Jurisdictional reassignment of customs preventive functions expands area under specified officers in Mumbai zone upon Gazette publication.
The amendment substitutes serial number 7 in Table-2 to reassign specified areas-including the major port, associated CFS/warehouses, Karanja Terminal, listed municipal districts for preventive functions, and the Continental Shelf and EEZ as extended-to designated officer designations (principal/commissioner-level and subordinate Additional/Joint/Deputy/Assistant Commissioners) within Mumbai Zone; the change is effected under section 4(1) of the Customs Act and takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty on textured tempered glass: selective rates imposed with one producer exempt, duties effective for five years.
Imposes anti-dumping duty on Textured Toughened (Tempered) Glass (specified transmission, thickness and dimension criteria) originating in or exported from Malaysia and imported into India. Xinyi Solar (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is assigned Nil duty; other producers exporting from Malaysia to India and goods produced elsewhere but exported from Malaysia to India are assigned a specified duty per metric ton. Duties are effective for five years, payable in Indian currency, with exchange conversion as per Ministry of Finance notifications and the bill of entry date.

Postponement of customs duty implementation to 1st April 2019 for specified imports originating in the USA.
Amends Notification No.50/2017-Customs by substituting in the third proviso the words and figures "2nd day of March, 2019" with "1st day of April, 2019", thereby postponing the commencement of the increased customs duty on specified imports originating in the United States. The amendment is made under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and sub-section (12) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 on grounds of public interest.

Exchange rate determination: official import and export conversion rates set, effective 22 February, superseding the prior notification.
The Central Board prescribes distinct rupee-equivalent conversion rates for listed foreign currencies for imported and exported goods in two annexed schedules (Schedule I per unit; Schedule II per 100 units), effective 22nd February, 2019, and superseding the earlier notification except as to prior actions.

Customs drawback amendment updates tariff classifications, units and drawback rates, altering schedule entries and administration.
Amendment to the customs drawback schedule revises tariff classifications, units of quantity and applicable drawback rates for specified tariff items across multiple chapters by inserting unit measures, substituting revised drawback percentages and adjusting rate column figures, and inserting new tariff lines with corresponding units and drawback percentages to modify the prior schedule entries for administration of duty drawback under the Drawback Rules.

Customs duty increase on goods from Pakistan imposes a substantially higher basic customs duty on such imports.
The Central Government, invoking powers under sub section (1) of section 8A of the Customs Tariff Act, inserted tariff item 9806 00 00 in Chapter 98 to cover "All goods originating in or exported from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan" and prescribed a 200% basic customs duty on those goods, creating a country specific tariff entry in the First Schedule.

Customs exchange rate change for South African Rand: revised import and export rupee rates take effect mid February.
The Notification amends Schedule I by substituting the entry for the South African Rand to prescribe separate rupee equivalents for import and export valuation; the amendment is effected under Section 14 of the Customs Act and takes effect from the operative date in mid February 2019, superseding the prior rates for that currency.

Tariff value fixation for imported commodities updated; revised unit values set for customs valuation and import assessment.
Tariff value fixation for specified imported commodities is revised by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs through an amendment substituting updated tariff value tables for use in customs valuation. The amendment provides revised per metric tonne values for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and revised unit values for gold and silver where specified notification benefits are availed, thereby replacing the corresponding TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 entries in the principal non-tariff notification.

Rescission of anti-dumping notification revokes prior administrative notification while preserving actions taken under it and clarifies legal effect.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Antidumping Rules, rescinds Notification No. 11/2013 Customs (ADD) issued in May 2013, withdrawing that administrative instrument, subject to a saving provision preserving actions or omissions undertaken before the rescission.

Anti-dumping name amendment updates exporter names in the duty table following corporate reorganisation while preserving duty determinations.
The Central Government amends the earlier anti-dumping notification by substituting exporter names in the duty table for High Tenacity Polyester Yarn: replacing "Hyosung Corporation" with "Hyosung Advance Materials Corporation (HAMC)" and "Zhejiang Guxiandao Industrial Fibre Co., Ltd." with "Zhejiang Guxiandao Polyester Dope Dyed Yarn Co., Ltd.". The Designated Authority found these to be mere name changes with the producer unchanged and normal value unaffected, and the Government effected the substitutions under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules.

