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Important Indian Customs, courier clearance and trade-remedy developments, explained with practical compliance takeaways for importers, exporters and trade professionals.
29 October 2026Welcome to CustomsDesk’s Daily Customs & DGFT Update for 29 October 2026. Today’s briefing covers a newly notified customs location in Tamil Nadu, an ECCS advisory for courier export shipments, an amendment to specified customs exemption entries, and a fresh procedural development in the Glycine anti-dumping investigation.
- Anekollu in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, has been added to the notified customs-location framework.
- ECCS has issued an advisory concerning mandatory hand-held scanner arrival scans for CSB-V shipments by ICT custodians.
- Customs Notification No. 34/2026-Customs amends specified entries under Notification No. 45/2025-Customs, effective 1 November 2026.
- DGTR has published an extension concerning questionnaire responses in the Glycine investigation involving China PR.
1. CBIC Notifies Anekollu, Tamil Nadu, as a Customs Location
Notification No. 88/2026-Customs (N.T.)
Date: 28 October 2026
CBIC has issued Notification No. 88/2026-Customs (N.T.), adding Anekollu, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, to the relevant table of notified customs locations under Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) dated 2 April 1997.
The notification relates to the framework for unloading imported goods and loading export goods, or any class of such goods, at notified locations under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.
Why does it matter?
The inclusion establishes Anekollu’s place within the relevant notified-location framework. Importers, exporters and logistics operators should consult the notification and relevant local customs arrangements before planning cargo operations.
Sources: Notification record | CBIC official website | e-Gazette of India
2. ECCS Advisory: Hand-Held Scanner Arrival Scan for CSB-V Shipments
ECCS Advisory No. 13/SYS/WZU/2026
Date: 28 October 2026
The Express Cargo Clearance System (ECCS) has listed Advisory No. 13/SYS/WZU/2026 concerning the mandatory hand-held scanner arrival scan for CSB-V shipments by ICT custodians.
The subject is relevant to authorised couriers, custodian operations and businesses using the courier-export clearance channel. Stakeholders should review the complete advisory to understand the applicable operational instructions and any implementation requirements.
What should stakeholders do?
- Read the complete advisory on the official ECCS website.
- Check whether the shipment type and operational role fall within its scope.
- Confirm scanner availability, staff responsibilities and the applicable arrival-scan process with the relevant custodian.
- Update internal operating procedures only after checking the detailed instructions in the advisory.
3. Customs Notification No. 34/2026-Customs: Exemption Amendments from 1 November
Notification dated 27 October 2026
Notification No. 34/2026-Customs amends Notification No. 45/2025-Customs dated 24 October 2025. The changes take effect from 1 November 2026.
The notification includes the omission of Table I, Serial No. 198 and Lists 13, 14 and 15, a revision to the tariff-heading reference at Table II, Serial No. 36, and substituted wording for the defence-related entry at Table II, Serial No. 60.
Importers relying on these entries should compare the earlier and amended wording, verify their tariff classification and reassess the exemption conditions relevant to their goods.
We have published a separate explainer covering the amendments, the affected entries and lists, practical compliance checks and the stated sunset date for Serial No. 60.
Read the detailed article: Customs Notification No. 34/2026-Customs
Official source: Read the notification on the CBIC Tax Information Portal.
4. DGTR Extends Questionnaire-Response Timeline in Glycine Investigation
Anti-dumping investigation: Glycine from China PR
DGTR update published: 29 October 2026
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has published an update titled “Extension of the timeline for filing the questionnaire responses” in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Glycine originating in or exported from China PR.
The investigation is identified as File No. 6/41/2026-DGTR, with SETU Case ID AD/OI/045/2026.
Why does it matter?
Questionnaire responses are part of the evidence-gathering process in a trade-remedy investigation. Interested parties, including relevant importers, exporters, producers and users, should examine the DGTR document to determine whether the extension applies to them and what revised deadline and filing instructions are specified.
View the Glycine investigation and its timeline documents on DGTR.
5. Practical Compliance Checklist
Based on the developments covered today, relevant businesses should consider the following actions:
- Customs-location planning: Review Notification No. 88/2026-Customs (N.T.) and confirm the local operational arrangements applicable to Anekollu.
- Courier exports: Review ECCS Advisory No. 13/SYS/WZU/2026 and brief relevant custodian and courier teams on the verified requirements.
- Exemption claims: Review Notification No. 34/2026-Customs before claiming affected exemptions on or after 1 November 2026.
- Trade-remedy investigations: If involved in the Glycine investigation, check the full DGTR extension document and comply with the revised timeline applicable to your role.
- Maintain records: Keep the relevant official notifications, advisories and filing records with the shipment or investigation documentation.
6. Official Source Directory
Conclusion
The 29 October briefing highlights developments in customs-location notifications, courier-export operations, customs exemption amendments and trade-remedy procedures. The most time-sensitive action for importers relying on the amended exemption entries is to review Notification No. 34/2026-Customs before its 1 November 2026 effective date.
For courier operators and parties involved in the Glycine investigation, the next step is to read the full official advisory or extension document and follow the instructions applicable to their role.
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