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Import Duty Payable on 10 grams Gold
w.e.f. 02-01-2026

Value of 10gm Gold ($ 1405.00 x 90.80) = Rs. 127574.00
Basic Customs Duty (5.00%) = Rs. 6379.00
Agri. Infra. and Devel. Cess (1.00%) = Rs. 1276.00
Social Welfare Surcharge (0%) = Rs. 0.00
Total Duty on 10gm Gold = Rs. 7654.00

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Import Duty on Gold

Import Duty Payable on 1 kilogram Silver
w.e.f. 02-01-2026

Value of 1kg Silver ($ 2413.00 x 90.80) = Rs. 219100.00
Basic Customs Duty (5.00%) = Rs. 10955.00
Agri. Infra. and Devel. Cess (1.00%) = Rs. 2191.00
Social Welfare Surcharge (0%) = Rs. 0.00
Total Duty on 1kg Silver = Rs. 13146.00

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Import Duty on Silver

Exchange Rates

Exchange Rates Exchange Rates

GST Revenue Collections

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Indian Customs Holidays

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List of Holidays

Central Government D.A. Rates

Effective Dates DA Rates
01-07-2025    58%
01-01-2025    55%
01-07-2024    53%
01-01-2024    50%
01-07-2023    46%
01-01-2023    42%
01-07-2022    38%
01-01-2022    34%
01-07-2021    31%
01-01-2021    (28%)
01-07-2020    (24%)
01-01-2020    (21%)
01-07-2019    17%
01-01-2019    12%
01-07-2018    9%
01-01-2018    7%
01-07-2017    5%
01-01-2017    4%
01-07-2016    2%
01-01-2016    0%
(...) not paid on account of covid.

Rates of Dearness Allowance

Rates of Interest on GPF

Effective Dates Interest Rates
01-04-2020 07.10%
01-07-2019 07.90%
01-10-2018 08.00%
01-01-2018 07.60%
01-07-2017 07.80%
01-04-2017 07.90%
01-10-2016 08.00%
01-04-2016 08.10%

Rates of Interest on GPF

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CGST, IGST & UGST - Notifications, Circulars & Instructions
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Amends Notification 09/2025- Integrated Tax (Rate), to prescribe GST rates on tobacco products.
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Amends Notification 09/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate), to prescribe GST rates on tobacco products.
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Amends Notification 09/2025-Central Tax (Rate), to prescribe GST rates on tobacco products.
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Notifies Central Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2025.
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Notifies supplies under section 15(5) of CGST Act for valuation based on Retail sale price (RSP).
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Tariff Value - Further amends the notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) dated the 3rd August, 2001 [S.O. 748(E)].
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Implementation of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR).
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Low Ash Metallurgical Coke - Anti-dumping duty on the import of of ‘Low Ash Metallurgical Coke’, falling under tariff items 2704 00 10, 2704 00 20, 2704 00 30 and 2704 00 90, originating in or exported from Australia, China PR, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan and Russia and imported into India.
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The Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
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Gives effect to the second tranche of tariff concessions under India-EFTA (Iceland).
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Notifies duty rates for machines based levy on Chewing Tobacco, Jarda Scented Tobacco and Gutkha.
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Supersedes notification no. 03/2019-central excise.
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Re-assignment of appeals pending in Kolkata Zone.
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Constitution of Interim Board for Settlement under Sec 31A of Central Excise Act, 1944.
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Setting up of office for operationalising Interim Boards for Settlement.
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Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd.
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Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s A.K. Construction Co.
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Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Hi-tech Equipment Services.
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Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Subhash Earthmovers.
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Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority in respect of SCNs issued to M/s Alpesh Kumar Gokulbhai Patel.
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Promotion to the grade of Joint Commissioner (C&IT) in CBIC.
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Corrigendum to Office Order No. 105/2023 dated 15.07.2023.
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Corrigendum to Office Order No. 05/2023 dated 13.01.2023.
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Export of Broken Rice to Senegal through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) -reg
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26-11-2025

Sir,

A government servant joined the department on 2400 grade pay in 2002 further he got his 1st promotion in 2010 on same grade pay (only designation changed).

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09-02-2024

Sir,

F. No. 137/14/2008-CX-4 dated 01.07.2011 whereby ad hoc exemption Order No 1/1/2011.

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Countervailing Duty (CVD) on Saccharin and Its Classification.

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1. As per the Notification No.04/2022-Customs (CVD) dated 21.10.2022, final Countervailing Duty (CVD) has been levied on import of Saccharine originating in or exported from Thailand. The said goods is specified in column (3) of the table of the said notification falling under tariff item 29251100 of read more »

Review of Legal Provisions in The Matter of Conversion of Foreign Going Vessel from Foreign Run To Coastal Run.

