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CBIC classification circulars, HS-code rulings, and advance-rulings are §4[1][b][v] material. CBIC circulars, HS classification + advance rulings: §4(1)(b)(v).

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(CBIC customs-duty classification — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §4,RTI §7,RTI §8,CBIC,customs,HS code,§4(1)(b)(v))&metatag-description=(CBIC classification circulars, HS-code rulings, and advance-rulings are §4[1][b][v] material. CBIC circulars, HS classification + advance rulings: §4(1)(b)(v).)}}
 +
 +====== CBIC customs-duty classification — CIC ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//CBIC circulars, HS classification + advance rulings: §4(1)(b)(v) proactive disclosure (rules & instructions).//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2020-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Trade association / importer |
 +^ Respondent | CBIC |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b)(v) |
 +^ Outcome | Applicant allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +CBIC classification circulars, HS-code rulings, and advance-rulings are §4(1)(b)(v) material.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) circulars, tariff classification rulings, Harmonised System code determinations, and published advance-rulings are records of how the public authority discharges its functions. §4(1)(b)(v) requires proactive portal publication.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +CBIC, customs, HS code, §4(1)(b)(v)
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-cvc-vigilance-circulars-2020|CVC / vigilance circulars — CIC]] (CIC 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/sc-rti-section-4-portal-compliance-2020|§4 portal-publication compliance — SC]] (SC 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/hc-karnataka-rti-kerc-electricity-2021|KERC tariff determination records — Karnataka HC]] (HC-KAR 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-inspection-charge-2014|Inspection charges — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2014)
 +  * [[/cases/hc-jharkhand-rti-ration-scheme-2021|PDS scheme records — Jharkhand HC]] (HC-JH 2021)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
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 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=4|All RTI cases turning on §4]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=7|All RTI cases turning on §7]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=8|All RTI cases turning on §8]]
 +  * [[:cases:search|Full case-law search]]
 +  * [[:cases|Case-Law Database — overview]]
 +  * [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
 +  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
 +
 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-cic section-4 section-7 section-8}}