Anti-dumping duty amendment substitutes the listed exporter name, updating the exporter reference while retaining the duty framework.
Exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff (Anti dumping) Rules, the Central Government amends Notification No. 52/2017 Customs (ADD), dated 24 October 2017, to substitute in the Table at serial number 3, column (8), the words "Daewoo International Corporation" with "POSCO Daewoo Corporation."

Anti-dumping duty amendment replaces one exporter name with another in the existing notification, updating the record accordingly.
The Government amends Notification No. 61/2015 Customs (ADD) by directing that, against serial number 3 in column (8) of the Table, the words "Daewoo International Corporation" be replaced with the words "POSCO Daewoo Corporation."

Exchange Rate Determination under Customs Act sets official import and export conversion rates effective in February.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act prescribing distinct rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies for Imported Goods and Exported Goods, effective 8th February, 2019, set out in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units), and superseding the prior exchange rate notification.

Anti-dumping duty on nitrocellulose imports enforces specified country and producer based rates with fixed-term application.
Imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Non-Plasticized Industrial Grade Nitrocellulose (nitrogen 10.7%-12.2%) from Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand, specifying sub heading 3912, producer- and country-specific per kg rates in US dollars, payable in Indian currency; exchange rate for conversion as per Government notification with the bill of entry date as relevant date; duty effective for five years unless earlier revoked, under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and Anti Dumping Rules, 1995.

Temporary importation exemption: aircraft for aero show permitted without bank guarantee or cash deposit requirement.
Allows temporary importation of aircraft for participation in the Central Government organised Aero Show without requiring the importer to furnish a bank guarantee or cash deposit by inserting a proviso in the conditions of the principal customs notification.

Customs broker licensing examinations shift to NACIN, with revised annual application, written examination and oral examination schedules.
The amendments designate NACIN in place of the Directorate General of Performance Management for customs broker licensing functions. Applications for licences are to be invited annually in August rather than April, subject to a transitional online written examination for the April 2018 applications. NACIN must conduct online written examinations in the first quarter of each calendar year, notify applicants in advance, and preferably declare results within one month. Successful candidates are to undergo oral examination in the second quarter, with results declared in July.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication powers to designated officers for specified customs show cause notices.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints specified officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the adjudicating authorities named against particular show cause notices; the Table lists noticees, their show cause notices, the original adjudicating authorities and the officers now designated to adjudicate those notices.

Correction to Customs notification: wording amended from 'substituted' to 'inserted' in line twenty eight of the Gazette.
Corrigendum directs that in Notification No. 03/2019 Customs (dated 29 January 2019, published as G.S.R. 61(E)), at page 6, line 28, the word "substituted" shall be read as "inserted." The correction is issued by the Department of Revenue and signed by the Under Secretary to the Government of India.

Tariff valuation set for specified imported commodities, altering customs valuation for edible oils, metals and seeds.
The notification amends the principal non tariff notification by substituting three tables fixing tariff values: TABLE 1 fixes per metric tonne values for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds; TABLE 2 fixes per unit values for gold and silver when specified notification benefits are availed; TABLE 3 fixes per metric tonne value for areca nuts.

Customs duty on electric vehicles revised to specify rates for EVs and lithium ion components under amended notification.
The amendment prescribes specific tariff headings and basic customs duty treatment for electrically operated vehicles and components used in manufacture of lithium ion cells and batteries, creating separate entries for parts, sub parts, inputs and raw materials for lithium ion cell manufacture and for battery packs used in electrically operated or hybrid vehicles. It differentiates duty treatment by import form-knocked down kits, pre assembled components or complete imports-enumerates eligible component types, substitutes and inserts tariff descriptions, and fixes the notification's effective date.