over Principal Commissioners / Commissioners, Commissioners ( ...
CBEC empowers Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners to assign adjudication of show cause notices issued under Central Excise Act 1944 and under Chapter V of Finance A ...
CBEC appoints Principal Chief Commissioner, Chief Commissioner, Principal Commissioner, Commissioner, Commissioner (Appeals), Commissioner (Audit) and any other officer as ‘C ...
West Bengal Govt. amends West Bengal Sales Tax (Settlement of Disputes) Rules, 1999 w.e.f. June 2, 2017; Amends Rule 2 to provide that an application made in Form I can also made f ...
Central Govt. extends imposition of ADD on "Plain Gypsum Plaster Boards" imported from China PR, Indonesia, Thailand and UAE by 1 year i.e. upto June 06, 2018 ...
Delhi Govt issues guidelines for downloading of statutory forms and modification thereof in order to curb the misuse of auto downloading facility; States that system/ EDP branch wi ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. June 2, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 65.35 for imports and at Rs. 63.70 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 49/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. extends ADD on import of 'Digital Offset Printing Plates’ from China PR till June 3, 2018 ...
Central Govt. imposes provisional anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of 'Toluene Di-Isocyanate' (TDI) from China PR, Japan and Korea RP for 6 months w.e.f. June 5, 2017 ...
CBEC promotes 113 IRS (Customs and Central Excise) Officers to the grade of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise against vacancies for panel years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-1 ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 400/10 grams to USD 410/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 530/kg to USD 561/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items such as E ...
Directorate of Data Management, CBEC directs Zones to create Location Codes for the new GST field formations, viz. Commissionerate / Division / Range Codes for GST Tax Payer Servic ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that in respect of dealers who have been issued Provisional Registration pursuant to Circular No. 3 of 2015-16 dated April 27, 2015 upto the issuance of& ...
CBEC simplifies the generation of ‘Rotation Number’ for vessels, develops a facility on ICEGATE for online application and self-generation of Rotation Number by Shippin ...
Central Govt. lays down categories of exports which shall not be counted for calculation of export performance or for computation of entitlement under Target Plus Scheme; Says that ...
Bihar amends Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Vat Act) w.e.f May 8, 2017; Definition of “goods” u/s 2(l) amended to mean goods included in Entry 54 of List II of ...
Territorial jurisdiction of Regional Office of DGFT at Hyderabad amended to cover Telangana ...
Delhi Govt. directs Assessing Authorities to ensure no multiple orders overlapping the same tax period under same Act i.e. DVAT Act or CST Act; If dealer approaches with details of ...
Delhi Govt. directs all Assessing Authorities to dispose pending registration applications on priority, by May 31st; Zonal in-charges to monitor the progress of these cases ...
Delhi Govt. withdraws Circular No. 6 of 2005 relating to disposal of refunds with immediate effect ...
Delhi Govt. levies 1% VAT on sale of aviation turbine fuel to civil aviation operators who opted to operate under Regional Connectivity Scheme – UDAN for flights on RCS route ...
Central Govt. notifies Valmikinagar in West Champaran District, Bihar as Land Customs Station; Amends Notification 63/94-Customs (N.T) ...
CBEC extends exemption from requirement of drawing samples for purposes of grant of duty drawback to Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) holding Tier-I certificate, except in case o ...
Central Govt. directs that no Customs Duty and Additional Duty of Customs shall be paid on import of cut and polished diamonds during the period from March 9, 2012 to M ...
DGFT clarifies the provision of Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) export authorization for "Stock and Sale", and frames procedure to be f ...
Central Govt. extends the time allowed to Government of Andhra Pradesh upto April 30, 2019, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence upto April 30, 2018 and to Govt. of Maharashtra and ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. May 19, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 65.30 for imports and at Rs. 63.60 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 43/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Gujarat Govt. exempts sale of Goods to African Development Bank under the provisions of Article 57 of African Development Bank Act, 1983 by amending Notification No. (GHN-35)VAT-20 ...
Maharashtra Govt. exempts whole of the late fee payable by any dealer on late filing of MVAT returns (monthly/quarterly) for the period April 2016 to March 2017 before extended due ...
Gujarat Govt. amends Gujarat VAT Rules thereby recognizing Chartered Accountants along with recognized tax practitioners and advocates for attesting VAT registration applications ...
DGFT amends the lists of manufacturers / units of Single Super Phosphate (SSP), DAP, NP / NPK who can freely export their own manufactures subject to specified conditions ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Aluminium Foil’ originating from China PR for 5 years ...
CBEC changes amount of anti-dumping duty on import of 'Polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE)' from Russia, from US$ 739.77/MT to US$ 874.56/MT; Amends Notification No. 23/2016-Cus (ADD) ...
Central Govt. amends Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trading Agreement between the Republic of India and the Republic of Chile Rules, 2007; Inter alia amend ...
Central Govt. extends time period for furnishing final Mega power project certificate from 60 months to 120 months and the period of validity of security in the form of Fixed Depos ...
Central Govt. notifies the expanded Schedule of tariff preferences under the India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA); Amends Notification No. 101/2007-Cus ...
Central Govt. extends time period for furnishing final Mega power project certificate from 60 months to 120 months and the period of validity of security in the form of Fixed Depos ...
Gujarat Govt. amends Gujarat VAT Rules allowing the use of digitally signed email for the purposes of sending valid notice to dealer; Tax authority concerned should send an intimat ...
Gujarat Govt. amends Gujarat VAT Rules dispensing with quarterly returns in Form 201C, requires monthly returns in said Form instead; Also prescribes quarterly returns in lieu of h ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 410/10 grams to USD 400/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 568/kg to USD 530/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items such as E ...
Central Govt. imposes ADD on import of 'Aluminium Radiators, Aluminium Radiator Sub-Assemblies and Aluminium Radiator Core', from China PR for 5 years from date of publication of N ...
Central Govt. imposes ADD on import of 'Clear Float Glass' from Iran for 5 years from date of publication of Notification in the Official Gazette ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of 'Cold Rolled Flat Products of alloy or non-alloy steel' from China PR, Japan, Korea RP, or Ukraine for 5 years from date ...
Central Govt. assigns additional charge of Central Excise, Salem, Central Excise, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore (Audit) Commissionerate to Shri S. Thirunavukkarasu, Commissioner of Ce ...
CBEC Chairman Vanaja N. Sarna to supervise GST, IT, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence / Audit / Performance Management / Tax Payer Services; Further, CBEC allocates charge of Wes ...
Central Govt. assigns charge of DG (Systems & Data Management) to Shri Vivek Johri, Principal Commissioner of Customs ACC (Import), Delhi ...
Central Govt. appoints Shri Manish Mohan Govil, IRS (C&CE: 1994) at the disposal of Competition Commission of India on deputation basis for 3 years ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive anti-dumping duty (ADD) on ‘Hot Rolled Flat Products of alloy or non-alloy steel’ originating from China PR, Japan, Korea RP, Russia, B ...
Central Govt. allows unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods at Dharma Port, Odisha; Amends Notification 62/94 –Cus (NT) ...
Pursuant to SC judgment, DGFT notifies that all claims of Target Plus Scheme Scrips for the exports made in the year 2005-06 must be placed before concerned Zonal Committees; Zonal ...
Pursuant to SC judgment, DGFT notifies that recovery of Duty Free Credit Entitlement (DFCE) Scheme Scrips for the exports made in the year 2003-04 must be placed before concerned Z ...
Pursuant to SC judgment, DGFT notifies that all claims of Target Plus Scheme Scrips for the exports made in the year 2005-06 must be placed before concerned Zonal Committees; Zonal ...
Central Govt. extends levy of anti-dumping duty on import of Partially Oriented Yarn (POY) from China PR by 1 year i.e. upto and inclusive of May 1, 2018; Amends Notification No. 2 ...
CBEC issues clarification on uploading of Departure Manifests by Airlines (carriers) in terms of Notification No. 107/2016-Cus (NT); States that w.e.f. May 15, 2017, all carriers s ...
Central Govt. notifies effective rates of BCD on industrial grade palm stearin (crude, RBD or other) which are now classifiable under sub-heading 1511 90 30; Amends Notification No ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of 'Elastomeric Filament Yarn' from China PR, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam for 5 years ...
Central Govt. extends imposition of anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of 'Viscose Filament Yarn' from China PR by one year i.e. upto May 3, 2018; Amends Notification No. 23/2012-Cu ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. May 5, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 65.10 for imports and at Rs. 63.40 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 40/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. exempts life insurance services provided under ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana’; Amends Entry 26A of Notification No. 25/2012-ST ...
Himachal Pradesh amends VAT Rules to incorporate PAN based name of business as well as Trade name in the application as well as Certificate of Registration; Accordingly, modifie ...
CBEC directs field formations to issue simple notice to advance authorization holders for submission of proof of discharge of export obligation; Where the authorization holder subm ...
CBEC clarifies that round-the-clock presence of Central Excise officers in cigarette factories is not mandatory but directory; However, presence of Superintendent / Inspector of Ce ...
Maharashtra Govt. clarifies that interest is payable if any dealer fails to apply for registration or has failed to register within the stipulated time; He has to pay interest in r ...
DGFT inter alia clarifies that import of raw sugar under TRQ is not allowed through SEZ units in the country; Further, import of raw sugar does not exempt any regulatory requiremen ...
Address of DGFT Regional Office at Puducherry and Head of Office at Regional Offices at Ludhiana, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Bengaluru in Appendix-1 A of FTP 2015-20 have been change ...
Central Govt. includes Hazira (Surat) Port as Sea Port of registration under Para 4.37 of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 for availing export promotion benefits under Chapter 4 of F ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreases from USD 414/10 grams to USD 410/10 grams, while that of Silver decreased from from USD 595/kg to USD 568/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import ...
Central Govt. amends All India Rate (AIR) of Duty Drawback with respect to Guar Gum Refined Split and Gaur Meals @ 0.75% (when credit is not availed) and @ 0.1% (when credit is ava ...
DGFT notifies that only those applications for grant of gold dore shall be considered where the applicant refinery holds a valid license from BIS, w.e.f. June 1, 2017 ...
DGFT allows utilization of Duty Credit Scrip for payment of Customs Duties in case of EO defaults for authorisations issued under Chapters 4 and 5 & FTP; Such utilization / usa ...
DGFT revises Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export & Import Items 2012 which contains list of specified goods, services and technologies i.e Special Che ...
Central Govt. prescribes provision for regulating export of non-SCOMET items having potential risk of use in or diversion to WMD/missile/military end use; Also prescribes provision ...
Central Govt. extends services export period claiming rewards under SEIS to March 31, 2017; Accordingly, rates of rewards shall be applicable to services exported from April 1, 201 ...
Central Govt. waives off central excise duty on Heena Powder and Paste falling under Chapter 33 of the First Schedule, from January 1, 2007 to March 1, 2013 in light of practi ...
Goa Govt. grants waiver from payment of VAT renewal fees by certain category of dealers; Extends period of assessment for financial year 2013-14 by 2 months w.e.f April 1, 2017; Ac ...
Goa Govt. dispenses with renewal of registration of dealers of goods other than petroleum crude, high speed diesel, motor spirit (commonly known as petrol), natural gas, aviation t ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘Blended Edible Vegetable Oil’ would come under Entry 38(19)(c) of the Third Schedule to the KVAT Act, hence, would be taxable at 5% ...
Maharashtra Govt. increases VAT on 'Motor Spirit other than high speed diesel and aviation turbine fuel and gasoline' from 26%+ Rs. 6 per litre to 26% + Rs. 9 per litre within geog ...
DGFT amends description of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) A-39 from 'Acetyl Salicylic' to 'Acid Acetyl Salicylic Acid (Aspirin)' ...
DGFT exempts export of organic agricultural and organic processed products i.e. wheat, non-Basmati rice, edible oils and sugar from existing quantitative ceilings and any existing ...
Central Govt. notifies that customs duty exemption on import of goods for manufacture of gold, silver or platinum jewellery or cut and polished diamonds by holders of Replenishment ...
Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy, Amendment and Validation) Bill 2017 receives Governor’s assent on April 15, 2017; Inter alia amends Sections 23, 26, 27, 30, 37, 40, 44, 53 and Sc ...
DGFT corrects product description of "Babies Garments & Clothing Accessories of Wool or Final Animal Hair", “Othr Mcnary Parts Of Heading 8485” to read a ...
DGFT allows duty-free import of raw sugar under TRQ through ports at Vishakhapatnam, Gangavaram and Karaikal in the South Zone in addition to Tuticorin, Chennai, Mangalore & Ka ...
Central Govt. notifies Levy of Fees (Customs Documents) Amendment Regulations, 2017; Prescribes fee of Rs 1000/- for amendment of import manifests / documents and of Rs 100 for sup ...
Central Govt. anti-dumping duty at 2 rates on import of "Flexible Slabstock Polyol of molecular weight 3000-4000" from Thailand for 5 years ...
Central Govt. levies anti-dumping duty at various rates on import of "Linear Alkyl Benzene" from Iran, Qatar and China PR for 5 years ...
MVAT monthly returns for periods April 2016 to February 2017 may be filed upto April 10; Returns for quarters April – June 2016 and July – September 2016 can also be fi ...
Central Excise (Advance Rulings) Rules 2002 amended w.e.f. April 1 to define “Authority” as authority for advance rulings as defined in Section 28E(e) of Customs Act; A ...
Service Tax (Advance Rulings) Rules 2003 amended w.e.f. April 1 to define “Authority” as authority for advance rulings as defined in Section 28E(e) of Customs Act; As p ...
Import of 5 lakh MT of raw sugar under EXIM Code 170114 of Chapter 17 of ITC(HS) 2017 Schedule I (Import Policy) allowed duty free under TRQ ...
Delhi Govt. directs all VAT officers to strictly adhere to guidelines for downloading statutory forms so as to thwart any likelihood of illegal downloading by unscrupulous dealers; ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. levies 2% additional tax on taxable turnover of alcoholic liquors at second point of sale in the State, w.e.f. April 1, 2017; Notifies amendment to Section 3 of Ta ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. levies 2% additional tax on taxable turnover of alcoholic liquors at second point of sale in the State, w.e.f. April 1, 2017; Notifies amendment to Section 3 of Ta ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. April 7, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 65.90 for imports and at Rs. 64.20 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 22/2017-Cus (N.T.) ...
Central Govt. allows duty free import of raw sugar upto a quantity of 5 lakh MT under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) till June 12, 2017; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
Central Govt. amends Notification No. 01/2017-Cus (ADD) vide which definitive anti-dumping duty was levied on the import of “Jute Products” viz. Jute Yarn/Twine (multip ...
Maharashtra notifies amendments to Schedules A, C & D to MVAT Act, in order to give effect to Budget 2017-18 proposals; Accordingly, card swipe machines for merchant transactio ...
Maharashtra reduces VAT exemption on sale of liquor; VAT would be payable on the amount arrived at applying the formula – MRP x 35/135; Amends Entries at Sl. No. 1, 2, 4 & ...
CBEC directs field formations to take due care to ensure that export products including carpets should not be damaged or destroyed or cut for taking samples / conducting market enq ...
Central Govt. notifies Foreign Post Offices in 13 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, J&K, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar P ...
Central Govt. de-notifies (i) Foreign Post Office of Exchange (Delhi), (ii) Sub-exchange Offices at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Agra and Ludhiana, (iii) Export Extension Counters ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 392/10 grams to USD 406/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 553/kg to USD 589/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as E ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions to specified goods imported under India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IJCEPA) w.e.f. April 1, 2017; Amends No ...
Central Govt. amends Para 2.54(d)(iv) of Handbook of Procedures to reflect the list of designated ports for imports of unshredded metallic scrap and extends the period for installa ...
Central Govt. brings clarity in respect of applicability of Pre-Import Condition for inputs / items specified in Appendix 4J [Export Obligation Period for Specified Inputs with Pre ...
DGFT exempts export of Groundnut oil, Sesame Oil, Soyabean Oil, Maize Oil in bulk irrespective of any pack size, from prohibition on export of ‘edible oils’ ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of "Indolinone" from China PR upto November 20, 2019 ...
Central Govt. orders provisional assessment on export of "1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a" from China PR by M/s. Zhejiang Sanmei Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. (Producer/Exporter) [Ch ...
Central Govt. includes Hazira, Surat Port in list of ports for Export Promotion Schemes Notifications ...
CBEC clarifies that 'leggings' are akin to tights and must be classifiable under Chapter Heading 6115; Leggings are not trousers since leggings are not worn with braces ...
Central Govt. reduces basic customs duty from 30% to 10% on sunflower seeds falling under tariff item 1206 00 90 [i.e. other than of seed quality] for purposes of extraction and re ...
DGFT prohibits direct or indirect import or export from or to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions concerning said country; As pe ...
DGFT updates Chapter 4 of FTP 2015-20; Accordingly, in case of supplies to projects in India under deemed export category or projects abroad, Export Obligation period of Advance Au ...
Central Govt. orders provisional assessment of "Phosphoric Acid-Technical Grade and Food Grade (including Industrial Grade)" exported from China PR by Guangxi Quinzhou Capital Succ ...
Import tariff value of Gold reduced from USD 409/10 grams to USD 392/10 grams, while that of Silver from USD 597/kg to USD 553/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as Edi ...
CBEC clarifies that ‘Saree’ which has undergone further processing such as embroidery, stitching of lace and tikki and stitched with two or more kinds of fabrics, will be class ...
Puducherry Govt. amends Schedule I of Puducherry VAT Act 2007; Extends exemption to cleaning equipments and machineries sold to Local Bodies or Public Works Department of the Union ...
CBEC promotes 11 IRS (C&CE) officers to the grade of Chief Commissioner/Director General of Customs and Central Excise for the panel year 2016-17 ...
CBEC clarifies that correct heading for classification of Selfie Stick with or without Bluetooth is 96200000 ...
Delhi Govt. notifies procedure for de-sealing of business premises, which are sealed in the event of Enforcement Survey etc. by officers of Dept. of Trade & Taxes; Dealer shoul ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online / hard copy of Q3 VAT return for FY 2016-17 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 to March 17th ; Dealers filing returns through digi ...
Ministry of Finance records net indirect tax collection of Rs. 7.72 lakh crore upto February 2017, an increase of 22.2% over net collections for corresponding period last year; Cen ...
Commerce Ministry harmonizes MEIS Schedule in Appendix 3B (Table-2) with ITC (HS) 2017; Publishes consolidated list of all items under said scheme ...
Commerce Ministry withdraws MEIS benefit for Flour, Meal and Powder of Gaur seeds under ITC(HS) 11061000 with immediate effect; Amends Sl. No. 472 of Appendix 3B of MEIS Schedule ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. increases rate of VAT on Petrol from 27% to 34% in Entry No. 6 and on High Speed Diesel Oil from 21.43% to 25% in Entry No. 7 of the Second Schedule to TNVAT Act, ...
CBEC notifies Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Amendment Regulations, 2017; Entry of goods exported using e-commerce platform under MEIS (Appendix 3C of FTP 2015-20), shall ...
CBEC revises certain guidelines in respect of launching of prosecution in relation to offences punishable under Customs Act, owing to delay and lack of clarity in role of DGRI vis- ...
Kerala Govt. issues Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation (Validation) Bill 2016 to validate all acts, proceedings or things done / taken by Govt. or any it’s officer / authority in ...
Central Govt. notifies Revdanda Port in State of Maharashtra for the purpose of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods ...
CBEC extends customs duty exemption on export / re-import of cut & polished diamonds to authorised offices or agencies in India of the laboratories mentioned under paragraph 4. ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. today, i.e. March 3, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 67.65 for imports and at Rs. 66 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 12/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Delhi Govt. issues circular in lieu of the circular No.03 of 2015-16 dated April 25, 2015 with regards to grant of on-line registration under DVAT and CST; States that applicant de ...
Central Govt. notifies that no service tax will be applicable on services by way of admission to a museum under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 for the period from July 1, 201 ...
CBEC clarifies that DGFT’s e-Bank Realisation Certificate (BRC) would be accepted for exports with LEO dated August 12, 2012 till March 31, 2014, except in case of specific i ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 400/10 grams to USD 409/10 grams, while that of Silver increased from USD 583/kg to USD 597/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items ...
DGFT amends Chapter 2 of the Handbook of Procedure (2015-20) pertaining to procedure for seeking modification in IEC; Provides that when an IEC holder seeks modification/ change of ...
Government of India, Ministry of Finance invites suggestions from Export Promotion Council/ Commodity Boards/ Trade and Industry Associations/ Chamber of Commerce on All Industry R ...
DGFT amends Para 4. 44 of FTP 2015-20 and extends the facility for export and re-import of cut and polished diamonds at zero duty for the purpose of certification and grading to th ...
DGFT amends Para 4.34 of Chapter 4 of FTP 2015-20 relating to replenishment of precious metal; Provides that, where CENVAT credit facility on Precious metal (Gold, Silver and Plati ...
CBEC clarifies on classification of articles of paper and printing industry; Interalia, provides classification for railways/ bus/ other tickets passes, Mark sheets/certificates, a ...
CBEC promotes Shri P. M. Varkey to grade of Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on ad-hoc basis ...
CBEC posts Shri Palash Bhoyar (Deputy Commissioner, Central Excise, Raigad), Shri Vagish Kumar Singh (Deputy Commissioner, Central Excise, Trivandrum) and Shri Vidyut Vikas (Deputy ...
CBEC transfers Shri Mohd. Altaf (Assistant Commissioner) from Mumbai to Allahabad CESTAT, from February 22, 2017 ...
CBEC empanels 32 IRS (C&CE) officers for promotion to the grade of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, for vacancy year 2007-08 on notional / actual basis ...
