Circular No. 01/2025-Customs dated January 1, 2025:

CBIC’s circular on roll out of Automated Out of Charge for AEO 


CBIC’s circular on roll out of Automated Out of Charge (Auto-OOC) for Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Tier-2 and Tier-3 clients from January 1, 2025; Outlines the criteria for BEs of AEO for

Circular No. 02/2025-Customs dated January 17, 2025:

CBIC circular advises e-filing of messages during Sea Cargo Manifest Regulation extension 


CBIC’s circular on implementation of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR), advices that given that the implementation has been extended as an interim measure, the e-filing

Notification No. 01/2025-Customs (N.T.) dated January 14, 2025:

Govt notifies ICD, Virochannagar, Ahmedabad for unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods. 




Notification No. 02/2025-Customs (N.T.) dated January 15, 2025:

CBIC amends Sea Cargo and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 relating to specific cargo declaration in Rule 6. 




Notification No. 03/2025-Customs (N.T.) dated January 15, 2025:

Government notifies fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Areca Nuts, Gold and Silver; Provides that Import tariff on gold is at USD 858 per 10 gms and silver is USD 961 per kg; Notifies change on Tariff Value (USD Per Metric Tonne) on other 8 items such as Crude Palm Oil at 1137, RBD Palm Oil at 1180, Others – Palm Oil at 1159, Crude Palmolein at 1189, RBD Palmolein at 1192, Others – Palmolein at 1191, Crude Soya bean Oil at 1074 and Brass Scrap (all grades) at 5249 and Areca Nuts at 6448. 




Notification No. 04/2025-Customs (N.T.) dated January 17, 2025:

Govt notifies ICD, Dhirpur, Kurukshetra, Haryana for unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods. 




Notification No. 01/2025-Customs dated January 16, 2025:

Govt notifies exemption w.e.f January 16, 2025 on import of all equipments and consumable samples by the Inspection Team of the International Atomic Energy Agency from integrated tax subject to certain conditions; These conditions are:- (i) production of certificate wth certified list of equipment and consumable samples from the Joint Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy, (ii) an undertaking by Joint Secretary or the Deputy Secretary on letter head to the Dy./Asst. Commissioner of Customs that equipments shall be exported within six months of their import or within such extended period as may be allowed by the Commissioner of Customs; This Notification is issued pursuant to 55th GST Council Meeting 




Notification No. 02/2025-Customs dated January 16, 2025:

Govt notifies BCD exemption on systems, sub-systems, equipment, parts, sub-parts, tools, test equipment, software meant for Long Range Surface to Air Missile System (LRSAM), pursuant to GST Council recommendation; Amends Notification No. 19/2019-Customs that exempts specified defense equipment and their parts from BCD. 




Notification No. 81/2024-Customs (NT) dated November 14, 2024.:

CBIC notifies Chhara Port as Customs Seaport. 




Notification No. 78/2024-Customs (NT) dated November 12, 2024.:

CBIC adds ICD Jajpur to the list of ICDs authorized for loading and unloading of goods in Odisha.