Tariff amendment: definition of blended aviation turbine fuel established, and a new tariff entry created assigning a specified excise rate.
The Fourth Schedule to the Central Excise Act is amended for Chapter 27 by substituting supplementary notes to treat references to Indian Standards as references to the latest published versions and by defining Blended Aviation Turbine Fuel as aviation turbine fuel comprising a specified portion of petroleum oils blended with synthesized hydrocarbons meeting the relevant Indian Standard. A new tariff item for Blended Aviation Turbine Fuel is inserted under sub-heading 2710 19 with kilograms as the unit and an assigned excise rate; the change is effective on Gazette publication.

Immovable property clarification: notification wording amended to restrict application to immovable property, narrowing statutory scope.
Corrigendum narrows an earlier notification by replacing the words "any property" with "any immovable property" in the specified table entry of Notification (09/2024) No. FD 02 CSL 2024, clarifying that the provision applies only to immovable property rather than property generally.

Retrospective exemption from customs duty on imported rough diamonds removes past duty liability for affected importations.
The Central Government directed a retrospective exemption from customs duty on imports of "Rough diamonds (industrial or non-industrial)" for the period 1 July 2017 to 1 February 2022, noting a generally prevalent practice of non levy of duty; it further explained that an amendment later required Kimberly Process Certification for simply sawn diamonds, and therefore any duty otherwise leviable under the First Schedule read with the notification shall not be required to be paid for imports in that period.

Tariff value fixation: customs updates values for edible oils, gold, silver, brass scrap and areca nut, effective shortly.
The notification, issued under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix tariff values for specified edible oils, brass scrap, areca nuts, and gold and silver, generally retaining prior values and specifying scope limitations for certain precious metal entries; the substituted tables are given effect from the stated commencement date.

Export certification requirement for sesame seeds permits exports to USA subject to IOPEPC issuance on NABL Certificate of Analysis.
Exports of sesamum seeds to the United States are permitted only where a designated competent authority issues export certification within two working days of request, conditional on a Certificate of Analysis from a NABL accredited laboratory; procedural contamination-control requirements are specified in a separate Department of Commerce notice.

Minimum Export Price removal for Non Basmati White rice enables unrestricted exports under revised export policy.
The export policy condition for Non Basmati White Rice under ITC (HS) code 1006 30 90 has been revised to remove the Minimum Export Price requirement that previously applied; the amendment is made under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 and relevant Foreign Trade Policy provisions and is effective immediately.

Reverse charge on renting of immovable property clarified - scope confined to immovable property under IGST notification.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 09/2024 amends the table entry at serial number 5AB by replacing "any property" with "any immovable property," thereby clarifying that the reverse charge mechanism under the IGST notification applies specifically to renting of immovable property rather than to property in general.

Reverse Charge narrowed to immovable property under UTGST corrigendum, limiting scope of renting-related RCM transactions.
Corrigendum amends Notification No. 09/2024-Union Territory Tax (Rate) by replacing "any property" with any immovable property in the table entry for serial number 5AB, column (2), line 13, clarifying that the reverse charge mechanism applies specifically to renting of immovable property under the UTGST rate notification.

Reverse Charge on renting of immovable property narrowed by corrigendum replacing 'any property' with 'any immovable property'.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 09/2024-Central Tax (Rate) substitutes the phrase "any property" with "any immovable property" in the specified table entry, thereby narrowing the scope of the reverse charge mechanism to supplies concerning immovable property under the referenced rate provision.

Passenger name record information transfer rules now require aircraft operators to meet pre-departure and further prescribed requirements.
Passenger Name Record Information requirements for aircraft operators are amended under the Passenger Name Record Information (First Amendment) Regulations, 2024. Regulation 5(4) is revised by replacing the wording following the requirement to transfer information not later than twenty-four hours before departure. The change substitutes "and" for "or", requiring aircraft operators to transfer passenger name record information within the prescribed pre-departure timeframe and in accordance with the further requirement stated in that provision.