Central Govt. clarifies that no service tax would be payable by Common Effluent Treatment Plant operators for treatment of effluents during the period July 1, 2012 to March 31, 201 ...
Finance Ministry imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Seamless tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel (other than cast iron and stainless steel), whe ...
DGFT excludes 'soft skinned vehicles' from the purview of list of Military Stores requiring NOC from Department of Defence Production for export purposes; Amends category MS 007 in ...
BEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. today, i.e. February 17; USD valued at Rs. 67.85 for imports and at Rs. 66.15 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 9/2017-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC clarifies that no Merchant Overtime (MOT) fee would be collected at Cargo Freight Stations (CFSs) exclusively attached to 24x7 ports for services rendered within the CFS; Same ...
Kerala Govt. states that since Notification exempting ‘natural rubber and its variant’ for the period from December 20, 2014 – March 31, 2015 was not introduced i ...
Kerala Govt. instructs Dy. Commissioners that the pending annual statement of accounts and closing stock inventory shall be filed by all the dealers in next 15 days for the period ...
Kerala Govt. extends time limit for filing certified Audit Report in Form 13 and Statement in Form No. 13A by the companies for AY 2015-16, upto March 31, 2017 ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 388/10 grams to USD 400/10 grams, while that of Silver increased from USD 556/kg to USD 583/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online / hard copy of Q3 VAT return for FY 2016-17 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 to February 28; Dealers filing returns through digi ...
DGFT approves 4 Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies for a period of 3 years as per provisions of Para 2.55(d) of HBP 2015-20 with immediate effect; Also approves additional instrument ...
DGFT prescribes jurisdiction of Regional Authorities for exporters submitting applications under MEIS and SEIS; States that once option is exercised, no change would be allowed for ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. re-clarifies that purchase of Bengal Gram for use in the production of weaning food shall be eligible for exemption from purchase tax u/s 12(1)(a) of TNVAT Act as ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Printing Rollers’ shall be liable to VAT @ 5% under Entry-67A (ae) of Part-B of First Schedule to the TNVAT Act if sold within the Stat ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. classifies Handmade Liquid Hand Wash as ‘cleaning liquids’ under Entry 22(i) of Part-C of First Schedule to the TNVAT Act, liable to VAT @ 14.5% ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Asian Paints Wood Tech Termishield’ is liable to VAT @ 14.5% under residuary Entry-69 of Part-C of First Schedule to the TNVAT Act ...
Central Govt. extends levy of anti-dumping duty on import of "Cold Rolled Flat Products of alloy or non-alloy steel" from China PR, Japan, Korea RP and Ukraine by 2 months, i.e. th ...
Central Govt. extends levy of anti-dumping duty on import of 'Hot Rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel' from China PR, Japan, Korea RP, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia by 2 mon ...
Central Govt. directs that Principal Commissioner holding additional charge of Chief Commissioner vide Officer Order 123/2016 shall exercise the powers of Chief Commissioner for th ...
CBEC clarifies that whenever goods are seized u/s 110 of Customs Act, in addition to panchanama, the proper officer shall pass an appropriate order (seizure memo/order/etc.) clearl ...
CBEC assigns additional charge of Chief Commissioner of Ahmedabad Customs Zone to Shri. Ajay Jain, Principal Commissioner of Ahmedabad Customs, with immediate effect ...
DGFT specifies procedure for amendment of export / import items under EPCG authorisations; Amendment application shall be made to Regional Authority along with justification theret ...
Delhi Govt. directs all Assessing Authorities to complete Form-9 assessments u/s 9(2) of CST Act r/w Section 32 of DVAT Act for the year 2012-13 by end of FY; Form-9 is a reconcili ...
Total Swachh Bharat Cess collected during 2015-16 and 2016-2017 (April to December) amounts to Rs. 3925.74 Cr and 7919.80 Cr respectively (provisional figures); Funds collected und ...
Central Govt. appoints Shri. G. K. Pillai, Secretary (retd.) as Chairman of Drawback Committee ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. February 3, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 68.40 for imports and at Rs. 66.70 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 5/2017-Cus (NT) ...
Maharashtra Govt. issues guidelines for applicants who paid fees / deposits relating to registration under the old system, but failed to take registration before upgradation to new ...
Commerce Ministry issues clarification on the definition of ‘SEZ in an existing port or airport’ under Rule 2(zc) of SEZ Rules; States that in an SEZ in a port or airpo ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that multimedia speaker used with computers only for reproducing the sound after amplification do not function as USB player, therefore not classifiable under ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that water meters, other than those used for industrial purpose shall be taxable @ 12.5% under DVAT Act ...
Ministry of Commerce stipulates that where goods are held by Free Trade and Warehousing Zones (FTWZ) unit in warehouse in SEZ on behalf of foreign supplier, value of these goods wo ...
Import tariff value of Gold reduced from USD 392/10 grams to USD 388/10 grams, while that of Silver increased from USD 550/kg to USD 556/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items s ...
DGFT rectifies product description in MEIS Schedule i.r.o. Senna Leaves and Pods/ Kraft Paper and Paperboard/ Leather sandals in line with ITC (HS) from April 1, 2015; Amends Sr. N ...
Central Govt. extends exemption to all goods falling under HS code 080280 in case of imports from least developed countries; Amends Notification 96/2008-Cus. ...
Goa Govt. extends last date for filing Q3 VAT returns by all registered dealers including composition dealers, on or before February 17; Failure to file return by said date shall a ...
DGFT amends export policy of 'sandalwood' under Chapter 44 of ITC (HS) Classification – Schedule 2 so as to bring clarity for export of specified categories ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online / hard copy of Q3 return for FY 2016-17 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 to February 13, 2017 ...
Central Govt. extends anti-dumping duty on import of 'Saccharine' from China PR by 1 year i.e. upto January 12, 2018 ...
Central Govt. extends anti-dumping duty on import of 'Nylon Filament yarn' from China PR, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Korea R.P by 1 year i.e. upto January 12 ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. January 20, 2017; USD valued at Rs. 69.10 for imports and at Rs. 67.40 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 1/2017-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC issues clarification in respect of import of Point of Sale (PoS) terminal devices, its cells and batteries and labelling requirements thereof; States that relaxation of import ...
DGFT enhances minimum price for import of 'Areca Nuts' from existing Rs. 162/kg to Rs.251/Kg; Amends Import Policy Conditions under Chapter 8 of ITC HS 2012 (Import Policy) 2012 ...
Gujarat Govt. extends VAT exemption on technical grade urea till January 14, 2018 or the date from which GST Act shall come into force in the State, whichever is earlier; Amends No ...
Delhi Govt. eases the procedure for grant of registration under DVAT & CST Act; Applicant dealer applying through DVAT M Sewa would be granted registration preferably within 1 ...
Commerce Ministry amends Export policy of Animal by-products; Export of said products and items produced therefrom is allowed freely but export to European Union shall be subject t ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 372/10 grams to USD 392/10 grams while that of Silver from USD 526/kg to USD 550/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as Ed ...
Tamil Nadu Commercial Tax Dept. informs that e-Services provided through old portal www.tnvat.gov.in shall be closed from March 31, 2017; Requests dealers to complet ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that if dismantled goods from old and condemned plant & machineries are sold as ferrous scrap, shall be taxable at 5% under Entry-41 of Part-B of Fir ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Thermoplastic Road Marking Compound’ is taxable at 14.5% as a Residuary item falling under Entry-69 of Part-C of First Schedule; Howeve ...
Tamil Nadu clarifies that ‘semi-moulded plastic footwear with sale value of Rs. 200/- and above’ with registered brand name is liable to be taxed at 14.5% under Residua ...
Tamil Nadu clarifies that ‘Aluminium Domestic Utensils not operated by pressure or electricity viz. vessels, milk boiler, idly vessels, idly stand, idiappam vessel, puttukuda ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Mosquito Net fixed in existing Windows and Doors’ shall be taxable at 14.5% as a Residuary item falling under Entry-69 of Part-C of Fir ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Godrej Hit Rat’ if sold for use in agricultural / horticultural purpose, shall be exempt from levy of tax, being rodenticide falling un ...
DGFT amends Para 2.14(A) of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 alongwith Public Notice No. 58 dated February 1, 2016 and Appendix 2K of FTP 2015-20; IEC holder seeking head / branch / ...
Central Govt. levies provisional anti-dumping duty on import of 'Colour coated/pre-painted flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel' from China PR and European Union for 6 months ...
Central Govt. notifies that whole of excise duty would not require to be paid on Plain (Un-modified) Tamarind Kernel Powder falling under heading 1302, for period July 19, 2011 to ...
Central Govt. prescribes effective rate of excise duty @ 12.5% on Motor Vehicles falling under heading 8702 90 21, 8702 90 22, 8702 90 28 and 8702 90 29 of First Schedule to Centra ...
DGFT prohibits import of reptiles, mink, fox and fur of Chinchila; However, allows free import of 'other furskins, whole, with or without head, tail or paws’ subject to Wildl ...
DGFT notifies corrections in SIONs relating to Engineering Products in the Hand Book Procedures Vol. II ...
Ministry of Commerce notifies SEZ (Amendment) Rules, 2017 withdrawing the exclusion of legal & accounting services from scope of ‘professional services’ falling und ...
Finance Ministry releases indirect tax collection figures for the period April – December 2016, showing growth by 25% over corresponding period last year; Net revenue collect ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘De-oiled Cake if sold as aquatic feed, poultry feed, cattle feed and animal feed’, would be exempted under Entry 5 of Part-B of Fourth ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Plastic Strips (Edge Band Tape) made from PVC’ shall be classified as “plastic goods” and hence, liable to tax @ 5% under I ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Spare parts of Marine Engines other than those mentioned in First Schedule to TNVAT Act’, shall be taxed @ 14.5% under Entry-44 of Part ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Portable Battery Operated Kapas Plucking Machine’ cannot be treated as “agricultural implements” and hence, shall be taxed ...
Commerce Ministry amends SEZ Rules 2006 to substitute Rule 5A prescribing Infrastructure requirements relating to Information Technology, Bio-Technology, Research and Development F ...
Central Govt. revokes exemption on manufacturing of "Articles, other than gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium, or ruthenium" manufactured or sold under a br ...
Central Govt. removes 'Loksan' as Land Customs Station; On the other hand, appoints 'Kamardwisa (Rangapani)', in Baksa District of Assam and ‘Birpara’ in the Alipurduar ...
CBEC extends Single Window Interface Facilitation for Trade (SWIFT) to exports w.e.f. January 5, 2016 as pilot in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi Air Cargo Complexes, for CITES / wildlif ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of 'Jute Products' viz. Jute Yarn/Twine (multiple folded/cabled and single), Hessian fabric and Jute sacking bags from Bangladesh ...
Maharashtra Govt. levies MVAT @ 24% + Rs 2 / ltr on high speed diesel oil delivered to retailer for trading or person other than retailer having place of business within geographic ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. January 6, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.80 for imports and at Rs. 67.15 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 147/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that plastic scrap is taxable at 5% upto November 12, 2016 and exempt from tax thereafter ...
Maharashtra Govt. grants administrative relief to applicants who could not obtain Registration Certificates with appropriate date of effect because of technical reasons on new SAP ...
CBEC (Legal Cell) withdraws Instructions dated June 29, 2016 and December 28, 2016 relating to transfer of show cause notices issued by DRI, DGCEI and Customs ( ...
Central Govt. amends inter alia Notification No. 74/93-CE which exempts goods manufactured in State Govt. factory intended for use in any of its Dept., Notification No. 10/96-CE th ...
Central Govt. amends inter alia Notification No. 105/1999-Cus which provides tariff concessions on import of specified goods from SAARC countries under SAARC Preferential Trading A ...
Central Govt. extends Education Cess exemption on import of Felt Tiles, ATMs, Monitors & Projectors, Printed Circuit Assemblies of Word Processing Machines & Units thereof, ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions to goods imported from Korea RP under the India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) w.e.f. January 1, 2017; A ...
Central Govt. amends Notification No. 49/2008-CE (NT) prescribing rate of abatement as a percentage of RSP of commodities; Inter alia states that “unglazed vitrified tiles (w ...
Maharashtra Govt. grants full/partial exemption of late fees u/s 20(6) of MVAT Act, for uploading of pending returns for any period upto March 31, 2016; States that the scheme of f ...
Maharashtra Govt. grants full/partial exemption of late fees u/s 20(6) of MVAT Act, for uploading of pending returns for any period upto March 31, 2016; States that the scheme of f ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies ‘IDFC Bank’ for obtaining Bank Guarantee under Rule 61 of MVAT Rules; Amends Notification No. VAT.1514/C.R. 22/Taxation-1 ...
Maharashtra Govt. appoints Shri. V. V. Kulkarni – Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax in place of Shri. S. G. Sangle (Jt. Commissioner of Sales Tax) as member of Advance Ruling A ...
Tamil Nadu amends TN VAT Rules to inter alia require submission of (i) registered title deed of place of business in case of own premises / lease deed or rental agreement of place ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. amends Rule 16-A(1) of TN VAT Rules to extend the date of furnishing audit report for FY 2015-16 in Form WW by registered dealer having his principal place of busi ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. extends exemption from payment of VAT on purchase of certain goods by the Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai upto June 30, 2017 ...
Central Govt. amends First Schedule to Central Excise Tariff Act; Inter alia substitutes entries relating to Jute / Silk Machinery and Artificial Filament Row; Also, introduces cla ...
DGFT extends MEIS benefit for export of ‘Onions Fresh or Chilled’ under ITC (HS) Code 07031010 upto March 31, 2017 ...
CBEC assigns additional charge of Commissioner (Appeals-II), Chennai Central Excise Zone to Commissioner (Appeals-II), Customs Chennai for the purpose of reviewing orders passed by ...
DGFT notifies procedure for claiming Duty Credit Scrips under Chapter 3 of FTP 2009-14 for shipments where LEO date is upto March 31, 2015 but date of export is on or after April 1 ...
Central Govt. amends First Schedule to Custom Tariff Act; Inter alia substitutes entries relating to Jute / Silk Machinery and Artificial Filament Row; Also, introduces classificat ...
Commerce Ministry clarifies that SEZ units shall import only prime CRGO Steel for goods to be cleared to DTA subject to fulfillment of all the conditions specified in the Steel Pro ...
Import tariff value of Gold reduced from USD 378/10 grams to USD 372/10 grams while that of Silver from USD 561/kg to USD 526/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items such as Edib ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions to goods imported from Korea RP under the India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) w.e.f. January 1, 2017; A ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions in respect of specified goods imported from Malaysia under India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA) w.e ...
Central Govt. provides deeper concessional rate of BCD in respect of tariff items 8408 20 20 i.e. “engines of a kind used for propulsion of specified motor vehicles – o ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions to goods when imported from ASEAN under India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement w.e.f. January 1, 2017; Amends Notification No. 46/2011-Cu ...
Central Govt. withdraws BCD exemption available to specified fabrics, of value equivalent to 1% of FOB value of exports in preceding financial year, for manufacture of textile garm ...
CBEC assigns additional charge of Commissioner Faridabad-I CX (Delhi CX Zone) to Shri. Prashant Kumar Sinha, Commissioner, Delhi Audit (LTU) CX (Delhi CX Zone) and of Commissioner ...
CBEC extends deputation tenure of Shri M. Satish Kumar Reddy, IRS (C & CE : 1993) on consulting assignment with Asian Development Bank for further period of one year beyond Feb ...
CBEC promotes Shri Alok Kumar Mishra from Superintendent to Assistant Commissioner on ad-hoc basis notionally w.e.f. October 22, 2014 ...
CBEC (Legal Cell) issues clarification on the effect of stay granted by SC against Delhi HC judgment in Managali Impex Ltd. [TS-178-HC-2016(DEL)-CUST] which quashed DRI / DGCEI&rsq ...
Central Govt. withdraws basic customs duty exemption on import of "Technitium-99m"; Deletes Serial No. 163B in Table given in Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
DGFT permits export of Fresh or Chilled Potatoes falling under S. No. 50A of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC HS Classification of Import and Exports without any Minimum Export Price ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. exempts VAT payable on sale of goods to Consulate of Russian Federation in Chennai and its officials in the State for official and personal use, w.e.f. July 1, 201 ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that rate of compounded tax payable for a metal crusher with jaw size 30” x 4” is Rs. 3.20 lakhs from 2014-15 onwards ...
Kerala Govt. re-deploys Audit Assessment Wing to strengthen the Internal Audit Wing of Commercial Taxes Dpt. to attain the targeted growth rate in tax revenue ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that Edge Band made up of plastic, manufactured and used as ‘industrial inputs’ shall be covered under Entry 84(166) of Schedule III to DVAT Act ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that sale of Caesarstone shall be taxable u/s 4(1)(e) of DVAT Act at 12.5%; States that caesarstone is a manmade stone, different from marble albeit used for ...
Central Govt. rescinds Notification No. 34/2012-Cus (ADD) imposing anti-dumping duty on imports of Soda Ash, originating in or exported from China, EU, Kenya, Pakistan, Iran, Ukrai ...
Central Govt. rescinds Notification No. 8/2013-Cus (ADD) imposing anti-dumping duty on import of Soda Ash originating in or exported from Russia and Turkey; However, operation of r ...
Maharashtra Govt. empowers Sr. Dy. Commissioner and Dy. Commissioner to determine tax liability as per fair market price w.e.f April 1, 2011; Sr. Dy. Commissioner and Dy. Commissio ...
Maharashtra Govt. empowers Asst. Commissioner and Sales Tax Officers to determine tax liability as per fair market price w.e.f April 1, 2011; Asst. Commissioner and Sales Tax Offic ...
Gujarat Govt. exempts whole of tax on Point of Sales (POS) Terminal Machines (swipe machine for cashless transaction); Amends Notification No. (GHN-35)VAT-2006-(S.5)(2)(1)-TH ...
Rajasthan Govt. extends date of filing annual return in Form VAT-10A for year 2015-16 by dealers under Rule 19(6) of Rajasthan VAT Rules and revised return in Form VAT-10 or in For ...
Maharashtra Govt. dispenses the power of Additional Commissioner to levy penalty upto Rs. 1 lakh and for continuing offence a penalty of Rs. 1000 per day if a person fails to furni ...
Central Govt. notifies "Raiganj Railway Station in district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal" as land customs station only for purpose of export of goods from India; Amends Notificat ...
Ministry of Commerce requires National Security Clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs for setting up of SEZs; Proposals of foreign investment from countries of concern (contextua ...
UT Administration of Daman & Diu directs all trading dealers to furnish daily sales details in prescribed format to VAT Dept. in physical copy as well as in email (Excel format ...
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT dispenses with manual payment of taxes from December 15; Says facility of e-payment shall help in smooth transition to GST ...
CBEC extends export warehousing facility in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to facilitate trade and industry; Amends Circular No. 581/18/2001 - CX dated June 29, 2001 ...
Office of Development Commissioner, SEEPZ SEZ prescribes procedure for paperless Customs clearance of export cargo; As per the procedure, SEZ units shall file shipping bill in SEZ ...
Office of Development Commissioner, SEEPZ-SEZ prescribes procedure for disposal / removal of E-waste to DTA; States that procedure will be in tune with the provisions / conditions ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. December 16, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.65 for imports and at Rs. 67 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 145/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Import tariff value of Gold reduced from USD 386/10 grams to USD 378/10 grams while that of Silver increased from USD 542/kg to USD 561/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items su ...
DGFT approves 7 Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs) for a period of 3 years under the heading “New PSIAs recognized in terms of FTP 2015-20” in Appendix 2G ...
Haryana Govt. extends period for filing online Annual Returns for the year 2015-16 upto December 31 ...
Punjab Govt. extends last date for e-filing of Annual Statement in Form VAT 20 for the year 2015-16 till December 20 ...
DGFT withdraws MEIS benefit for 'Kuth Root' having ITC HS Code 12119046; Amends Appendix 3B of MEIS Schedule ...
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh clarifies that rate of tax on cell phone batteries and cell phone battery chargers which was reduced to 5% by including them under Entry 39(15) of Schedule ...
Office of Development Commissioner, SEEPZ-SEZ prescribes new procedure for transfer of cargo to Air Cargo Complex for the purpose of export; Said new procedure is applicable to goo ...
Office of Development Commissioner, SEEPZ-SEZ reiterates procedure for scrutiny of Softex filed by IT units; All IT units will file Softex on SEZ online system in the format prescr ...
Central Govt. extends custom duty exemption on import of ‘wheat’; Amends Entry No. 34 of Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘fryums’ would fall under Entry 49(2) of the Third Schedule to Kerala VAT Act, thereby attracting tax @ 5% ...
Kerala Govt. issues instructions with respect to communication of SC / HC / Tribunal / Appellate Authority orders & contempt of court cases to avoid administrative inconvenienc ...
DGFT extends Minimum Import Price (MIP) on 19 HS Codes of ‘Iron and Steel’ under Chapter 72 of ITC (HS), 2012 - Schedule -1 (Import Policy) until February 4, 2017 ...
CBEC dispenses with requirement of permission for pick-up or local delivery of export / imported courier packages / shipments, transportation for officials and housekeeping activit ...
CBEC rolls out Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS) as pilot project at Courier Terminal, Sahar, Mumbai w.e.f. today i.e. December 5; ECCS to carry out automated assessments and c ...
DGFT amends format for Quarterly Report and Annual Progress Report for Working Units [Annexure III and Annexure IV to Appendix -6E] to monitor the domestic procurement made and cor ...
