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Customs · 1 Oct 2026
The Insecticides Third Amendment Rules, 2026 wrote the import-permit requirement into the Insecticides Rules, 1971. CBIC has asked customs officers to enforce it, and it names acrylonitrile.
Action neededCustoms · 1 Oct 2026
CBIC has told Customs field formations that an import permit from the Registration Committee is a statutory requirement for importing any substance in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 for non-insecticidal use. The requirement comes from the Insecticides Third (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 597(E) of 8 July 2026): application in Form IA with a fee of ₹5,000.
Action neededCustoms · 30 Sep 2026
CBIC has substituted the tariff value tables for edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts under Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.). The new values apply from 1 October 2026. The areca nut value is unchanged at US$ 11,574 per metric ton.
Rule changeCustoms · 28 Sep 2026
CBIC has brought three more certificates onto the SWIFT 2.0 Unified Dashboard on ICEGATE. The Legal Metrology certificate of registration of importer of weights and measures is now applied for there, all over India, and no longer on the LM portal. The MNRE Concessional Customs Duty Certificate (from 7 August 2026) and the Coffee Board Export Permit Certificate (from 27 July 2026) can be tracked and downloaded.
New facilityCustoms · 28 Sep 2026
CBIC has allowed a Special Notified Zone for rough diamonds at Surat International Diatrade Centre, 2nd Floor, Tower-B, Surat Diamond Bourse, Khajod. Imports only by air cargo, re-packing of lots within 60 days and export of unsold lots within 75 days of import. The old SNZ at Gujarat Hira Bourse, Ichhapore is to be de-notified after the new one starts.
New facilityCustoms · 24 Sep 2026
The Finance Ministry has substituted the duty table in Notification No. 33/2022-Customs (ADD) on jute products from Bangladesh and Nepal, following DGTR’s mid-term review findings of 25 June 2026. Producer-wise duties now range from nil to US$ 155 per MT; the residual rates go up to US$ 445 per MT for Bangladesh and US$ 292 per MT for Nepal.
Rule changeCustoms · 24 Sep 2026
Circular 43/2026-Customs says a valid Origin Declaration by the UK exporter is the proof of origin, Form-I under CAROTAR is not a precondition, and an earlier denial cannot be applied to later imports without hearing the importer.
ClarifiedCustoms · 24 Sep 2026
Circular 42/2026-Customs makes two qualifiers mandatory for listed fabric tariff items of Chapters 52, 55 and 60 — FR001 for flame retardant fabric and FR009 for other fabric — so that FR products can be identified for the PLI Scheme for Textiles.
Action neededCustoms · 23 Sep 2026
CBIC has added Campbell Bay and Car Nicobar to the list of customs ports in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar. Under Notification No. 76/2026-Customs (N.T.) dated 23 September 2026, both are appointed for unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods, or any class of such goods.
New facilityCustoms · 23 Sep 2026
The Government has cut Basic Customs Duty on crude sunflower oil from 10% to Nil and on crude soybean and crude palm oil from 10% to 5%, with matching cuts on the refined oils. Notification No. 31/2026-Customs amends six entries of Notification No. 45/2025-Customs and is in force from 24 September 2026. Industry has been asked to pass the benefit on in prices.
ReliefCustoms · 21 Sep 2026
Two ICEGATE advisories on the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations set out the filing sequence for amending a Cargo Summary Notification and a Sea Arrival Manifest. Before Sea Entry Inwards the system applies amendments directly; after it, a Customs officer must approve. The FAQs add that consolidators can now delete a CSN before the SAM is filed.
ClarifiedCustoms · 21 Sep 2026
Instruction 17/2026-Customs tells field formations how to decide show cause notices that were held up because DGFT had not cancelled the instrument — in three situations the wait is no longer the rule.
ClarifiedCustoms · 18 Sep 2026
FSSAI, by a notification dated 15 September 2026, has notified authorised officers at ICD Dhanakya, Jaipur (port code INDNK6) in addition to the 171 points of entry already specified for food imports. CBIC has circulated the updated list of 172 points of entry and their authorised officers through Instruction No. 16/2026-Customs.
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