Allied Blenders And Distillers faces DRI visit over bulk Scotch HSN review

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Blacklitt Research22 October 20262 min read

Allied Blenders And Distillers (NSE: ABDL) said officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence visited its Mumbai Corporate Office and its Aurangabad manufacturing facility, under the Customs Act, 1962, in an industry-wide review of HSN Code applicability for bulk Scotch imports, it said in a filing on 22 Oct 2026.

Key highlights

Authority: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ministry of Finance
Visit initiated 21 Oct 2026, concluded 07:15 P.M. IST
Violation or contravention: not applicable, per the filing
Company states no impact on financials or operations

The visit in numbers

Item	Detail
Authority	Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
Sites visited	Mumbai Corporate Office and manufacturing facility at Aurangabad
Legal basis	Customs Act, 1962
Purpose stated	Industry-wide review of applicability of HSN Code for import of bulk Scotch
Visit initiated	21 Oct 2026
Visit concluded	07:15 P.M. IST
Violation or contravention	Not applicable
Impact on financials or operations	None, according to the company

Scope of the visit

The filing says officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence visited the company's Mumbai Corporate Office and one of its manufacturing facilities at Aurangabad under the Customs Act, 1962. The visit was part of an industry-wide review of the applicability of the HSN Code to imports of bulk Scotch, the filing says.

The filing lists the violation or contravention as not applicable, and it does not describe any direction, order or notice issued to the company. The visit began on 21 Oct 2026 and concluded at 07:15 P.M. IST.

Company's stated position

The company states that there is no impact on its financials or operational activities. It also says it will continue to provide full cooperation in future, if required.

An HSN Code is a classification code used for goods under customs rules, so the review concerns how bulk Scotch imports are classified across the industry.

What the DRI visit means for Allied Blenders And Distillers' shareholders

The filing records a visit by officials and the company's statement that it has no financial or operational impact. It does not say whether the review will lead to any demand, penalty or proceeding against the company, what the outcome of the HSN Code review will be, the quantity or value of bulk Scotch imports involved, or whether any documents or records were taken by the officials.

The filing does not set out a next dated step. The company says it will cooperate if required.

Reference: Original filing (PDF)

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