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October 2026
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CustomsScreen protectors for smartphones added to the Compulsory Registration Order, 2021 from 1 April 2027: CBIC Instruction 20/2026-Customs
IS 19348:2025 from 1 April 2027Action neededCBIC has asked all Customs field formations to take note of MeitY’s Gazette Notification S.O. 5190(E) dated 21 September 2026, which adds “Screen Protectors for smartphones” at Sl. No. 66 of the Schedule to the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021. The Order applies to these goods, for conformity with IS 19348:2025, with effect from 1 April 2027.
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CustomsNon-EDI Customs locations to authenticate Export Declaration Forms and forward them to the Authorised Dealer, preferably by official e-mail: CBIC Instruction 19/2026-Customs
EDF mechanism from 1 Oct 2026Rule changeCBIC has directed Commissioners of Customs to make sure that Export Declaration Forms (EDFs) furnished at Non-EDI Customs locations are authenticated and forwarded to the Authorised Dealer named in the form. The instruction follows the Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Goods and Services) Regulations, 2026, in effect from 1 October 2026, and asks that the mechanism be operational from the same date.
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CustomsImport permit is now a must for importing insecticides for non-insecticidal use
Import permit is now a mustAction neededThe Insecticides Third Amendment Rules, 2026 wrote the import-permit requirement into the Insecticides Rules, 1971. CBIC has asked customs officers to enforce it, and it names acrylonitrile.
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CustomsImport permit now a statutory requirement for insecticides imported for non-insecticidal use, including acrylonitrile: CBIC Instruction 18/2026-Customs
Form IA, fee ₹5,000Action neededCBIC has told Customs field formations that an import permit from the Registration Committee is a statutory requirement for importing any substance in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 for non-insecticidal use. The requirement comes from the Insecticides Third (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 597(E) of 8 July 2026): application in Form IA with a fee of ₹5,000.
September 2026
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CustomsScrip fraud cases under section 28AAA: Customs must first adjudicate the misdeclaration, then ask DGFT to cancel
Section 28AAAClarifiedInstruction 17/2026-Customs tells field formations how to decide show cause notices that were held up because DGFT had not cancelled the instrument — in three situations the wait is no longer the rule.
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CustomsICD Dhanakya, Jaipur added as a point of entry for food imports; list now has 172 points — CBIC Instruction 16/2026-Customs
172 food import entry pointsNew facilityFSSAI, by a notification dated 15 September 2026, has notified authorised officers at ICD Dhanakya, Jaipur (port code INDNK6) in addition to the 171 points of entry already specified for food imports. CBIC has circulated the updated list of 172 points of entry and their authorised officers through Instruction No. 16/2026-Customs.
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CustomsCustoms to accept one-year EPR certificates of plastic-packaging importers as one-time registration
one-time registrationReliefImporters were stuck at clearance because their EPR certificates showed a one-year validity. CBIC has told officers to treat those certificates as one-time registrations that need no renewal, and to clear the consignments.
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CustomsPlastic packaging imports: Customs to accept EPR certificates showing one-year validity as one-time registration — CBIC Instruction 15/2026-Customs
EPR certificate: no renewalReliefCBIC has asked Customs officers to clear consignments of plastic packaging, goods in plastic packaging, plastic raw material and intermediate material on verification of the importer’s EPR registration certificate. Certificates that show a one-year validity are to be treated as one-time registration certificates that need no renewal, and accepted as valid proof of EPR registration.
August 2026
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CustomsTelevision sets: compliance with IS 18112:2022 under the Compulsory Registration Order deferred to 26 January 2027 — CBIC Instruction 14/2026-Customs
Now 26 January 2027ExtendedCBIC has told Customs officers that MeitY, by Notification S.O. 4182(E), has extended the date for compliance with IS 18112:2022 for television sets under the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021. The requirement, due from 26 July 2026, now applies from 26 January 2027.
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GSTCBIC asks CGST zones to take illegal-mining data from State Mining Departments and examine it for GST evasion
Nodal Officer in each zoneRule changeInstruction 01/2026-GST follows a draft C&AG performance audit on GST on minerals, which found no structured mechanism for State Mining Authorities to share cases of illegal mining and transport with the GST formations.
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