Basic customs duty increased on whey imports under a tariff amendment, imposing higher duty on specified HS codes.
Amendment inserts two tariff entries into Notification No. 50/2017-Customs, adding serial numbers 7A and 7B to impose a Basic Customs Duty of thirty percent on imports under HS codes 0404 10 10 (whey, concentrated, evaporated or condensed, liquid or semi-solid) and 0404 90 00 (other whey), effected under powers of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and section 3(12) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

Basic customs duty increase on whey imports raises tariff level under emergency tariff power by government.
Central Government, invoking section 8A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, directed amendment of the First Schedule to replace the column (4) duty entries for tariff items 0404 10 10, 0404 10 20, 0404 10 90 and 0404 90 00 (whey and modified whey) with a higher basic customs duty, effected by ministerial notification as an immediate action under delegated statutory power.

Anti-dumping duty on nylon fishnets imposed, prescribing per kg rates for imports from China and Bangladesh.
Imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on nylon Fishnet or Fishing Net under tariff item 5608 11 10 originating in or exported from China and Bangladesh, with specified per kilogram duty rates for listed producer/exporter and "any" categories; defines nets as nylon or blends containing fifty percent or more nylon and excludes HDPE nets. Duties are effective for five years from Gazette publication unless earlier changed, payable in Indian currency, and converted using the government notified exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Rescission of Customs notifications: specified notifications rescinded by Central Government, subject to actions taken prior being preserved.
Central Government rescinds four specified customs exemption notifications published in the Gazette, withdrawing those miscellaneous exemption notifications from the Customs tariff framework while preserving actions taken or omissions occurring before the rescission under a savings clause.

Reference substitution in customs notifications replaces provisional Finance Bill citations with corresponding Finance Act sections.
Amends four customs exemption notifications by substituting references to provisional clauses of the Finance Bill with references to enacted sections of the Finance Act, 2018 (notably replacing references to the provisional clause language with references to section 110 for three notifications and to section 112 for one notification), and by updating attendant phrasing such as "under the said clause of the Finance Bill" to "under the said section of the said Finance Act."

Anti-dumping duty on Phosphorus Pentoxide imports from China PR imposed as margin over landed value, effective five years.
Imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on Phosphorus Pentoxide from China PR equal to the difference between a specified US$ reference amount per metric tonne and the per unit landed value where the landed value is lower; lists covered producers and exporters, applies to tariff item 28091000, is payable in Indian currency, effective for five years, defines landed value as the assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain duties, and stipulates notification-based exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Anti dumping duty provisional assessment rescinded after new shipper review withdrawal, restoring application of the definitive duty.
Following withdrawal of the new shipper review application by the exporter and termination of that review by the designated authority, the Central Government rescinded the notification providing provisional assessment of that exporter's imports; the earlier definitive anti dumping duty notification therefore continues to apply to all producers and exporters without change.

Exchange rate determination sets specific conversion rates for foreign currencies for customs valuation, applying distinct import and export rates.
The notification prescribes conversion rates between specified foreign currencies and the Indian rupee for customs valuation, establishing separate import and export rates listed in two schedules, and superseding the prior exchange rate notification while preserving actions completed before supersession.

Non-levy of additional customs duty: additional duty on jute imports from Nepal need not be paid for a specified past period.
The Government, invoking section 28A of the Customs Act, 1962, directed that the additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act on jute products classified under headings 5310 and 6305 imported from Nepal during a specified past period shall not be required to be paid, in view of a general practice of non-levy of that duty.

Customs exemption withdrawal: camera modules and mobile phone connectors excluded from exemption, changing basic customs duty applicability.
Amendment narrows customs exemptions by substituting the Table entry to exclude camera modules of cellular mobile phones and replacing the word "Connectors" in the exemption list with "Connectors other than those of cellular mobile phones", thereby removing mobile phone camera modules and connectors from exemption coverage.

