News India pushes for customs duties on ‘Electronic Transmission’ at the World Trade Organization The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization is underway in Geneva, with negotiations on until June 15th 2022 Aarathi GanesanJune 15, 2022
News DRI launches probe against Xiaomi India over unpaid customs duty worth crores The decision spells fresh trouble for Xiaomi amid growing security concerns over Chinese smartphones. Aihik SurJanuary 6, 2022
News Govt might scrap import of gifts and samples to nab Chinese firms that evade duties: Report In an attempt to stem e-commerce shipments from Southeast Asia and China which are wrongly declared as ‘gifts’ to evade duties, the government is... Aditi AgrawalNovember 28, 2019
News CBIC is seeking public feedback on curbing of GST, duty on overseas e-commerce companies: report The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is seeking public feedback on curbing of duty and GST evasion allegedly by the e-commerce... Shreya GangulyAugust 14, 2019
News Delhi and Bengaluru customs stop clearing ‘gifts’: Report In a bid to stem e-commerce shipments from Southeast Asia and China which are wrongly declared as ‘gifts’ to evade duties, courier terminals at... Aditi AgrawalJuly 15, 2019
News Japan complains to WTO about India’s ‘excessive’ import duties on mobile phones and more Japan has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organisation about India’s duties on mobile phones, base stations and routers, and their components, the... Zaheer MerchantMay 16, 2019
eCommerce Chinese e-commerce firms fudge invoice prices to evade duties: Report After trying to avoid Indian duties by sending goods as ‘gifts’, Chinese e-commerce firms are now trying to do so by undervaluing products on... Zaheer MerchantApril 10, 2019