Customs exemption for Light Combat Aircraft programme conditioned on authorised importer certification and restricted use.
Continues a customs exemption for goods imported for the Light Combat Aircraft Programme when imported by authorised works centres designated by a Ministry of Defence officer not below Deputy Secretary, provided the importer produces at import a list certified by the Aeronautical Development Agency that the goods are required for and will be used only for LCAP and are not manufactured in India, and certified by a Ministry of Defence officer not below Under Secretary that the imports are authorised; exemption ceases to have effect on or after 1 July 2019.

Anti-dumping duty extension on ductile iron pipes continued pending review following judicial order, and notification amended to extend period.
The Central Government has amended the principal anti-dumping notification to substitute the prior expiry date with a later date, thereby extending the anti-dumping duty on ductile iron pipes originating in or exported from China PR. The amendment is limited to paragraph 3 of Notification No. 23/2013-Customs (ADD) and follows a designated authority review that did not recommend continuation, and a judicial order staying that finding and directing an extension for an appropriate period.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on cast aluminium alloy wheels to counter dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
The Central Government imposes definitive anti dumping duties on cast aluminium alloy wheels used in motor vehicles originating in or exported from China PR, Korea RP and Thailand, based on review findings that dumping persists and causes material injury to domestic industry. Duties are specified in a schedule identifying tariff heading, origin/export, named producers and producer specific USD per kilogram rates, with higher residual rates for other producers and routes. The duty is effective for a fixed statutory period, payable in Indian currency, and conversion from USD uses the official exchange rate as of bill of entry presentation.

Rescission of anti-dumping notification cancels prior customs anti-dumping order, subject to prior actions preserved under statutory authority.
Rescission of Notification No. 21/2015-Customs (ADD) withdraws the prior customs anti-dumping directive using powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the rules for identification, assessment and collection of anti-dumping duty, subject to a savings provision preserving actions taken or omissions made before the rescission.

Exchange Rate Determination sets official rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies for import and export valuation.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act setting rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies, with separate rates for imported and exported goods, effective from the stated date and superseding the prior CBIC exchange rate notification; includes Schedule I (per unit rates) and Schedule II (rates per one hundred units) as the operative reference for customs valuation and compliance.

Customs cargo-area infrastructure requirements allow specification of facilities for screening, examination, custody and handling of import and export goods.
Customs cargo-area infrastructure requirements permit the Board, Principal Commissioner of Customs, or Commissioner of Customs to specify additional equipment or facilities, having regard to the screening, examination, custody and handling of imported or export goods in a customs area. The amendment applies to the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009, and takes effect from publication in the Official Gazette.

Customs notification amendment removes a specified table entry for Madhya Pradesh, altering applicable entries under customs rules.
Exercise of statutory power under the Customs Act amends Notification No. 12/97 Customs (N.T.) by omitting item (vi) in column (3) and the corresponding entry in column (4) against serial number 8 relating to the State of Madhya Pradesh in the Table, thereby modifying the notification's entries applicable to that State.

Fixation of tariff values sets declared customs values for edible oils, metals and select agricultural commodities under Customs Act.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs amends the principal customs notification by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix declared tariff value rates for specified imports. Revised values are prescribed for edible oils (crude, RBD and others), palmolein, crude soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and unit tariff values for gold and silver where certain notification entries are availed, thereby establishing the reference customs valuation for those tariff items.

Anti-dumping duty on EVA sheet imports assigns country- and producer-specific duties, payable in Indian currency under conversion rules.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Sheet for Solar Module originating in or exported from China PR, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand is directed under section 9A read with Rules 18 and 20. The notification prescribes country- and producer-specific duty rates, applies residual rates for other producers, requires payment in Indian currency with conversion by Government notification under the Customs Act, and is effective for five years unless earlier changed.

Postponement of Customs Duty Implementation shifts effective date for specified imports from USA to early May.
Amends Notification No. 50/2017-Customs by substituting the implementation date in the third proviso to postpone the increase in customs duty on specified imports originating in the United States, effected under the Statutory Authority of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and section 3(12) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, as a further amendment to the principal notification of 30th June, 2017.