Central Govt. withdraws Excise Duty exemption on gold coins having gold content not below 99.5%, and gold findings; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-CE ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. December 2, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 69.40 for imports and at Rs. 67.70 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 138/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. prescribes guidelines for sale of confiscated / seized gold; Sale of seized gold can be routed through all public sector banks and STCs in addition to State Bank of I ...
Central Govt. withdraws CVD exemption on gold coins having gold content not below 99.5%, and gold findings; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
Rajasthan Govt. exempts Point of Sales (PoS) Devices including Micro ATM from VAT; Amends Schedule I ...
Import tariff value of Gold reduced from USD 394/10 grams to USD 386/10 grams and that of Silver from USD 563/kg to USD 542/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items such as Edible ...
Central Govt. levies anti-dumping duty at varying rates on import of 'Axle for Trailers' from China for a period of 5 years ...
Central Govt. notifies Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Amendment Regulations, 2016 thereby amending Regulation 6 of Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulations, 199 ...
Central Govt. notifies SEZ (Amendment) Rules 2016 thereby amending Form H relating to Bond-Cum-Legal-Undertaking for SEZ Units; As per said amendment, SEZ units shall submit the An ...
Gujarat Govt. disallows ITC on natural gas when sold / resold in course of inter-State trade or commerce or consigned or dispatched for branch transfer or to agent outside the Stat ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rate of South African Rand w.e.f November 30, 2016; Accordingly, SAR valued at Rs. 5.15 for imports and Rs. 4.80 for exports; Amends Notification No ...
Central Govt. rescinds “Publication of Daily Lists of Imports and Exports Rules” which directed Commissioner of Customs to publish a list of all goods imported into or ...
Central Govt. levies anti-dumping duty at varying rates on import of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke from Australia and China for a period of 5 years ...
Central Govt. exempts Point of Sale (‘POS’) Devices and all goods required for manufacture of POS devices, from excise duty subject to actual user condition till March ...
CBEC dispenses with requirement of issuing Mate’s receipt in case of containerized cargo, with the advent of automation of Customs procedures, message exchange system, and di ...
Maharashtra Govt. releases Computerized Desk Audit (CDA) reports for the period 2013-14 after analyzing electronic data pertaining to e-Returns, audit reports in Form e-704 and ann ...
DGFT aligns description of around 30 products in MEIS Schedule with that under ITC(HS); Amends Table 2 of Appendix 3B ...
DGFT includes new Regional Office of DGFT at Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh in Appendix – 1A of FTP 2015-20; Consequently, territorial jurisdiction of Regional Authority, Vishakha ...
CBEC dispenses with requirement of printing of GAR-7 Forms / TR-6 Challans, TP Copy, Shipping Bill (Exchange Control & Export Promotion copies) and Bill of Entry (Exchange Cont ...
Central Govt. levies safeguard duty on import of "Hot Rolled flat sheets and plates (excluding hot rolled flat products in coil form) of alloy or non-alloy steel having nominal thi ...
CBEC further rationalizes revised simplified procedure for fixation of brand rates; Inter alia dispenses with requirement of submitting original duty paying documents for endorsing ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. instructs assessing authorities to accept manual Form WW in the pre-revised format for AY 2015-16 which is due on or before December 31; Informs that on-line filin ...
Karnataka Govt. extends tax payment & return filing due date for the month of October 2016 to November 24th, for dealers whose tax liability does not exceeds Rs. 50,000 during ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online / hard copy of Q2 return for FY 2016-17 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 to November 28, 2016; Dealers filing returns with ...
CBEC clarifies that imported shredded metallic scrap shall continue to be cleared upon furnishing of Pre-Inspection Certificate; Modifies Para 3(1) of Circular No. 48/2016 - Cus ...
Chhattisgarh Govt. exempts VAT on sale of debit / credit card swipe machines upto March 31, 2017 ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online / hard copy of Q2 return for FY 2016-17 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 to November 21, 2016; Dealers filing returns with digit ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. November 18, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.80 for imports and at Rs. 67.10 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 136/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Gujarat Govt. restricts input tax credit on Pan Masala, Aerated & Carbonated beverages, Mobiles and goods which are taxable at 20% or more; Tax credit restricted at 2% on taxab ...
CBEC reduces import tariff value of Gold from USD 414/10 gms to USD 394/10 gms and that of Silver from USD 577/kg to 563/kg; Also revises tariff values of 8 other import items such ...
J&K Govt. notifies amnesty scheme under General Sales Tax Act w.e.f. November 13th to facilitate voluntary payment of tax arrears payable thereunder; Allows remission of 100% p ...
J&K Govt. extends last date for filing VAT returns for Q1 & Q2 of FY 2016-17 to November 30th and December 31st respectively ...
Rajasthan Govt. extends last date of filing Q2 return of FY 2016-17 in Form VAT-10 by dealers covered under Rule 19(5)(b) of Rajasthan VAT Rules, to November 21st ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies Maharashtra Value Added Tax (Sixth Amendment) Rules 2016 w.e.f November 12; Amends Rule 45A by inserting proviso to clause (b) to allow dealers to utiliz ...
FM Arun Jaitley states that GST to be implemented from April 1, 2016; Further, states that apart from GST, parallel reforms are also in pipe line in direct tax structure; Tax colle ...
Central govt. levies anti-dumping duty on import of "4, 4 Diamino Stilbene 2, 2 Disulphonic Acid (DASDA)" from China PR up to and inclusive of January 22, 2019 ...
Jharkhand Govt. notifies Ordinance to amend VAT Act; Inter alia brings ‘e-commerce’ within the ambit of taxation under the VAT Act, by amending the definition of &ldquo ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that in case of inter-State movement of goods by transfer of documents of title to goods (termed as transit sale), Assessing Authorities shall issue E-1 ...
Central Govt. instructs that while forwarding cases of partial de-notification of SEZs, Development Commissioners should also certify that ratio of Processing Area & Non-Proces ...
DGFT disallows import of 'Boric Acid' (subject to actual user condition) under Duty Free Import Authorization (DFIA) Scheme; Amends SION A3130, A3131, A3132 and A3627 ...
CBEC clarifies that revised rates under Rebate of State Levies on Export of Garments Scheme 2016 (ROSL Scheme) are applicable to garment exports with Let Export Orde ...
Central Govt. revises procedure for Reimbursement of Duty (RoD) in lieu of drawback for supply of goods to SEZ Developers against INR; States that disclaimer certificate is require ...
Goa Govt. extends last date for filing of quarterly returns for ‘July-September’ period till November 18; Failure to file returns within extended due date to attract pe ...
Odisha Govt. reduces VAT on e-Rickshaw and Battery Operated Vehicles (‘BOV’) and LPG Cylinders from 14.5% to 5% ...
DGFT amends Standard Input Output Norms (SION) of "Food products" with immediate effect ...
Central Govt. levies provisional anti-dumping duty on import of 'Wire Rod of Alloy or Non-Alloy Steel' from China PR ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. November 4, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 67.60 for imports and at Rs. 65.90 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 127/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Punjab Govt. extends the last date of e-filing of VAT-15 for the Q2 till November 7, 2016 ...
Karnataka Govt. reduces VAT on CCTV Cameras, CCTV Recording Devices, CCTV Cables, CCTV Power Supplies, CCTV Racks and CCTV Accessories from 14.5% to 5.5% with immediate effect ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that disposable foam, thermocol, XPS (Cross-linked Polystyrene) will continue to be taxed at 20% as per Kerala Finance Act, 2013; However, disposable paper p ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online / hard copy of Q2 return for 2016-17 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 to November 14, 2016; Dealers filing returns through digit ...
JNCH Commissioner issues clarification that no interest is payable in respect of refund of deposits (for example security deposits, deposits on project import, etc.) in pursuance o ...
CBEC increases import tariff value of Gold from USD 410/10 grams to USD 414/10 grams and that of Silver from USD 576/kg to 577/kg; Also revises tariff values of 8 other import item ...
Maharashtra Govt. issues guidelines on filing of e-returns under The Maharashtra Tax on the Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2002; Inter alia states that importer must have Ent ...
Maharashtra Govt. exempts Shell MRPL Aviation Fuels and Services Limited from payment of VAT in excess of 5% of turnover of sale of Aviation Turbine Fuel; Amends Notification No. V ...
Maharashtra Govt. allows e-payments under MVAT Act, CST Act, Profession Tax Act, Entry Tax Act, Luxury Tax Act and SCPT Act through payment gateways of GRAS and SBI-e pay from ...
Central Govt. withdraws customs duty exemption granted on all goods including automobiles, imported into India by the Ford Foundation for their official use; Rescinds Notification ...
CBEC prescribes procedure for clearance of imported metal scrap (both ferrous and non-ferrous) with immediate effect; Permits import of metal scrap in shredded form through all por ...
Goa Govt. amends Entry No. 26 of Schedule C to the Goa VAT Act wherein motor car sold by registered dealer to the defence personnel or to spouse of deceased defence personnel, wher ...
Goa Govt. issues guidelines for defence personnel intending to avail benefit of concessional VAT under Entry No. 26 of Schedule C to Goa VAT Act, for purchase of motor vehicle; Int ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that transactions involving interstate works contract are not liable to be taxed under Kerala VAT since tax shall be collected by the State from where moveme ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that turnover relating to market margins received by the participants in the future markets would not form part of the ‘taxable turnover’ under K ...
CBEC clarifies that exporter is required to issue letter under Rebate of State Levies on Export of Garments Scheme informing the rebate amount to be paid into the account head of M ...
DGFT amends Para 2.54 (v) of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-20 dealing with conditions governing clearance of imports of un-shredded Metallic Waste and Scraps by Sea Ports; Revises s ...
Assam Govt. increases entry tax rates from 4% to 10% on goods namely refrigerators, air coolers, telecommunication equipments, type writers including electronic typewriters, motor ...
DGFT includes Kalinganagar and Tumb Village (Taluka Umbergaon, District Valsad) as Inland Container Depots for availing export promotion benefits under Chapter 4 of FTP; ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. October 21; USD valued at Rs. 67.55 for imports and at Rs. 65.90 for exports; Supersedes Notification 124/2016-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC adds sub-foreign post office at Vijayawada, Leh and Hyderabad as lands customs station for clearance of all goods or any class of goods imported or exported by land; Amends No ...
CBEC reduces import tariff value of Gold from USD 428/10 grams to USD 410/10 grams and that of Silver from USD 619/kg to 576/kg; Also revises tariff values of 8 other import items ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that “Hard Anodized-Concave tawa, Hard Anodized tawa, Fry pan, Kadai, Sauce Pan, Casserole, Milk Pot, Handi, Multi Tawa, Apple Handi, Wodercast-Cass ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that ‘Electromagnetic Flow Meter’ will not attract Entry tax under Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act 1976 ...
Puducherry Govt. reduces VAT on e-Rickshaw, battery operated cars, LED Bulbs, LED lamps, LED tube lights, LED torches and sanitary napkins from 14.5% to 2% w.e.f October 1; Amends ...
Puducherry Govt. reduces VAT on e-Rickshaw, battery operated cars, LED Bulbs, LED lamps, LED tube lights, LED torches and sanitary napkins from 14.5% to 2% w.e.f October 1; Amends ...
Puducherry Govt. prescribes form of Certificate to be issued by Director, Local Administration Dept, and the Chief Engineer, Public Works Dept. to dealer supplying cleaning equipme ...
Puducherry Govt. exempts cleaning equipment and machineries sold to local bodies or PWD for use in Swachh Bharat Mission, helmets and power tillers sold to farmers from VAT w.e.f O ...
DGFT notifies procedure for designating ports for import of un-shredded metallic scrap and handling of un-shredded metallic scrap by Inland Container Depots (ICDs); Any ICD can han ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty @ 1.87 USD per Kg on import of "Narrow Woven Fabrics" from China PR for 5 years ...
Central Govt. modifies jurisdiction of Central Excise Commissionerates; Chief Commissioners, Commissioners and Commissioner – Audit or Appeal at Bhopal shall govern Ujjain; A ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. October 7th; USD valued at Rs. 67.50 for imports and at Rs. 65.80 for exports; Supersedes Notification No.121/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. dispenses with customs duty exemption on goods imported for display or demonstration before any Central / State Govt. Dept.; States that in the event of failure to ex ...
Central Govt. extends applicability of Minimum Import Price on 66 HS Codes of Iron and Steel under Chapter 72 of ITC (HS), 2012, till December 4th; Amends Notification No. 20/2015- ...
Central Govt. includes two ICDs, viz. Kalinganagar and Tumb Village, Tuticorin in list of Customs stations from where export / import under Export Promotion Schemes can take place& ...
Central Govt. exempts customs duty on import "Technitium-99m"; Inserts Serial No. 163B in table prescribed under Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
Central Govt. issues draft Circular prescribing procedure i.r.o. delayed / incomplete / incorrect filing of Import Manifest / Report; Clarifies that fine / penalty imposed upon adj ...
DGFT notifies that export performance of gems and jewellery items from SEZ / EOU units shall not be clubbed with export performance from DTA units of any IEC-holder for grant of an ...
CBEC substitutes second proviso in Notification No. 57/2000-Cus providing exemption on import of gold, silver and platinum under specified schemes; New proviso requires importer to ...
CBEC permits launch of prosecution immediately after issuance of show cause notice in respect of gold imports; Amends Para 6 of Circular No. 27/2015-Cus ...
CBEC amends Notification No. 94/96-Cus granting customs duty exemption on re-import of goods exported to Bhutan under duty drawback / rebate of duty or under bond; States that mach ...
CBEC apprises field formations & trade / industry the decision of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change that licenses of import of plastic and PET scrap issued un ...
Import tariff value of Gold reduced from USD 430/10 grams to USD 428/10 grams and that of Silver from USD 620/kg to USD 619/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items such as Edible ...
Finance Ministry directs that no service tax shall require to be paid on service of transportation of students, faculty and staff by education institutions as defined in Section 66 ...
CBEC dispenses with the practice of evidencing debits manually on physical copy of Advance Authorizations electronically registered at Customs EDI locations; Hence, authorization-h ...
Central Govt. retains basic customs duty (BCD) on ghee, butter and butter oil at 40% beyond September 30th, for period upto March 31, 2017; Amends Notification No.12/2012-Cus ...
DGFT notifies inclusion of new Regional Office of DGFT at Belagavi, Karnataka in Appendix-1 A of FTP 2015-2020; Consequently, territorial jurisdiction of RA, Bangalore is reallocat ...
Ministry of Commerce notifies quantity of 10,000 tons of white sugar to be exported to European Union under CXL Quota upto September 30, 2017 ...
Ministry of Commerce rectifies export obligation period from 12 to 18 months under Special Advance Authorisation Scheme for export of articles of apparel and clothing accessories, ...
CBEC clarifies that 'Calcium Nitrate' is classifiable under Chapter 28 of Customs Tariff Act; However, 'calcium nitrate along with other salts (Ammonium Nitrate)' shall be classifi ...
Central Govt. re-permits manufacturer to submit ‘security’ for availing concessional duty benefit under Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty fo ...
Maharashtra Govt. modifies geographical jurisdiction of Jt. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Mumbai & Pune to cover areas covered by PIN codes as specified in Trade Circular No. 20T ...
Pursuant to Commerce Ministry allowing exporters to surrender one of the incorrectly availed simultaneous benefits of zero rated EPCG and SHIS subject to conditions, CBEC deletes t ...
Central Govt. directs that service tax u/s 66B of Finance Act on the service by way of 'advancement of Yoga' provided by entities registered u/s 12AA of Income Tax from July 1, 201 ...
Central Govt. sets up Customs Clearance Facilitation Committee (CCFCs) at Commissionerates of Amritsar, Kolkata, Patna and Shillong having jurisdiction over various Land Customs St ...
CBEC has revised EXIM exchange rate of South African Rand w.e.f. September 23, 2016; SAR valued at Rs. 5.10 for imports and Rs. 4.75 for exports; Amends Notification No. 121/2016-C ...
Pursuant to Commerce Ministry allowing exporters to surrender one of the incorrectly availed simultaneous benefits of zero rated EPCG and SHIS subject to conditions, CBEC deletes t ...
Central Govt. reduces import duty on potatoes from 30% to 10% for the period upto October 31, 2016; Further, reduces import duty on wheat from 25% to 10% for the period up to Febru ...
Central Govt. withdraws customs duty exemption on imports for 'servicing' of aircrafts, extends exemption only to raw materials used for manufacture of aircraft; Benefit of exempti ...
DGFT amends ANF 5A of Aayat Niryat Forms of FTP 2015-20 so as to include guidelines for designating / certifying Common Service Provider by DGFT or State Industrial Infrastructure ...
DGFT clarifies that in the context of common service providers under EPCG Scheme, definition of service provider includes job-workers and accordingly, in such cases, provisions of ...
DGFT clarifies that refund of Terminal Excise Duty (TED) on deemed exports shall continue to be available where ab-initio exemption was not provided and duty has been paid using CE ...
Ministry of Commerce extends Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) benefit to 2901 items with immediate effect; These items include garments, engineering goods, leather and ...
Maharashtra Govt. extends jurisdiction of Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax (HQ) 1, Mumbai to whole of Maharashtra State; Amends Notification No. Sr. DC (A&R)/PWR/1006/2/ADM-3 ...
Maharashtra Govt. makes amendments to taxation of liquor u/s 41(5) of MVAT Act; Mandates manufacturer of liquor holding license in PLL or CL-I or BRL to incorporate Certificate &ls ...
Maharashtra Govt. explains the amendments to Sections 2 & 6 of the Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears in Disputes Act 2016 vide Ordinance No. XXIII of 2016 promulgated on Septem ...
CBEC instructs field formations to closely monitor and ensure strict compliance of conditions given to claim immunity from fine / prosecution in settlement cases in terms of Sectio ...
CBEC prescribes procedure for availing CENVAT credit of service tax paid on transportation of goods by rail, pursuant to dispensation of requirement of enclosing photocopies of Rai ...
Central Govt. notifies CENVAT Credit (Tenth Amendment) Rules, 2016 thereby amending Rule 9(1)(fa); Allows CENVAT credit availment on the basis of “Service Tax Certificate for ...
DGFT permits free import of Rough Marble and Travertine Blocks provided CIF value is $200 / MT w.e.f. October 1, 2016 ...
DGFT permits free import of marble slabs [Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles, mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), artificial ...
DGFT permits free import of granite slabs [Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles, mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), artificia ...
Maharashtra hikes VAT on petrol by Rs. 1.50 per litre w.e.f. September 17, 2016; Also revises rate of tax applicable to Schedule ‘C’ goods from 5.5% to 6%, while g ...
Goa Govt. amends Goa (Recovery of Arrears of Tax through Settlement) Act 2009 to provide for expeditious enforcement of payment of arrears of tax, interest or penalty for period up ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. today; USD valued at Rs. 67.75 for imports and at Rs. 66.05 for exports; Supersedes Notification No.119/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. increases effective rate of Basic Customs Duty on import of Marble and Travertine blocks, Marble slabs and Granite slabs from 10% to 20% w.e.f. October 1, 2 ...
Goa Govt. notifies Goa Value Added Tax (Ninth Amendment) Act, 2016; Inter alia increases threshold u/s 3 from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 5 lakhs in case of non-resident / casual dealer and ...
DGFT extends one-time facility to exporters to claim replenishment of gold within 120 days from date of issuance of Public Notice, i.e. from September 8th, in respect of ...
DGFT recognizes Melt Enterprises Ltd, UK as Pre-Shipment Inspection Agency for period of 3 years in terms of Para 2.55 (d) of HBP 2015-20 in Appendix 2G; Further, re-notifies autho ...
DGFT grants option to exporters who have incorrectly availed simultaneous benefit of Zero Duty EPCG Scheme and Status Holder Incentive Scheme, to surrender one of the benefits subj ...
CBEC allows Direct Port Entry for factory stuffed export containers of all manufacturing firms prior to grant of Let Export Order; Advises Customs Houses to issue suitable trade no ...
DGFT deletes Actual User condition for import of Industrial Urea / Technical Grade Urea (TGU); Amends ITC (HS) Code 31021000 under Chapter 31 ...
CBEC issues detailed instructions for implementation of Rules of Origin under Free / Preferential Trade Agreements and for verification of preferential Certificates of Origin; Dire ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online / hard copy of Q1 return for 2016-17 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 to September 19, 2016; Dealers filing returns through ...
Central Govt. imposes customs duty at 10% on import of "Marble and Travertine / Pebbles" and “worked and monumental stone”; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
Central Govt. extends levy of anti-dumping duty on import of "Para Nitroaniline" from China PR for 1 year i.e. till September 8, 2017; Amends Notification No. 88/2011-Cus ...
Central Govt. exempts Articles of goldsmiths’ or silversmiths’ wares / Strips used in the manufacture of articles of jewellery / Precious and semi-precious stones, subj ...
CBEC grants Non-Functional Upgradation on ad-hoc basis to 239 officers of 1990 to 1994 batches of IRS (Customs and Central Excise) in Senior Administrative Grade ...
CBEC assigns additional charge of Principal Chief Commissioner/Director General of Customs and Central Excise to Smt Janaki Arun Kumar, Principal Commissioner, Chennai-I and to Shr ...
CBEC assigns additional charge of Commissioner (Appeals) in Mumbai Customs Zone-I to Shri B.S. Nunwal, Commissioner (Appeals) Mumbai ...
Maharashtra Govt. sets up e-Seva Kendra for online registration of dealers having businesses in remote locations and not having facility of online registration; Dealers availing th ...
DGFT extends the applicability of ‘value addition’ to Silver/Platinum Jewellery and articles thereof which were inadvertently left out earlier under the Scheme fo ...
