Tariff value fixation for specified imports updates unit based import valuation and applicability for customs administration.
The Board amends the principal customs notification by substituting Tables 1-3 to fix unit based tariff values for specified imports: edible oils (including various palm oil and crude soybean oil types), brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified forms of gold and silver, with entries distinguishing forms, applicability and explanatory scope for valuation and customs administration.

Producer and exporter name amendment: substitution of Hanwha Chemical Corporation with Hanwha Solutions Corporation in ADD notification.
Amendment substitutes the name "Hanwha Chemical Corporation" with "Hanwha Solutions Corporation" in the Table of Notification No. 27/2016-Customs (ADD) for both producer and exporter entries, implementing the designated authority's recommendation following a mid term review and updating the Gazette notification under statutory powers.

Anti-dumping duty producer name amendment: Hanwha Chemical Corporation replaced by Hanwha Solutions Corporation in notification
Exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, the Central Government amends the principal anti-dumping notification to substitute the listed producer name in the Table: the previously recorded producer name is replaced by the new corporate name in the specified column of the notification, thereby updating the formal designation of the producer in the anti-dumping measure.

Bilateral safeguard confirmation increases customs duty on polybutadiene rubber imports from Korea with exclusions and time limits.
The Central Government confirms the provisional bilateral safeguard measure on imports of Polybutadiene Rubber originating in Korea under the India-Korea CEPA, and amends the principal Customs notification to insert serial number 342C for tariff item 400220 (Polybutadiene Rubber excluding titanium and lithium grades) with a specified customs duty rate. The amendment revises the proviso to provide time-limited application windows for affected table entries, implementing the Authority's final findings that increased imports caused and threatened serious injury and that a causal link exists to CEPA duty reductions.

Customs notification amendment substitutes the designated officer entry in the notification schedule, altering administrative allocation.
An amendment to Notification No.19/2017-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) issued under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 directs substitution of the textual entry in the Table to that Notification against serial number 8, column 5. The change replaces the existing designation naming the Principal Commissioner of Customs at the specified port with a substituted office-holder description, thereby altering the schedule entry without other modifications to the notification's structure.

Designation of Adjudicating Authority updated in customs notification by substitution of the specified table entry.
An amendment substitutes the wording in column 5 against serial number 1 in the Table to the specified Customs Notification, effectuated under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 and promulgated by the revenue intelligence authority for administrative recording in the Gazette.

Designation of proper officer under customs notification amended to change the named adjudicating authority assignment.
Amendment substitutes the existing words in column five of the Table to Notification No. 4/2017-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) against the cited serial entry, changing the designated proper officer responsible under the Common Adjudicating Authority framework and thereby altering the named administrative assignment without modifying the adjudicatory procedure.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralise adjudication of specified show cause notices and assign designated officers.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence, under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 and relevant notifications, appoints named officers to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the adjudicating officers originally referenced in specified show cause notices. A Table lists noticees, show cause notice references, original adjudicating authorities and the officers now authorised to adjudicate those notices, effectuating centralised adjudication and inter-authority delegation.

Government service awards scheme: appreciation certificates and medals granted to customs officers for meritorious service.
The notification grants Appreciation Certificates and Medals to CBIC officers and staff for Exceptionally Meritorious Service at Risk to Life and Specially Distinguished Record of Service, listing individual recipients by designation and unit, and cites the governing awards scheme as the statutory basis for the recognitions.

Service Recognition: Appreciation Certificates and Medals awarded to CBIC personnel for specially distinguished record of service.
Notification awards appreciation certificates and medals for a Specially Distinguished Record of Service to listed officers and staff for Republic Day, 2020, issued under the Scheme governing awards to customs and related personnel pursuant to Clause (a)(ii) of Para 1 of the 1962 Gazette notification, as amended, and superseding the prior year's notification.

Exchange rate determination: prescribed foreign currency conversion rates for import and export transactions effective under Customs Act.
The notification prescribes conversion rates between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for use in customs valuation of imported and exported goods, superseding the prior notification and fixing distinct import and export rates in two schedules (unit-based and per-hundred-unit currencies) effective from the stated date for customs assessment purposes.

Customs notification amendment substitutes the listed Principal Commissioner entry in the notification table, updating designated adjudicating authority.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence amends Notification No. 3/2018-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) by substituting, in the Table against serial number 9 in column 5, the existing words "Principal Commissioner of Customs (Nhava Sheva-I), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Raigad."

Customs notification amendment updates the designated proper officer entry in the notification table by Revenue Intelligence.
Amendment to Notification No. 1/2018-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) substitutes the entry in the Table against serial number 13, column 5, replacing the existing words identifying the Principal Commissioner of Customs (Nhava Sheva-I), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Raigad; the Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence issues the change under section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 by Notification No. 7/2021-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI).

Tariff value fixation updated for specified imported goods, setting declared unit values and scope for precious metals and commodities.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) to fix tariff values in US dollar terms for specified imported goods including designated edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified forms of gold and silver; entries include explanatory scope limitations and reference the availability of benefits under earlier customs notification entries.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment consolidates adjudication of specified Customs show cause notices by designated DRI officers.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints named officers as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the originally listed adjudicating authorities for specified show cause notices; a Table identifies each noticee, show cause notice reference, original adjudicating authority and the officer(s) now authorised to adjudicate those notices.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment reallocates adjudicatory competence for specified customs show cause notices.
Notification appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962, authorising specified officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or Customs to exercise the powers and duties of named original adjudicating authorities for adjudication of listed show cause notices against identified corporate noticees, with each table entry mapping noticee, show cause notice reference, original adjudicating authority, and the officer appointed as the common adjudicating authority.

Customs notification amendment: substitution of the table entry replacing the designated Principal Commissioner for Nhava Sheva.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence, under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.28/2019 by directing that in the Table to that notification, against serial number 6 in column 5 the existing words "Principal Commissioner of Customs (Nhava Sheva-I), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Raigad" shall be substituted, thereby changing the recorded designation for that table entry.

Exchange rate determination: specified foreign currency conversion rates set for import and export transactions effective from 8 January.
The Central Board determines the rate of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees, distinct for imported and exported goods, and gives those rates effect from the stated effective date by superseding the prior notification, with schedules annexed listing the applicable conversion rates.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment reallocates adjudication of specified show cause notices to designated officers under Customs Act provisions.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence, appoints named officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the originally listed adjudicating authorities for adjudication of specified show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, identifying the reassignment for notices addressed to M/s. Dev Textile and to Sanjay Agarwal and others.

Anti-dumping duty extension on melamine from specified origin prolonged, maintaining levy until further amendment by government
The Central Government amended the principal notification to provide that the anti-dumping duty on imports of melamine originating in or exported from China PR shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 28th February, 2021, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier, following a statutory review request and exercise of powers under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable customs rules.