https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333205 The Tribunal upheld a penalty of Rs. 25,000 on M/s DHL Express (I) Pvt. Ltd. for lack of due diligence in detecting mis-declaration of goods valued at Rs. 8 lakhs. Despite the appellant's argument regarding their inability to ensure declaration accuracy, the Tribunal emphasized the courier company's obligation under Regulation 13 to exercise due diligence in verifying import/export information. Customs' detection of mis-declaration based on weight discrepancies highlighted the courier's failure to exercise due diligence. The penalty, reduced from Rs. 50,000, was upheld to emphasize the importance of fulfilling due diligence obligations for courier companies in handling goods. en-us Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333205 The Tribunal upheld a penalty of Rs. 25,000 on M/s DHL Express (I) Pvt. Ltd. for lack of due diligence in detecting mis-declaration of goods valued at Rs. 8 lakhs. Despite the appellant's argument regarding their inability to ensure declaration accuracy, the Tribunal emphasized the courier company's obligation under Regulation 13 to exercise due diligence in verifying import/export information. Customs' detection of mis-declaration based on weight discrepancies highlighted the courier's failure to exercise due diligence. The penalty, reduced from Rs. 50,000, was upheld to emphasize the importance of fulfilling due diligence obligations for courier companies in handling goods. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=333205