DGFT relaxes norms for export of Red Sanders wood in log form obtained out of confiscated/seized stock from the State Govt. of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu; Allows export of 383.132 ...
Central Govt. exempts "Round copper wire or flat copper wire for use in the manufacture of Photovoltaic (PV) ribbon (tinned copper interconnect) for manufacture of solar photovolta ...
Central Govt. exempts import of "Flat copper wire for use in the manufacture of photo voltaic ribbon (tinned copper interconnect) for manufacture of solar photovoltaic cells or mod ...
Central Govt. exempts services provided by Govt. or local authority by way of allowing a business entity to operate as telecom service provider or use radio frequency spectrum duri ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of Glass Fibre and Articles thereof from China PR for a period of 5 years; Glass Fibre includes inter alia glass r ...
CBEC revises the procedure for investigation of related party transactions and those involving royalty, license fee etc. by Special Valuation Branches (SVBs); States that where upo ...
CBEC calls for training sessions on ongoing basis to equip authorized Customs Officers with procedural and legal requirements for clearance of food consignments at locations where ...
CBEC introduces risk based selectivity criteria in Risk Management System (RMS) for clearance of consignments that are referable to Participating Government Agencies (PGA); No NOC ...
Delhi Govt. extends filing of online/hard copy of return for first quarter of 2016-17 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 along with required annexure/enclosures upto September 10 ...
DGFT notifies that total quantity of Red Sanders wood in any form, bulk or value added, permitted to the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for export is revised to 8498.095 MT, which subsume ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. September 2, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 67.90 for imports and at Rs. 66.20 for exports; Supersedes Notification No.112/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Import tariff value of Gold and Silver reduced from USD 440/10 gms to USD 428/10 gms and USD 658/kg to USD 612/kg; Tariff values of 8 other items also revised; Amends Notification ...
CBEC revises amount of insurance to be provided by Customs Cargo Service Provider, same shall be equal to average value of goods likely to be stored in Customs Area f ...
Kerala Govt. discusses salient features of Kerala Finance Bill, 2016 which amended various Acts such as Kerala Surcharge on Taxes Act, Kerala General Sales Tax Act and Kerala VAT A ...
Kerala Govt. revises check list for processing refund applications by Assessing Authorities, where refunds are allowed without examining the principles of unjust enrichment and col ...
DGFT constitutes Grievance Redressal Committee to review grievances pending beyond reasonable time for speedy disposal and to review resolution of sector specific grievances; Commi ...
DGFT notifies Merchandise Exports from Indian Scheme (MEIS) @ 5% for onions for exports effective upto December 31, 2016 ...
CBEC issues guidelines on safety and security of premises where goods are loaded, unloaded, handled or stored; Imported or export goods that are hazardous in nature shall be stored ...
CBEC notifies Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas (Amendment) Regulations 2016; Amends Regulation 5(3) of Regulations 2009 thereby reducing the customs area storage period to 10 day ...
Central Govt. levies Basic Excise duty at concessional rate of 2% on Aviation Turbine Fuel drawn by operators or cargo operators from the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) airport ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rate of South African Rand w.e.f August 27, 2016; Accordingly, SAR is valued at Rs. 4.90 for imports and Rs. 4.55 for exports; Amends Notification N ...
CBEC adds Container Freight Station at Bayyavaram Village and Kasimkota Mandal in the list of areas in State of Visakhapatnam who would be governed by Commissionerate at Vijaywada; ...
CBEC revises guidelines for disposal of confiscated goods through NCCF / Kendriya Bhandar / other Multi-State Consumer Cooperatives and through e-auction / auction cum tender; As p ...
Central Govt. extends benefit of ‘duty-free tariff preference for Least Developed Countries’ to Republic of Guinea-Bissau; Amends Notification No. 96/2008 ...
Delhi Govt. withdraws mandatory requirement of filing returns in Form DVAT 16 or DVAT 17 with digital signatures, with immediate effect; Withdraws Notification No. F. 3(643)/Policy ...
Pursuant to dispensation of bonded warehousing requirements for EOU / STP / EHTP Units, CBEC disallows such units engaged in trading from removing procured goods outside the &lsquo ...
CBEC cautions Customs Officers about the procedure for examination and rummaging of vessels that berth at Indian Ports / aircrafts which land at airports / vehicles that cross land ...
Assessing Authorities shall obtain the approval of Special Commissioner (Policy) before issuing ‘C’ Forms in advance, Amends Circular No. 24 of 2012-13 dated December 1 ...
Kerala extends last date for filing option for payment of compounded tax u/s 8 of Kerala VAT Act, for year 2016-17 to August 31, 2016 ...
Central Govt. extends anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Phenyl Methyl Pyrazolone’ from China till August 23, 2017; Amends Notification No. 80/2011-Cus ...
Central Govt. extends anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Caustic Soda’ from Thailand, Taiwan, Norway till August 22, 2017; Amends Notification No.79/2011-Cus ...
Shri Paramjit Singh Saini, Superintendent to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on ad hoc basis ...
CBEC promotes Shri Sudhir M. Waghamare, Superintendent to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on ad hoc basis ...
CBEC promotes Shri Ramdhan Lal Meena, Superintendent to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on ad hoc basis ...
CBEC promotes Shri Charan Lal Meena, Superintendent to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on ad hoc basis ...
CBEC promotes Shri P. Mohan, Superintendent to the grade of Assistant Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on ad hoc basis ...
CBEC appoints Shri P.K. Sharma, IRS (C&CE: 2014) as Deputy Commissioner of Customs in NOIDA SEZ on deputation basis for a period of 3 years ...
CBEC vests the powers of Chief Commissioner to Principal Commissioners who have been given additional charge vide CBEC orders No. 79/2016 dated July 14 and 86/2016 dated July 26 re ...
CBEC vests the powers of Chief Commissioner to Principal Commissioners who have been given additional charge vide CBEC orders No. 79/2016 dated July 14 and 86/2016 dated July 26 re ...
CBEC vests the powers of Chief Commissioner to Principal Commissioners who have been given additional charge vide CBEC orders No. 79/2016 dated July 14 and 86/2016 dated July 26 re ...
CBEC notifies EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. today; USD valued at Rs. 67.75 for imports and at Rs. 66.05 for exports; Supersedes Notification No.106/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on import of “cold-rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel” from China, Japan, Korea & Ukraine for a pe ...
Pursuant to dispensation of mandatory warehousing requirements for Export Oriented Units (EOUs), Electronics Hardware Technology Park Units (EHTPs), Software Technology Park Units ...
Pursuant to dispensation of mandatory warehousing requirements for Export Oriented Units (EOUs), Electronics Hardware Technology Park Units (EHTPs), Software Technology Park Units ...
Central Govt. allows import of consumer electronic items at any one time by any person through post or otherwise for personal use upto CIF value of Rs 50,000/-; Accordingly, enhanc ...
Import tariff value of gold increased from USD 436/10 gms to USD 440/10 gms, while that of Silver reduced from USD 665/kg to USD 658/kg; Tariff values of 9 other items also revised ...
Central Govt. specifies All Industry Rates of Drawback for export of garments made under Special Advance Authorization Scheme w.e.f. September 1, 2016; Amends Notification No. 110/ ...
Central Govt. exempts w.e.f September 1, 2016 import of fabrics against Special Advance Authorization Scheme under Para 4.04A of FTP 2015-2020 for manufacture and export of garment ...
CBEC amends Import Manifest (Aircraft) Regulations, 1976 to provide inter alia that passenger manifest shall be delivered within 15 minutes of the closure and departure of the flig ...
CBEC amends Export Manifest (Aircraft) Regulations, 1976 to provide inter alia that pre check-in passenger manifest shall be delivered 12 hours before the departure of the flight a ...
Central Govt. withdraws excise duty exemption on ethanol produced from molasses generated in the sugar season 2015-16 (i.e. October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016), for supply to pu ...
Central Govt. withdraws excise duty exemption on ethanol produced from molasses generated in the sugar season 2015-16 (i.e. October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016), for supply to pu ...
Office of Development Commissioner, SEEPZ prescribes procedure for manual registration of Duty Credit Scrips issued under MEIS and SEIS of FTP 2015-20, and for issuance of Telegrap ...
CBEC releases FAQs to facilitate understanding of Customs Bonded Warehousing facilities; Inter alia states that Duty Free Shop should be licensed in terms of Sec 58A of Customs Act ...
Finmin records 29.9% hike in indirect tax collections upto July 2016, indicate net revenue of Rs. 2.71 lakh Cr (approx.) as compared to Rs. 2.09 lakh Cr (approx.) in corresponding ...
Central Govt. provides for levy of provisional anti-dumping duty at USD 474 / MT & USD 557 / MT on ‘Hot-rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel’ imported from C ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of ‘Viscose Staple Fibre excluding Bamboo Fibre’ from China and Indonesia for a period of 5 years ...
Central Govt. finalizes provisional assessments in respect of import of ‘PVC Flex Film’ from China which are produced by M/s Haining Tianfu Warp Knitting Co. Ltd. and e ...
Central Govt. finalizes provisional assessments in respect of import of ‘PVC Flex Film’ from China which are produced by M/s Haining Tianfu Warp Knitting Co. Ltd. and e ...
Central Govt. extends the levy of anti-dumping duty on import of certain ‘Rubber Chemicals, namely MBTS [Dibenzothiazoledisulphide]’ from China till October 19, 2017; A ...
Central Govt. extends the levy of anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Sodium Nitrite’ from China till August 16, 2017; Amends Notification No. 46/2014-Cu (ADD) ...
Central Govt. prescribes import prices on CIF basis at or above which safeguard duty on ‘flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, other alloy steel’ will not be applica ...
DGFT clarifies that grapes packed in imported packing material do not fall under ineligible category mentioned under para 3.17.2(ii) of FTP and therefore, exporter is entitled to V ...
DGFT allows facility of clubbing for Advance Authorizations for Annual Requirement issued under FTP 2009-14 and 2015-20 wherever exports and imports have taken place as per notifie ...
DGFT lays down policy condition for import / export of human biological samples for commercial purposes; States that import / export should be permitted by Customs authorities at t ...
DGFT extends Minimum Import Price (MIP) for 66 HS Codes of Iron and Steel under Chapter 72 of ITC (HS), 2012 - Schedule-1 (Import Policy) till October 4, 2016; Imports under Advanc ...
Central Govt. extends anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Opal Glassware’ (falling under heading 7013) from China PR and UAE till August 8, 2017; Amends Notification No. 10 ...
Central Govt. extends anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Sewing Machine Needles’ (falling under Sub-heading 8452 30) from China PR till June 21, 2017; Amends Notification ...
Central Govt. extends anti-dumping duty on import of ‘Polytetrafluoroethylene’ (PTFE) (falling under chapter heading 3904 61) from China PR by one year i.e. till August ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. today; USD valued at Rs. 67.75 for imports and at Rs. 66.05 for exports; Supersedes Notification No.105/2016-Cus (NT) ...
In addition to Customs EDI ports, export of Basmati Rice now permitted through Land Custom Stations (LCS) on Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Nepal border, subject to registration of quant ...
Pursuant to reconstitution of Board of Trade, DGFT includes name of President, Laghu Udyog Bharti, New Delhi as Ex-officio member to give appropriate representation to MSME sector; ...
CBEC extends last date to August 22, 2016 for receipt of applications from candidates towards fresh panel of Senior / Junior Standing Counsels to handle indirect taxation cases bef ...
DGFT provides for relief in annual average export obligation under EPCG authorisations, in terms of Para 5.19 of Hand Book of Procedures of FTP 2015-20 to certain sectors / product ...
Central Govt. delegates power to Department of Revenue to frame detailed guidelines regarding registration of contracts with Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior for import of poppy see ...
Import tariff value of gold increased from USD 430 / 10 gms to USD 436 / 10 gms, while that of silver increased from USD 660 / kg to USD 665 / kg; Tariff values of 8 other import i ...
CBEC lays down procedure for exports through Foreign Post Offices located at Mumbai, Delhi & Chennai using e-commerce platform under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS ...
Finance Ministry lists down the changes and clarifications in respect of excise duty on jewellery; Gives a brief summary of amendments made vide various Notifications to existing T ...
CBEC directs Chief Commissioners / Directors General of Customs & Central Excise to relieve immediately all officers, viz. Assistant / Deputy and Additional / Joint Commissione ...
CBEC Chairman urges Chief Commissioners / Principal Commissioners / Commissioners to give widespread publicity to Indirect Tax Dispute Resolution Scheme bearing in mind that same i ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. issues FAQ's on return filing; States that hard-copy of the return need not be submitted in case the return is digitally signed; Further clarifies that in case the ...
DGFT updates Policy Condition 3 of Chapter 88 of ITC(HS) 2012 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy); Accordingly, restricts import of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)/ Unmanned Aerial Vehic ...
Central Govt permits export of potatoes, fresh or chilled, subject to Minimum Export Price (MEP) of US $ 360/MT; Amends Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 (Export Policy) of ...
CESTAT instructs that Demand Draft / Pay Order submitted towards appeal / application fee must be valid for 60 days on date of submission; States that scrutiny, rectification of ...
Central Govt. extends the levy of anti-dumping duty on import of “Rubber Chemicals namely MOR, PX13 and TDQ” from European Union and People's Republic of China upto Jul ...
Central Govt. exempts export duty on 'organic sugar' upto 10,000 MT subject to requirement of export in terms of DGFT Public Notice Nos. 73(RE-2013)/2009-14 and 10/2015-2020, and p ...
Delhi Govt. notifies that Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2016 shall come into force from July 26, 2016; Accordingly, notified goods will be liable for advance tax before im ...
DGFT de-lists M/s Trans Border Safety Control Inspection Services LLC, USA from issuing Pre-shipment inspection certificate ...
Central Govt. amends Notification No. 204/84 dated July 20, 1984 to include Silver bullion and Cigarettes in the list of goods where the owner/possessor has to prove that same are ...
Kerala Govt. prescribes a check list for processing refund applications by VAT officers so as to avoid delays in allowing refunds; Assessing Authority shall submit refund file with ...
Karnataka Govt. re-constitutes 'Authority for Clarification and Advance Rulings' u/s 60 of Karnataka VAT Act with immediate effect; Appoints Mr. A. B. Shamsudhin (Additional Commis ...
Delhi Govt. calls for time bound release of all refunds processed and found in order in respect of registered assessee; In case of multiple refunds of same assessee if needed to be ...
CBEC warns field formations from proposing SLPs against unfavourable High Court orders in a routine manner; Reiterates that SLP before Apex Court under Article 136 of Constitution ...
CBEC clarifies that classification of Glyphosate should be done depending on its usage, as per clarification provided by Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. July 22, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.15 for imports and at Rs. 66.45 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 96/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'Blood Collection Monitor, Blood Storage Refrigerator and deep freezer, Platelet Agitator with incubator, plasma expresser and cryobath' is taxable a ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'PVC Helmet used in construction sites' is taxable at 12.5% from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2010, at 13.5% from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011, at 1 ...
Central Govt. clarifies that manufacturer or service provider who opts to issue digitally signed invoices may print copy of such invoice and sign them manually to forward the same ...
Central Govt. notifies that 'tamarind karnel powder' is classifiable as "vegetable saps / pectic substances" under tariff item 1302 32 90 of Central Excise Tariff Act as product de ...
Telangana Govt. notifies 8% as the rate of discount for calculating the net present value of deferred taxes if the same is paid atleast 10 months advance; Further clarifies that th ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'Pathology Work Station / Grossing Station' is taxable @ 12.5% from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2010, @ 13.5% from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011, @ ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. amends Rule 12-A TNVAT Rules, 2007 w.e.f. July 11, 2016; Accordingly, prescribes time limit of 180 days for the Authority for Clarification and Advance Ruling to p ...
Import of Hazardous Wastes shall be subject to provisions of Chapter III of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movements) Rules 2016; Updates Para 8(B) of Gen ...
Import tariff value of Silver decreased from USD 663/kg to USD 660/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items revised such as Edible oil, Brass Scrap; Amends Notification No. 36/200 ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. issues a list of transactions and corresponding annexures to be filed by dealers in the State; Accordingly, details of inter-state purchases / sales of exempted go ...
Karnataka Govt. extends last date for farmers to clear dues pertaining to FY 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 as per the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) and State Advisory Price (SAP ...
Central Govt. exempts mandatory physical verification of manufacturing premises for registration of manufacturers of readymade garments and made-up articles of textiles, bearing / ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that “Box, Clip, Computer File, Office Files and Folders made of Paper / Paper Board and Mill Board” are taxable as unscheduled goods at 12.5% ...
Maharashtra Govt. replaces Member of Advance Ruling Authority; Mr. A. A. Chahure (Jt. Commissioner of Sales Tax) comes in place of Mr. S. H. Bhosle (Jt. Commissioner); Amends Notif ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'Aluminium House Hold Utensils with Non Stick Coating' are liable to tax at 5.5% under Entry 5 of Schedule III of KVAT Act w.e.f August 1, 2012 ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that ‘certain commodities manufactured using steel and pre-painted galvanized iron material’ which form part of T-Grid Suspension System are l ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. reduces rate of VAT payable on sale of wheat from 5% to 2% for period July 12, 2011 to March 31, 2012 ...
CBEC clarifies that pre-show cause notices consultation in cases other than those detected by Preventive / Anti – Evasion and amount involved being more than Rs. 50 lakhs, sh ...
DGFT, Dr. Anup Wadhawan briefly summarizes the major initiatives relating to policy simplification, reducing cost of capital through interest subvention, document reduction, IT ini ...
CBEC posts Shri Naresh Penumaka as Commissioner Chandigarh -CX (Audit) with immediate effect ...
CBEC gives additional charge of DG (GST) to Shri Mahender Singh, DG (Audit) of Customs and Central Excise ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that from June 2016 onwards, dealers can make payment of tax before filing of return; States, “If the dealers are facing any issues in filing ...
Central Govt. extends date for filing applications by State Trading Enterprises (STEs) for Tariff Rate Quota on Maize for FY 2016-17 till August 8, 2016 ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) at USD 1.22 / kg on import of "1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a" from China PR for 5 years; Amends Notification No. 61/2011-Cus by ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) at USD 1.22 / kg on import of "1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a" from China PR for 5 years; Amends Notification No. 61/2011-Cus by ...
Central Govt. notifies that manufacturer / merchant-exporter, can also get registered with Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, in addition to Apparel Export Promotion Council ...
Central Govt. rescinds Notification No. 18/2003-Cus (NT) which prescribed fixed rate of interest for warehoused goods at 15% per annum u/s 61(2) of the Customs Act ...
Central Govt. includes ‘Hannovar' in State of Karnataka as Customs Port for the purposes of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods; Amends Notification No. 6 ...
Goa Govt. notifies Goa Value Added Tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2016; Inter alia amends Rule 6(2A) to allow composition scheme in respect of agreements entered into on or after ...
Tamil Nadu urges dealers to start filing monthly returns immediately to avoid last minute rush; Payments can be made as per due date; Also states that dealers have been provided wi ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'Chilled and frozen chicken' is taxable at 5.5% under Entry 73 of Schedule III w.e.f August 1, 2012 ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that goods processed and sold using agricultural waste from crops like maize cobs, soya stalk, red gram stalk, coconut leaves and chana husks used for bur ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. issues guidelines for work contractees to apply for Tax Deductor Identification Number (TDIN); Prescribes separate procedures for dealers with Tax Identification N ...
Central Govt. exempts export duty on 'sugar' exported under Advance Authorization Scheme subject to stipulated conditions; Such conditions inter alia require exports in proportion ...
DGFT reviews SION for export product under Sl. No. A1875, viz. "Chemical and Allied Products"; Modifies description of Export and Import items ...
Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar takes over as the New Minister of State for Finance; States that Govt. is hopeful about GST Bill being passed in forthcoming Monsoon Session as most of t ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. June 30, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 62.50 for imports and at Rs. 66.55 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 8/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that “Aluminium Ladder” is taxable at 14.5% u/s 4(1)(b)(iii) of KVAT Act, 2003 from August 1, 2012 onwards ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that “Flow Meter or Mass Flow Meter, LPG Dispenser & LPG Tank” fall u/s 4(1)(b)(iii) of KVAT Act and hence, taxable at 14% for period Apri ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that “Floral Foam” is taxable at 14.5% u/s 4(1)(b) of KVAT Act, 2003 ...
Pursuant to notification of rules for furnishing description of goods / items along with their item codes in forms DVAT-30, DVAT-31 and DVAT-16, Delhi Govt. prepares list of goods ...
Import tariff value of Silver increased from USD 594/kg to USD 663/kg; Amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. excludes “expanded Polypropylene beads” and “ter-polymer” from description of ‘Polypropylene’ attracting anti-dumping duty on impo ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) at varied rates on import of "Purified Terephthalic Acid" including its variants “Medium Quality Terephthalic Acid” (MTA) ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that ‘Dismantling and disposal of mechanized Ore Handling Plant and Equipment’s (consisting of 7 items in one LOT) to be cut and removed as s ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that ‘Starke PVC Sheets’ are taxable at 14.5% u/s 4(1)(b)(iii) of KVAT Act, 2003 w.e.f August 1, 2012 and onwards ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that works contract relating to ‘Auto LPG Dispensing Station’ falls under Entry 23 of Sixth Schedule to KVAT Act, 2003 and taxable at 13.5% fo ...
Delhi Govt. mandates digitally signed returns in Forms DVAT-16 & DVAT-17 for tax period April to June 2016 where gross turnover (VAT + CST) of dealer has exceeded Rs. 1 Cr duri ...
DGFT includes Inland Customs Depots at Hosur (Tamil Nadu) and Nattakkam Village (Kottayam Taluk and District) for availment of export promotion benefits in terms of Para 4.37(a) of ...
