Customs administrative amendment substitutes specified commissioner entries and omits an entry under statutory authority.
The notification amends the Table of the principal customs notification by substituting the items at serial number 1 with Commissioner of Customs (Airport and General), Delhi; substituting the items at serial number 2 with Commissioner of Customs (Export), Mumbai Zone I; and omitting item (iv a) against serial number 5. The amendment alters designated commissioner listings and takes effect from the date specified in the notification.

Customs jurisdiction amendments reassign commissioner-level postings and revise territorial areas and officer designations under notification.
Amendments revise Table 1 and Table 2 of Notification No. 82/2017 Customs (N.T.) to substitute commissioner level entries, reassign Commissioner of Customs (Airport and General), Delhi, redefine officer designations and subordinate officer composition for Mumbai Zone I and Chennai areas, specify ports, airport, inland container depots, district and taluk jurisdictions, and include Continental Shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone coverage; certain items are omitted and a district listing is expanded. The notification takes effect from the commencement date stated in the instrument.

Customs exemption schedule updated, substituting the tariff-rate table to redefine concessional treatment across listed headings.
Substitutes the Table in the principal exemption notification to set out tariff classifications and the corresponding rate in percentage applicable to each listed Chapter, Heading, Sub heading or Tariff item; entries pair tariff identifiers with permissive descriptions or specific product specifications, including nil rates for certain items, thereby redefining the pattern of concessional treatment under the notification.

Anti-dumping duty on veneered engineered wooden flooring to counter dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on Veneered Engineered Wooden Flooring imported from specified countries after findings of exports below normal value and material injury; the notification prescribes specific US dollar per square metre duty rates by country of origin/export and by producer/exporter, exempts certain producers/exporters with nil duty, requires payment in Indian currency, is effective for five years unless earlier modified, and sets an exchange rate rule and product definition detailing its layered construction.

Extension of exemption from IGST and compensation cess on imports for EOUs, continuing prior notification relief.
Extends the exemption from IGST and compensation cess on imports for Export Oriented Units by substituting the earlier cutoff date in the proviso to the opening paragraph of Notification No. 52/2003 Customs with a later effective date, thereby continuing the applicability of the import tax exemptions to EOUs for the extended period under Notification No. 33/2018 Customs.

Basic Customs Duty reduction on open cell imports for LCD/LED TV manufacture under amended notification eases duty burden on imports
Amendment reduces Basic Customs Duty by inserting a new tariff entry for open cell (15.6" and above) used in the manufacture of Liquid Crystal Display and Light Emitting Diode TV panels, and omits item (i) in column (3) against the adjacent serial number, effecting a consequential change to the notification table under statutory customs and tariff powers.

Provisional anti-dumping assessment imposed on jute imports pending new shipper review, with security and retrospective liability possible.
Provisional assessment is imposed on imports of specified Jute Products from named exporters originating in or exported from Bangladesh and Nepal, pending completion of a new shipper review; such provisional assessment may be secured by a security or guarantee to cover any deficiency, and importers will be liable to pay any anti-dumping duty recommended on review and imposed retrospectively from the date of initiation of the review.

Anti dumping duty continuation extended for flat base steel wheels from China PR, remaining in force unless earlier revoked.
Amendment to Notification No. 3/2013 Customs (ADD) inserts a paragraph preserving the anti dumping duty on Flat Base Steel Wheels from China PR, stating the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 25th March, 2019 unless revoked earlier, following a designated authority review and recommendation for extension under the statutory continuation procedure.

Anti-dumping duty on Monoisopropylamine imports from China PR imposed, rates specified and effective for five years.
Imposition of Anti-dumping duty on Monoisopropylamine imports from China PR follows findings of dumping, material injury and causation; differentiated duty rates per metric tonne in US dollars are specified for named producers/exporters and for other combinations, with duty effective for five years, payable in Indian currency and converted using Government-notified exchange rates with the relevant date as the bill-of-entry presentation.

