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Face-Recognition Access Control Terminals Qualify As Automatic Data Processing Machines Under CTH 8471: CESTAT

03/12/2025

In a significant ruling impacting importers of biometric and AI-based hardware, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Kolkata has held that face-recognition access control terminals qualify as Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Machines under Customs Tariff Heading (CTH) 8471, and not as electrical machinery under CTH 8543 as alleged by the department. The…

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Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 5+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies like LiveLaw & Taxscan.

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