Common customs adjudication centralises determination of multiple show cause notices concerning one noticee before a designated officer.
Under the Customs Act, 1962, the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs (Nhava Seva-I), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Mumbai Zone-II is appointed as the Common Adjudicating Authority for Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. The authority is authorised to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the listed original adjudicating officers for adjudication of seven specified show cause notices issued by customs formations at Delhi, Nhava Sheva, Mumbai and Chennai.

Tariff value revision for edible oils, metals and areca nuts establishes revised customs valuation from the stated effective date.
Tariff values are revised for edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962. Edible-oil and brass-scrap values are fixed per metric tonne, while gold and silver values apply per 10 grams and per kilogram respectively for specified forms and concessional categories, subject to stated product and import-mode exclusions. Areca nuts receive a tariff value per metric tonne. The revised values take effect on 16 October 2026.

All Industry Duty Drawback rates for specified tariff items are revised through substitutions in the applicable schedule.
All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback for specified Chapter 71 tariff items are revised by substituting figures in column (4) of the applicable Schedule. Tariff item 711301 is changed from 1851.99 to 1794.11, while tariff items 711302 and 711401 are each changed from 29501.09 to 26859.02. The amendments are made under the Customs Act, Central Excise Act, and Customs and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules.

Common adjudicating authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified customs show-cause notices under the Customs Act.
Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai is appointed as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs, NS-I Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-II, for adjudicating and disposing of specified customs show-cause notices. The appointment covers identified importers and exporters, with notice particulars and applicable order-in-original deadlines, including extensions where specified. It takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Inland container depot designation permits import unloading and export loading at an additional designated customs place.
Customs designation is extended to Mandalgarh, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, as item (xiii) in the Rajasthan entry under serial number 10. The location may be used for unloading imported goods and loading export goods, including any class of such goods, under the statutory framework for appointing customs places within inland container depot arrangements.

Rules of origin determine preferential tariff eligibility through product-specific transformation, value content, certification, and verification requirements.
Preferential tariff treatment under the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement is available only for originating goods that are wholly obtained or satisfy applicable product-specific origin requirements. Origin may be supported through bilateral cumulation, tariff-classification changes, qualifying value content, or prescribed production processes, while minimal operations do not confer origin. Importers must hold a valid Proof of Origin, comprising a Certificate of Origin or authorised Origin Declaration, and retain supporting records. Customs may verify origin through information requests and verification visits, and may deny preference where origin or compliance cannot be established.

Customs port appointment at Dabhol Port expands authorised import, export and unloading operations for power and shipyard activities.
The revised customs port appointment for Dabhol Port covers unloading machinery and equipment for the Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited Power Project, unloading liquefied natural gas and naptha, and loading imported project machinery and equipment for export. It also permits Square Port Shipyard Private Limited to unload goods for manufacturing and repairing ships, barges, similar vessels and rigs; import them for repair; and export them.

Customs tariff valuation revises import values for edible oils, brass scrap, gold and silver, while retaining areca nut valuation.
Customs tariff values under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 are revised through substitution of Tables 1, 2 and 3 in the tariff-value framework. The revised values apply from 1 October 2026 and cover specified edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts. Areca nuts retain a tariff value of US$ 11,574 per metric tonne without change.

Common adjudicating authority centralises customs adjudication for two show-cause notices concerning R&M India Pvt. Ltd.
A common adjudicating authority is appointed for R&M India Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, to adjudicate identified customs show cause notices. The Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs, Airport and Air Cargo Commissionerate, Bengaluru, is designated to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the specified Deputy Commissioner of Customs and Assistant Commissioner of Customs in relation to those proceedings.

Common adjudicating authority appointment centralizes adjudication of the specified customs show-cause notice concerning Tirupati Udyog Limited.
A common adjudicating authority is appointed to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Hyderabad-IV Commissionerate, for adjudicating a specified customs show-cause notice concerning Tirupati Udyog Limited, Kotur. The appointment operates under the Customs Act, 1962, and takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Common adjudicating authority: designated customs officer will adjudicate show-cause notices concerning Meenakshi Trading Corporation and others.
Common adjudication of specified customs show-cause notices concerning Meenakshi Trading Corporation and others is assigned to the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs (Import-I), Mumbai Customs Zone-I. The appointed officer may exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva-V, exclusively for adjudicating the identified matters. The appointment covers two notices issued under the same investigation reference and takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Customs port authorisation expands designated locations for unloading imported goods and loading export goods at additional ports.
Customs-port designations for the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are expanded by adding Campbell Bay and Car Nicobar to the prescribed table. Each location is authorised for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods, including any class of such goods. The additions supplement existing listed locations and specify import-unloading and export-loading functions for both newly inserted entries.

