Anti-dumping duty extended on imports of Plain Gypsum Plaster Boards from China PR, Indonesia, Thailand and UAE.
The Central Government amended the principal notification imposing anti-dumping duty on imports of Plain Gypsum Plaster Boards from China PR, Indonesia, Thailand and UAE by inserting Note 2(a) to provide that, notwithstanding existing provisions, the anti-dumping duty shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the extended date, thereby effecting a temporal continuation of the duty following a review and recommendation by the designated authority under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on toluene di isocyanate imposed, country-specific rates and exchange-based conversion to Indian currency apply.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Toluene Di Isocyanate (TDI) from China PR, Japan and Korea RP for up to six months, with specified country and producer/exporter based rates stated per kilogram in US dollars; duties are to be paid in Indian currency using the Government specified exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry presentation date.

Continuation of anti-dumping duty on digital offset printing plates extended, maintaining the duty in force for the prescribed continuation period.
The Central Government amends the principal anti-dumping notification on Digital Offset Printing Plates originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China by inserting a new paragraph that, notwithstanding the earlier paragraph, the notification shall remain in force, unless revoked earlier, up to and inclusive of the specified continuation expiry date, thereby extending the period of the existing anti-dumping duty following a statutory review recommendation under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable rules.

Tariff classification amendment in anti dumping notification narrows country applicability to exclude the subject country for specified entries.
Corrigendum effects targeted textual amendments to the notification's Table: it expands a tariff line description by adding additional customs tariff codes and replaces the generic term "Any" in specified table cells with "Any country other than the subject country" for listed serial numbers, thereby adjusting product coverage and geographic applicability in the original anti dumping notification.

Customs exchange rate determination sets fixed conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export purposes.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under the Customs Act, prescribes fixed rupee-equivalent exchange rates for specified foreign currencies effective 2 June 2017 for the purpose of imported and export goods; Schedule I lists per-unit rates and Schedule II lists per-100-unit rates, and the notification supersedes the earlier 18 May 2017 notification.

Tariff valuation updated for specified commodities, fixing import tariff values for 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 per metric tonne for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and establishing unit tariff values for gold and silver where benefits of specified entries of Notification No. 12/2012-Customs are availed.

Export exclusions for computation of scheme entitlements clarified, listing categories not counted towards export performance.
The notification amends export performance rules by specifying categories of exports not to be counted for calculation of export performance or scheme entitlement: for 1 April 2005 to 19 February 2006 it excludes imported goods under the FTP/transshipments, turnover of SEZ/EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP units or their products exported via DTA, deemed exports, service exports, rough/uncut/semi polished diamonds and other precious stones, precious metals (including jewellery), and export performance recorded by one exporter for another; from 20 February 2006 the exclusions are restated and expanded to add supplies to such units, ores and concentrates, cereals, sugar and crude/petroleum products.

Land Customs Station designation: Valmikinagar added with road link to Triveni Bazar, expanding notified cross border customs points.
The amendment designates Valmikinagar in West Champaran District, Bihar as a Land Customs Station by inserting item (28) into the TABLE against Nepal in Notification No. 63/94 CUSTOMS (NT), and specifies the road connecting Valmikinagar and Triveni Bazar (Nepal) as the corresponding route, made under clauses (b) and (c) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs duty exemption for imported cut and polished diamonds restores non levy on reimports by authorised laboratory agencies under statutory authority.
The Central Government directed that the whole of Customs duty and any additional Customs duty payable on the import of cut and polished diamonds by authorised agencies/offices in India of the laboratories referenced under para 4.74 of the Hand Book of Procedure, during the period from 9 March 2012 to 1 March 2017, shall not be required to be paid. The direction concerns re imports of diamonds exported for certification and grading and is issued under the powers conferred by section 28A of the Customs Act, 1962.

Exchange rate determination sets import and export conversion rates under Customs Act effective immediately by notification.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs determines, under the Customs Act, that the exchange rates set out in the attached Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units) shall be the rates for converting specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for import and export goods, effective 19 May 2017, and supersedes the prior notification except as to prior actions.