CBEC launches special drive from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016 to resolve pending drawback issues / queries where exporters have produced documents / replied to queries; Inter ...
Import tariff value of gold increased from USD 418/10 grams to USD 430/10 grams and of silver from USD 562/kg to USD 594/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items revised such as E ...
Telangana Govt. has created an online monitoring tool to track all the dealers request/queries; Further any service request can be logged into the online tool; Also the Department ...
Central Govt. lays down procedure to process applications for authorization for export to Iran of specified items in SCOMET (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and. ...
Central Govt. permits direct or indirect export to or import from Iran subject to UN Security Council Resolution and IAEA specified documents; Amends Para 2.18 of Foreign Trade Pol ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rate of Pound Sterling w.e.f. June 30, 2016; Pound Sterling valued at Rs. 92.50 for imports and at Rs. 88.20 for exports; Amends Notification No. 87/2016 ...
45% respondents saw an attitudinal change in senior functionaries (Commissioner level and above), shows survey conducted by FICCI along with KPMG (on CBEC's request); 51% acknowled ...
Central Govt. extends prohibition on import of milk and milk products (including chocolates and chocolate products and candies/ confectionary/ food preparations with milk or milk s ...
Central Govt. increases in All Industry Rates (AIR) of Duty Drawback on gold jewellery and silver jewellery / articles (under tariff item numbers 711301, 711302 and 711401 respecti ...
Central Govt. increases in All Industry Rates (AIR) of Duty Drawback on gold jewellery and silver jewellery / articles (under tariff item numbers 711301, 711302 and 711401 respecti ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of "Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Paste Resin" from Korea RP, Taiwan, China PR, Malaysia, Thailand and European Union ...
Japanese Yen EXIM exchange rate revised w.e.f. June 25, 2016; Valued at Rs. 69.10 for imports and at Rs. 66.85 for exports; Amends Notification No. 87/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. grants service tax exemption on transportation of goods by a vessel from outside India upto customs station in India where invoice is issued on or before May 31, 2016 ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. instructs Works Contractees liable to make deduction and payment of tax u/s 13 of Tamil Nadu VAT Act, to obtain 'Tax Deductor Identification Number' by applying in ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rate of South African Rand (SAR) w.e.f. June 24, 2016; SAR valued at Rs. 4.80 for imports and at Rs. 4.45 for exports; Amends Notification No. 87/2016-Cu ...
DGFT allocates additional quantity of 1,146 MT for export of raw cane sugar to USA under Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ), upto September 30, 2016 ...
DGFT allows additional quota of 2 lakh MT (25% of quota released last year) for import of Rough Marble & Travertine Blocks to authorization-holders as interim measure; Validity ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions i.r.o. specified goods imported from Malaysia under India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA) w.e.f. Jun ...
Central Govt. includes ‘Republic of Togo’ and ‘Republic of Chad’ in list of countries eligible for preferential tariff rates; Amends Notification No. 96/200 ...
Tamil Nadu exempts tax on sale of 'copra' procured under Price Support Scheme by Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited (TANFED) and Primary Co-operative Societies fo ...
DGFT exempts persons permitted to operate air transport services by Civil Aviation Ministry from obtaining license for import of aircrafts; Revises Policy condition 1(e) of Chapter ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies Sec 10(1) of Maharashtra Tax Laws (Levy, Amendment and validation) Act, 2016 w.e.f. June 10, 2016; Accordingly, brings into effect amendment to Sec 16 of ...
Central Govt. continues imposition of 25% BCD on import of wheat beyond June 30, 2016; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
Central Govt. imposes export duty of 20% on raw sugar, white / refined sugar; Amends Notification No. 27/2011-Cus ...
Telangana Govt. promulgates Ordinance to amend taxing statutes to provide for constitution of State Level Authority for Clarification and Advance Rulings, as it exists under VAT Ac ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. June 17, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.05 for imports and at Rs. 66.35 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 80/2016-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC simplifies procedure in “Single Window Interface for Trade” (SWIFT) for clearance of consignments related to drugs & cosmetics; States that list of items that ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. exempts tax payable on sale of goods produced during the course of training conducted by Tvl. Kshema Rehabilitation Training Centre from April 1, 2016 till March 3 ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. extends the date for manual issuance of Forms 'C' and 'F' to July 31, 2016; States that no further extension would be granted ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that math’s lab equipment i.e. non-electrical instruments, apparatus and models designed for demonstrational purposes in education which are unsuitable ...
Kerala Govt. directs that new registration certificates shall be granted to dealers in plywood, glass and veneers after conducting enquiry through the Inspecting Asst. Commissioner ...
Kerala Govt. allows receipt of fixed deposit issued by nationalised & scheduled banks as Security Deposit as part of simplification of registration under Kerala VAT Act; Amends ...
Import tariff value of gold increased from USD 395/10 grams to USD 416/10 grams; Amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. revises import tariff values of edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold & silver; Tariff value of gold increased from USD 416/10 gm to USD 418/10 gm, while th ...
Central Govt. exempts captively consumed capital goods and inputs from whole of duty where manufactured final product is supplied to SEZ unit; Amends Notification No. 67/95-CE by s ...
Central Govt. exempts goods manufactured under job-work and used in relation to manufacture of final products that are cleared to SEZs; Amends Notification No. 214/86-CE by substit ...
Telangana Govt. clarifies that objective of audit is to maximize revenue collection and improve tax compliance; States that planning and arranging an appointment for audit with dea ...
Delhi Govt. introduces 'Reward / Appreciation Scheme' to encourage dealers to continue their efforts for better tax compliance; Prescribes 11 categories of dealers for reward and e ...
CBEC appoints fresh panel of Senior / Junior Standing Counsels to handle Indirect Tax Litigation before HCs and other fora for 3 years i.e. until June 8, 2019; Engagement of these ...
CBEC lays down new procedure to be followed by nominated agencies importing gold / silver / platinum under scheme for ‘Export Against Supply by Nominated Agencies’; Und ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. issues instructions to dealers on filing of returns and e-payment of tax; States that monthly return for months of April & May 2016 shall be filed only through ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'Pan Connectors and Corrugated Waste Pipes' are fittings falling under Entry 70 of Schedule III, taxable at 5.5% w.e.f. August 01, 2012 ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that supply of medicines free of cost would not amount to ‘sale’ u/s 2(xiii) of VAT Act and hence, value of medicines so supplied shall not be li ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that UPS of size ranging from 200VA to 600VA, 650VA, 800VA and 1000VA was taxable at 4% upto March 31, 2012, at 5% from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2014 by vi ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that commodities ‘Panasonic BG-BL04DCE-G Multi-purpose Solar LED Light & Mobile Charger’ and ‘Panasonic Solar LED Home Light System&rsq ...
CBEC prescribes application form for obtaining warehouse license under new Warehouse Licensing Regulations; States that such form is not required to be filed by existing licensees ...
CBEC notifies Chandigarh as Customs airport for purpose of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods; Amends Notification No. 61/94-Cus (NT ...
CBEC notifies Chandigarh as Customs airport for purpose of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods; Amends Notification No. 61/94-Cus (NT ...
CBEC clarifies that every licensee shall maintain records of receipt, handling, storing and removal of warehoused goods in digital form only w.e.f. May 14, 2016; Notifies format fo ...
Delhi Govt. has rearranged 12 VAT Zones w.e.f June 3, 2016; Ward for e-commerce listed under Zone 10 ...
Central Govt. finalizes assessments of all imports of "Vitrified / Porcelain tiles" from China PR subject to payment of anti-dumping duty; Consequently, rescinds Notification No. 3 ...
Central Govt. finalizes assessments of all imports of "Vitrified / Porcelain tiles" from China PR subject to payment of anti-dumping duty; Consequently, rescinds Notification No. 3 ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at USD 739.77 MT on import of “Polytetrafluoroethylene” (PTFE) from Russia for 5 years ...
DGFT notifies that revalidation of Advance Authorizations along with Bond waiver under Para 4.47(a)(ii) of Hand Book of Procedures 2015-20 (HBP) shall not be available if revalidat ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'Sowing seed of oil seeds' are exempt from VAT as per Sl. No. 3 of Schedule I to KVAT Act ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that furnishing of item-wise details of sales and purchases in DVAT Returns and Forms DVAT 30 and 31 (Sales & Purchases Registers) is mandatory for tax pe ...
DGFT allows import of "Newsprints, in rolls and sheets" covered under EXIM Code 4801 by actual users holding registration certificate from Registrar of Newspapers for India (R ...
DGFT enlists The All India Plastic Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA), Export Inspection Council (Chennai Head Office) and EEPC India under Appendix 2E of FTP 2015-20 for iss ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that products such as “masala munch flavour loops, tortilla chips, roasted / masala peanuts and popcorns under brand name” taxable @ 14.5% un ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. clarifies that "Gold Sheet Artwork of God images" are gift articles taxable @ 14.5% as residuary item under Entry 69 of Part C of First Schedule to TNVAT Act ...
Delhi Govt. instructs VATOs exercising powers under Chapter X of DVAT Act, viz. Audit / Survey / Inspection or Stopping & Detention of Goods Vehicle shall prepare reports based ...
Delhi Govt. empowers all officers appointed u/s 66(2) of DVAT Act not below the rank of Special Commissioner to appoint an officer or person to exercise any of the powers under Cha ...
Delhi Govt. instructs VAT Authorities deputed for 'search' u/s 60 of DVAT Act, to refrain from collecting any tax by way of cheque or through any other mode against any tax deficie ...
DVAT: Delhi Govt. clarifies that ‘Self Loading Mixer’ used for manufacturing and delivery of Ready Mix Concrete is not covered under Entry 86(xvi) as “Machinery f ...
CBEC decides that Principal Commissioners / Commissioners of Customs shall require importer to furnish "solvency certificate" from scheduled bank equivalent to amount of duty invol ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. June 3, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.30 for imports and at Rs. 66.60 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 77/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Union Cabinet approves signing and ratification of Agreement between India and Qatar on Co-operation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters; Agreement aims to enter into bilatera ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of "Methyl Acetoacetate" from USA and China PR, for 5 years ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at varied rates on import of 'Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)' from China PR or Russia for 5 years from date of imposition of provision ...
CBEC issues clarification i.r.o. procedure regarding filing of ex-bond bill of entry; States that with introduction of EDI based monitoring, systems managers at Customs stations wi ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that PVC Profile classified by the Central Excise authorities under the HSN Code 3916.20.19 would be exigible to VAT at 5% by virtue of Entry No.118 (16) of ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that sign boards and name boards made using printed PVC/polyethylene and other plastic sheets would be taxable at 20% by virtue of Entry 3B of the Table to s ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that wooden furniture items like handcrafted wooden settee, wooden teepoy, wooden dining chair and wooden dining table would be taxable at RNR by virtue of E ...
Delhi Govt. directs Addl. / Jt. Commissioners and VATOs to ensure that no Restaurant and Halwai dealer is continuing with earlier composition tax of 1% u/s 16(1) after March 31, 20 ...
Maharashtra Govt. increases tax on motor spirit (petrol) from "26% + Rs 3/ltr" to "26% + Rs 4.50/ltr" for geographical limits of Municipal Corporations of Brihan Mumbai, Thane, Nav ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 416/10 grams to USD 395/10 grams and that of Silver from USD 562/kg to USD 531/kg; Tariff values of 8 other import items revised such ...
DGFT makes corrections in Appendix-6H (Procedure for reimbursement of CST on supplies made to EOUs and EHTP / STP units) and ANF 7A (Application for TED Refund / Duty Drawback / Br ...
DGFT simplifies procedure for filing of application under MEIS Scheme for EDI Shipping Bills; No separate applications required for shipments from different EDI ports; Modifies ANF ...
Central Govt. withdraws customs duty exemption on "Chromium ores and concentrates, all sorts" when exported out of India; Amends Notification No. 27/2011-Cus ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Coumarin of all types" from China PR for 5 years ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that ‘PT Caged Wheel Flange’, ‘Axel, Caged Wheel Bolts’ and ‘Hitch Assembly’ are taxable @ 14.5% from August 1, 2012 o ...
Karnataka Govt. exempts sales tax payable by manufacturer of sugar u/s 25B of Karnataka Sales Tax Act upto March 31, 2018; Exemption available subject to the condition of clearing ...
Delhi Govt. withdraws Form DS–1 that required online furnishing of details of commodities / goods to be moved from Delhi to any place outside on account of sale, stock transf ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that ‘polyester fabric / cloth coated with PVC’ liable for entry tax @ 1% if brought into local area other than as raw materials ...
DGFT includes Indore SEZ in Appendix 1A (List of Regional Authorities and their jurisdictions) & Appendix 6J (Jurisdiction of SEZs) of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of FTP ...
DGFT includes office of Jt. DGFT, Rajkot and Dy. DGFT, Raipur in Para 8.01 of Handbook of Procedures under Western Zone where Committee on Quality Complaint & Trade Dispute has ...
Delhi Govt. directs that details i.r.o. any commodities / goods to be moved from Delhi to any place outside on account of sale, stock transfer or due to whatsoever reason, shall be ...
In furtherance to the proposal that each warehouse be allotted a unique warehouse code so that importers can declare the warehouse in which goods shall be deposited, at the into-bo ...
Central Govt. amends name of exporter from 'M/s Hubei Hongyuan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd' to 'M/s Hubei Hongyuan Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd'. i.r.o. Anti-Dumping Duty on impor ...
Central Govt. omits 'Samoa' and 'Maldives' from the list of countries eligible for preferential tariff under the Notification No. 96/2008-Customs; Further, amends name of 'Republic ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. May 20, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.05 for imports and at Rs. 66.35 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 64/2016 - Customs (NT) ...
AP Govt. issues instructions system of e-way bills; Mandates commodity registration before doing transactions in commodity in case of CST registration and sensitive commodity regis ...
DGFT exempts import of "Textiles and Textiles Articles" from Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea (in addition to already included countries) from testing of samples for presen ...
DGFT exempts export of "Rice Bran Oil" in bulk from prohibition of export of edible oils; Amends export policy of edible oils ...
AP Govt. waives tax payable under CST Act above 2% in absence of Form C till May 31, 2014; Waiver applicable only for those Rice Millers and dealers in Pulses & Dal who have fu ...
Delhi Govt. issues procedure for VAT inspectors to deal with requests for registrations received through DVAT Msewa App; Registration process to complete instantaneously without ve ...
Central Govt. withdraws exemption on import of paints / ferrous / non-ferrous metals and capital equipment by Defense and Internal Security Forces ...
Central Govt. imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on import of "Seamless tubes, pipes & hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel (other than cast iron and stainless ...
Central Govt. nominates Shri Konal Doshi (Convenor, Jewellery Panel, GJEPC), Shri Ashok Minawala (Ex-Chairman, AIGJF) and Shri Fateh Chand Ranka (Chairman, AIACJ) as members of Hig ...
Central Govt. exempts excise duty on RBD Palm Stearin, Methanol and Sodium Methoxide for the manufacture of bio-diesel on actual user basis for period upto and inclusive of March 3 ...
No service tax u/s 66B payable on services provided by specified organizations i.r.o. religious pilgrimage facilitated by Ministry of External Affairs of Govt. of India under bilat ...
DGFT simplifies procedure for declaration of intent for EDI; Marking of Y in EDI generated Shipping Bills by Exporters to be treated as declaration of intent to claim MEIS benefit ...
Central Govt. seeks to replace references to sub-clauses to clause 159 of the Finance Bill, 2016 with sub-sections to section 162 of the Finance Act, 2016 (w.r.t. levy of infrastru ...
Central Govt. seeks to replace references to 'Clean Energy Cess' with 'Clean Environment Cess' ...
Central Govt. notifies CENVAT Credit (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2016; Seeks to replace references to sub-clauses to clause 159 of Finance Bill, 2016 with sub-sections to Section 162 ...
Central Govt. imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on import of "Digital Versatile Discs-Recordable (DVD-R)" from Vietnam and Thailand for 5 years ...
CBEC prescribes formats of triple duty Bonds to be executed by importer at Customs Station for goods to be deposited at warehouse, in terms of amended Section 59 (1) & (2) of t ...
CBEC clarifies that in case of removal of goods from customs station for deposit into a warehouse, container / means of transport (closed trucks) should be affixed with a one-time ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that input tax credit of purchase of electrical goods which are not directly used for manufacture or sale would be ineligible ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'Yakult' taxable at 12.5% from April 01, 2005 to March 31, 2010; at 13.5% from April 01,2010 to March 31, 2011, @ 14% from April 01, 2011 to July 31, ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that goods used in manufacture of Missile Systems and Electronic Warfare & Avionics Systems would be taxable at same rates if they are sold independen ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'Nutralite' is taxable as unscheduled goods @ 12.5% from April 01, 2005 to March 31,2010, @ 13.5% from April 01,2010 to March 31, 2011, @ 14% from Ap ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'sports apparels' are taxable @ 5.5% by virtue of entry 78 of Schedule III w.e.f. August 01, 2012; Further, states that 'sports shoes' taxable @ 14.5 ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that 'manual hand spray' and 'natural organic tonic classifiable as plant growth promoter', hence taxable @ 5.5% w.e.f August 01, 2012 ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that "Roofing Tiles made of earthen elements such as Mud and Clay” would be taxable @ 5.5% w.e.f August 01, 2012 under Sl. No. 2 of Schedule III&nbs ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that "polyster fabric / cloth coated with PVC" would be taxable @ 5.5% in terms of S.No. 30 of Schedule III w.e.f. August 01, 2012 ...
Central Govt. notifies class of goods which shall be deposited in special warehouse licensed u/s 58A (1) of Customs Act, viz. (i) gold / silver / other precious metals and semi-pre ...
Central Govt. notifies Warehoused Goods (Removal) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. date of publication in Official Gazette; States that goods can be removed from customs station of import ...
Central Govt. notifies Warehouse (Custody and Handling of Goods) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. date of publication in Official Gazette; Prescribes various conditions and procedure to re ...
Central Govt. notifies Special Warehouse (Custody and Handling of Goods) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. date of publication in Official Gazette; Prescribes that licensee shall not allow ...
Central Govt. notifies Special Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016, Private Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016 and Public Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. date of ...
Central Govt. notifies Special Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016, Private Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016 and Public Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. date of ...
Central Govt. notifies Special Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016, Private Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016 and Public Warehouse Licensing Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. date of ...
DGFT clarifies that 'silicon manganese' and 'Ferro Silicon Manganese' are same items having ITC (HS) Code 72023000 and are eligible for benefit under Sl. No. 249 and Sl. No 282 of ...
Delhi Govt. directs all the registered dealers to prominently display their registration certificate at their principal place of business and certified copy at other places; Furthe ...
Under the Maharashtra Settlement of Arrears in Disputes Act, order of Asst. Commissioner & Sales Tax Officers shall be reviewed by Dy. Commissioner, order of Dy. Commissioner b ...
Maharashtra Govt. constitutes 'Advance Ruling Authority' constituting of Mr. A. H. Rathod (Add Commissioner), Mr. S. H. Bhosle (Jt. Commissioner) and Mr. S. G. Sangale (Jt. Commiss ...
With deep sorrow, we inform you the sad demise of Shri Gautam Bhattacharya, IRS officer and Principal Commissioner, Service Tax, Pune, who passed away on May 8th ...
Kerala Govt. grants exemption to all domestic / foreign companies from Agricultural Income Tax for period April 01, 2016 to March 31, 2017 ...
Maharashtra Govt. declares every Wednesday as 'Taxpayer's Day'; On that day, taxpayers / other stakeholders can meet Zonal/Divisonal/Unit heads of all offices between 2pm to 5pm wi ...
Delhi Govt. levies tax @ 16.75% on “Diesel including high speed diesel, super light diesel and light diesel oil” ...
Delhi Govt. amends Third Schedule of DVAT Act to levy VAT @ 5% on “sheets, foils and extrusions of ferrous and non ferrous metals and alloys”, “all types of footw ...
DGFT notifies free import of 'Radio Remote Control Apparatus' subject to license issued by WPC wing of Dept. of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and Information Techn ...
CBEC issues clarification on Re-export under 'Duty Drawback Scheme'; Directs that examination report on shipping bill must be recorded separately in self-contained and explicit man ...
BEC clarifies that clearance of segregated foreign materials viz. iron, steel, rubber, plastic, dust from honey grade brass scrap before feeding in furnace cannot be treated as cle ...
DGFT notifies amended ANF-5A [Application for issue of EPCG Authorisation]; ANF 5B [Application for redemption of EPCG Authorisation]; ANF 5C [Application for Clubbing of EPCG Auth ...
Maharashtra Govt. in pursuance of Settlement of Arrears in Disputes Act, issues Form I for Application for settlement of disputes, Form II for Defect Notice, Form III for appeal ag ...
Maharashtra Govt. clarifies that the unique TIN shall be equally applicable to PTRC under The Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1975 and t ...
Maharashtra Govt. relaxes the provisions of submitting proof of place of permanent residence while making application under MVAT, CST and other Acts; Accordingly, dealer may upload ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies ‘Professional Tax Enrolment Amnesty Scheme 2016’ to encourage people to get themselves enrolled under Professional Tax Act; Grants benefit to ...
Maharashtra Govt. revises list of Jt. Commissioners and their geographical jurisdiction, to whom application for request of administrative relief under MVAT Act, CST Act and Mahara ...
Maharashtra Govt. extends late fee exemption to State aided educational institutions for filing Profession Tax e-returns; Benefit of exemption shall be available for all return per ...
Delhi Govt. notifies that details of purchases where invoice amount does not exceed Rs. 1000/- shall not be mandatorily required to be furnished in return in Form GE-II; Further, F ...
