Tag: customs refund interest

CESTAT: Customs Dept Cannot Delay Refunds Through Repeated Deficiency Memos To Avoid Statutory Interest

Team Law Notify Commissions, Forums & Tribunals May 9, 2026

CESTAT _ Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal _ LawNotify

May 8, 2026 : The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that customs authorities cannot indefinitely keep refund applications pending and later deny statutory interest by treating the applications as “incomplete” on Read more…

CESTAT Delhi: Importer Gets Only 6% Interest on 8-Year Delayed Customs Refund

Team Law Notify Commissions, Forums & Tribunals January 30, 2026

January 30, 2026 : The Delhi Bench of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that an importer is entitled to interest at the statutory rate of 6 percent per annum on a delayed customs refund, even Read more…