https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15877 The Customs Act and allied statutes empower customs officers with broad interception, search, seizure, detention and arrest powers, enable confiscation of goods, conveyances and instrumentalities used in smuggling, and provide for adjudication to demand duties and impose monetary penalties; criminal prosecution applies for serious or organised offences. Operational enforcement is intelligence driven and risk based, using port, airport and land border surveillance, container scanning, forensic verification, digital evidence examination and multi agency coordination, supported by specialised units and technology. Policy measures-tariff rationalisation, trade facilitation, border infrastructure, capacity building and stronger legal tools-are recommended to reduce incentives for smuggling and strengthen deterrence. en-us Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:30:21 +0530 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:30:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15877 The Customs Act and allied statutes empower customs officers with broad interception, search, seizure, detention and arrest powers, enable confiscation of goods, conveyances and instrumentalities used in smuggling, and provide for adjudication to demand duties and impose monetary penalties; criminal prosecution applies for serious or organised offences. Operational enforcement is intelligence driven and risk based, using port, airport and land border surveillance, container scanning, forensic verification, digital evidence examination and multi agency coordination, supported by specialised units and technology. Policy measures-tariff rationalisation, trade facilitation, border infrastructure, capacity building and stronger legal tools-are recommended to reduce incentives for smuggling and strengthen deterrence. Articles Customs - Import - Export - SEZ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:30:21 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=15877