Selected Tag: customs
Selected Tag: customs

Budget 2026

Budget Promised Customs Overhaul, Delivered Repackaging

The Budget 2026 has delivered an extension of old reforms, reflecting a propensity for cautious and incremental change.

Reform Compass

February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM IST

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Budget 2026

Why Govt Should Hike Customs Duty on Gold, Vegetable Oils

India’s surging gold and edible oil imports are widening the trade deficit, pressuring the rupee and hurting farmers, making a strong case for restoring higher import duties.

G. Chandrashekhar

January 29, 2026 at 7:04 AM IST

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Budget 2026

Don’t Miss the Window to Overhaul Tariffs and Customs to Boost Trade

None of the reforms will succeed in isolation. Implemented together, they could lower trade costs, attract investment and position customs as a facilitator rather than a bottleneck. But the policy window is narrow.

Ajay Srivastava

January 18, 2026 at 4:05 AM IST

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Are Tariffs the Termites in the Customs House?

India’s complex structure of tariffs has been compounded by FTAs deeply impacting domestic manufacturing - breeding discretion and incentivising evasion.

Reform Compass

December 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM IST

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Comprehensive Customs Reforms Are Urgent for India’s Trade Competitiveness

India’s high tariffs and cumbersome customs procedures are eroding its trade competitiveness. A comprehensive overhaul of tariffs, systems, and infrastructure is now essential.

Sharmila Kantha

December 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM IST

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Wikimedia Commons

Government’s Planned Bold Reset Could Make Indian Customs Future-Ready

The Budget can fix the maze of rates but the devil is sitting deep in the business processes and systems.

Reform Compass

December 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM IST

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PIB

Why Faceless Customs Is Failing India’s Trade System

India’s faceless customs regime is colliding with the physical realities of ports and intermediaries, revealing deeper cracks in the clearance system.

Reform Compass

December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM IST

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