Tariff value fixation updates customs valuation for specified imports, covering edible oils, metals, seeds and nuts.
Amendment under section 14(2) of the Customs Act substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), fixing tariff values in US dollars for specified imports. The substituted tables set commodity-specific tariff values for edible oils (various palm and soya oil descriptions), brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and unit tariff values for gold and silver where certain notification benefits are availed, to be applied for customs valuation and assessment.

Import exemption for chickpeas and lentils continues after amendment omitting specified proviso clauses under customs law.
The Central Government amends Notification No.12/2012-Customs by omitting proviso clauses (ab) and (ad) after the Table, thereby continuing the import exemption treatment for chickpeas (garbanzos) and lentils under the existing miscellaneous exemption notification framework pursuant to section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Tariff concessions under India-Korea CEPA expand preferential customs rates for specified Korean imports, altering the notified tariff schedule.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No.152/2009 Customs with a revised Table listing specified chapters, headings and tariff items imported from the Republic of Korea and prescribes concessional customs rates for those goods under the India-Korea CEPA; the amendment takes effect from 1st January, 2016 and thereby updates the schedule of preferential rates and related coverage.

Tariff concessions expanded for specified imports from Malaysia under IMCECA, altering duty rates and entry conditions.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No.53/2011 Customs to prescribe concessional duty rates for specified chapter/heading/sub heading/tariff items for goods imported from Malaysia under IMCECA, listing each tariff line with the applicable percentage rate and making the substitution effective from 1 January 2016.

Tariff concessions under India ASEAN FTA expanded by notification substituting a concessional tariff table, effective from start of 2016.
Amendment to Notification No.46/2011 Customs by substituting the existing Table with a new, itemised tariff Table specifying concessional duty rates for identified chapters, headings, sub headings and tariff items for imports from ASEAN under the India ASEAN FTA. The Central Government, relying on public interest powers under Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, prescribes concessional rates and declares that the notification shall take effect from 1 January 2016.

Rescission of transitional safeguard rules withdraws the rules while preserving prior actions under a savings provision.
The central government, exercising delegated authority under the Customs Tariff Act, rescinds the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, while expressly preserving a savings provision that protects actions and omissions taken prior to rescission.

Customs notification amendment adds Pantnagar as authorised inland container depot for unloading imports and loading exports.
The notification amends the principal customs notification by inserting a new entry designating Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand, as an authorised location for unloading imported goods and loading export goods, thereby extending the list of recognised inland container depots/land customs stations under the principal Notification No. 12/97-CUSTOMS (N.T.).

Interest exemption for imported crude stored in underground rock caverns removes interest chargeability under the specified Customs provision.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs specifies that the class of goods described as 'crude' when imported and stored in underground rock caverns shall not attract interest under the second proviso to clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 61 of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby administratively exempting such imported crude in that storage configuration from interest chargeability.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralize adjudication of specified customs show cause notices across multiple officers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Import), ICD Tughlakabad, New Delhi as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the officers listed in Column 3 in respect of the show cause notices listed in Column 2, thereby centralizing adjudication of those specified customs proceedings arising from a common departmental enquiry.

Customs notification amendment: addition of Powarkheda as authorised ICD/LCS allowing unloading of imports and loading of exports.
The notification inserts Powarkheda, District Hoshangabad, into the Table of Principal Notification No. 12/97-CUSTOMS (N.T.) as an authorised location for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods, thereby extending the list of inland container depots/land customs stations in Madhya Pradesh permitted to perform those customs operations.

Exchange rate determination under customs law sets conversion rates for imports and exports effective on specified date.
Determination of exchange rates under section 14 of the Customs Act effective 18th December, 2015, superseding an earlier notification except as to past actions, and prescribing conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for the purpose of imported and export goods, set out in Schedule I (per unit rates) and Schedule II (per hundred unit rates).

Hazardous goods notification: Fireworks added to Customs Schedule under central government powers, prompting special storage controls.
The Central Government, invoking its statutory powers under the Customs Act, amends the Schedule to the principal Customs notification by inserting a new entry naming fireworks, citing their hazardous nature and constraints of storage space as the basis for the regulatory addition.

Tariff value fixation sets prescribed import valuation rates for specified edible oils, metals, seeds and areca nut.
Notification No. 142/2015 substitutes TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.), prescribing specific tariff values for listed imports. The substituted tables set US dollar tariff values per metric tonne for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and per unit tariff values for gold and silver when concession entries are availed, thereby providing fixed benchmarks for customs import valuation.

Anti-dumping duty on Albendazole imposed to counter dumped imports and protect the domestic industry for a specified period.
The Central Government has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on Albendazole (tariff item 2933 29 50) after findings that exports were made below normal value, causing material injury to domestic industry. The notification prescribes differentiated duties in US dollars per kg by origin/export combinations and specific producer/exporter entries, is effective for five years from publication, and requires payment in Indian currency using the exchange rate notified by the Finance Ministry on the bill of entry date.

Concessional basic customs duty under IJCEPA extended to specified motor vehicle engines and gearbox parts by tariff entry substitutions.
Amends Notification No. 69/2011-Customs to substitute the table entries at two serial numbers, providing concessional basic customs duty rates for specified motor vehicle engines (cylinder capacity exceeding 250 cc) and for gear boxes and parts when imported under the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; action taken under the Customs Act on public interest grounds and given an appointed effective date.

Warehousing station designation enables establishment of an Export Oriented Undertaking subject to Development Commissioner approval.
Arackappady Village in Kunnathunadu Taluk, Ernakulam District is declared a warehousing station under the Customs Act exclusively for establishing an Export Oriented Undertaking, subject to approval by the Development Commissioner, Cochin Special Economic Zone, and issued by the Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, Cochin Commissionerate.

Safeguard investigation corrects tariff classification codes in initiation notice to fix typographical error, clarifying affected HS lines.
The corrigendum corrects a typographical error in the Notice of Initiation for a safeguard investigation into hot rolled flat sheets and plates, specifying that the eighth line of paragraph 3 should read "7225 (72254013, 72254019, 72254020, 72254030 and 72259900)" instead of the previously published sequence, limiting the amendment to tariff classification references without altering the substantive scope of the safeguard proceeding.

Anti-dumping duty on cold-rolled stainless steel imports enforces targeted tariffs to address continued dumped imports.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on cold-rolled flat products of stainless steel under tariff heading 7219 from specified countries, with product specifications and exclusions; producer- and exporter-specific percentage rates on landed value; measure grounded on review findings of continued dumping, injury to domestic industry and likelihood of recurrence; duties levied for five years from notification and "landed value" defined by assessable value under the Customs Act excluding specified tariff duties.

Customs amendment removes an Explanation from an exemption entry, modifying the scope of that tariff notification.
The Central Government, invoking sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and acting in public interest, amends Notification No.39/96-Customs by omitting the Explanation against S.No.13 in column (3) of the TABLE by Notification No.56/2015-Customs dated 11th December 2015.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on purified terephthalic acid imposed to counter dumping and protect domestic industry.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Purified Terephthalic Acid (including Medium Quality and Qualified variants) from China, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan based on preliminary findings of dumping, material injury to domestic industry, and causation; specified per metric ton duties in US dollars apply by origin/export scenarios under tariff item 2917 36 00, payable in Indian currency, effective for up to six months, with exchange rate determined by Government notification and the bill of entry date.