Export duty amendment on specified rice varieties alters duty entries to nil for listed tariff items, effective immediately.
Amendment to the principal customs notification substitutes the entry in column (4) with nil against serial numbers 6A, 6B and 6C in the tariff table, effectuated under section 25(1) of the Customs Act and coming into force immediately.

Anti-dumping duty on isopropyl alcohol imports from China imposed with country and producer specific rates and conversion rules.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Isopropyl Alcohol (tariff item 2905 12 20) following findings that exports from China PR were priced below normal value, causing dumping and material injury and undercutting domestic prices. The notification prescribes country- and producer-specific per metricton rates in USD, notes the customs classification as indicative, and states the duty is payable in Indian currency for five years from Gazette publication. Conversion of USD rates uses the exchange rate notified under the Customs Act, with the bill-of-entry presentation date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on Sulphur Black imports from China PR imposed with producer-specific duty rates and specified duration.
Imposition of anti dumping duty on Sulphur Black from China PR under section 9A and rules 18 and 20 follows designated authority findings of dumping, material injury and price undercutting. The notification prescribes USD per metric tonne duties differentiated by producer and export circumstance, identifies affected tariff items, notes customs classification is indicative, sets a levy period of five years from publication unless earlier changed, and requires payment in Indian currency with exchange rate application as per Government notifications and the bill of entry date under section 46 of the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty on cellophane transparent film imposed; specified producer exempt, others subject to a per kg duty payable in local currency.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of Cellophane Transparent Film from China PR after findings of dumped exports causing material injury and price undercutting; notification prescribes a per unit duty schedule with a nil rate for a named producer and a specified per kilogram rate for other producers, applicable for five years and payable in Indian currency, with exchange rate for calculation determined by the notified rate on the bill of entry date.

Sunset of authority to examine input tax credit price impact ends, requests barred from appointed date.
The Governor appoints 1st April, 2025 as the date from which the Authority referred to in section 171(2) shall not accept requests to examine whether input tax credits availed or reduction in tax rate have resulted in a commensurate reduction in the price of goods or services; the notification takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty on Thermoplastic Polyurethane imports to counter dumping and remove injury to domestic industry.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) originating in or exported from China PR follows designated authority findings that TPU was dumped at prices below normal value causing material injury and price undercutting; the notification sets product scope (excluding polycaprolactone-based TPU), identifies specified producers with differentiated per unit USD duty rates (including a nil rate for one producer), states the duty is payable in Indian currency for five years, and requires use of the official exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Commencement of amendment provisions establishes staggered coming-into-force dates for specified sections of Mizoram GST Act.
The Governor, under the proviso to section 1(2) of the Mizoram Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 2024, appoints section 4 to come into force on the 1st day of October, 2024, and sections 2 and 3 to come into force on the 1st day of April, 2025; notification issued by the Finance Department and signed by the Finance Commissioner.

Renting of immovable property other than residential dwelling specified under GST; applies to registered and unregistered persons.
The notification inserts a new entry specifying renting of any immovable property other than residential dwelling as a taxable service under the state GST notification, applying to both unregistered persons and registered persons; the amendment to the prior notification is declared effective from the tenth day of October, two thousand twenty-four.

GST exemption for specified electricity, research, education and vocational services now extended under state notification.
The State GST notification inserts nil-rated entries for (a) services incidental to transmission and distribution of electricity supplied by electricity utilities, (b) research and development services supplied against grants to specified government or notified institutions, and (c) affiliation services by educational boards to government schools; it also revises and expands entries relating to national skill development and substitutes nomenclature to the National Council for Vocational Education and Training, and declares the amendment effective from the stated operative date in October 2024.

Tax on helicopter seat-share passenger transport specified; input tax credit barred if claimed, effective October 2024.
An amendment inserts a new item for transportation of passengers by air in a helicopter on a seat-share basis into the State GST notification Table, subjects that supply to the notified GST rate, conditions that input tax credit on goods used in supplying the service must not have been taken, and updates a related Table entry to reference the new item; effective from 10 October 2024.