Customs Duty Weekly Flashback for the period from 6 to 12 July 2025.
Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court Frowns Upon Customs Dept. for Imposing Rs. 10 Crore Security on Rs. 1 Crore Goods
The Delhi High Court has termed the Customs Department’s demand for a Rs. 10 crore security to release goods worth Rs. 1 crore as “extremely onerous”. The case pertained to a petition seeking provisional release of roasted areca nuts imported from Indonesia, which were being held due to conflicting laboratory reports.
Delhi High Court Orders Customs Dept. To Release Seized Gold Bangles Worn by Returning Umrah Pilgrim
The Delhi High Court has quashed the Customs Department’s seizure of gold bangles worn by a woman returning from pilgrimage/Umrah at Mecca, stating that personal jewellery—especially worn by Indian women—is part of cultural identity and cannot be detained arbitrarily.
Bombay Court
The Bombay Court has granted Bail to the person accused of Rs. 42 crores walnut customs duty evasion after 17 days of arrest by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
Bombay High Court Orders DGFT to Process MEIS Claims Despite Technical Glitches
The Bombay High Court has directed the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to process Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) applications related to 174 shipping bills, despite earlier systemic failures in data transmission.
Bombay High Court Directs Processing of Duty Drawback Claims After Revocation of ICEGATE Alert
The Bombay High Court has disposed of a writ petition after being informed that the “alert” earlier inserted in the Indian Customs Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) Gateway (ICEGATE) system against a Petitioner’s Importer Exporter Code (IEC) has been revoked by the authorities.
Bombay High Court Flags Customs Reassessment Without Speaking Order as Procedurally Invalid
The Bombay High Court has granted relief in a case involving reassessment of imported goods, setting aside earlier customs action taken without a “speaking order” as mandated by the law.
Bombay High Court Refuses to Order Retrospective Customs Duty Correction Over Alleged Tariff Error
The Bombay High Court has declined to intervene in a plea seeking retrospective correction of Basic Customs Duty (BCD) rates for specific chemical tariff items under the Customs Tariff Act, where the petitioner claimed a “clerical error” had led to an unjustified increase in import duty from 7.5% to 10%.
CESTAT
Lithium-Ion Batteries for Mobile Phones Attract 12% IGST, Not 28%: CESTAT
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi Bench, has settled a long-standing tax classification dispute concerning the applicable Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) rate on lithium-ion batteries imported for mobile phone manufacturing.