Customs tariff valuation for edible oils, metals and areca nuts is revised, with specified gold and silver import conditions retained.
Customs tariff values are revised for specified edible oils, brass scrap, gold and silver through substituted valuation tables. The revised framework covers designated palm oils, palmolein, crude soybean oil and brass scrap, while prescribing values for eligible gold imports, specified gold bars and coins, gold findings, and specified forms of silver. Gold and silver entries remain subject to stated purity, form and import-mode exclusions. Areca nut tariff value remains unchanged. The substituted tariff-value tables take effect from 16 September 2026.

Common adjudication of customs show cause notices centralises decision-making for SVB-related proceedings involving a single importer.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs appoints the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Group-II (HK), NS-I, JNCH, Nhava Sheva, as the Common Adjudicating Authority for multiple customs show cause notices concerning M/s Akwel Automative Pune India Pvt. Ltd. The appointment authorises that officer to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the officers originally assigned to adjudicate the specified proceedings arising from an SVB investigation report.

Sea cargo manifest compliance deadline is extended through a substituted Form XII table entry under Customs transshipment regulations.
Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations, 2018 are amended by replacing the entry in column (3) against serial number 6 of the table following Form XII with "31.10.2026". The amendment is made under Customs Act, 1962 provisions concerning manifest procedures, transshipment, and regulatory rule-making powers. It takes effect from publication in the Official Gazette on 1 September 2026.

Customs tariff valuation for edible oils, metals and areca nuts applies revised import values from September.
Tariff values for specified imported edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts are revised through substitution of the relevant valuation tables under the customs valuation framework. The revisions prescribe values for listed palm oils, palmolein, soya bean oil and brass scrap, and apply to specified forms of gold and silver, including imports qualifying for identified customs-duty benefits. Defined exclusions apply to certain silver and gold imports. The tariff value for areca nuts remains unchanged, and the revisions take effect from 1 September 2026.

Customs tariff valuation fixes import values for edible oils, brass scrap, precious metals and areca nuts from August.
Tariff values for specified imports are fixed under customs valuation powers by substituting the relevant tables for edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts. Listed values for edible oils, brass scrap, silver and areca nuts remain unchanged. Gold and silver coverage includes specified forms and concession-eligible imports, with conditions for gold bars, coins and findings, and exclusions for particular silver goods and import modes. The substituted tariff-value tables take effect from 26 August 2026.

Customs tariff valuation revises import values for edible oils, brass scrap, precious metals and areca nuts from August 2026.
Customs tariff values are revised for specified edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts. The revised valuation tables cover crude and refined palm oil and palmolein, crude soya bean oil, brass scrap, specified gold bars, coins and findings, and specified silver forms, medallions, coins and semi-manufactured silver. Silver excludes foreign currency coins, silver jewellery and silver articles. Areca nuts are assigned a revised tariff value. The substituted tariff valuation tables take effect from 15 August 2026.

Customs tariff valuation for edible oils, metals and areca nuts updates specified import values while retaining several existing values.
Tariff values for specified imported edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nuts are substituted under the customs valuation framework. Values for crude palm oil, refined and other palm oil, crude soybean oil, brass scrap and areca nuts remain unchanged. Gold and silver in specified concessional and other qualifying forms are assigned tariff values per prescribed unit of weight. The substituted tables take effect from 11 August 2026.

Customs tariff values for edible oils, brass scrap, gold and silver are revised, while areca nut value remains unchanged.
Customs tariff values are revised for specified edible oils, brass scrap, gold and silver through substituted tariff-value tables. The gold and silver entries cover specified forms, concessional-entry goods and defined gold findings, while excluding particular silver forms and certain imports through post, courier or baggage. The tariff value for areca nuts remains unchanged. The substituted tables take effect from 1 August 2026.