Category Archives: Custom

India and Uruguay Agreement for Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters

By | January 4, 2017

Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Uruguay regarding Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters  The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing and ratifying an Agreement between India and Uruguay regarding Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. The Agreement will help in the availability of relevant information… Read More »

Filing Customs declarations : Ensure HSN 2017 classification of goods

By | January 2, 2017

HSN 2017 Attention Importers, Exporters, Customs Brokers and Customs RES software providers: HSN 2017 version will be operational w.e.f. 00:00 hrs on 01-01-2017. The amendments notified in Section 141 and 146 of the Finance Act 2016 regarding the changes from the WCO Harmonized System Nomenclature 2012 version to the 2017 version are to be implemented… Read More »

Deeper tariff concessions for specified goods imported from Korea

By | January 2, 2017

Seeks to amend notification No. 152/2009-Customs dated 31.12.2009 so as to provide deeper tariff concessions in respect of specified goods imported from Korea RP under the India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) w.e.f. 01.01.2017 and to carry out editorial changes as a result of HS 2017 changes Notification No 66/2016-Cus,dt. 31-12-2016

Deeper tariff concessions for specified goods imported from Malaysia

By | January 2, 2017

Seeks to amend notification No. 53/2011-Customs dated 01st July, 2011 so as to provide deeper tariff concessions in respect of specified goods imported from Malaysia under the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA) w.e.f. 01.01.2016 and to carry out editorial changes as a result of HS 2017 changes Notification No 65/2016-Cus,dt. 31-12-2016

Concessional in customs duty for engines used for propulsion of specified motor vehicles

By | January 2, 2017

Seeks to further amend Notification No. 69/2011-Customs, dated 29th July, 2011 so as to provide a deepen the concessional rate of basic customs duty in respect of tariff item 8408 20 20 [engines of a kind used for the propulsion of specified motor vehicles – of cylinder capacity exceeding 250 cc] and 8708 40 00… Read More »