Vizag Seaport area addition extends customs area for loading and unloading goods, including containers and containerized goods.
The Principal Commissioner of Customs, exercising statutory authority under the Customs Act, extends the Customs Area by including 7,427.49 square metres on the eastern side of the VSPL terminal to serve as the proper place for unloading imported goods and loading export goods, including containers and containerized goods, and amends the customs boundaries accordingly (east: VSPL compound wall; west: EQ9/EQ10 berth compound wall; south: EQ8 berth; north: VSPL compound wall with main gate and railway gates).

Tariff concessions under India-Japan CEPA expand access; amended customs duty rates apply from April 2019.
Amendment substitutes the Table in Notification No.69/2011-Customs to implement deeper tariff concessions for specified imports from Japan under the India-Japan CEPA by listing affected chapters, headings and subheadings with their preferential rates, including entries with distinct or zero rates, and brings the amendment into force from 1st April, 2019.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralize adjudication of specified customs show cause notices and reassign officers' powers.
The Board appoints the Common Adjudicating Authority, vesting the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai (Import), Chennai II with the powers and duties of the officers listed in the Table to centralize adjudication of the specified show cause notices against M/s. Procter & Gamble Home Products Ltd., thereby reallocating adjudicatory responsibility for those enumerated proceedings.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate customs show-cause notice against Prasann Enterprises under Customs Act to consolidate proceedings.
DRI, invoking notifications under the Customs Act, 1962, appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the originally named Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs for adjudicating the specified show cause notice against M/s. Prasann Enterprises; the designated officer is an Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Group-I), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, Raigad.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to exercise adjudicatory powers for specified customs show cause notices.
The Principal Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, pursuant to clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 and earlier notifications, appoints specified officers to act as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the adjudicating authorities named in the Table for adjudication of the listed show cause notices against specified noticees.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralizes adjudication of specified customs show cause notices to designated officers.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence, has appointed specific officers as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and perform duties of the originally named adjudicating authorities for the listed noticees and show cause notices, as set out in the Table. The appointments transfer adjudicatory responsibility to the designated officers for the purpose of adjudicating the specified show cause notices, effecting administrative reassignment of proper officer functions without changing the substantive issues in the notices.

Shipping bill forms amended to require expanded exporter, invoice, cargo, tax, scheme and drawback information.
Notification substitutes Forms SB I and SB III in the Shipping Bill and Bill of Export (Forms) Regulations, 2017, prescribing detailed shipping bill and bill of export formats. The forms require exporter/consignee identification, customs station, carriage and foreign exchange details, invoice- and item-level descriptions, export valuation (INCOTERMS, FOB, freight, insurance), export duty and IGST fields, and sections for export schemes, drawback claims, container data, documents submitted and declaratory signatures. The amendment takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty on acetone imports imposed to counter continued dumping and prevent injury to domestic industry.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on acetone (tariff item 2914 11 00) from European Union, Singapore, South Africa and USA after a continuation review found continued dumping and material injury to the domestic industry; duties are set as country and producer specific USD per metric tonne rates, effective for five years, payable in Indian currency, with conversion based on the Government specified exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry date.

Exemption from IGST and compensation cess for EOUs on imports extended by amendment, prolonging the existing import tax relief.
Amendment substitutes the expiry date in Notification No. 52/2003-Customs to extend the exemption from IGST and compensation cess on imports to Export Oriented Units by replacing the earlier specified date in the proviso of the opening paragraph, thereby continuing the import tax exemptions for EOUs for the extended period.

Exemption from Integrated Tax and Compensation Cess extended for imports under AA/EPCG authorizations until a later specified date.
Extension of the exemption from Integrated Tax and Compensation Cess on goods imported against Advance Authorization (AA) and Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) authorizations by substituting the earlier expiry date with a later expiry date in the opening paragraph provisos and specified conditions of five prior customs exemption notifications, thereby continuing the tax relief under the existing terms of those notifications.