Additional duty of customs rates specified for listed imports, updating tariff obligations and guiding trade compliance.
Amendment to Notification No. 21/2012 Customs (Notification No. 04/2017) prescribes the rate of additional duty of customs leviable under sub section 3(5) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 for the items specified therein and is circulated to importers, clearing agents and the trading public for guidance and application in import clearance.

Customs notification amendment provides amended trade guidance to importers, clearing agents and trading public on compliance.
Amendment of Notification No. 27/2011 Customs effected by Notification No. 03/2017 Customs dated 02.02.2017 is enclosed for guidance; importers, clearing agents and the trading public are directed to consult the amending notification available on the CBEC website to ensure awareness and compliance with the revised customs provisions.

Margin of Preference for certain DFTP imports increased, changing preferential tariff treatment under government notification.
Notification No. 02/2017-Customs amends Notification No. 96/2008-Customs by prescribing a Margin of Preference of 60% under the Duty Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) scheme for goods falling under the specified tariff sub heading, thereby extending preferential tariff treatment to eligible imports and advising importers and agents to consult the enclosed notification and departmental website for guidance.

Amendment to Customs Notification provides guidance for importers and clearing agents; revised rule text available online.
Notification No. 01/2017 amends Customs Notification No.153/93 and is circulated for guidance to importers, clearing agents and the trading public; the full amending notification is available on the central board's website and stakeholders are directed to consult the revised regulatory text for compliance.

Import labelling requirements for POS terminals require compliance with prescribed circular guidance for importers and clearing agents.
Importation of Point of Sale (POS) terminal devices, their cells and batteries is subject to specified labelling and import compliance measures; importers and clearing agents are directed to follow the procedural and labelling directions set out in the departmental circular made available on the department website for detailed operational steps, documentation expectations, and compliance obligations.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority: officers authorised to adjudicate specified customs show cause notices under departmental notification.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints specified officers as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the officers listed in the Table for adjudication of the show cause notices identified in the Table, under Notification No. 05/2017 Customs dated 31.01.2017, with the notification made available on the departmental website for guidance to importers, clearing agents and the trading public.

Tariff value fixation for specified imports notified; importers and agents directed to apply prescribed values and consult the official notice online.
Notification No. 08/2017 customs fixes tariff values for specified imported commodities-edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut, gold and silver-and prescribes those benchmark values for customs valuation and import clearance; the Department of Revenue has circulated the notification as a public notice to guide importers, clearing agents and the trading public and made the full text available on its website for application in customs declarations and valuation procedures.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to exercise delegated powers for adjudication of specified customs show cause notices.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints specified officers to act as a common adjudicating authority, empowering them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of identified officers for adjudication of listed notices and corresponding show cause proceedings, with the delegation issued by central notification and published for guidance to importers, clearing agents and the trading public.

Bilateral safeguard measures under India Japan CEPA notified, requiring import compliance and customs procedure adjustments for traders.
Notification publishes the rules implementing Bilateral Safeguard Measures under the India Japan CEPA, enclosing Government Notification No. 07/2017 customs (N.T) and directing importers, clearing agents and the trading public to consult the notification and its procedures on the central board website for guidance on compliance and customs implementation.

Presidential Award of Appreciation notification issued to guide importers, clearing agents and the trading public on officer recognition.
The public notice announces the grant of the Presidential Award of Appreciation to Customs and Central Excise officers, references Notification No. 06/2017-Customs (N.T) and the originating file number, and states the notification is enclosed for guidance of importers, clearing agents and the trading public and is available on the departmental website.

De-notification of Customs Area removes specified land from the notified customs area under Section 8(b) of the Customs Act.
De-notification of a portion of the previously notified customs area at AP M Terminals India Pvt. Ltd. is undertaken by administrative exercise of Section 8(b) of the Customs Act, partially modifying earlier public notices. The commissioner removes a specified parcel identified by survey number and bounded on all sides, thereby altering the extent of land designated for custodial import and export handling; the modification takes effect from the effective date stated in the notice.

Customs and excise duty revisions impose immediate rate changes and conditional concessions affecting imports, exports and EOUs.
Finance Bill, 2017 changes and accompanying notifications revise customs and central excise duties, impose selected export duty, grant time-limited concessional rates and exemptions (often subject to actual user condition), and make several increases effective immediately under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931. The measures include targeted BCD adjustments, excise increases on tobacco products and specified retrospective excise amendments, procedural obligations for manifests and filing, clarifications on EOU entitlement to concessional rates, and structural amendments to advance-ruling mechanisms and tariff classifications.