Customs duty exemption withdrawal: camera modules and phone connectors removed from exemption and made dutiable.
This amendment to Notification No. 25/2005-Customs withdraws the exemption for "camera or camera module of cellular mobile phones" and for "connectors of cellular mobile phones" by inserting those exclusions into the table entries at serial numbers 13, 16, 22 and 23 of the principal notification, thereby making those components chargeable to basic customs duty as specified, under the powers conferred by section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs duty change: Printed Circuit Board Assembly for cellular phones removed from exemption and now subject to basic customs duty.
Amendment to Notification No. 24/2005 Customs substitutes the tariff table entry for item 8517 70 10 to read "All goods other than Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) of cellular mobile phones," thereby withdrawing the notification exemption for PCBAs of cellular phones and rendering them liable to basic customs duty under the applicable tariff.

Customs duty on mobile phone components now applies to camera modules and connectors; inputs for manufacture remain exempt.
The notification withdraws the exemption and imposes 10% Basic Customs Duty on finished Camera Modules and Connectors used in manufacture of cellular mobile phones, while separately maintaining Nil duty for inputs, parts and sub-parts used in the manufacture of Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Camera Module and Connectors by inserting distinct table entries and adjusting the explanatory cross-reference.

Basic Customs Duty increase on populated printed circuit boards enacted under urgent tariff power, raising import duty.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 8A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, directs an amendment to the First Schedule: for the tariff entry relating to populated, loaded or stuffed printed circuit boards in Section XVI, Chapter 85 (tariff item 8517 70 10), the entry in column (4) is substituted so that the Basic Customs Duty is set at 10%, replacing the prior Nil rate.

Pre-notice consultation requirement: officers must inform persons of grounds and allow written submissions and hearing requests.
The regulations require a proper officer to inform a person in writing of the grounds for a proposed show cause notice and initiate pre-notice consultation; the person may submit written representations and request an in-person hearing, the officer may hear the person without granting adjournments, the consultation must conclude within a fixed period, and where consultation leads to discontinuance the person is informed by simple letter, with an exception permitting notices for subsequent periods on the same issue without further consultation.

Exemption of integrated tax and GST compensation cess extended for imports under Advance Authorisation/EPCG schemes.
Amends Notifications 16/2015, 18/2015, 20/2015, 22/2015 and 45/2016 Customs to substitute the prior expiry date with a new operative date in the opening paragraphs or specified conditions, thereby extending the exemption from integrated tax and GST compensation cess on imports made under the Advance Authorisation and EPCG schemes. The amendment is made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and records the textual replacements in each notification.

Courier export processing enables specified MEIS shipments through designated airports using a new electronic shipping bill declaration form.
Courier export processing permits a limited MEIS exception for specified Appendix 3C goods exported through designated airports, subject to the prescribed consignment-value limit and foreign-exchange transaction condition. Eligible exports must be declared through Courier Shipping Bill-V in Form HA, which captures courier, shipment, exporter, goods, invoice, MEIS, GST and export tax details, supported by declarations of the authorised courier. References to the earlier customs house agent licensing framework are updated to the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013.

Customs airports appointed as international courier terminals, with electronic processing applying only to the extent of automation.
Customs airports are appointed as additional international courier terminals under the Customs Act, superseding the earlier notification on the subject, subject to things done or omitted before supersession. The notification lists the airports so appointed and provides that the courier import and export electronic declaration and processing regulation applies to these terminals only to the extent of automation in clearance of imported and export goods.

Tariff value fixation sets declared customs values for specified imported commodities to guide valuation and assessment.
Central Board of Excise & Customs amends the principal customs notification to substitute TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3, prescribing declared tariff values in US dollars for specified imports including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold, silver and areca nuts for customs valuation and assessment purposes.

Coastal port appointments expand to allow iron ore pellets and crude petroleum coastal trade through designated jetties and ports.
The amendment designates the Pellet plant jetty at Shiroda as a coastal port for trade in iron ore pellets and raw materials and appoints Bhogat port as a coastal port for coastal trade in crude petroleum, substituting the provisos in the principal notification and inserting a new port entry for Maharashtra in the schedule, under powers of clause (d) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act.