- Tribunal : PepsiCo’s ‘Nimbooz’, ‘Slice’ and ‘Tropicana’ taxable as fruit drinks at 4%/5.5% KVAT, not 14%/14.5%
- SC : ‘Sharbat’ deriving identity from fruit content, is fruit drink; Applies common-parlance, essential-character test
- HC : Test report not invalid merely because samples tested in two labs; Upholds DRI seizure
- SC : Copy of SC-judgment quashing demand on 'Naphtha' predominantly used for fertilizer-production despite partial non-fertilizer use
- HC : Post-import lapses by importers don’t attract penalty on foreign exporter; Clarifies Department’s extra-territorial jurisdiction
DGFT adds the Ministry of Heavy Industries to the list of ministries whose mandatory QCO notifications are exempted for imports of inputs by AA holders, EOUs, and SEZs
Public Notice No. 31/2024-25 dated November 5, 2024.
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