https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96082 Whether imported latch-and-actuator assemblies constitute finished automobile locks: found not to have essential character or independent locking function because substantial additional components and manufacturing are required; therefore they are parts of locks and must be reclassified - held: classifiable as parts of locks (CTH 83016000). Whether preferential rate denial was lawful: SCN issued after sixty days without challenge to country-of-origin documentation, rendering denial impermissible - held: benefit could not be denied and original findings set aside. Whether confiscation, penalty and redemption fine sustainable: absence of fraud, no prior customs bond and no prima facie evidence of wrongdoing - held: confiscation, penalty and redemption fine set aside. - CESTAT en-us Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:50:29 +0530 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:50:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96082 Whether imported latch-and-actuator assemblies constitute finished automobile locks: found not to have essential character or independent locking function because substantial additional components and manufacturing are required; therefore they are parts of locks and must be reclassified - held: classifiable as parts of locks (CTH 83016000). Whether preferential rate denial was lawful: SCN issued after sixty days without challenge to country-of-origin documentation, rendering denial impermissible - held: benefit could not be denied and original findings set aside. Whether confiscation, penalty and redemption fine sustainable: absence of fraud, no prior customs bond and no prima facie evidence of wrongdoing - held: confiscation, penalty and redemption fine set aside. - CESTAT Highlights Customs Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:50:29 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96082