Anti-dumping duty on resorcinol imports from China and Japan imposed, payable in Indian currency for a limited period.
A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Resorcinol from China PR and Japan as the difference between a specified per-unit reference amount and the per-unit landed value (the assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain customs tariff duties), applied to specified tariff items, producers, exporters and origin/export combinations and payable in Indian currency; exchange rates are determined by Government notification and the duty is effective for a limited period subject to statutory amendment.

Tariff classification amendment replaces specified tariff entry in customs exemption notification, altering the eligible commodity code.
The Central Government, invoking powers under section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and section 3(12) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, amends Notification No. 50/2017 Customs by substituting in the Table, against S.No. 21A, the entry in column (2) with the tariff heading "0713 20 10", thereby changing the designated tariff classification for that exempted commodity.

Export duty exemption for raw and refined sugar renders those sugar exports duty-free under amended customs notification.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 27/2011 Customs to insert a new table entry exempting raw, white and refined sugar from export duty by specifying the duty rate as Nil, effected under its Customs Act powers and published on 20 March 2018, thereby altering the tariff schedule to render those sugar exports duty free.

Customs tariff amendment revises chickpeas classifications and prescribes distinct import duty entries and rates.
Amendment to the First Schedule substitutes tariff item 0713 20 00 with tariff item 0713 20 subdivided into entries for Kabuli chana, Bengal gram (desi chana), and Other, each assigned units and specified basic and additional duty rates, effected under powers granted by section 11A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.

Anti-dumping duty on Dimethylacetamide imposed, with producer-specific rates, technical exclusions, and five-year application.
Definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on Dimethylacetamide (DMAC) imports from China PR and Turkey with producer and exporter specific US$ per MT rates; an exclusion applies for DMAC meeting specified technical parameters when for spandex yarn manufacturing. Duty is payable in Indian currency, effective for five years from notification publication, and exchange rates for calculation are those prescribed by the Government for the bill of entry date.

Provisional assessment for melamine imports pending new shipper review, with security and retrospective duty liability.
Provisional assessment is ordered for imports of Melamine from China PR produced by M/s. Kuitun Jinjiang Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. and exported via Foshan Kaisino Building Material Co. Ltd., pending a Rule 22 New Shipper Review; such provisional assessment may be secured by guarantees to cover any retrospective deficiency, and importers will be liable to pay anti dumping duty recommended on review from the date of initiation if duty is imposed.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Metaphenylene Diamine preserves existing duty during statutory review pending completion.
The amendment adds a provisional continuation clause to the principal notification so that, notwithstanding the prior paragraph, the anti-dumping duty on Metaphenylene Diamine from China PR remains in force for an extended period unless revoked earlier, thereby sustaining the existing duty during the statutory review process initiated under the Customs Tariff framework.

Customs airport declaration: Vijayawada replaces Hyderabad while Shamshabad Hyderabad added for cargo loading and unloading operations.
Vijayawada is substituted for Hyderabad as the notified customs airport for Andhra Pradesh in the Schedule to Notification No. 61/94(NT)-CUSTOMS; additionally, Shamshabad Hyderabad is inserted as an airport for Telangana for the purpose of unloading imported goods and loading export goods, thereby updating the Table of airports and specifying the locations where the listed customs cargo operations may be conducted under section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti-dumping duty termination on melamine after sunset review finds no attributable injury and recommends rescission.
The designated authority's sunset review found no material injury from dumped imports of Melamine from the specified countries, noted significant competing imports from a non-subject source at comparable or lower prices, and concluded anti-dumping protection was limited to existing domestic capacity. Consequently, the Central Government has rescinded the earlier notification imposing anti-dumping duty on Melamine from those countries, except as to actions already taken prior to rescission.

Tariff value fixation for specified imported commodities establishes customs valuation benchmarks affecting import clearance and duty assessment.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends the principal customs notification by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to prescribe tariff values as valuation benchmarks for specified imported commodities, including defined edible oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nuts, and specified Gold and Silver entries.

Exchange rate determination under the Customs Act sets prescribed import and export conversion rates for customs valuation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under authority of the Customs Act, determines fixed conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs purposes, distinguishing separate rates for imported and export goods and listing them in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units); the notification supersedes the prior notification and makes these rates effective from the stated operative date for customs valuation and related purposes.