New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- In a step towards simplification, transparency, and enhancing Ease Of Doing Business, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) consolidated 31 separate Customs Duty notifications into a single comprehensive document.

This new notification -- Notification No. 45/2025, dated October 24, 2025 -- will come into force on November 1, 2025.

It essentially retains all the existing benefits and duty exemptions from those older notifications but organises them into a unified, structured format. Also, this consolidation marks another milestone in the government's ongoing efforts to promote the Ease of Doing Business in India.

Over the years, importers and customs officers have had to navigate a complex web of m...