Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Latest News

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) ‘GST & Customs Pavilion’ has bagged the Gold Prize in the ‘Public Outreach and Communication’ category at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025 in New Delhi recently.

About Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs 

• CBIC, formerly known as the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), is one of the Boards constituted under the statute the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963.
• It is the apex body under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, responsible for administering indirect taxes in India.
• It deals with the tasks of 
  • Formulation of policy concerning levy and collection of Customs, Central Excise duties, Central Goods & Services Tax and IGST. 
  • Prevention of smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs, Central Excise, Central Goods & Services Tax, IGST, and Narcotics to the extent under CBIC’s purview.
• The Board is the administrative authority for its subordinate organizations, including Custom Houses, Central Excise and Central GST Commissionerates, and the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.
• The CBIC is headed by a Chairman and has 6 members in addition to the Chairman.

Source: PIB

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