ALO Law Office- IDT Tax I Arbitration I Litigation
Date: 18.09.2025
CESTAT Chennai holds that the demand for anti-dumping duty and penalties was unsustainable β β
This Article has been written by Shri Ravi Shekhar Jha, Advocate based in New Delhi. The views expressed are based on his interpretation of the law. He can be reached at his email id intelconsul@gmail.com or on his Mobile +91-9999005379.
In a significant ruling, the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has delivered a favorable judgment for M/s. Olympic Enterprises and its proprietor’s son, in a long-standing dispute over anti-dumping duty on imported measuring tapes. β The appeals, which were inter-related, were heard together and disposed of by a common order on September 17, 2025. β
Background of the Case
The case revolved around the import of “fibre glass measuring tapes” by M/s. β Olympic Enterprises, which were declared as “tailor tapes” in the bills of entry. The Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) alleged that the importer deliberately misdeclared the goods to evade anti-dumping duty applicable to such imports from China under Notification No. β 49/2009βCus. dated May 15, 2009. β The department also accused the importer of suppressing facts and violating provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976. β
Following investigations, the adjudicating authority ordered confiscation of the goods, imposed anti-dumping duty of Rs. β 47,36,512/-, and levied penalties on both the importer and Appellant, β The Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) upheld the adjudicating authority’s order, prompting the appellants to approach the Tribunal.
Source: CESTAT Chennai
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