Anti dumping duty calculation clarified: duty equals the difference between reference amount and landed value when landed value is lower.
Corrigendum revises the antidumping duty calculation to require duty equal to the difference between the column (8) amount and the landed value where the landed value is lower, and defines "landed value" as the assessable value determined under the Customs Act, 1962, including all customs duties except those levied under specified provisions of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

Certificate of Origin: tightened issuance and verification rules govern origin documentation and preferential tariff entitlement.
The amendments establish that products meeting the Annex criteria and whose final manufacturing occurs in the exporting Party are originating. Certificates of origin must be original, in English, follow the prescribed format, cite the commercial invoice, and be supported by a sworn declaration from the final producer detailing identity, tariff classification, value and inputs and the manufacturing process; declarations may cover repeated shipments for up to one year. Issuing authorities are designated government offices responsible for issuance, delegation, recordkeeping and exchange of authorised signatory specimens. Detailed verification procedures, confidentiality protections, timelines, grounds for denial, consequences and recourse mechanisms are prescribed. The Annex sets product specific rules using change in classification tests and value content tests for specified HS items.

Anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil from China PR imposed to offset dumped imports and address domestic industry injury.
The Central Government imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil originating in or exported from China PR following the designated authority's finding of dumping and material injury; specific per-kilogram duty rates are prescribed for named producers and exporters and higher residual rates apply to other combinations, with defined product scope, listed exclusions, a limited period of operation and exchange-rate rules for calculation.

Anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene increased, substituting the tariff table to expand scope and revise the unit duty.
Substitutes the original anti-dumping duty Table for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to set a revised unit anti-dumping duty applicable to specified producer, exporter and origin/export combinations involving Russia; the Table identifies the tariff classification, scope as "Any" specification, and applies the revised duty on a per metric ton basis in US dollars to imports covered by the listed origin and export permutations.

Anti-dumping duty on Amoxicillin imports from China PR imposed, with differentiated rates by producer/exporter, for a fixed period.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Amoxicillin (Tariff Item 2941 10 30) from China PR based on findings of dumping, price suppression, price undercutting and material injury to the domestic industry; differentiated duty rates are specified per producer/exporter and for other combinations, certain product types are excluded, duty payable in Indian currency, effective for a specified period with currency conversion governed by the Government of India exchange rate notification applicable on bill of entry presentation.

Extension of timelines for mega power projects extends security validity and delays final certificate submission deadlines.
Amendment to Condition No.93 of Notification No.12/2012-Customs increases the prescribed terms by substituting the original shorter time references with longer ones, thereby extending the validity of securities in the form of Fixed Deposit Receipts or Bank Guarantees and extending the period within which provisional mega power projects must furnish the final mega power project certificate. The amendment adjusts only these temporal parameters without altering other eligibility criteria or the types of acceptable securities.

Tariff preferences under India-Chile PTA expanded, substituted schedule lists percentage concession rates across specified tariff items.
Notification No. 19/2017 Customs substitutes a revised Table into Notification No. 101/2007 Customs to implement an expanded schedule of tariff preferences under the India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement. Exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, the notification lists tariff headings and subheadings paired with specified concession percentages of the applied rate of duty and, in some entries, product descriptions or quota conditions that govern preferential treatment.

Fixation of tariff values establishes customs valuation benchmarks for edible oils, metals, seeds and areca nut.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 to fix US dollar tariff values for specified imported commodities, including various edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut, and specified gold and silver items where notification benefits are availed, thereby establishing the operative customs valuation benchmarks.

Anti-dumping duty on aluminium radiators from China imposed, chargeable per unit and effective for a limited statutory period.
Definitive anti dumping duty has been imposed on Aluminium Radiators, Aluminium Radiator Sub Assemblies and Aluminium Radiator Core (including CKD/SKD) for use in used/on road vehicles and generator sets, originating in or exported from China PR, under tariff item 8708 91 00, following findings of dumping, material injury and causation. The duty, specified per unit in the notification table and payable in Indian currency, excludes radiators for new automobile manufacturing and certain isolated components and is effective for five years, with exchange rate for collection determined by the government notification and bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on clear float glass imports from Iran imposed with differentiated company-specific rates and five-year validity.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on Clear Float Glass (nominal thickness 4-12mm) originating in or exported from Iran is directed under section 9A and rules 18 and 20 following findings of dumping, material injury, and causation. The notification prescribes differentiated per metric ton duties by specific producers and exporters (including a nil rate for one producer/exporter pairing and specified rates for named and other producers/exporters), denominated in United States Dollar, effective for five years and payable in Indian currency with exchange rate rules tied to the bill of entry date.