Customs Duty Weekly Flashback: 02 To 08 November 2025

Here’s the Customs Duty Weekly Flashback for the period from 02 to 08 November 2025. Supreme Court Illegal Pakistani-Origin Dry Dates Import: Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC’s Deadline for DRI Probe Case Title: Union Of India & Ors. Versus Make India Impex Case No.: SLP (C) 31205/2025 The Supreme Court of India has put on hold the stringent timeline set by the Bombay High Court for the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, to conclude its investigation into the alleged illegal import of dry dates originating from Pakistan. The apex court has granted the central agency full liberty to carry on its probe without any procedural constraints. Delhi High Court Customs’ Pre-Printed SCN Waiver Contrary to Law: Delhi HC Orders Unconditional Release of Seized Gold Bangles to Nepalese Passenger Case Title: MS. Sunita Shah Versus Commissioner Of Customs, IGI Airport & Ors. Case No.: W.P.(C) 16119/2025 & CM APPL. 66005/2025 The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of absolute confiscation passed by the Customs Department at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, directing the unconditional release of gold bangles seized from a Nepalese passenger, Sunita Shah. The bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain has observed that the printed waiver of SCN and personal hearing is contrary to law, every person must be given a fair opportunity to be heard. Natural justice is not merely lip service — it must be given effect in letter and spirit. Madras High Court Second Hand Digital Machines Import Doesn’t Require Environment Ministry Approval: Madras High Court Directs Provisional Release Case Title: M/s.Maruti Enterprises Versus The Commissioner of Customs (Chennai II) Import Case No.: Writ Petition No.38999 of 2025 and W.M.P.No.43682 of 2025 The Madras High Court has directed the Customs Department in Chennai to grant provisional release of a consignment of 106 second-hand digital multifunction print, copying, and scanning machines imported by M/s. Maruti Enterprises, after holding that second hand digital machines does not require environment ministry approval. CESTAT Customs Duty Payable on Imported Crude Palm Oil Lost in Factory Fire: CESTAT Case Title: M/s Ajanta Soya Limited Versus Commissioner of Customs, (Preventive), Jodhpur Case No.: CUSTOMS APPEAL NO. 51089 OF 2020 The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi Bench, has ruled that customs duty is payable on imported crude palm oil lost in a factory fire, even though the loss occurred in an accident, as the material was not actually used in manufacturing. However, the Tribunal set aside all penalties imposed by the Customs Department, holding that the loss did not involve any fraudulent intent or suppression. Exporter Entitled To Duty Drawback Once Goods Are Exported Outside India Irrespective Of The Fact That It Reached The Destination Or Not: CESTAT Case Title: M/s Texcomash Export & Sh. N.K. Rajgarhia Versus Customs Commissioner Case No.: Customs Appeal No. 724 of 2005 The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the exporter is entitled to duty drawback once goods are exported outside India irrespective of the fact that it reached the destination or not. DRI’s Failure To Properly Seal The CPU Rendered Electronic Evidence Unreliable: CESTAT Case Title: KDS Exports Versus Customs Commissioner Case No.: CUSTOMS APPEAL NO. 57 OF 2009 The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the failure of Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to properly seal the CPU rendered electronic evidence unreliable. Customs Wrongly Denied AIFTA Exemption on Tin Ingot Imports To Vikas Ecotech: CESTAT Case Title: M/s Vikas Ecotech Ltd. vs. Principal Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Delhi Case No.: Customs Appeal No. 50105 of 2020 The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has set aside a demand of differential customs duty raised against M/s Vikas Ecotech Ltd., allowing the company’s appeal and restoring its entitlement to exemption under Notification No. 46/2011-Cus, which provides concessional duty for goods imported under the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA). CESTAT Quashes Rs. 21.85 Crore Customs Duty Demand on Triumph Motorcycles India Case Title: M/s. Triumph Motorcycles (India) Versus Addl. Director General (Adjudication) Case No.: Customs Appeal No. 50212 Of 2021 The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has allowed the appeal filed by Triumph Motorcycles (India) Pvt. Ltd., setting aside a customs demand of ₹21.85 crore, along with interest and penalty, which had been imposed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). Read More: GST Weekly Flashback: 02 To 08 November 2025

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Pressure Relief Valves Used In Common Rail Fuel Injection Systems Classifiable As “Safety Or Relief Valves” Under Customs Tariff Item 8481 40 00: CESTAT

Chilli Seeds for Sowing Not ‘Spices’: CESTAT Rejects Customs Demand

Re-Import Duty Exemption Can’t Be Denied Solely for Lack of ‘Marks and Numbers’ When Identity of Goods Is Proven: CESTAT

Mis-declaration of Imported Fabric Justifies Re-classification, Confiscation, Penalties: CESTAT

Pressure Relief Valves Used In Common Rail Fuel Injection Systems Classifiable As “Safety Or Relief Valves” Under Customs Tariff Item 8481 40 00: CESTAT

Chilli Seeds for Sowing Not ‘Spices’: CESTAT Rejects Customs Demand

Re-Import Duty Exemption Can’t Be Denied Solely for Lack of ‘Marks and Numbers’ When Identity of Goods Is Proven: CESTAT

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