22-03-2024

1. Last year Notification No. 50/2017-Cus., dated 30-06-2017 was amended vide Notification No. 60/2003-Cus., dated 19-10-2023 and a new S.No. 551A was inserted in the said notification. Details of S.No. 551A are as mentioned below: (Please see table printed at the end). 

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Body-worn cameras made mandatory for customs officers at airport Red Channels to boost transparency.

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New Delhi: It is now mandatory for customs officers deployed at the Red Channel at all international airports to wear body worn cameras (BWCs) to enhance transparency and ease of doing business.

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Gold smuggling case: Karnataka High Court rejects plea challenging Ranya Rao's COFEPOSA detention.

19-12-2025

Rao had earlier been given default bail in the criminal case registered in the matter by the DRI, but had remained in jail since she was also booked under the COFEPOSA Act.

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the detention read more »

Bengaluru customs seize drugs worth Rs 37.88 crore.

04-11-2025

Officials said the team intercepted a passenger arriving from Bangkok via Dubai at Terminal 2 on October 29. On inspecting the suspect's baggage, they found 37.88 kg of hydroponic ganja concealed inside. The passenger was taken into custody, and action has been initiated under the Narcotic Drugs read more »

Viral Video Shows 'Endangered Silvery Gibbon' Rescued By Customs Officials At Mumbai Airport; Passenger Arrested For Smuggling.

01-11-2025

The small ape, found trembling inside a trolley bag, was one of two smuggled animals, the other was tragically discovered dead. The video, which captures the moment an animal handler gently takes care of the surviving Gibbon, has sparked widespread anger and concern over the cruelty of read more »

Air India passenger caught with Rs.20 lakh gold hidden in plastic water bottle.

26-10-2025

An Air India passenger was caught trying to smuggle gold worth Rs.20 lakh into the country.

An Air India passenger was caught trying to smuggle gold worth Rs.20 lakh into the country. Delhi Customs officials seized 170 grams of the precious metal that he read more »

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How a phone call nailed IRS officer in Rs. 1.5-crore CGST bribery case.

02-01-2026

It took just one phone call for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to expose what it describes as a “carefully orchestrated” corruption racket allegedly led by a woman Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer at the heart of the Central GST department in Jhansi.

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CBI Court Sentences Central Excise and Service Tax Inspector to 5 Years RI in Disproportionate Assets Case.

01-01-2026

The CBI Court, Ahmedabad, today, i.e., 29.12.2025, has convicted and sentenced the accused Kaushik Anvantrai Karelia, the then Appraiser/Preventive Officer, Kandla Special Economic Zone (KASEZ), presently working as Inspector, Central Excise and Service tax, Bhavnagar, to Five Years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with fine of Rs. 63,00,000 in read more »

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02-05-2025

AMAN BHATIA vs. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI)

Service Matters - The legislature has used a comprehensive definition of “public servant” to achieve the purpose of punishing and curbing the growing menace of corruption - Keeping this intention of the legislature in mind, the definition of “public servant” as defined under the PC Act should be given a purposive and wide interpretation so as to advance the object underlying the statute - It is the nature of duty being discharged by a person which assumes paramount importance when determining whether such a person falls within the ambit of the definition of public servant as defined under the PC Act - Stamp vendors across the country, by virtue of performing an important public duty and receiving remuneration from the Government for the discharge of such duty, are undoubtedly public servants within the ambit of Section 2(c)(i) of the PC Act - the appellant was eligible for receiving discount on the purchase of stamp papers owing to the license that he was holding - the discount is traceable to and is governed by the 1934 Rules framed by the State Government - the appellant, could be said to be “remunerated by the government” for the purposes of Section 2(c)(i) of the PC Act - the prosecution has failed in establishing the allegation of demand for illegal gratification and acceptance thereof beyond reasonable doubt - the conviction of the appellant for the offences under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the PC Act cannot be sustained and is, thus, liable to be set aside - the appeal succeeds and is allowed - The conviction and sentence of the accused, as awarded by the Trial Court and affirmed by the High Court is set aside.

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04/04/2025

JOGESWAR SAHOO & ORS. vs. THE DISTRICT JUDGE, CUTTACK & ORS.

Service Case - the appellants were working on the post of Stenographers when the subject illegal payment was made to them - It is not reflected in the record that such payment was made to the appellants on account of any fraud or misrepresentation by them - when the financial benefit was extended to the appellants by the District Judge, Cuttack, the same was subsequently not approved by the High Court which resulted in the subsequent order of recovery - It is also not in dispute that the payment was made in the year 2017 whereas the recovery was directed in the year 2023 - in the meanwhile, the appellants have retired in the year 2020 - It is also an admitted position that the appellants were not afforded any opportunity of hearing before issuing the order of recovery - The appellants having superannuated on a ministerial post of Stenographer were admittedly not holding any gazetted post as such applying the principle enunciated by this Court in the above quoted judgment, the recovery is found unsustainable

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