Central Govt. withdraws concessional duty benefit of 2% without CENVAT credit and 6% with credit on "Wireless data modem cards with PCMCIA or USB or PCI express ports"; Amends Noti ...
Pursuant to notification of list of services in Appendix 3E where receipts in INR shall be counted for benefits under Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS), DGFT notifies list ...
Central Govt. inter alia exempts import of “Medical use fission Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) for use in the manufacture of radio pharmaceuticals”, such exemption no longer res ...
Central Govt. exempts SAD on import of Printed Circuit Boards of mobile phones, charger or adapter, battery, wired headsets and speakers of mobile handsets including cellular phone ...
Central Govt. withdraws customs duty exemption on import of “charger or adapter, battery, wired headsets and speakers of mobile handsets including cellular phones”; Ame ...
No Infrastructure Cess payable on export of manufactured goods under bond to Nepal & Bhutan under Notification No. 42/2001-CE(NT); Similarly, manufacturer can procure goods wit ...
Central Govt. grants abatement of 20% on "Routers" towards MRP valuation in terms of Sec 4A of Central Excise Act; Amends Notification No. 49/2008-CE(NT) ...
Central Govt. reduces excise duty on 'Gold ore/concentrate, Gold/silver dore bar, gold bars and gold coins ' from 9.5% to 9.35%; However, levies duty @ 4% on 'populated printed cir ...
Central Govt. withdraws concessional duty benefit of 2% without CENVAT credit and 6% with credit on "Wireless data modem cards with PCMCIA or USB or PCI express ports"; Amends Noti ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies new Form 101 for Application for Registration u/s 16 of MVAT Act; Further, notifies new Form 103 for cancellation of registration certificate and new For ...
Maharashtra Govt. exempts transfer of property in goods involved in sizing and warping yarn w.e.f. April 01, 2016; However, such exemption is subject to conditions that said goods ...
Maharashtra Govt. issues Central Sales tax (Bombay) (Amendment) Rules, 2016 w.e.f April 01, 2016; Substitutes Form III (E) & Form V (B) of Central Sales tax (Bombay) (Amendment ...
Delhi Govt. notifies that requirement to furnish return with digital signatures in terms of Information Technology Act shall be for period commencing from April 01, 2016 ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. May 06, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 67.15 for imports and at Rs. 66.10 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 55/2016 - Customs (NT) ...
CBEC makes partial modification in chain of nominated link officer as issued by Office Order No. 220/2012 dated November 23, 2012; Accordingly, in the absence / leave of Chief Comm ...
Ministry of Commerce notifies list of services under Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) where payment has been received in INR, which can be treated as receipt in Deemed For ...
Kerala Govt. issues clarification on insistence of photographs for renewal of registration every year; States that since electronic records are available evidencing renewal of regi ...
Kerala Govt. extends the date for payment of compounded tax under Kerala VAT Act & Kerala General Sales Tax Act for F.Y 2016-2017 to May 31, 2016 ...
DGFT updates list of specified goods, services, technologies under Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) category; Accordingly, notifies amen ...
DGFT changes the criteria for recognition as status holder w.e.f. April 1, 2016; Accordingly, exports in current and previous 3 financial years shall be counted vis-à-vis ea ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 402/10 grams to USD 408/10 grams and that of Silver from USD 502/kg to USD 566/kg; Tariff values of 9 other import items revised such ...
CBEC issues clarification on simplification of procedure governing movement of coastal goods; Reiterating the amendments carried out by Notification Nos. 56/2016-Cus (NT) & 57/ ...
Central Govt. directs that Sec 30 relating to delivery of import manifest & import report and Sec 41 relating to delivery of export manifest & export report would be applic ...
Central Govt. exempts all coastal vessels carrying exclusively coastal goods and operating from coastal or EXIM berths from provisions of Sections 92, 93, 94, 95, 97 and 98(1) of C ...
CBEC includes ‘Village Sachana, Viramgam, District Ahmedabad’ in State of Gujarat as Inland Container Depot for the purposes of unloading of imported goods and loading ...
Shri Surendra Mahato, FTDO retired from Government services w.e.f March 31, 2016 on attaining the age of superannuation ...
DGFT has posted Smt. Nita R Nair, Section officer of Central Secretariat Services (CSS) to the office of Jt. DGFT, Bangalore w.e.f February 16, 2016 for period of 1 year or until f ...
DGFT disallows import of commercial dogs for breeding or any other commercial activities; Imposes policy conditions for import of dogs in Chapter 1 of ITC (HS), 2012 Schedule-1 (Im ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘machine made washing soap manufactured by using coconut oil’ would be taxable @ 1% by virtue of Entry 2D of the Second Schedule w.e.f April ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘hot water generators’ classified under HSN 8403 would be taxable at RNR by virtue of Entry 60(3) of S.R.O. No. 82/2006 ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘tyre re-treading works’ would not fall in the category ‘transfer in the form of goods’ and hence, tax @ 14.5% shall be payable ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘chicken – fried and grilled, burgers, cooked rice with gravy, wraps consisting of tortillas and french fries’ would be taxable @ 5% b ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘plastic planters - pots for agricultural use’ would be taxable @ 14.5% by virtue of Entry 103 of S.R.O. No. 82/2006 ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘Waterguard Roofcoat’ classified under HSN 3824 would be taxable at RNR by virtue of Entry 103 of S.R.O No. 82/2006 ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘printed photographs in book form’ would be taxable @ 5% by virtue of Entry 100(5) of Third Schedule to Kerala VAT Act ...
Delhi Govt. issues clarification on new composition scheme for restaurants and halwais u/s 16(12) of DVAT Act; States that condition requiring payment of tax on opening stock is no ...
Delhi Govt. notifies due date of May 16, 2016 for filing returns in Form CR-II for FY 2015-2016 ...
CBEC rescinds Circulars pertaining to excisability of bagasse, aluminium / zinc dross and other by-products or wastes arising during course of manufacture of excisable product, in ...
Central Govt. simplifies the procedure to avail excise duty exemption on parts, testing equipment, tools & tool-kits for maintenance, repair and overhauling of aircrafts; Amend ...
CBEC further relaxes Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for courier companies; States that where proof of present address is not available with individual, proof of identity collected ...
Central Govt. prescribes simplified procedure for import of parts and testing equipment at Nil rate by units engaged in maintenance, repair and overhauling of aircrafts; Inter alia ...
Central Govt. levies anti-dumping duty (ADD) at various rates on import of "Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Transmission Equipment" from China PR and Israel for 5 years ...
AP Govt. calls for “Synchronization Certificate” issued by NREDCAP of Energy Dept. to avail refund of VAT towards development of solar power plants; Amends Sl. No. 4 in ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ayurvedic products falling under category of gels, face-washes etc. would be taxable @ 14.5% by virtue of Entry 27(2)(b) of S.R.O No. 82/2006; Further, ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that “disposable plastic cups and tumblers”(w.e.f. April 01, 2013) and “Styrofoam (Thermocol) cups and plates”(w.e.f. April 01, 2015 ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that “interlock muds blocks” would be taxable @ 5% by virtue of Entry 18 of Third Schedule of Kerala VAT Act ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that transfer of goods among different units having individual TIN but same PAN would be considered as “sale”; States that each unit acquires cha ...
CBEC calls for removal of cases from the Call Book and adjudication where issue involved has either been decided by SC / HC or where Board has issued new instruction or Circular cl ...
Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman states that exports from SEZ for the period April to December 2015 have s ...
CBEC refrains Customs officers from insisting on registration documents from importers who do not fall under the purview of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and Rules thereunder; States i ...
CBEC directs all Chief Commissioners to ensure re-credit of online running bond upon completion of transshipment at destination air cargo complex ...
Maharashtra Govt. explains the amendments to entries in Schedules A & C pursuant to Budget 2016-17; Also explains the amendments to composition scheme for restaurants, bakers, ...
DGFT amends the procedure for implementation of Track and Trace system for export of pharmaceutical and drug consignments; Amends Public Notice No. 52/2015-20 ...
DGFT relaxes the provision of registration of Irrevocable Letter of Credits (ILCs) within 15 days, for importers who have finalized their ILCs for imports / shipments of items cove ...
Central Govt. declares constitution of Sub-committee of High Level Committee, chaired by Dr. Ashok Lahiri, that has been formed to resolve compliance issues faced by jewellers; Mem ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of 'Barium Carbonate' from China RP for 5 years; ADD payable at USD 96.94 / MT when produced by Hunan Wanfeng Chemical Co. Ltd. an ...
Maharashtra Govt. amends Entry No.51 of Schedule A to levy ‘Nil’ rate on "Towels" thereby substituting the earlier entry of “Towels covered under tariff item No. ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that "Scrub pads/ Scrubbers" made up of synthetic fibre used for cleaning of household items taxable are @ 12.5%, and not exempt under Entry 84 of Schedule I ...
Delhi Govt. notifies Delhi Value Added Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2016; Amends Form DVAT 16 (DVAT Return), Form DVAT 17 (Composition Tax Return Form under DVAT Act) and Form DVAT 31 (S ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f April 22, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 66.90 for imports and at Rs. 65.85 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 48/2016-Cus (NT) ...
DGFT informs officers that last date for furnishing of declaration / information / annual return as on August 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015 relating to assets and liabilities by publi ...
Pursuant to DOP&T order informing about no further extension of last date for filing of returns by public servants under Lokpal & Lokayuktas Act 2013, DGFT informs the time ...
Central Govt. approves 9 Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies under “New PSIAs recognised in terms of FTP 2015-20” in Appendix 2G ...
DGFT allows +/- 3 % variation in count in case of blended fabrics; States that amendments in SION / Ad-hoc norms against Advance Authorisation / Duty Free Import Authorisation shal ...
DGFT clarifies that correct ITC (HS) code for 'Tamarind Kernel Powder' is 13023290 on which MEIS benefit is not available; Recoveries to be made where Regional Authorities have gra ...
CBEC assigns additional charge for the post of Chief Commissioner, Vadodara Zone to Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Ahmedabad during the period of leave of Shri. Arvind Singh ...
CBEC transfers Ms. Anamika Singh, Asst. Commissioner to Delhi CX Zone with immediate effect ...
Maharashtra Govt. directs competent authority to decide the cases of Administrative Relief of unregistered liquor dealers; Withdraws Circular Nos. 33T of 2007 and 37T of 2008 pursu ...
DGFT introduces definition of “e-commerce” in Chapter 9 of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 for the purpose of MEIS; Accordingly, e-commerce will mean export of goods hoste ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of "Normal Butanol or N-Butyl Alcohol" from European Union, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and USA, for 5 years ...
CBEC directs Customs officers to scrupulously follow extant instructions regarding import of bonafide gift items through Post / Courier; Such instructions issued in light of courie ...
CBEC issues clarification on excisability of re-refined used oil or waste oil collected from transformers, service stations of vehicles etc.; Notes that used lubricating oil collec ...
DGFT disallows benefit of Focus Market Scheme towards export item ‘Liquid Glucose’, under FTP 2009-14; Clarifies that all items under HS Code 1702 constitute “Sug ...
Central Govt. allows export of ‘betel leaves’ to European Union subject to registration with APEDA, the competent authority; Amends Chapter 14 of Schedule-2 (Export Pol ...
Karnataka Govt. notifies Karnataka VAT (Amendment) Act 2016 w.e.f. April 1, 2016; Inter alia amends Section 10(3) to provide that a registered dealer while calculating the net tax ...
Kerala Govt. issues format of Affidavit to be filed by Multi-level Marketing Entities for registration ...
Maharashtra Govt. exempts late fee on profession tax to educational institutions receiving grant-in-aid from State Govt., provided tax has been paid before March 31, 2016; Interest ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies tax on entry of goods @ 12.5% on ‘Slabs of marble and granite’ w.e.f April 1, 2016 ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies Maharashtra VAT (Amendment) Rules, 2016 w.e.f April 1, 2016; Inter alia amends Rule 52B (1) to allow set off for goods covered under entries 13 and 14 of ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f April 8, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 67.50 for imports and at Rs. 65.80 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 41/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. clarifies on classification of Micronutrients, Multi-Micronutrients, Plant Growth Regulators and Fertilizers; States that Micronutrients absent nitrogen, phosphorous ...
Central Govt. amends Bill of Entry (Electronic Declaration) Regulations, 2011; Inter alia substitutes words ‘electronic declaration’ with ‘electronic Integrated D ...
Central Govt. amends Customs (Fees for Rendering Services by Customs Officers) Regulations, 1998; Inserts proviso in Regulation 3 to prescribe that no fees shall be levied by Appra ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rate of South African Rand w.e.f April 05, 2016; Same valued at Rs. 4.65 for imports and at Rs. 4.40 for exports; Amends Notification No. 41/2016-Cus (NT ...
Kerala VAT : Kerala Govt. clarifies that the 'thermocol disposable plates' will be taxable @ 20% w.e.f. April 1, 2015 by virtue of Serial No. 3A of the Table u/s 6(1) of Kerala VAT ...
CBEC requests provision of data from Customs formations for purposes of AIR Duty Drawback for the year 2016; Requests to send legible and complete hard copies of few bills of entry ...
CBEC requests provision of data from Central Excise Commissionerates for purposes of AIR Duty Drawback for the year 2016; Information is required on consumption of input materials ...
CBEC requests provision of data by Export Promotion Councils / Commodity Boards / Trade and Industry Associations for purposes of AIR Duty Drawback for the year 2016; Requests EPCs ...
RBI delegates with immediate effect the powers of approving Clean Credit towards import of Rough, Cut and Polished Diamonds i.e. credit given by a foreign supplier to its Indian cu ...
DGFT clarifies that although several trade facilitation measures have been undertaken to move towards an IT enabled, paperless and personal contact free environment, no person shal ...
Central Govt. imposes provisional safeguard duty on import of 'Hot rolled flat products of non-alloy and other alloy Steel in coils of a width of 600mm or more' from all countries ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty at @ USD 1.37 per sq.mtr. on import of ‘Glazed / Unglazed porcelain / Vitrified tiles in polished or unpolished finish with less than ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty @ 15% of CIF on import of ‘Tyre Curing Presses’ also known as Tyre Vulcanisers or Rubber Processing Machineries for tyres, excep ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of '2-Ethyl Hexanol' from European Union, Indonesia, Korea RP, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Chinese Taipei and USA for a period of 5 ye ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 404/10 grams to USD 402/10 grams and that of silver from USD 509/kg to USD 502/kg; Whereas, increases tariff values of 9 other import ...
CBEC issues corrigendum to Notification No. 43/2016-Cus (NT) whereby the expression “tourist of Indian origin” appearing in the first proviso to Rule 3, shall ...
Central Govt. notifies Baggage (Amendment) Rules 2016 w.e.f. April 1, 2016, inter alia prescribing duty free clearance limit of Rs. 50,000/- under Rule 3 for Indian resident or for ...
CBEC appoints Kakrawah, Uttar Pradesh as land customs station for the purpose of clearance of baggage, passenger vehicles and tourist vehicles from Nepal ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions in respect of specified goods imported under the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IJCEPA), w.e.f. April 1, ...
Central Govt. exempts whole of customs duty on import of electronic appliances like Air-conditioner, microwave oven and washing machine, by – (a) any person holding valid pas ...
Central Govt. notifies new effective rates of duty on goods imported as baggage w.e.f. April 1, 2016; Any article the value of which exceeds duty free allowance admissible to passe ...
DGFT revises Appendix 2-B i.e. “List of Agencies Authorized to Issue Certificate of Origin (COO) (Preferential)” to include Textile Committee for issuing COO under 11 F ...
Central Govt. exempts import of cut and polished diamonds by "HRD Diamond Institute Private Limited" for purpose of grading / certification and re-export out of India; Amends Notif ...
Goa Govt. directs Casino operators to submit counterfoils of coupons sold alongwith statement thereof to Office of Commissioner of Commercial Taxes by 10th of every succeeding mont ...
Central Govt. extends import duty of 25% on wheat till July 2016, while that on butter, ghee and butter oil @ 30% till September end; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
CBEC sensitizes field formations for preventing use of non-genuine transferable duty credit scripts / duty free import authorizations (DFIA); Reiterates inter alia that at pre-regi ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that as deduction of VAT at source being mandatory in respect of works contract, all Govt. Depts. engaged in carrying out / assigning such contracts should de ...
DGFT allocates additional quantity of 723 MTs of raw sugarcane to be exported to USA under Tariff Rate Quota upto September 30, 2016 ...
DGFT grants Focus Product Scheme (FPS) benefit on export of item - “Other – Brakes and Servo Brakes and Part thereof” irrespective of ITC(HS) Codes [87082900 or 8 ...
CBEC promotes 9 IRS (C&CE) Officers to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise on regular basis against vacancies for the year 2014-15 w.e.f. April ...
CBEC grants ante-dated promotion to Shri. B. Kumar in the grade of Dy. Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise on adhoc basis, notionally w.e.f. December 10, 2006 ...
CBEC appoints 2 IRS (C&CE) Officers viz. Shri. Vishal Dashrath & Shri. Vaibhav Bajaj as Deputy Director of Enforcement on deputation for a period of 3 years ...
CBEC appoints Ms. Himani Bhayana as OSD in its Service Tax Wing with immediate effect and until further orders ...
Tamil Nadu ACAAR clarifies that reduced rate of 5% on sale of any goods specified in First Schedule to the State & Central Govt. Depts. including Indian Railways and Depts. of ...
Tamil Nadu ACAAR clarifies that “Vermiculite Tiles” are taxable @ 14.5% as a residuary item falling under Entry 69 of Part C of First Schedule to TNVAT Act, 2006 ...
Delhi Govt. prescribes certain conditions w.e.f. December 30, 2015 for VAT refunds to Embassy of Vietnam, whereby same shall be available for purchases of items viz. telephone, int ...
Delhi Govt. notifies composition rate of 5% for dealers who sell 'ready to eat food' and 'non-alcoholic beverages' (Restaurant and Halwais) and whose turnover during the preceding ...
Delhi Govt. issues clarification on sealing and de-sealing of dealer’s premises in terms of Sec 60 of DVAT Act; Clarifies that surveys are to be conducted to detect tax evasi ...
Delhi Govt. notifies due of March 31, 2016 for filing returns in Form CR II for the first 3 quarters of FY 2015-2016 ...
Delhi Govt. notifies due date of March 23, 2016 for filing of returns in Form GE II for the first 3 quarters of FY 2015-2016 ...
Maharashtra Govt. explains the modalities of new automation system which is based on SAP platform and is slated to go live in phased manner from May 1, 2016; This system will resul ...
DGFT notifies new Standard Input Output Norms [A3645 - A3677] for export of products under Chemical & Allied Product Group ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. March 18, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 67.45 for imports and at Rs. 66.40 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 36/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Maharashtra Govt. allows grant of refund of excess tax payments during same FY, instead of waiting till completion of the year for processing such claim as contemplated in Trade Ci ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies new e-Returns in Forms 423, 424 and 231-235 w.e.f. April 1, 2016; Form 423 prescribed under Rule 40A(3) of MVAT Rules shows collection of amount at sourc ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies new e-Returns in Forms 423, 424 and 231-235 w.e.f. April 1, 2016; Form 423 prescribed under Rule 40A(3) of MVAT Rules shows collection of amount at sourc ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies new e-Returns in Forms 423, 424 and 231-235 w.e.f. April 1, 2016; Form 423 prescribed under Rule 40A(3) of MVAT Rules shows collection of amount at sourc ...
Central Govt. notifies Central Excise (Removal of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable and Other Goods) Rules, 2016 w.e.f. March 16, 2016; Further, dispe ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "all kinds of plastic processing machines / injection moulding machines, also known as injection presses, having clamping force ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 399/10 gms to USD 404/10 gms and of Silver from USD 495/kg to USD 509/kg; New tariff values for 8 other import items also notified; A ...
Central Govt. notifies Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 2016 w.e.f. March 16, 2016; Further, dispenses away with the ...
'Wireless microphone sets / systems consisting of one or more wireless microphones / receiver’ classifiable under tariff item 8518 10 00 consequent to deletion of tariff line ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty @ USD 145.2/MT on import of 'Polypropylene' from Singapore for 5 five years; Amends Notification No. 119/2010-Customs ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of 'Phenol' from European Union, Singapore and Korea RP for 5 years ...
CBEC dispenses with Customs Baggage Declaration Form for domestic passengers who board international flights in the domestic leg; Chief Commissioners of Customs to ensure strict im ...
CBEC notifies Service Tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2016 bringing in changes to ST-3 Returns to accommodate Swachh Bharat Cess; New Form to inter alia carry details such as Swachh ...
DGFT empowers Tobacco Board, Guntur to issue Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Certificate for tobacco and tobacco products ...
CBEC withdraws restriction on denomination of Indian Currency brought on board of foreign going vessel; Allows Merchant Ship to carry Indian currency notes of Rs. 100/- denominatio ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. March 4, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68 for imports and at Rs. 66.95 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 29/2016-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC extends facility of issuing of Certificate as proof of payment of Central Excise duty to all categories of industries, as a matter of trade facilitation, w.e.f. March 1, 2016; ...
CBEC issues clarification on change in rate of interest on goods warehoused for export, when cleared to DTA; Exporter to pay interest @15% per annum, reduced from 24% per annum, wh ...
Annual Investiture Ceremony for conferment of Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificates to Customs and Central Excise Officers for – ‘Specially Distinguished Reco ...
Central Govt amends Tariff Heading of “All Fully Drawn or Fully Oriented Yarn/Spin Draw Yarn/Flat Yarn of Polyester (non-textured and non POY)” from 5402 to 540247; Ame ...
