Tariff concessions under India Japan CEPA prescribe preferential duty rates for specified imported goods effective on implementation date.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 69/2011 Customs to prescribe concessional percentage duty rates for specified chapters, headings, sub headings and tariff items for goods imported under the India Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; enacted under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, and effective from 1 April 2017.

Basic customs duty change imposes duty on tur and wheat imports, amending tariff entries and exemption conditions.
The amendment to Notification No.12/2012 Customs substitutes and clarifies pulse tariff entries at serial number 21, inserts a new serial 21C to classify tariff headings 0713 40 00 and 0713 60 00 as Tur and subjects them to a ten percent basic customs duty, and replaces the Nil rate at serial number 34 with ten percent, thereby rescinding the prior zero-duty exemption for the goods covered.

Provisional anti-dumping assessment on R-134a imports pending review; importers may face retrospective duty liability.
Provisional anti-dumping assessment is imposed on imports of 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) from specified Chinese producers/exporters pending a New Shipper Review; customs may require security 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 review initiation.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Indolinone as circumvention of measures on Diclofenac Sodium, with corresponding trade restrictions.
Central Government imposes an anti dumping duty on Indolinone originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Indolinone exported from other countries via China, extending the duty applied to Diclofenac Sodium after findings of increased imports of Indolinone, insufficient value addition in conversion to Diclofenac Sodium, and dumped export prices; duty is specified in the Table at 2715 per Metric Tonne in US Dollars, payable in Indian currency, effective until 20 November 2019 and with exchange rate determined as of the bill of entry date.

Customs duty reduction on sunflower seeds enables import for oil extraction under actual user condition.
The amendment inserts a new entry reducing the basic customs duty on sunflower seeds (tariff item 1206 00 90) imported for extraction and refining of oil, subject to the actual user condition; the concession is time limited and the proviso states it will not apply on or after 1 October 2017, with the notification effective from 1 April 2017.

Customs exemption amendment adds Hazira (Surat) as an eligible port alongside Haldia under multiple notifications.
Amendment substitutes every textual occurrence of "Haldia (Haldia Dock Complex of Kolkata Port)" in the listed Customs exemption notifications with "Haldia (Haldia Dock Complex of Kolkata Port), Hazira (Surat)", thereby adding Hazira as an eligible port designation within specified conditions and Table entries of those notifications under the authority of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Exchange rate determination: customs conversion rates prescribed for imported and export goods, effective from mid March 2017.
The Central Board prescribes conversion rates for listed foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs valuation of imported and export goods effective 17th March, 2017, superseding the prior board notification and setting distinct rates in two annexed schedules for imported goods and export goods, with specified amendments to certain currency entries.

Provisional assessment of imported phosphoric acid triggers security obligations pending new shipper review and retrospective duty liability.
Orders provisional assessment of imports of Phosphoric Acid Technical Grade and Food Grade (including Industrial Grade) from the specified Chinese exporter pending a New Shipper Review under rule 22 of the Customs Tariff rules. Provisional assessment may be secured by a customs deemed security or guarantee to cover any deficiency if definitive anti dumping duty is imposed retrospectively, and importers will be liable to pay any duty recommended on review from the date of initiation of that review.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils, metals and agricultural commodities updated, affecting import valuation procedures.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act, 1962, amends the principal customs notification by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to prescribe revised tariff values for specified tariff items. The substitution fixes unit tariff values for listed commodities - including crude palm oil and derivatives, crude soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver entries - to be applied for customs valuation and assessment under the notification framework.

Appointment under the Customs Act transfers adjudication authority for a specified show cause notice to a designated customs commissioner.
Under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 the notification appoints the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs (Nhava Sheva V), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Raigad to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Ahmedabad for adjudication of the show cause notice addressed to M/s International Aircon Private Ltd., F.No.VIII/10 27/JC/ICD SND/O & A/2016 dated 09.08.2016.

