Anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil extended to remain in force until mid June 2022 under Customs Tariff authority.
The amendment keeps the anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China in force up to and inclusive of 15th June, 2022, by inserting a paragraph into the principal notification providing that the duty remains effective notwithstanding paragraph 2, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.

Customs notification amendment extends exemption period and revises tariff entries including Lentil (Mosur) and duty rates.
The amendment substitutes the expiry date in Notification Nos. 48/2021-Customs and 49/2021-Customs from 31st March, 2022 to 30th September, 2022; in Notification No. 49/2021-Customs it further replaces the column (4) entry against Serial No. 2 with a 5% duty rate and inserts a new row for HS code 0713 40 00 (Lentil (Mosur)) with Nil duty. The notification commences on 13th February, 2022.

Rate of exchange determination sets official currency conversion rates for imports and exports effective early February, superseding prior notification.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under powers conferred by the Customs Act, prescribes official exchange rates for specified foreign currencies for customs purposes, superseding the prior notification of 20 January 2022. The rates in annexed Schedules I and II apply from 4 February 2022 for import and export goods, with Schedule I listing per unit rates for major currencies and Schedule II listing rates per 100 units for certain currencies.

Customs exemption amendments broaden scope to wrist wearable devices, revise tariff classifications and add sunset limitations.
Amendments to multiple customs exemption notifications adjust scope and tariff coverage by inserting a sunset provision into the 2002 notification, adding wrist wearable devices and substituting photovoltaic-related tariff entries, and adding goods exclusively for use with listed items; they also revise telecommunications conductor descriptions. The 2017 notification excludes parts of mobile phones and wrist wearable devices from an exemption, removes a proviso, and creates a concessional entry for specified transformer/charger components with a sunset limitation. The 2020 notification adds surgical needles used in manufacture of surgical sutures.

Customs exemption expiry under Customs Act: phased omission and substitution of obsolete tariff entries, with limited-duration application.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 25/1999 Customs by inserting a sunset clause terminating the notification after 31st March, 2024, and by undertaking extensive omissions and substitutions in LIST A and LIST B to remove redundant or obsolete tariff exemption entries and to replace many entries with updated, specific product descriptions for components and inputs used in electronics and allied industries. The amendment is effective from 2nd February, 2022 and includes a corrigendum to a tariff descriptor.

Graded basic customs duty for smart meters introduced, imposing time-phased duty rates and concessional import conditions.
Imposes differentiated Basic Customs Duty rates and concessional caps on smart meters and specified components, linking each tariff entry to condition numbers and an Annexure that requires adherence to the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017 and prescribes successive time-phased validity periods for concessional treatment of finished goods and inputs/parts used in the manufacture of smart meters.

Customs duty exemption for hearable devices: phased standard rates apply under specified concessional import conditions.
The Central Government exempts specified hearable devices, batteries, PCBAs, speaker assemblies, and listed parts from customs duty to the extent duty exceeds the standard rate specified in the Table, subject to compliance with the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017 and to time-bound conditions in the Annexure. The Annexure ties condition numbers to validity periods, creating phased applicability of the standard rates across categories, and the notification confirms rates apply even when goods are presented together under rule 2(a) of interpretation.

Graded customs duty for wearable device components grants specified concessional import rates subject to procedural and time-based conditions.
Implements a graded BCD structure for wrist wearable devices and specified parts by prescribing standard concessional import rates for identified tariff entries (vibrator motors, batteries, PCBA, display assemblies, charging cables and listed housing, strap and accessory components), with many inputs and parts eligible for nil duty. Each entry is tied to condition numbers in an Annexure determining procedural compliance and temporal validity; the concessional rates apply even when goods are presented together under rule 2(a) of the General Rules of Interpretation, subject to the stated conditions.

Export duty on raw buffalo hides revised as tariff notification amended to omit redundant entries and add a new item.
The Central Government amends the Customs tariff schedule by omitting specified serial entries from Notification No. 27/2011-Customs and inserting a new tariff line for raw buffalo hides and skins (heading 4101) with an imposed export duty; the amendment takes effect from the stated commencement date and is issued under the departmental administrative reference.

Statutory deadline clarification: conditional customs exemptions given a uniform end-date under amended notifications.
Amendments insert an explanatory proviso into multiple customs notifications clarifying that specified conditional exemptions shall, unless varied or rescinded, remain valid only until the prescribed end-date under the statutory provision governing time limited conditional exemptions; one notification also omits several schedule entries and another adds the same clarification to a table entry, and the package includes an express commencement provision making the amendments operative from the stated enforcement date.