DGFT notifies new standard input output norm (SION) ‘E-133’ for export product "Malted Milk Food" in Food Product Group ...
CBEC transfers 7 Principal Commissioners / Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise with immediate effect; Officers to join new post by February 26, 2016 ...
CBEC assigns charge of DG GST to Shri S. Ramesh (DG Systems, Delhi) and of CC Customs, Chennai to Shri P.K. Das, Principal Commissioner, Chennai – III with immediate effect&n ...
CBEC transfers 15 Assistant Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise with immediate effect; Officers joined new post on February 22, 2016 ...
CBEC transfers 2 Additional Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise with immediate effect; Officers joined new post on February 22, 2016 ...
Central Govt. notifies that provisions of Sec 109(1) shall come in force w.e.f. April 1, 2016. Said provision substituted 'support services' appearing in clause (iv) of Section 66D ...
Central Govt. includes Sikta (West Champaran, Bihar) as Land Customs Station at Nepal frontier for import / export of goods from / to Nepal; Amends Notification No. 63/94 - Cus (N. ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. February 19, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.95 for imports and at Rs. 67.90 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 18/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Goa Govt. authorizes 6 Asst. Commissioners of Commercial Taxes for purpose of allowing VAT exemption in pursuance of Entry 26 of Schedule ‘C’ to VAT Act; Same subject t ...
Delhi Trade & Taxes Dept. creates a new Ward and also a new zone with the name of ‘E-Commerce Zone’ to deal with E-Commerce companies; Accordingly, all registered E ...
Delhi Govt. amends Rule 28 of VAT Rules pertaining to periodic returns; As per said amendment, Commissioner can call dealer or classes of such dealer to furnish return with digital ...
Commerce Ministry permits export of roasted grams (whole / split) in consumer packs upto 1 kg; Amends para 2 of Notification No. 31/2015-20 ...
Central Govt. amends first proviso to Notification No. 22/2015-ST thereby providing that Swachh Bharat Cess would not be leviable on services which are exempt from service tax by w ...
Central Govt. extends customs duty exemption on import of "Octreotide", "Somatropin;" and "Anti- Haemophilic Factor Concentrate (VIII and IX)"; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Cus& ...
Delhi Govt. notifies February 29, 2016 as due date for rectification or revision of returns in Form GE-II for the first three quarters of current FY i.e. 2015-16 ...
All firms / companies engaged in courier activities and having their offices functioning within NCT of Delhi, shall furnish online quarterly return of details of transactions of de ...
Central Govt. directs that whole of excise duty on Di-Calcium Phosphate shall not be required to be paid for the period February 2008 to 2014 i.e. when duty was not levied ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. February 13, 2016; Japanese Yen valued at Rs. 61.25 for imports and at Rs. 59.90 for exports; Amends Notification No. 16/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 388/10 gms to USD 403/10 gms, while that of Silver from USD 483/kg to USD 510/kg; Amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (NT) ...
Kerala Govt. includes “mobile phone charger sold alongwith mobile phone in sealed pack” in the Third Schedule of Kerala VAT Act, alongwith goods currently taxable @ 5% ...
Kerala Govt. fixes floor rate of ‘live chicken’ imported into the State at Rs 100/kg w.e.f. February 12, 2016, while floor rate of day old chicks and girirraja chicks w ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that arecanut, tobacco and any other agricultural produce brought into the local area for manufacture of liquor and tobacco products such as beer, cigaret ...
Central Govt. allows Import of Euro – III and Euro – IV compliant motorcycles until March 31, 2017; Post, that period only import of Euro – IV compliant motorcycl ...
DGFT enlists two more Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIA) in Appendix 2G of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of FTP, 2015-20 with immediate effect & upto May 30, 2016 ...
Central Govt. notifies Minimum Import Price (MIP) for Iron and Steel under Chapter 72 of ITC (HS), 2012 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy); However, imports entered before Notification ...
DGFT notifies conditions for free export of 'sesame seeds' to EU countries; Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) must issue export certification within 2 ...
Central Govt. permits SCOMET export of 'stock & sale' and spare parts to reduce transaction time and cost; SCOMET export of 'stock sale' to facilitate bulk exports which may ca ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 362/10 gms to USD 388/10 gms, while that of Silver from USD 443/kg to USD 483/kg; Amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (NT) ...
Maharashtra Govt. amends list of documents required for online registration application prescribed under Trade Circular No. 7T of 2015; States that if PAN Card is not available wit ...
Maharashtra Govt. issues guidelines for grant of refunds claimed in Form e-501 and assessment thereof on priority; States that eligible claims shall be granted – (i) within 4 ...
In order to reduce interface with Govt. agencies, dwell time and cost of doing business, Central Govt. extends Single Window to more locations so as to provide importers/exporters ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. February 5, 2016; USD valued at Rs. 68.45 for imports and at Rs. 67.40 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 14/2016-Cus (NT) ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. draws temporary list of 34 Commercial Tax Officers for appointment as Asst. Commissioners (Commercial Taxes) for the year 2015-16 in view of administrative exigenc ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that “cleaning cards” are liable to tax at 14.5% u/s 4(1)(b)(iii) of KVAT Act, w.e.f. August 1, 2012 onwards ...
Karnataka Govt. notifies with immediate effect, e-filing of appeals against orders or proceedings affecting him, passed under the provisions of KVAT Act ...
Goa Govt. extends the last date for filing of quarterly returns for quarter ending December 31, 2015, as “a special case”, to February 29, 2016; Accordingly, all dealer ...
Central Govt. allows export of material / equipment under bond, without payment of central excise duty, for Kholongchhu Hydro-Electric Project (KHEP) in Bhutan; Amends Notification ...
Central Govt. amends CENVAT Credit Rules to allow credit of service tax paid on sale of dutiable goods on commission basis; On the other hand, disallows utilization of duty credit ...
Central Govt. allows rebate of Swachh Bharat Cess paid on all input services, used in providing services exported in terms of Rule 6A of Service Tax Rules, to any country other tha ...
Central Govt. allows service tax rebate in terms of Notification No. 41/2012-ST on taxable services used beyond factory or any other place or premises of production or manufacture ...
DGFT notifies that manual mode of applications for Importer Exporter Certificate (IEC) will cease to exist w.e.f. April 1, 2016 and only online applications for IEC / modification ...
Pursuant to CBEC directions to withdraw Revenue appeals below revised monetary limits from HC / CESTAT, Central Govt notes mismatch in numbers reflected in few Chief Commissioners& ...
Central Govt. withdraws customs duty exemption on import of 'Naphtha' for manufacture of polymers by Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates of South African Rand (SAR) .e.f. February 2, 2016; SAR now valued at Rs 4.40 for imports and Rs 4.15 for exports; Amends Notification No. 14/2016 ...
Delhi Govt issues guidelines for expediting VAT refunds upto Rs 10000/- pending upto tax periods ending March 31, 2015; For said purpose, inter alia, dealer should not be a return ...
DGFT disallows import of capital goods under EPCG Scheme for generation / transmission of power; Amends Para 5.01 of FTP 2015-2020 ...
Central Govt. hikes excise duty on petrol by Rs 1/litre, on diesel by Rs 1.5/litre w.e.f. January 31, 2015; Amends Notification No.12/2012-CE ...
DGFT prescribes detailed procedure for processing of pending applications by Regional Authorities for issuance and transferability of Duty Free Import Authorisation(s) (DFIA) ...
DGFT extends validity of Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs) included in the Appendix 2G of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms (A&ANF) of FTP 2015-20 who have completed their t ...
DGFT prescribes only 2 documents, viz. copy of PAN card of business entity and cancelled cheque to be uploaded / submitted alongwith digital photograph while applying for IEC; Fu ...
Central Govt. reduces anti-dumping duty on “N-(1,3-dimethyl butyl)-N' Phenyl-p- phenylenediamine or 6C, or Pilflex 13, Sirantox 4020, antioxidant 4020, kumhonax 13, vulcanox 4020 ...
Central Govt. imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on import of 'Melamine' from China PR for 5 years; Rescinds Notification No. 10/2010-Cus ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of 'Mulberry Raw Silk (not thrown) of grade 3A and below' from China PR for 5 years ...
mport tariff value of Gold increased from USD 354/10 gms to USD 362/10 gms, while that of Silver reduced from USD 457/kg to USD 443/kg; Tariff values for 8 other import items also ...
Central Govt. withdraws customs duty exemption on import of certain medicines specified under List 3 & List 4 of Notification No. 12/2012-Cus such as Allopurinol, Amiodarone, Amifo ...
Central Govt. withdraws customs duty exemption on import of certain medicines specified under List 3 & List 4 of Notification No. 12/2012-Cus such as Allopurinol, Amiodarone, Amifo ...
Central Govt. clarifies that Customs should commence standard procedure of referral to quarantine authorities in respect of Diplomatic Cargo and baggage; However, priority may be a ...
Dealer seeking profession tax registration in Telangana can utilise any of the following facilities for application - (i) through online mode, (ii) through courier / registered pos ...
Maharashtra Govt. includes “Royal Norwegian Consulate” (w.e.f. September 15, 2015) and “Republic of Turkey” (w.e.f. January 1, 2015) for purposes of grant o ...
CBEC allows Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners to send by return fax, reports i.r.o. withdrawal of Revenue appeals pending before HC / CESTAT on the basis of (i) e ...
Customs: Central Govt announces Presidential awards for 34 CBEC Officers including 4 Principal Commissioners / Commissioners, 6 Additional / Joint Commissioners and 4 Deputy / Assi ...
Central Govt. extends additional excise duty exemption to goods cleared from units commencing commercial production / undertaken substantial expansion upto March 31, 2016 in J& ...
Central Govt. permits export of Roasted Gram (whole/split) in consumer packs of 1 Kg ...
Central Govt. allows import of natural rubber of all varieties covered under EXIM Code 4001 only through sea ports of Chennai and Nhava Sheva ...
Central Govt. disallows import of Natural Rubber during the period January 21, 2016 to March 31, 2016 under Advance Authorisations issued or revalidated on or after January 21, 201 ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. January 22, 2016; USD now valued at Rs 68.40 for imports and Rs 67.35 for exports; Amends Notification No. 2/2016 - Cus (NT) ...
CBEC prescribes additional charge on 6 IRS (C&CE) Officers in the grade of Commissioner / Principal Commissioner with immediate effect ...
Central Govt. increases the rate of BCD on import of instruments / appliances required for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use from 5% to 7.5%; However, reduces BCD from 5% ...
Central Govt. withdraws SAD exemption on goods required for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use; However, prescribes full exemption on raw materials, parts and accessories ...
Delhi Govt extends last date for filing online return in Form 9 for the year 2014-15, as prescribed under Rule 4 of Central Sales Tax (Delhi) Rules to February 29, 2016; Returns ar ...
Delhi Govt increases VAT on petrol and diesel by 27% & 18% respectively with immediate effect ...
Central Govt. hikes excise duty on petrol by Rs 0.75/litre and on diesel by Rs 2/litre w.e.f. January 16, 2016 ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 345/10 gms to USD 354/10 gms and of Silver from USD 452/kg to USD 457/kg; Tariff values for 8 other import items also notified; Amend ...
Karnataka Govt. mandates registered Central / State Govt. undertakings deducting tax & unregistered dealers deducting tax, to submit every month to jurisdictional local VAT Off ...
CBEC deputes 8 IRS Officers in the grade of Under Secretary / Senior Technical Officers / Technical Officers to Dept. of Revenue for 3 years ...
CBEC sanctions with immediate effect temporary diversion of posts in the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner and Chief Commissioner in Mumbai Zone till the time Shri. Sanjeev Bih ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rate of South African Rand (SAR) w.e.f. January 13, 2016; SAR now valued at Rs 4.10 for imports and Rs 3.85 for exports; Amends Notification No. 2/2016-C ...
Central Govt. rescinds Notification No. 9/1995-Cus providing effective customs duty of 5% on import of specified goods such as pulses, cosmetics and electric bulbs from Union of My ...
Drugs and Medical Equipments used in Dialysis suffering from kidney disease chargeable to Nil rate w.e.f January 2, 2016; Inserts entry 12B in Schedule A ...
DGFT enlists branch office of M/s Indian Industries Association at New Delhi under Appendix 2E of FTP 2015-2020 for issuing Certificate of Origin (non preferential) ...
Export of finished leather, wet blue / EI tanned leather permitted through Inland Container Depot at Kheda; Amends Public Notice No. 23 (RE-2013) / 2009-2014 ...
DGFT allows import of ‘Apples’ through sea ports & airports in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai & Cochin, and land port / airport in Delhi; Also allows import of apples ...
DGFT lays down procedure for modification / change in Branch Office / Head Office / Registered Office Address in Importer Exporter Code (IEC) involving jurisdictional RA change; In ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. January 8, 2016; USD valued at Rs 67.45 for imports and Rs 66.40 for exports; Supersedes Notification No. 144/2015-Cus (NT) ...
Central Govt. exempts import of goods specified in List 13 (such as land seismic survey equipment and accessories, helicopters, & all types of marine vessels) required in conne ...
Central Govt. amends Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations 2013 so as to provide for an individual applicant having professional degree of ACMA / FCMA to also act as Customs Broker ...
CBEC extends facility of 24x7 Customs clearance for specified imports viz. goods covered by ‘facilitated’ Bills of Entry and specified exports viz. factory stuffed cont ...
CBEC lends services of Shri. Anish Kumar Upadhyay, Asst. Commissioner, Central Excise, Chennai-II on loan basis to Director General of Human Resources Development (DGHRD) with imme ...
CBEC promotes Shri. Sabyasachi Paul, Dy. Commissioner (Retd) to the grade of Jt. Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise on adhoc basis notionally w.e.f. December 31, 2013 ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that manually operated Chaff Cutters are goods falling under Entry 1 of First Schedule to KVAT Act and hence, exempted; Motorized / mechanical Chaff Cutte ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Neutral Floor Cleaner, Wooden Polish, Distilled Water, Aroma Oil, Carpet Shampoo and Alginic Acid are unscheduled goods, taxable ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that ‘Print Lamination Emulsion’ is covered under HSN Code 3905 91 00 and classified as ‘Copolymers’; As HSN Code 3905 is covered ...
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber KNB-35L, Precipated Silica Ultrasil VN3, Silicon Emulsion, Sulphur Powder, Synthetic Rubber Skyprene B-30 and Styrene Butadiene Rubber 1502 taxable @ ...
Karnataka Govt. issues clarification u/s 59(4) of KVAT Act on whether VAT is payable on service portion of contract for servicing Poultry machines; States that VAT is payable @ 14. ...
Sacks and bags of Polymers of ethylene and Poly (vinyl chloride) are taxable @ 5.5% w.e.f. August 1, 2012 in terms of Sl. No. 145 of Notification No. FD 197 CSL 2005 (VI) ...
Andhra Pradesh Govt. simplifies procedure for cancellation of e-Waybills by dispensing with approval of CTO / AC (CT) LTU within specified limits; Accordingly, where upto 200 e-Way ...
Telangana Govt. reiterates requirement of advance way bill of consignee when “sensitive goods” like vegetable oils including solvent oils, coconut oil, vanaspathi, marb ...
Delhi Govt. notifies January 31, 2016 as due date for online submission of Form DP-1 (providing business information) by dealers registered upto October 31, 2015; Partially modifie ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies Maharashtra Value Added Tax (Third Amendment) Rules 2015 w.e.f. January 1, 2016, thereby providing for set-off in respect of goods covered under Schedule ...
Central Govt. extends dates for implementation of Track and Trace system for export of drug formulations alongwith maintaining Parent-Child relationship in packaging to April 1, 20 ...
Central Govt. scraps export duty of 5% on Iron Ore Pellets; Amends Notification No. 27/2011-Cus ...
Govt. of Telangana reduces time limit of 90 days for refund of tax in Sec 38, to 60 days; Consequently, time limit of 90 days appearing in Rules 35 (8)(a), (8)(c), (9)(d), (9)(e), ...
Goa exempts sales inter-se dealers viz. Oil Marketing Companies from levy and payment of output tax i.r.o. Schedule G goods, viz. aviation spirit, aviation turbine fuel, high speed ...
All registered dealers under Goa VAT Act and CST Act whose turnover for FY 2014-15 is Rs 25 lakhs and below, except those who have opted for composition of tax u/s 7, shall file si ...
All registered dealers under Goa VAT Act and CST Act whose turnover for FY 2014-15 has exceeded Rs 25 lakhs, shall file quarterly returns online, commencing from October 1, 2015 to ...
Tamil Nadu Govt extends due date for filing audit report in Form WW by registered dealer having principal / additional place of business in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Cudd ...
CBEC includes ‘Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar’ in the State of Uttarakhand as Inland Container Depot for the purposes of unloading of imported goods and loading ...
Central Govt. rescinds Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002 published by Notification No. 34/2002-Cus (NT) except as respect things done or omi ...
Import tariff value of Gold reduced from USD 347/10 gms to USD 345/10 gms and of Silver from USD 461/kg to USD 452/kg; Tariff values for 8 other import items also notified; Amends ...
Central Govt. extends customs duty exemption on import of chickpeas (garbanzos) and lentils; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions in respect of specified goods imported from Korea RP under India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) w.e.f. J ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions in respect of specified goods imported from Malaysia under India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA) w.e ...
Central Govt. provides deeper tariff concessions in respect of specified goods when imported from ASEAN countries under India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement w.e.f. January 1, 2016; Ame ...
Central Govt. notifies CENVAT Credit (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2015 thereby amending Rule 9(1) of CENVAT Credit Rules; Accordingly, credit can also be availed on the basis of certif ...
Excise duty on petrol hiked by Rs 0.37/litre and diesel by Rs 2/litre w.e.f. January 2, 2016 ...
CBEC appoints Shri Ravi Pratap Singh as Additional Director in "Financial Intelligence Unit - India" on deputation basis for 3 years w.e.f. taking over charge ...
Central Govt. deletes “Panama” from Country Group-C under ‘Merchandise Exports from India Scheme’ (MEIS) w.e.f. April 1, 2015; Resultantly, “Panama Re ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that only persons providing e-portals / websites to other dealers for passing on orders from customers to the dealers / other vendors are required to enrol an ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. authorises officers of Commercial Tax Dept. to make assessments under TNVAT Act; Accordingly, Asst. Commissioner to make assessment i.r.o. dealer whose case is tra ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that reduced tax rate on sale of "High Flash High Speed Diesel Oil" to foreign going vessels will be applicable on sales made through intermediary agents of ...
Andhra Pradesh Govt. extends time to file VAT 200 return of November 2015 till January 5, 2016; Further, clarifies that dealers are required to pay tax due of November 2015 by ...
Central Govt. removes Minimum Export Price (MEP) on export of all varieties of onions; Amends Notification No. 26/2015-20 ...
CBEC antedates promotion of Smt. Taruna Kumari to the grade of Dy. Commissioner on ad hoc basis, notionally w.e.f. November 19, 2010 ...
Maharashtra Govt. introduces facility of downloading digitally signed (TIN) registration certificate from Sales Tax Dept website, to ensure immediate availability to dealers; Such ...
Karnataka Govt. exempts tax on sale of Application Forms / Prospectus / Brochures by Educational Institutions funded by Central / State Govt. with funding not less than 50% of annu ...
CBEC includes Powarkheda, District Hoshangabad, in State of Madhya Pradesh as Inland Container Depot for the purposes of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods; Am ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. December 18, 2015; USD valued at Rs 67.20 for imports and at Rs. 66.20 for exports; Supersedes Notification 136/2015-CUSTOMS (N.T.) ...
DGFT rescinds Public Notice No 30 (RE- 2012)/2009-2014 dated November 16, 2012 via which a list of 62 tradable items had been notified for Indo Myanmar Border Trade; Accordingly re ...
DGFT directs all regional officers to re-fix the annual average export obligation for EPCG Authorizations for the year 2014-15 for products showing decline in exports in 2014-15; A ...
DGFT clarifies that other items not being a part of bicycle appearing under ITCHS 8481 i.e. Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliance for pipes, Boiler Shells Tanks, Vats or The Li ...
CBEC issues guidelines for withdrawal of cases pending before HC / CESTAT, where SC has decided on an identical matter and decision has been accepted by Dept.; Committee of Princip ...
CBEC revises monetary limits for filing Departmental appeals before CESTAT & HC; Accordingly, Rs 10 lakhs for CESTAT and Rs 15 lakhs for HC has been set as threshold limit, whi ...
CBEC deletes text in para 2 after clause (a) in Instruction No. F.No. 390/Misc./69/2015-JC pertaining to power of Chief Commissioners to authorize jurisdictional officers to r ...
CBEC clarifies that Chief Commissioners are empowered under the provisions of Sec 35Q of Central Excise Act (and as applicable to Service Tax matters) and Sec 146A of Customs Act r ...
DGFT removes requirement for 'recommendation from DGCA' for free import of reconditioned / second hand aircraft parts; Revises import policy conditions of items specified under EXI ...
DGFT permits 'HRD Diamond Institute Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra' to import duty free diamonds for certification / grading and subsequent re-export, subject to conditions m ...
DGFT amends Para 4.76 of Handbook of Procedures 2015-20 whereby based on inspection report and recommendations of GJEPC, a laboratory would be considered for import of diamonds for ...
DGFT fixes import quantity of 6.6425 kg for item “Miscellaneous Chemicals viz. Microcrystalline wax, Resorcinol, Paraffin Wax, Pigments, Softners, Sulphur, Stearic Acid, Proc ...
CBEC’s Anti Smuggling Unit directs field formations to route their requests for issuance of Look Out Circulars (LOC) through DRI (Hqrs) in cases relating to contravention of ...
