Sea cargo manifest compliance timelines are revised, extending the applicable regulation 15 period until the specified deadline.
Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment compliance timelines under regulation 15 of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018 are amended. The period previously stated as forty-five days from commencement is replaced with the period from 15 May 2020 to 1 August 2020. The date specified in regulation 15(2) is extended to 1 August 2020. The amendment takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Duty exemption for mobile phones under Additional Ad Hoc Incentive permits issuance of duty credit scrips for eligible exports.
Exemption from customs duties is extended to imports against duty credit scrips that may include duty credit provided under the Additional Ad Hoc Incentive in terms of paragraph 3.25 of the Foreign Trade Policy. The Additional Ad Hoc Incentive duty credit scrip shall be issued against export of mobile phones falling under the specified HS tariff lines and only for exports with export order dates within the period stated in the proviso.

Duty exemption for imports against RoSCTL scrips enables full customs and additional duty relief under specified conditions.
Exemption from the whole of customs duty and whole of additional duty under specified sections of the Customs Tariff Act is provided for goods imported against a duty credit scrip issued under the RoSCTL scheme, including Additional Ad Hoc Incentive credits, subject to conditions: scrips must be issued for garments and made ups within notified rates, registered at the port, produced at clearance for debit, imports/exports routed through specified ports or terminals, certain export categories excluded from entitlement, and importers may claim corresponding drawback or CENVAT credit.

Tariff value fixation updated, establishing import valuation benchmarks for edible oils, metals and agricultural commodities.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, relying on sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends the principal notification by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 to fix US dollar denominated tariff values for specified imports, including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut, and per unit benchmarks for gold and silver, and by stating scope and exclusions applicable to those precious metal entries.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment directs specified officers to adjudicate listed show cause notices under Customs law.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints the officers listed in the Notification to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority, empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the originally named adjudicating officers for adjudication of the specific show cause notices and noticees set out in the Table, pursuant to clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 and earlier Customs (N.T.) notifications.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointments consolidate adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority-specifically the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI Mumbai-to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the erstwhile adjudicating officers for the listed noticees and specified show cause notices under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act. The notification sets out noticee identities and addresses, show cause notice references including de novo proceedings where ordered, names of the original adjudicating authorities, and the designated common adjudicating authority for consolidated adjudication.

Customs amendment: Addition of Vemgal Industrial Area as permitted site for unloading imports and loading exports.
An amendment inserts "Vemgal Industrial Area, Koorgal Village, Kolar Taluk and Kolar District" into the principal notification's table as a designated site for unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods, relying on powers under clause (aa) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti-dumping duty correction adjusts tariff classification, substituting 3705 10 00 with 3705 00 00 to clarify scope.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 2/2020 Customs (ADD) corrects tariff classification by replacing tariff item 3705 10 00 with 3705 00 00 at page 4, line 7, and in column (2) of the TABLE on pages 5 and 6 wherever the former code appears, effecting a technical amendment to the English version of the Customs notification to ensure accurate tariff headings.

Anti-dumping duty extension on acetone from Korea RP maintained after statutory continuation review and notification amendment.
Anti-dumping duty on imports of Acetone originating in or exported from Korea RP is extended by amendment to the original notification so that the duty remains in force up to and inclusive of 15th April, 2020 unless earlier revoked, superseded or amended.

Exchange rate determination sets conversion rates for imports and exports under the Customs Act, effective Feb.
Determines exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees and vice versa for customs valuation of imported and exported goods under the authority of the Customs Act, superseding an earlier notification and prescribing separate import and export rates in two annexed schedules for use from the stated effective date.

Tariff classification correction: customs notification amends an incorrect tariff subheading to the correct statistical heading.
Corrigendum directs that, in line 15 of Notification No.05/2020-Customs, the tariff subheading "3907 99 90" shall be read as "3907 99 00," formally correcting the published customs notification and replacing the incorrect tariff code with the correct statistical heading.

Common adjudicating authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under statutory authority.
Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence are appointed as Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified proper officers for adjudication of the listed show cause notices; the Table identifies the noticees, notice particulars, original adjudicating authorities, and the DRI officers designated to adjudicate, including matters remitted for de novo proceedings.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified Customs show cause notices under the Customs Act by designated officers.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority to centralise adjudication of specified Customs show cause notices by designating officers to exercise the powers and duties of the originally named adjudicating authorities for the listed noticees, with a Table specifying noticees, notices and appointed common authorities and a recorded corrigendum amending one notice reference.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment: amendment substitutes the designated port name for the adjudicating office.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence amends Notification No. 17/2017-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) by substituting the port designation "Nhava Sheva-I" with "Nhava Sheva-V" for the Common Adjudicating Authority/Proper Officer, effected under the Customs Act and prior enabling notifications as an administrative change to the designated adjudicating office.

Extension of adjudication period granted to permit completion of Customs show cause adjudication against specified noticees.
An administrative notification extends the adjudication period by one year under the Customs Act proviso to permit determination of duty or interest for the show cause notice dated 22 March 2019 concerning M/s Fine Organic Industries Pvt. Ltd. and two others, for which a Common Adjudicating Authority had previously been appointed.

Rescission of customs exemption notifications removes specified exemption measures while preserving prior actions.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff Act and being satisfied it is necessary in the public interest, rescinds the listed miscellaneous exemption notifications specified in the Table, while preserving the validity of things done or omitted to be done before such rescission.

Customs amendment: omission of a specified Table entry narrows the scope of an existing exemption notification under statutory power.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 82/2017 Customs by omitting serial number 31A and the related entries in the Table to that notification by way of Notification No. 11/2020 Customs dated 2 February 2020.

Customs tariff amendments update exemption entries by substituting specific HS classification codes in existing notifications.
Amendments substitute specified HS tariff subheadings in the Tables of four customs exemption notifications: two entries are replaced with "8529 90 30 or 8529 90 90" and two entries with "8529 90 10 to 8529 90 30", by identifying each principal notification and the relevant serial number and substituting the new entry in column (2). The amendments are effected under the executive power to amend notifications in the public interest under the Customs Act.

Countervailing duty rules define subsidy investigations, consultations, undertakings, reviews, and anti-circumvention measures for subsidised imports.
Countervailing duties remain in force only so far and for so long as necessary to counteract injurious subsidisation. Definitive duties ordinarily remain effective for no more than five years, subject to review and possible extension where expiry is likely to result in continued or recurring subsidisation and injury. The amendments establish an anti-circumvention framework covering changes in trade patterns, low-value assembly or completion operations, alterations in description, name or composition, routing through non-subject exporters or countries, and other practices that render the duty ineffective. Investigations may be initiated on application or on the designated authority's initiative and are subject to notification and defined time limits.

Anti-dumping duty circumvention rules target low-value assembly, product alteration and trade rerouting that undermine remedial measures.
Anti-dumping duty rules now define related producers and the period of investigation, permit extension of duty to certain exporters or producers not originally investigated, and prescribe investigation-period limits. Circumvention includes unjustified trade-pattern changes that undermine duty effects and involve injury and dumping. It covers low-value-addition assembly, product alterations, rerouting through entities or countries not subject to duty, and other practices making duty ineffective. Cumulative injury assessment requires specified dumping-margin and import-volume thresholds and appropriateness in light of competitive conditions.