Grievance redressal for GST registration: publicise email for complaints, ensure timely resolution and monthly reporting.
Designation of the Additional Commissioner (State Tax) (HQ) as the focal point to receive registration grievances via a publicised email, with applicants required to supply ARN, jurisdiction (Centre/State) and a brief issue description; timely resolution and applicant notification are mandatory, proper officer queries to be advised to applicants, central-jurisdiction grievances to be forwarded to the concerned central office with copy to the GST Council Secretariat, and monthly reporting on grievance status to the Commissioner of State Tax.

Trade Facilitation Centre established to provide single-window taxpayer assistance and grievance redressal at Custom House Chennai.
Establishment of a Trade Facilitation Centre at Custom House, Chennai creates a local single-window helpdesk for importers, exporters, customs brokers and other trade stakeholders to submit queries and complaints by in-person visit, email or telephone. TFC officers will liaise with concerned sections to resolve issues and facilitate meetings with supervisory officers when necessary. The centre will record enquiry details in an interim register/excel until CBIC develops software and will collect feedback to monitor and improve facilitation services.

Standard Input Output Norms updated: new chemical export-to-input conversion norms notified under the Foreign Trade Policy.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade, under the Foreign Trade Policy authority, notifies three new Standard Input Output Norms for Chemical and Allied Products. Each notification sets an export product with its permitted export quantity and specifies the corresponding import input item with the exact input quantity allowed per unit of export, thereby fixing the input-output conversion norms to be applied for export licensing and compliance.

Legal Section functioning: mandatory monitoring and timely compliance with court orders, filing and case updation obligations enforced.
Instructions require the Legal & Review Section to monitor cause lists daily, comply promptly with Court/Tribunal/RA orders, file counters or appeals within stipulated times with advance placement before the Principal Commissioner, update LIMBS and SAMAY portals with e office intimation, tag similar issue cases, pursue Early Hearing Petitions for long pending matters in consultation with standing counsels, prepare para wise comments to enable counter affidavits, maintain a guard file of orders and related materials, and ensure review of orders addresses SCN points, matches charging provisions, and contains consistent findings.

Audit time extension under section 65 proviso: completion period extended until specified deadline or three months from commencement.
The Commissioner extends the time for completion of audits under the proviso to sub-section (4) of section 65 for the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 (or part thereof), acknowledging delays due to auditees' requests for production of books of accounts, and directs completion by 22 August 2025 or three months from actual commencement, whichever is later, with immediate effect.

Import authorisation for low ash metallurgical coke: country wise online applications required; allocations by special EFC and monitoring.
Applicants must file country-specific online applications for import authorisation of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke, limited to one supplier country per application and up to three applications per importer, requesting quantities for the entire restricted period and attaching a covering letter with specified documentary details of steel capacity, monthly met coke requirement, in house production, stocks, contractual purchases, final import requirement and prior quota utilisation; a Special Exim Facilitation Committee will allocate quantities and DGFT will review utilisation after the first quarter and may revise allocations.

Special window for re-lodgement of physical share transfer requests opens, enabling transfer-cum-demat issuance and reporting obligations.
A special window from July 7, 2025 to January 6, 2026 permits re-lodgement of physical share transfer deeds lodged before April 1, 2019 that were rejected/returned/deficient; re-lodged requests will be processed by due process and issued only in demat mode through transfer-cum-demat. Listed companies, RTAs and stock exchanges must publicize the window bi-monthly, maintain focused teams, and submit monthly reports on publicity and shares re-lodged in the Annexure-A format.

Paperless Export Examination enables immediate mobile submission of examination reports and digital export clearance workflows.
Announcement of an Android-based ICETAB application enabling examining officers to access ICES from cargo sheds and submit examination reports immediately, with in-device photo preview, access to Shipping Bill details, e-sanchit documents, RMS instructions and examination orders to facilitate a paperless export examination and clearance process; ICEGATE Helpdesk provided for technical support.

Disposal of uncleared export goods via e-auction under prescribed custodian procedures; sale proceeds governed by statutory allocation.
A one-time administrative arrangement permits custodians to auction uncleared export cargo entered for export up to 31.03.2025, excluding consignments under seizure, investigation hold, or court order. Custodians must list eligible consignments, serve at least three auction notices with specified intervals, compile individual consignment files, obtain required statutory NOCs and analyses, arrange destruction of unfit goods at their expense, procure valuations from two government-approved valuers, fix reserve price via a Disposal/Export Assessment committee, conduct disposal by e-auction, and ensure sale proceeds are handled as per section 150 of the Customs Act, 1962, with completion by 31.12.2025.

Importers of plastic raw material must be registered on the Centralized EPR Portal; verification required at customs clearance.
Importers of plastic raw material must be registered on the Centralized EPR Portal for Plastic Packaging under the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024 and Section 6 of the EPR Guidelines. Officers are to verify proof of such registration at the time of customs clearance for consignments of plastic raw material, and administrative instructions should be issued to sensitize personnel to this verification requirement.