Designation amendments in customs notification: specified officer titles are substituted to reclassify administrative designations.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs amends Notification No.384/86-Customs by substituting officer designations in the Table: "All Deputy Directors General" is replaced by All Additional Directors General; "All Assistant Directors General" is replaced by All Additional Directors/Joint Directors; and "All Senior Technical Officers" is replaced by All Deputy Directors, thereby reclassifying the titles used in the principal 1986 notification.

Designation of Proper Officers: Assistant Directors of Central Economic Intelligence Bureau now specified under amended customs notification.
The Department of Revenue, invoking its powers under the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 31/97-Customs by substituting the entry at serial number 6 to specify "All Assistant Directors of the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau" as the designated officers under the principal notification, effected via Notification No. 18/2017-Customs (N.T.).

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a show cause notice under the Customs Act; designated officer exercises statutory powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, appoints the officer specified in the table to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the officers listed for adjudication of the show cause notice relating to M/s Fulchand Exports; a subsequent notification substituted the earlier table entry to update the named party and appointed officer.

Courier export declarations require CSB-V for specified low-value commercial consignments involving foreign-exchange transactions under amended clearance rules.
The amendment substitutes the first proviso to regulation 6(3) governing export-entry requirements for courier consignments. Goods specified in Appendix 3C of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20), and other commercial goods excluded from regulation 2(2)(e), must be entered in Form Courier Shipping Bill CSB-V where the consignment value does not exceed rupees twenty-five thousand and the transaction involves foreign exchange.

Port cargo operations: Revdanda Port permitted unloading of imports and loading of exports under amended customs notification.
The notification amends the Table entry for Revdanda Port (Maharashtra) in Notification No. 62/94 Customs (N.T.), substituting prior itemised entries so that the port's permitted activity is limited to "Unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods," under the powers granted by the Customs Act.

Exchange rate determination for customs conversion of foreign currencies, setting distinct import and export rates to apply from the effective date.
Determination of exchange rates for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs purposes, effective 3rd March 2017, superseding the prior notification dated 16th February 2017. The Central Board prescribes separate tabulated rupee equivalents for imported goods and for export goods in Schedule I and per hundred equivalents in Schedule II, to be applied under the Customs Act for valuation and related customs purposes.

Customs exemption for laboratory-authorised agencies: export and re-import of cut and polished diamonds allowed subject to specified conditions.
The amendment extends the customs exemption for exportation and re importation of cut and polished diamonds to authorised offices or agencies in India of the laboratories mentioned in paragraph 4.74 of the Handbook of Procedures 2015-2020, when acting on behalf of exporters, subject to conditions (ii)-(v) and the requirements of the Foreign Trade Policy and Handbook of Procedures; it also substitutes the Explanation to define "Foreign Trade Policy" as the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended.

Tariff value fixation set for specified edible oils, metals and agricultural commodities, replacing prior tariff tables.
Fixation of tariff value for specified imported goods is effected by substituting revised TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 into the principal customs notification under the authority of sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962; the amendment fixes tariff values in US dollars for identified categories including edible oils, areca nuts, poppy seeds, brass scrap and specified precious metals, with unit bases indicated for customs valuation and import duty assessment.

Anti-dumping duty on seamless steel tubing from China imposed, with specification-based benchmarks and defined application period.
Imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on seamless tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron and stainless steel) from the People's Republic of China following findings of dumping and material injury; specifies company- and specification-specific duty benchmarks per metric tonne, payable in currency as converted under customs exchange rules, lists product specifications and exclusions, and sets the duty's effective period with an identified non-levy gap and an express terminal provision.

Exchange rate determination: notified conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export customs valuation.
Determination under the Customs Act fixes specified conversion rates for listed foreign currencies for customs valuation, prescribing separate rates for imported goods and export goods effective from 17th February, 2017, with Schedule I setting rates per one unit and Schedule II setting rates per one hundred units; the notification supersedes the earlier notification except as to prior actions.