Customs duty schedule amendment: tariff rate revisions and targeted import exemptions with conditional testing agency concessions.
The notification amends the customs tariff schedule to add and revise concessional tariff entries, adjust effective duty rates, and insert time bound provisos. It strengthens conditional concessions by deleting and substituting Annexure conditions, provides a new testing agency concession requiring certification, bond, testing/re export or approved destruction, recordkeeping and reporting, and inserts Lists specifying eligible vehicle parts and approved testing agencies.

Fixation of tariff values updated for edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver effective February.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs amends the principal customs non-tariff notification by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 with revised tariff values for specified imported goods, including edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, and gold and silver in defined forms, and declares the amendment to take effect from 1 February 2023.

Presidential Appreciation Awards conferred to customs officers under statutory awards scheme recognizing specially distinguished service across enforcement and administration.
Presidential Appreciation Certificates and Medals have been conferred on a named list of CBIC officers and staff for a Specially Distinguished Record of Service, spanning vigilance, analytics, prevention, revenue intelligence, GST administration, human resources and accounts. The awards are granted under the established awards scheme for customs and indirect tax personnel as published in the Gazette and are administratively effected by a formal notification signed by the Commissioner (Investigation-Customs).

Anti-dumping duty on Phthalic Anhydride: amendment substitutes a cooperating producer's name in the duty schedule.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on Phthalic Anhydride imports from specified countries rests on findings of dumping below normal value, material injury to domestic industry and causation; the Central Government had imposed duty under the Customs Tariff Act. Subsequently the designated authority concluded a requested change constituted only a producer name change without altering ownership or business nature, and the notification is amended to substitute the producer's name in the duty table under the statutory antidumping powers.

Exchange rate determination updates conversion rates for specified foreign currencies affecting import and export valuation under customs law.
Determination of exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs valuation of imported and exported goods is prescribed, effective 20th January, 2023, under the authority of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962. The Board supersedes the earlier notification and fixes distinct rates for imported goods and export goods through Schedule I and Schedule II for use in valuation and related customs procedures.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils, metals and areca nut updates customs import valuation from mid-January.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, exercising powers under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal Customs (N.T.) notification to fix tariff values (US$ per metric tonne or per unit) for specified goods-including various palm and soybean oils, brass scrap, areca nut, and specified forms of gold and silver-and declares the amendment effective from 14 January 2023.

Customs duty exemption for COVID-19 vaccine imports by government enables duty-free importation for public health response.
Notification exempts imports of COVID-19 vaccines from the whole of basic customs duty when imported into India by the Central Government or State Governments, covering goods under Chapter 30 classified as COVID-19 vaccines and justified on public interest grounds; the measure is temporally limited and applies only to imports effected by the specified government entities.

Customs valuation assistance: designated checks and declaration requirements for goods suspected of undervaluation under automated procedures.
The Rules create a process for identifying imported goods suspected of undervaluation through written references and internal review, using a Screening Committee for preliminary scrutiny and an Evaluation Committee for detailed data-driven examination. Where undervaluation is likely, the Evaluation Committee's report shall specify identified goods with 8-digit HS codes, brands, a precautionary unit value, the Unique Quantity Code, technical specifications to be declared, additional importer obligations and checks, and an initial one-to-two year validity; the Board may then issue an Order implemented via the Customs Automated System and subject to periodic review and specified exceptions.

Tariff concession correction: amendment substitutes specific tariff classification codes for second tranche under India-Australia ECTA.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 64/2022-Customs dated 6 January 2023 replaces the originally cited tariff item with two specified tariff classification codes for the second tranche of tariff concessions under the India-Australia ECTA, amending the operative tariff headings in the published Gazette entry.

Anti-dumping duty extension on fishing nets from China PR maintained under Customs Tariff Act following statutory sunset review.
The Central Government amended the 2018 anti-dumping notification to continue the anti-dumping duty on Fishing Net originating in or exported from China PR by inserting a paragraph that keeps the duty specified against the listed serial entries in force up to and inclusive of 9th July, 2023, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier, following a designated authority-initiated continuation review under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules.

Exchange rate determination for customs: prescribed currency conversion rates apply to import and export valuation.
The Central Board, under the Customs Act, supersedes the earlier notification and prescribes specific rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies, with separate rates for imported and export goods, effective from 6th January, 2023. Two schedules are annexed: Schedule I provides per-unit rates for major currencies for import and export valuation, and Schedule II provides rates per one hundred units for certain currencies, for application in customs valuation and related procedures.

Customs appointment for specified airport purposes adds an airport for unloading and loading of baggage under customs rules.
The notification amends the principal customs notification by inserting a new table entry designating Agartala airport in Tripura for the specific purpose of unloading of baggage and loading of baggage, thereby adding that airport to the list where limited customs baggage-handling operations are permitted under the existing notification framework.