Deferred import duty payments now allowed up to 30 days for trusted entities; March entries payable by March 31st. Substitutes rule 4 of the Deferred Payment of Import Duty Rules, 2016 to require that duties on goods with Bills of Entry returned for payment in any month other than March be paid by the 1st day of the following month, and duties on goods with Bills of Entry returned during March be paid by 31st March; amendment effective 1 March 2026 under the proviso to section 47(1) and section 156 of the Customs Act, 1962.