Retail-ready dog and cat feed in 20 kg packs falls under the specific retail-sale tariff classification.

Persuasive value of customs advance rulings supported raisin classification and exemption where statutory certificates remained unrebutted.

Airport security screening outside customs areas remains valid where Customs officers subsequently conduct seizure using prescribed safeguards.

Network-capable facsimile machine classification requires tariff-based analysis, technical proof for reclassification, and limits extended-period dema...

Integral software licences form part of imported hardware value, supporting extended limitation for non-disclosure and undervaluation.

Transferable DFIA licence exemption survives where alleged exporter irregularities and importer fraud remain unproved, defeating extended limitation.

Section 108 statements require section 138B compliance, including examination and cross-examination, before supporting export-related penalties.

Rectification of mistake remains limited to self-evident record errors, preventing merits review through miscellaneous applications and preserving fin...

Sequential customs valuation restricts residual methods, while related-party imports can justify rejecting declared transaction values and combined pe...

Tender creditworthiness conditions may extend to de facto Promoter Directors, with post-participation challenges generally barred absent arbitrariness...

Corporate representation in PMLA summons proceedings permitted through an authorised signatory, subject to directors' continuing cooperation and atten...

Transitional CENVAT refund requires timely revised returns and documentary proof that each input-service credit is admissible.

Intermediary-service classification excludes own-account group support services, allowing cost-plus supplies to qualify as exports of services.

Helicopter charter classification requires effective control analysis, while territorial performance, reasoned credit orders and wilful suppression de...

Vicarious liability for cheque dishonour requires specific allegations linking each director to the company's business and transaction.

Import classification alignment updates ITC (HS) entries, conditions and product descriptions with immediate effect under the Finance Act.

Specified fund definition expands PAN exemption eligibility for registered alternative investment funds and qualifying International Financial Service...

Tax exemption for legal services authority income applies subject to non-commercial activity, return filing, and unchanged income conditions.

Tax exemption for specified legal-services authority income applies retrospectively, subject to non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and...

RFID sealing for SEZ export containers becomes the sole required mechanism, preventing additional sealing demands at gateway ports.