'Fireworks' included in list of perishable goods or goods of hazardous nature u/s 110(1A) of Customs Act for disposal purposes post their seizure ...
Import tariff value of Gold increased from USD 344/10 gms to USD 347/10 gms, while that of Silver reduced from USD 448/kg to USD 461/kg; Tariff values for 9 other import items also ...
CBEC clarifies that 100% Biodiesel (B100) is an 'oleochemical' derived from vegetable oils / animal fats ...
Pursuant to Report of Public Accounts Committee on Non-compliance by Ministries / Depts in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-selected Audit Paragraphs, CBEC reiter ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date of filling online return in Form 9 for 2014-2015 prescribed under Rule 4 of Central Sales Tax (Delhi) Rules 2005 to January 15, 2016; Further, clarifi ...
Central Govt. hikes excise duty on petrol by Rs 0.30/litre and on diesel by Rs 1.17/litre w.e.f December 17, 2015; Amends Notification No.12/2012-Central Excise ...
Goods enlisted in Third Schedule to Daman and Diu VAT Regulation, 2005 taxable @ 5% instead of 4% u/s 4(1)(b); Third Schedule inter alia includes “all intangible goods like c ...
Pursuant to directions to all concerned officers regarding timely filing of appeals before Tribunal / HC, Kerala Govt. further directs that any delay condonation petitions filed th ...
Kerala Govt. directs all concerned officers to ensure that second appeal before Tribunal and appeals before HC are filed within the time limit prescribed under Kerala VAT Act i.e. ...
Central Govt. levies anti-dumping duty on import of “Albendazole” from China for a period of 5 years ...
Central Govt. grants concessional rate of basic customs duty on import of “engines of a kind used for the propulsion of motor vehicles – of cylinder capacity exceeding ...
CBEC rectifies charge of Shri. Krishan Kumar Sharma from Member (Taxpayers’ Services) to Member (TPS, ST & GST); Modifies Office Order No. 169/2015 ...
CBEC allocates charge among Members consequent to appoint of Shri. Krishan Kumar Sharma; Accordingly, Smt. Ananya Roy to supervise Northern Zone as Member (L&J), Shri. R. K. Ba ...
CBEC accepts voluntary retirement of Asst. Commissioner Shri. T. Chandramouli with immediate effect ...
Central Govt. extends import duty exemption inter alia on machinery, equipment, computer hardware & software, technical know-how (in the form of documents and drawings in the p ...
Minimum Export Price (MEP) for export of all varieties of onions including Bangalore rose onions and Krishnapuram onions, but excluding onions in cut, sliced or broken in powder fo ...
Central Govt. imposes ADD on import of “Cold-rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel” falling under Chapter 7219 from China, Korea, European Union, South Africa, Taiwan ...
Central Govt. imposes Anti-dumping Duty (ADD) at varied rates on import of “Purified Terephthalic Acid” including its variants viz. “Medium Quality Terephthalic A ...
DGFT clarifies that Indian Kabuli Chickpeas is eligible under Focus Product Scheme of FTP 2009-14; Accordingly, directs all Regional Authorities to allow FPS benefit on export of s ...
Time limit for issuance of manual Forms ‘C’ & ‘F’ for all missed out invoices and for any mistakes in the already generated online forms, extended to&nb ...
Indirect Tax Revenue (Provisional) collections register 24.3% hike in November 2015 over corresponding period in previous year; Collections increased from Rs 44,475 Cr in November ...
TN ACAAR clarifies that “cell phone parts & accessories” viz. audio cables, Bluetooth headsets, and Bluetooth speakers are taxable @ 14.5% as per Entry 13-A(vi) of ...
Pursuant to notification of “Interest Equalisation Scheme for Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit” w.e.f. April 1, 2015 by Govt of India, DGFT directs all eligibl ...
DGFT prescribes procedure for claiming rewards under MEIS where exports have been made between June 1, 2015 & September 30, 2015 through EDI generated shipping bills, and where ...
Central Govt. imposes ADD on import of “Gliclazide” from PR China for a period of 5 years ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of “Methylene Chloride” (also known as ‘Dichloromethane’) from PR China & Russia for a period no ...
CBEC includes Village Janoli-Bhagola, Tehsil Palwal, in State of Haryana as Inland Container Depot for the purposes of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods; Amen ...
Central Govt inter alia revises audit & appellate jurisdiction of Principal Chief Commissioners of Central Excise in Delhi, Lucknow and Vadodara and of Chief Commissioners in A ...
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves Interest Equalisation Scheme (earlier called Interest Subvention Scheme) on Pre & Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit w.e.f. April ...
CBEC assigns following cases investigated by DRI to Addl. Director General (Adjudication), DRI – (i) cases involving duty of Rs 5 Cr and above, (ii) group of cases on identic ...
Central Govt. imposes ADD @ 29% of landed value on import of “Plastic processing or injection moulding machines” with clamping force more than 40 tonnes but less than 1 ...
Central Govt. imposes ADD on import of “Phthalic Anhydride” from Russia and Japan for a period of 5 years; ADD payable – (i) at USD 106.30 per MT when produced by ...
Central Govt. imposes anti- dumping duty (ADD) on import of “Melamine Tableware and Kitchenware products” from PR China, Vietnam and Thailand for a period of 5 years at ...
Minister of State, Finance Shri. Jayant Sinha reiterates the amendments in CBEC prosecution system at Lok Sabha; CBEC had reviewed the monetary limits for arrests and gui ...
Minister of State, Finance Shri. Jayant Sinha states that Govt proposes to impose GST on alcohol products except liquor for human consumption; As per GST Constitutional Amendment B ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. December 4, 2015; USD valued at Rs 67.25 for imports and at Rs. 66.25 for exports; Supersedes Notification 112/2015-Cus (N.T.) ...
Kerala Govt. directs all concerned authorities to strictly comply with procedural requirements incidental to completion of assessment and penalty in order to avoid violation of pri ...
CBEC grants Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) to Jt. Commissioners Dr. Manjula D. Hosmani and Dr. Yashoverdhan Pathak on ad-hoc basis w.e.f. January 1 2015; Such grant subject ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 354/10 gms to USD 344/10 gms while that of Silver from USD 470/kg to USD 461/kg; Tariff values for 8 other import items also decrease ...
CBEC transfers 11 Dy / Asst. Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise with immediate effect; Such officers to join new posts on or before December 4, 2015 ...
Additional charge of Chief Commissioner / Director General of Customs & Central Excise assigned to Principal Commissioners Shri. Raj Kumar Barthwal & Shri. Sheo Narayan Sin ...
Shri. Krishan Kumar Sharma-II appointed as Member of CBEC with status of Special Secretary to Govt of India w.e.f December 1, 2015 or from date of assuming charge ...
AP Govt cuts VAT rate on first sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (other than Beer, Wine and Ready to drink varieties) bottled and / or packed in India, but excluding Toddy and Arr ...
AP Govt extends waiver of all VAT arrears due from owners of oil tankers on transactions of transfer of right to use (lease tax) from November 8, 2011 till TDS provisions on purcha ...
Kerala Govt. directs all Govt Depts (whether of State, Centre or Union Territory), Public Sector Undertakings and Autonomous Bodies to provide details of PAN by November 30, 2015 f ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that sale of ‘used motor vehicles’ such as lorries and tippers is liable to tax @ 5.5% w.e.f. August 1, 2012 subject to the condition that no ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that EXIM scrips are liable to tax @ 5.5% as per Sl No 34 of Schedule-III to KVAT Act; VAT paid on purchase of EXIM scrips can be taken as input tax credi ...
Delhi Govt. directs all Zonal authorities to ensure that once proposal for restoration of registration is approved by Competent Authority, then registration of dealers should be re ...
Delhi Govt. appoints Sub-Divisional Magistrates of Revenue Dept as VAT Authorities to assist Commissioner in administration of DVAT Act ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. extends VAT exemption on purchase of goods such as floors, tiles & cement by Cancer Institute (WIA) under TNVAT Act by 1 year, i.e. till December 31, 2016; Mod ...
Pursuant to DGFT amendment in Policy condition 1 of Chapter 88 of ITC (HS), 2012-Schedule 1 (Import Policy), RBI directs AD Banks, while allowing advance remittance without bank gu ...
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directs Authorized Dealer (AD) Banks to consider Ex-Bond Bill of Entry as evidence for physical import of goods under Free Trade Warehousing Zones / by ...
Kerala Govt. prescribes norms with immediate effect for transfer of staff in Commercial Tax Dept for purpose of check post management; States that inter district transfers shall be ...
Central Govt amends Notification No. 22/2003-CE to enable EOUs to become eligible for duty exemption on raw material / parts consumed in manufacture of ships / vessels and cleared ...
Central Govt extends excise duty exemption on all raw materials and parts used in manufacture of ships / boats / fishing vessels / pusher craft / light vessels (except Floating or ...
Central Govt amends Notification No. 53/2003-Cus to enable EOUs to become eligible for duty exemption on raw material / parts consumed in manufacture of ships / vessels and cleared ...
Central Govt extends customs duty exemption on import of all raw materials and parts for use in manufacture of ships / boats / fishing vessels / pusher craft / light vessels (excep ...
Delhi Govt. notifies December 31, 2015 as due date for online submission of Form DP-1 (providing business information) by dealers registered upto October 31, 2015; Partially modifi ...
Exporters can file letter with Regional Authority to claim 2% Duty Credit Scrips under Market Linked Focus Product Scheme (MLFPS) where shipping bills already utilized to claim ben ...
Central Govt. enhances tariff concessions in respect of import of specified goods under the Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA) between India & Singapore; Amends N ...
CBEC assigns charge of Director General, NACEN to Shri Harmeet S Singh, ADG, NACEN, Faridabad and of Director General, Vigilance to Shri R.K. Mahajan, DG, CEI ...
CBEC promotes Shri Kul Prakash Singh, Additional Commissioner to post of Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise in panel year 2013-14 on ad hoc basis ...
Central Govt withdraws Tariff Rate Quota of 15,000 MT for total imports of white butter / butter oil and anhydrous milk fat (AMF) at Nil import duty; Amends Notification No 12/2012 ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. November 20, 2015; USD valued at Rs 66.70 for imports and at Rs. 65.65 for exports; Amends Notification No. 106/2015-Cus (N.T.) ...
CBEC notifies Shahebganj and Haldibari in Cooch Behar, West Bengal as Land Customs Stations (LCSs) for purposes of clearance of baggage of Indian enclave dwellers coming from Bangl ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty (ADD) on import of “Carbon Black used in rubber application” from China PR and Russia for 5 years; Clarifies that Thermal Black and Carb ...
Delhi Govt. clarifies that facility of auto-downloading statutory forms shall not be available for a tax period in cases where ratio of purchase and sales including stock transfer ...
CBEC promotes 159 Asst. Commissioners to the grade of Dy. Commissioners on ad-hoc basis for period of 1 year; Clarifies that such promotion shall not confer any right on these offi ...
Consequent to appointment of Shri Bhushan Kumar Bansal as a Member, CBEC allocates charge among Chairman and other Members; Shri Najib Shah to hold charge of GST, Computerisation & ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online / hard copy of Q2 return for the year 2015-16 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 alongwith required annexure / enclosures to Novem ...
Central Govt. notifies accounting codes for Swachh Bharat Cess as allotted by Office of Controller General of Accounts; Accordingly, minor head for said Cess shall be “0044-00-50 ...
Telangana Govt. clarifies that sale of plastic bins are taxable @ 5% under Sl No. 90 of Schedule IV of TVAT Act as ‘container whether it is covered by lid or without lid’ since ...
Telangana Govt. clarifies that “other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip of plastics, non-cellular whether lacquered or metalized or laminated, supported or similarly combined ...
Central Govt. hikes excise duty on (i) unbranded petrol from Rs 5.46 per litre to Rs. 7.06 per litre, (ii) branded petrol from Rs. 6.64 per litre to Rs. 8.24 per litre, (iii) unbra ...
Telangana Govt. issues instructions on mandatory usage of e-waybills by VAT dealers of Twin cities and R.R. District w.e.f December 1, 2015; All such dealers shall not be permitted ...
Pursuant to requirement of all multi-level marketing companies, their distributors and agents to register under Kerala VAT Act and ensuing amendments thereto, Kerala Govt addresses ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that ‘Appy Fizz’ is an “aerated soft drink” taxable @ 20% by virtue of Sec 6(1)(a) of Kerala VAT Act ...
Kerala Govt. revises floor rates fixed for imported timber varieties for purposes of collection of advance tax / security deposit as per Sec 47(16A) of Kerala VAT Act; Accordingly, ...
Tamil Nadu Govt. constitutes State Level Tax Payers Advisory Committee with an objective to identify issues relating to day-to-day tax administration faced by Trade and Industries ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing online returns for Q1 & Q2 of 2015-16 in Forms EC-II and EC-III to November 30, 2015; Partially modifies Notification No F.3(515)/Policy/VA ...
Maharashtra Govt. notifies last date for electronic uploading of Form e-704 (Audit Report) for FY 2014-15 as January 15, 2016, and last date for physical submission of documents vi ...
DGFT amends Para 9.06 (consumption register) of HBP 2015-20; ‘Appendix-4G’ as appearing in said para has been revised to read as ‘Appendix-4H’ ...
DGFT notifies that agencies desirous of enlistment in Appendix 2I of Appendices & Aayat Niryat Forms may submit their application as per Annexure I to Appendix 2I to DGFT instead o ...
Import tariff value of Silver decreased from USD 517/kg to USD 470/kg; Tariff values for 8 other import items also revised; Amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (NT) ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 373/10 gms to USD 354/10 gms; Tariff Value of other items remain unchanged; Amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (NT) ...
CBEC includes Village Tumb, Taluka Umbergaon, District Valsad in Gujarat as Inland Container Depot for the purposes of unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods; Amen ...
Pursuant to India International Trade Fair (IITF) to be held from November 14, 2015 to November 27, 2015 at Delhi, Govt issues advisory for casual dealers; Clarifies that registere ...
CBEC revises EXIM exchange rates w.e.f. November 6, 2015; USD valued at Rs 66.20 for imports and at Rs. 65.15 for exports; Amends Notification No. 101/2015-Cus (N.T.) ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that ‘Motor Vehicles run on batteries’ fall within the scope of Entry No 16 of Notification No FD 82CSL 10 (III) Bangalore; Accordingly ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for e-filing of reconciliation return for 2014-15 in Form 9, as prescribed under Rule 4 of Central Sales Tax (Delhi) Rules, to December 15, 2015; Said ...
Shri. Bhushan Kumar Bansal appointed as Member of CBEC with status of Special Secretary to Govt. of India ...
CBEC appoints Shri. Mohit Tewari to the post of Under Secretary (TRU) while Shri. Priyank Chaturvedi & Shri. Abhishek Verma to the posts of Technical Officers (TRU) for a period of ...
Central Govt. orders provisional assessment on imports of Clear Float Glass of nominal thickness ranging from 4 mm to 12 mm (both inclusive), from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and UAE, t ...
CBEC gives additional charge of Commissioner Appeals - III, Cochin to Shri Mathew Jolly, Commissioner, Audit (Cochin) with immediate effect ...
CBEC gives additional charge of Siliguri Commissionerate to Smt. Bandana Deori, Commissioner of Customs (Shillong) with immediate effect ...
CBEC appoints Shri Mohit Tewari, Shri Priyank Chaturvedi and Shri Abhishek Verma as Under Secretary / Technical Officers of CBEC for 3 years ...
Import tariff value of Gold decreased from USD 382/10 gms to USD 373/10 gms and that of Silver from USD 518/kg to USD 517/kg; Tariff values for 8 other import items also notified; ...
Maharashtra Govt. exempts sale of e-bid Re-gasified Liquid Natural Gas (RLNG) by Gas Authority of India Ltd. to Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt. Ltd. from whole of VAT, w.e.f. October ...
Andhra Pradesh Govt. issues clarification on processing of refund claims w.r.t. provisional gross 28 NCCF as on May, 2014; States that where Audit and Final Assessment is completed ...
Delhi Govt. extends last date for filing Q2 return for the year 2015-16 in Form DVAT-16, DVAT-17 and DVAT-48 along with required annexure / enclosures to November 16, 2015 ...
Tamil Nadu Authority and Clarification for Advance Ruling clarifies that “Butter with Brand Name” sold as Industrial Input for use in manufacture within State is liable to tax ...
Tamil Nadu Authority and Clarification for Advance Ruling clarifies that sale of “Pre-stressed Concrete Sleepers” to Indian Railways within the State of Tamil Nadu is liable to ...
Press Release: Chief Commissioners / Pr. Commissioners of Central Excise in a 2 days’ conference in Chandigarh have resolved large number of issues relating to Central Excise ...
DGFT adds / amends Table 2 [containing ITC (HS)] code wise list of products with reward rates under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS); Accordingly, adds 110 items, amend ...
DGFT permits export of finished leather, Wet Blue and EI Tanned leather through ICDs (Inland Container Depots) at Jalandhar and Nagpur ...
Central Govt. extends Anti-Dumping Duty on import of “Narrow Woven Fabric” from China PR and Chinese Taipei for one year i.e. till October 5, 2016; Amends Notification No. 108/ ...
CBEC assigns additional charge of Chief Commissioner, Customs Mumbai - I to Shri. Sanjeev Behari (CC Mumbai –II Customs Zone), Chief Commissioner, Customs Mumbai - III to Shri. D ...
CBEC transfers 7 Assistant / Deputy Commissioners and Joint / Additional Commissioners with immediate effect; Officers to take charge by October 30, 2015 ...
CBEC appoints Shri Dinesh K. Chakravarty as Additional Director in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Ministry of Corporate Affairs on deputation basis for 5 years ...
ACC confirms Shri Najib Shah as Chairman of CBEC, with status of Special Secretary to Govt. of India ...
Amendment to definition of “sale” u/s 2 of Goa VAT Act to include transfer of property in goods (whether as goods or in some other form) involved in execution of a work ...
Goa Govt. notifies that Sanitary napkins and diapers including adult diapers are taxable @ 4% under Schedule B of Goa VAT Act; Further, works contract for construction of flats & d ...
Kerala Authority for Clarification states that works contract awarder has to deduct tax at source (TDS) in case of local contract; Absent stipulation regarding supply of materials ...
Kerala Govt. clarifies that Govt works even if done through sub-contractors would attract compounded tax @ 5%; Further states that principal contractor can claim exemption on sub-c ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that "Aloe muscle Rub, Aloe Cold balm, Aloe Pain Oil, Aloe Foot Care Cream, Aloe Multipurpose Gel, Aloe Itch Free Cream, Kumari Swarasam, Aloe Pure, Aloe ...
Karnataka Govt. clarifies that ‘Wall Paper’ is taxable @ 14.5% w.e.f. July 1, 2012 as goods falling u/s 4(1)(b) (iii) of KVAT Act, 2003 ...
Karnataka Govt extends ‘Revision Option’ under e-UPaSS Module for tax period “May 2014 to May 2015” upto December 31, 2015; Clarifies that dealers may make use of such exte ...
Andhra Pradesh Govt. orders waiver of all VAT arrears due from owners of Oil Tankers on transaction of transfer of right to use (lease tax) for period from November 8, 2011 till Se ...
Tamil Nadu Authority and Clarification for Advance Ruling clarifies that “B.O.L.T (medical device primarily engaged in monitoring and review of body vitals) is taxable @ 5% under ...
DGFT prohibits import of ‘Human Embryo’ except for research purposes based on guidelines of Department of Health Research; Earlier, import of same was free subject to ‘No Obj ...
Delhi Govt. notifies that Form DP-1 (providing business information) shall be submitted online by all dealers by November 23, 2015; Same shall be filed by dealers registered upto S ...
DGFT extends the benefit of rewards under Services Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) to service exports upto March 31, 2016; List of services / rates shall be reviewed w.e.f. April ...
CBEC notifies that all importers / exporters using services of Customs Brokers for formalities under Customs Act, shipping lines and air lines shall file customs documents under d ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Plain medium Density Fibre Board of thickness 6 mm and above" from China PR, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka for five years ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Front Axle Beam and Steering Knuckles for medium and heavy commercial vehicles" from China PR for five years ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "Hexamine" @ USD 84.25 / Metric Tones (MT) from China PR and @ USD 113.05 / MT from UAE for five years ...
Central Govt. imposes anti-dumping duty on import of "All Fully Drawn or Fully Oriented Yarn/Spin Draw Yarn/Flat Yarn of Polyester (non-textured and non – POY)" from China PR and ...
Central Govt. allocates quantity of sugar to be exported to European Union under CXL Quota and to USA under Tariff Rate Quota upto September 30, 2016; Certificate of Origin shall b ...
Central Govt. exempts excise duty on RBD Palm Stearin / Methanol / Sodium Methoxide used in manufacture of specified biodiesel subject to actual user condition; Amends Notification ...
Central Govt. increases basic customs duty on wheat [CTH 1001 19 00 and 1001 99 10] from 10% to 25% till March 31, 2016; Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Cus ...
Central Govt. extends zero import duty regime for all pulses except gram [CTH 0713 20 00] and lentil [CTH 0713 40 00] without an end date; Zero import duty regime for gram and lent ...
Dehi Govt. introduces award Scheme for General Public known as ‘Bill Banao, Inaam Pao’ for Bill / Cash Memo / Retail Invoice of purchases made from registered dealer in Delhi; ...
Tamil Nadu Authority and Clarification for Advance ruling clarifies that execution of ‘Dip Water Wash without any chemicals on Knit Fabric and Garments’ does not attract VAT u/ ...
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