CBIC / GST weekly summary
CBIC / GST updates 17-23 August 2026: Hormuz relief and sugar TRQ
CBIC extended customs facilitation for cargo diverted by the Hormuz closure and exempted 10 lakh MT of raw sugar from basic customs duty until 31 October.
The week in brief
What changed
Circular 36/2026-Customs lets all seaports and international airports tranship FCL and LCL cargo, and allows case-by-case temporary unloading of liquid, break-bulk and dry bulk cargo diverted by maritime disruption around the Strait of Hormuz.
Notification 30/2026-Customs exempts 10 lakh MT of raw sugar under heading 1701 from the whole of the duty in the First Schedule, until 31 October 2026, when imported against a DGFT TRQ authorisation on ICES.
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