The government has proposed to make it a punishable offence with up to six months of imprisonment if details about quantity and value of individual export and import items are published by a person.
The FY23 Budget has proposed to introduce section 135AA in the customs act through the Finance Bill for “protection of data”.
“If a person publishes any information relating to the value or classification or quantity of goods entered for export from India, or import into India, or the details of the exporter or importer of such goods under this Act, unless required so to do under