GST territorial allocation corrigendum revises jurisdictional sections for Lucknow, Hardoi and Rae Bareli divisions.
A corrigendum to Office Order No. 73 dated 30-06-2025 revises the territorial allocation in Annexure 'C' for certain GST entries. The entry for "Lucknow-A" is amended to cover Sections 1 to 7 of Lucknow Division and all 3 sections of Hardoi Division; "Lucknow-B" is amended to cover Sections 8 to 13 of Lucknow Division and all 4 sections of Rae Bareli Division; and "Lucknow-C" is amended to cover Sections 14 to 23 of Lucknow Division. The remaining provisions of the earlier order continue unchanged.

State tax section reorganisation corrigendum revises territorial mappings for Lucknow, Hardoi and Raebareli divisions.
The corrigendum to Order No. 195 dated 30.06.2025 revises the territorial mapping for specified State Tax entries in Uttar Pradesh. Entry No. 13, Lucknow-A, is expanded to Sections 1 to 7 of Lucknow Division; Entry No. 14, Lucknow-B, is revised to Sections 8 to 13 of Lucknow Division; and Entry No. 15, Lucknow-C, is revised to Sections 14 to 23 of Lucknow Division. The remaining provisions of the earlier order remain unchanged.

Port restriction on Bangladesh textile imports now allows entry only via Nhava Sheva Seaport, barring land border importation.
A new import restriction prohibits specified jute and flax related goods from Bangladesh being imported via any land port on the India-Bangladesh border and allows their entry only through Nhava Sheva Seaport. The rule lists affected HS codes and takes immediate effect; exports from Bangladesh transiting through India to Nepal/Bhutan are exempt, but re export of those goods from Nepal/Bhutan back into India is not permitted. Customs authorities are instructed to implement and report difficulties.

Interest waiver authority: prescribed officers may grant waivers under sections 201(1A)(ii) and 206C(7) subject to filing deadlines.
The prescribed authority is empowered to grant waiver orders only after the Circular's issue date; applications must be filed within one year from the end of the financial year in which the interest is charged, and waiver requests may relate to interest charged before the Circular's issuance so long as the one year filing period measured from the end of the relevant financial year has not elapsed.

Compliance extension for cybersecurity framework granted to regulated entities, with specified exclusions and immediate effect.
SEBI extends the compliance deadline for the Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF) by two months to August 31, 2025 for all regulated entities except Market Infrastructure Institutions, KYC Registration Agencies, and Qualified Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents; stock exchanges and depositories must notify members and publish the circular, which comes into force immediately and is issued under Section 11(1) for investor protection and market regulation.

Territorial jurisdiction of State Tax circles is redefined across Uttar Pradesh with detailed divisional boundaries and supersession of earlier orders.
Boundary and jurisdiction allocations are determined for State Tax divisional offices/circles in Uttar Pradesh under Rule 3(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Rules, 2008. The order maps each named circle to the relevant district, tehsil, town area, or block and specifies the divisions comprised within each jurisdiction, including multiple-division circles as well as single-division offices for selected local areas. The earlier boundary orders are superseded, and the order takes effect from 01-07-2025.

GST jurisdiction reorganisation in Uttar Pradesh updates division boundaries, zonal mapping, and territorial allocation from 1 July 2025.
Commissioner, State Tax, Uttar Pradesh amended Office Order No. 278 dated 01-07-2017 under section 4(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The amendment substitutes a fresh Annexure 'A' prescribing updated district-wise and block-wise geographical jurisdictions for State Tax divisions, and a new Annexure 'C' mapping the geographical area of zones and the divisions included in each zone. The revised jurisdictional and zonal arrangement is effective from 1 July 2025.

Territorial jurisdiction mapping for state tax zones and divisions is reorganized across Uttar Pradesh with supersession of earlier orders.
Jurisdiction under Rule 3(3) of the Uttar Pradesh VAT Rules, 2008 is allocated across the State tax field formations by defining the territorial coverage of each commercial tax zone, division and sector. The order maps the named zones to specified divisions, blocks and single-unit areas within each region, including bifurcations where a zone is split into separate sub-zones for administrative jurisdiction. All earlier orders concerning determination or modification of divisional jurisdiction are superseded, and the arrangement takes effect from 1 July 2025.

State tax sector office boundaries in Uttar Pradesh are redrawn district-wise, with detailed territorial jurisdictions replacing earlier orders.
Geographical boundaries of state tax sector offices in Uttar Pradesh are determined district-wise and block-wise under the Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Rules, 2008. The order assigns detailed territorial jurisdictions to sector offices across multiple districts, including urban wards, roads, localities, tehsils, industrial areas, and adjoining rural areas, so that each notified block office has a defined operational boundary for departmental administration. Earlier orders regarding determination or modification of geographical boundaries of block offices are superseded, and the revised boundaries take effect from 1 July 2025.

Tribunal dress code prescribed for Judicial and Technical Members, setting formal attire requirements for court proceedings.
Dress code is prescribed for the Hon'ble President and Hon'ble Members during GST Appellate Tribunal proceedings, because the GSTAT Procedural Rules 2025 are silent on the subject. Judicial Members are to wear the dress prescribed for Judges of the Hon'ble Supreme Court or Hon'ble High Court, without the gown, while Technical Members must wear specified formal court attire. Female Technical Members have a separate saree-based dress code, and Members wearing a turban are to use a white or light-coloured turban.