Customs Advisory and Litigation
Legalvisor offers a focused customs advisory and litigation business. The attorneys have extensive experience litigating customs disputes with the SIIB (Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch), the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), and the DRI (Directorate of Revenue Intelligence) for major worldwide trade organisations. The multidisciplinary customs team, which is also India's largest, is made up of skilled attorneys, chartered accountants, trade experts, and company management professionals.
The team has considerable experience with customs legislation, including all subordinate rules, regulations, and issues pertaining to classification, value, interpretation of exemption notices, prohibitions and restrictions on cross-border trade, and Free Trade Agreements.
The team provides tailored solutions, ensuring that the support extends beyond simply addressing the issue at hand. We envisage numerous probable scenarios, and our solutions are designed to mitigate long-term risks. We seek to provide holistic solutions that take into account not just Customs rules but also linked legislation such as Foreign Trade Policy, Food laws, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the Legal Metrology Act, and so on.
The Customs Advisory Practice (CAP) of Legalvisor provides end-to-end solutions to legal challenges faced in cross border business transactions with emphasis on ensuring legal compliance with customs, DGFT and other allied laws while also gaining from tax planning opportunities and incentives given through various Government policies.
The range of services include:
- 1. Product classification under the Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN)
- 2. Customs valuation and assistance in investigation of related party transactions by the Special Valuation Branch (SVB) with impact analysis and consistency under Transfer Pricing provisions.
- 3. Trade facilitation and Authorized Economic Operator programme
- 4. Health check and review of compliance under Customs and other allied laws
- 5. Contract reviews for international / cross-border transactions
- 6. Foreign Trade Policy and Procedures
- 7. Export Incentives
- 8. Regional / Free Trade Agreements and compliances under Rules of Origin
- 9. Special Economic Zones / Free Trade Warehousing Zones and their impact on procurement strategy and supply chain
- 10. Customs Warehousing including in-bond processing
- 11. Trade Remedies including anti-dumping and countervailing duties
- 12. Special restrictions and compliance with the Food laws, Drugs & Cosmetics Act, Packaged Commodities Rules, etc. in the context of cross-border transactions
- 13. Assistance in filing and representing the company before the Customs Authority for Advance Ruling
Handling Litigation:
- 1. Support during departmental investigations by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, the Special Intelligence and Investigative Branch, etc.
- 2. Drafting replies, representations, statutory appeals, before various judicial forums
- 3. Appearance by our own attorneys before various forums, including Customs Appellate Tribunal, High Courts and Supreme Court
- 4. Drafting of writ petitions, civil appeals and special leave petitions before various High Courts and the Supreme Court of India
Legalvisor's Customs team has advised clients across a wide range of industries. We have carved up a niche in the following sectors as a result of our ongoing involvement with Customs Authorities and clients in multiple places across India:
- 1. Agriculture
- 2. Alcobev
- 3. Apparel
- 4. Automotives
- 5. Aviation
- 6. Chemicals & Plastics
- 7. Communication
- 8. Consumer Electronics
- 9. Cosmetics
- 10. E-commerce
- 11. Energy and Natural Resources
- 12. Environment
- 13. Fashion and Beauty
- 14. Food and Beverage
- 15. Healthcare and Medical Devices
- 16. Maritime and Shipping
- 17. Metal and Minerals
- 18. Oil and Gas
- 19. Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
- 20. Rail
- 21. Renewable and Sustainability
- 22. Technology
- 23. Textiles
- 24. Transport and Infrastructure
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