Exemption of Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess expands customs relief to include specified cesses and related indirect tax levies on notified imports.
The notification amends five existing customs exemption notifications to extend exemptions beyond Customs duty under the First Schedule to include Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess, and in specified notifications also Health Cess, Road and Infrastructure Cess, and integrated tax and GST compensation cess. It accomplishes this by inserting or substituting precise wording into the preambles and table entries of Notifications 104/2010, 38/96, 40/2017, 60/2011 and 148/94, thereby clarifying that goods imported under those notifications are exempt from the whole of the named cesses and related levies.

Customs effective rates on textile imports prescribed as ad valorem or specific rates, with tariff amendments taking effect.
Government amends Notification No. 82/2017 Customs to insert, substitute and omit numerous tariff table entries for specified textile headings, prescribing for each listed heading an effective duty expressed as an ad valorem percentage or a specified specific amount per kg or per sq. metre, with the operative rule being ad valorem or specific amount whichever is higher. The table revisions standardise scope entries (often to "All goods"), add new serial entries and replace certain existing entries. The notification takes effect on 2 February 2022.

Concessional import procedure: automated common portal filings and bonds enable provisional duty exemption with electronic monitoring.
Amendments require electronic one-time prior information on the common portal, generation of an IIN, and submission of a continuity bond to secure potential duty differences with interest. Importers must reference IIN and bond on the Bill of Entry to obtain exemption; the customs automated system debits the bond upon clearance and transmits details to the jurisdictional officer. Monthly IGCR-3 reporting and prescribed forms for non-receipt and prior information are mandated, while job work, unit transfers, re-export, clearance on payment, depreciation-adjusted duty for capital goods, record-keeping and recovery actions by officers are prescribed.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty: coated flat-rolled steel imports from China, Vietnam and Korea withdrawn under Customs Tariff authority.
The central government rescinds Notification No. 16/2020-Customs (ADD) relating to anti-dumping duty on flat-rolled steel plated or coated with aluminum or zinc from China, Vietnam and Korea, invoking the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping procedural rules, while preserving actions done or omitted before the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty rescission reverses levy on high speed steel imports from specified countries, subject to prior actions.
Rescinds the anti-dumping duty on imports of High Speed Steel of Non-Cobalt Grade from Brazil, China PR and Germany by withdrawing Notification No. 38/2019-Customs (ADD) under the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti-dumping rules, subject to a saving clause preserving actions done or omitted before the rescission.

Customs exemption amendment removes specified First Schedule tariff entries, deleting redundant exemptions and narrowing listed relief under notifications.
Further amendments to specified miscellaneous customs exemption notifications remove designated TABLE entries from Notification No. 37/2017 Customs and Notification No. 52/2017 Customs, omitting the listed serial numbers and thereby withdrawing those exemption items from the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff, with the deletions becoming effective on the stipulated dates.

Rescission of Customs Notifications withdraws specified exemption orders, effective on listed dates, subject to a savings provision.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act and Customs Tariff Act and acting in the public interest, rescinds a specified list of miscellaneous exemption notifications detailed in a Table with Gazette references, and prescribes the dates on which each rescission takes effect, subject to a savings provision preserving things done or omitted prior to rescission.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty on alloy-steel bars and rods removes the prior notification while preserving prior actions.
Rescission of the anti-dumping duty on Straight Length Bars and Rods of alloy-steel from China PR withdraws Notification No. 54/2018-Customs (ADD) of 18 October 2018 under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules, while preserving actions taken or omissions before rescission and noting the notification's subsequent amendment history.

Rescission of customs notifications removes the additional duty linkage on imported transformer oil, subject to prior-act savings.
Rescinds two specific customs notifications that prescribed an additional duty on imports of transformer oil equivalent to the excise duty on transformer oil base stock or feedstock; withdrawal is effected under sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, subject to a savings clause preserving actions or omissions prior to rescission, and becomes effective on the stated commencement date.

Social Welfare Surcharge exemption revised: specified tariff items added and certain textile items removed from exemption.
The notification amends Notification No. 11/2018-Customs by inserting numerous tariff headings into the exemption table, omitting or substituting specified textile tariff entries, and deleting serial numbers three and four, thereby revising the set of goods exempt from the Social Welfare Surcharge and reconfiguring exemption coverage through tariff classification changes; the amendment carries an express commencement date.