ICES downtime for budget updates: Bill of Entry filing and Section 48 approvals temporarily suspended, shipping bills unchanged.
ICES directory updates after the Budget will require temporary suspension of Bill of Entry submission and later stoppage of Section 48 approvals while other system functions remain available; system tickers will announce resumption. Shipping Bill filing and processing continue uninterrupted; officers must monitor recently filed Shipping Bills for announced export duty or cess changes and collect duties manually until directories are updated, and must track prior-filed Bills of Entry for any change in duty liability before granting out-of-charge clearance.

Manual Let Export Order procedures permit manual clearance during prolonged system outages to prevent cargo missing scheduled sailings.
Procedure allows officers to grant Manual Let Export Order when electronic processing of shipping bills is delayed by system issues, subject to scrutiny of checklist and supporting documents, and requires maintenance of a "Manual LEO due to System Issues" register with specified fields (including screenshot evidence, LEO timing, shipping bill and exporter details, post-restoration system entry and RMS facilitation status); affected shipping bills must be entered into the system after restoration and monthly reports sent to ADC/JC EDI for cross-verification.

Direct Port Delivery procedures let DPD importers transfer goods from terminals to bonded warehouses bypassing CFSs.
Procedure allows Direct Port Delivery clients to file advance warehouse Bills of Entry and take delivery of goods from port terminals directly to Customs Bonded Warehouses without passing through CFSs. Importers must obtain a space certificate from the bonded warehouse, complete bond formalities at the Bond Section, and obtain Out of Charge and forwarding of the into-bond Bill of Entry from the RMS/DPD Facilitation Centre or any CFS. Transport to deposit goods in the bonded warehouse may be arranged by importer, CFS, terminal or warehouse, after which importers may complete PGA NOCs, MRP labelling and similar compliances.

Jurisdiction of Air Cargo Commissionerate expanded to cover import and export cargo at Chennai Airport, bonded warehouses and SEZ.
Chennai VII - Air Cargo Commissionerate is assigned jurisdiction to handle import and export cargo through Chennai Airport, the bonded warehouses attached thereto and facilities within the Chennai Special Economic Zone, excluding matters that fall within the jurisdiction of Chennai I (Airport) Commissionerate. The amendment to Annexure A takes effect from 31.01.2017 and remains in force until further orders within the Chennai Customs Zone.

RBI BRC module requires electronic monitoring of export proceeds; manual BRC statements will no longer be accepted for affected shipments.
The BRC Section of Drawback Cell, JNCH (NS-II) will monitor realization of export proceeds using the new RBI-BRC Module (RBI MIS/EDPMS) for EDI shipping bills with LEO dates on or after 01.04.2014 and will stop accepting six-monthly manual negative statements or BRC certificates; exporters must check BRC integration via ICEGATE or coordinate with their authorized dealer banks to transmit data to the RBI portal.

Launch postponement of customs EDI system delays computerized processing of import and export declarations until further notice.
The scheduled commencement of computerized processing of Bill of Entry and Shipping Bills under the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES 1.5) at Bhavnagar Port has been postponed due to technical reasons; importers, exporters, customs brokers and other trade stakeholders are notified to await further instructions.

Empanelment of chartered engineers for valuation of second hand machinery; professional charges set and periodic reporting required.
Empanelment of chartered engineers for valuation of second hand machinery and other goods is effective immediately for a one year validity; the notice lists named firms and individuals, requires valuation reports in the prescribed format (including Form B where applicable), mandates half yearly self appraisal reports for empanelled engineers, permits use of DGFT notified agencies for inspection/appraisement, and prescribes the professional charges payable by the importer including a charging formula and an upper fee ceiling.

Indian Customs EDI launch at JSW Jaigarh Port enables electronic filing and automated processing of import/export declarations.
ICES 1.5 is launched at JSW Jaigarh Port to require electronic filing of Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills via ICEGATE or service centres; prerequisites include IE Code, broker and licence registration. The system validates declarations, applies exchange rates and codes, assigns B/Es to Appraising Groups, supports self assessment, RMS facilitation, first/second check assessments, concurrent audit, and prints assessed B/E with TR 6 for duty payment. Centralised registration and automatic debiting of DGFT licences, DEPB, EPCG, bonds/BGs, and bond-ledger management are mandatory before goods registration and out of charge.