Common Adjudicating Authority appointment designates officers to adjudicate specified customs show-cause notices under the Customs Act.
Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority designates specified revenue officers to exercise adjudicatory powers under the Customs Act for particular show-cause notices. The notification lists noticees with their show-cause matters and nominates specific officers (Principal Commissioner/Commissioner, Additional/Joint Commissioner, Deputy/Assistant Commissioner, or Commissioner of Customs) to answer for or discharge the duties of the originally competent adjudicating authorities, thereby allocating jurisdiction for adjudication of the listed notices.

Customs notification amendment updates paragraph reference and reduces the procedural time limit for the exemption period.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 56/2000 Customs by substituting the opening paragraph reference "paragraph 4A.8" with paragraph 4.45 and by replacing the prior prescribed period with a new procedural deadline of 90 days in the second proviso at both occurrences, updating the exemption notification's cross reference and time limit.

Security requirement for provisional mega power projects: proportionate release of FDR or BG allowed per mega certificate.
Amends Condition No.95(a) of Notification No.50/2017-Customs to require importers relying on a provisional Mega Power Project certificate to furnish an FDR or BG from a Scheduled Bank in the name of the President of India for 126 months equal to the duty otherwise payable, payable to the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of Customs at import; failure to furnish the final certificate within 120 months permits appropriation of the security toward duty. The amendment allows proportionate release of the FDR or BG as per the proportionate Mega certificate issued by the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power.

Anti-dumping duty extension on caustic soda maintains import measures for specified origins, continuing levy for a further year.
Extension of the anti-dumping levy on imports of Caustic Soda from Saudi Arabia and the United States is implemented by inserting a paragraph in the principal notification to preserve the duty and related measures up to and inclusive of 25th November 2018, following a continuation review and recommendation by the designated authority and exercise of powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the applicable anti-dumping rules.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority: officers designated to exercise adjudicatory powers for specified show cause notices.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, appoints specified officers to act as Common Adjudicating Authority, empowering them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the original adjudicating authorities for adjudication of the show cause notices listed in the accompanying table, with a later substitution of a designated post noted by corrigendum.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment: DGRI substitutes the designated officer for Trichy Customs Commissionerate under Customs notification.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence amends Notification No.10/2017-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) by substituting, in the Table against serial number 5 column 5, the existing entry with: "Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs, Trichy Customs Commissionerate, Williams Road, Trichy," thereby updating the designated officer to serve as the Common Adjudicating Authority/Proper Officer for that entry.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment enables consolidated adjudication of DRI-issued show cause notices by a Customs Commissioner.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva V, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Raigad as the common adjudicating authority to adjudicate the show cause notice issued to M/s. K. K. Enterprises and nine others by the Additional Director General, DRI, Chennai Zonal Unit, superseding the earlier Board order and pursuant to notifications under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs notification amendment substitutes the named adjudicating authority designation in the notification table.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence amends Notification No. 53/2016-Customs (N.T.) by substituting, at serial number 7 in the Table, column 5, the existing entry with the designation Additional Director General (Adjudication), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai, thereby altering the named adjudicating authority reference.

Rescission of customs adjudicating authority notification alters prior appointment framework under section 152 governance.
Notification rescinds Notification No. 56/2010 Customs (NT) dated 07.07.2010, issued under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962. The rescission is made pursuant to later notifications amending the non tariff customs adjudication framework and alters the prior appointment framework for the Common Adjudicating Authority.

Import tariff on soyabeans increased under Customs Tariff Act to higher rate, amending specified tariff items.
The notification directs substitution of the column (4) entries in Section II, Chapter 12 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act for the tariff items under heading 1201, thereby increasing the import duty applicable to soyabeans by amending the specified tariff entries.

Customs exemption rate revisions increase duty exemption thresholds for specified tariff lines and amend listed product classifications.
Amendments to the Table of Notification No.50/2017-Customs substitute altered exemption percentage entries in column (4) for multiple serial numbers and narrow specified tariff line entries in column (2) by excluding particular subheadings, thereby revising the scope and rates of exemptions contained in the principal notification.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of rubber chemicals to address continued dumping and injury to domestic industry.
The Central Government imposed definitive anti-dumping duty following a sunset review which found continued dumping and injury for Rubber Chemical PX 13 from the European Union and Rubber Chemical MOR from China PR. The notification specifies tariff classifications, product descriptions, country-of-origin and export scope, producer- and exporter-specific entries, per unit duty amounts in the listed currency and units, a five-year effective period from notification, and uses the Government notified exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry presentation date for calculation.

Exchange rate determination for customs: specified currency conversion rates set for import and export valuation purposes.
Determination of exchange rates for customs valuation is prescribed by notification issued under Exchange Rate Determination powers, superseding the prior notification and fixing conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export purposes. The mechanism distinguishes rates for imported goods and exported goods through two annexed schedules listing currencies with corresponding conversion rates to be used by customs officials and traders for assessing value and computing duties.

Tariff value fixation for listed imports updated: substituted tables set benchmark valuation for customs assessment.
The notification amends the principal customs tariff value notification under section 14(2) of the Customs Act by substituting revised TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3. The substituted tables fix tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nut, and in US dollars for gold and silver when concessional entries of a separate notification are availed, aligning commodity classifications with their prescribed benchmark values for customs valuation.

Exemption for sports equipment imports: tax-free entry for eminent athletes upon certified training-need and regulatory approvals.
The Central Government exempts specified sports goods imported by sports persons of outstanding eminence for training from the integrated tax under the Customs Tariff Act, subject to production of a certificate from a Deputy Secretary-level officer in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports specifying the goods' description, quantity and value, confirming the importer's eminent status, and recommending the exemption; shooting goods require a National Rifle Association of India certificate for a "renowned shooter" and arms/ammunition remain subject to DGFT licensing and Home Ministry approvals.

IGST exemption for imported goods on lease and lifesaving drugs supplied free, subject to certification and undertaking.
The notification inserts two exemptions: IGST exemption for goods, vessels and ships (excluding motor vehicles) imported under lease for use after import; and IGST exemption for lifesaving drugs/medicines supplied free of cost by overseas suppliers to individuals for personal use, subject to certification by designated health authorities and an undertaking to pay differential duty if the imported goods are not used for the declared personal purpose.

Exchange rate amendment updates Qatari Riyal rupee conversion rates for import and export effective immediately.
Amendment substitutes Schedule-I entry for Qatari Riyal in the customs exchange rate notification, revising rupee conversion rates applicable for import and export valuation purposes under the statutory powers of the Central Board of Excise and Customs; the change specifies new import and export rates and records administrative reference and officer authentication.

Exchange rate adjustment for Qatari riyal alters notified import and export conversion rates under Customs notification.
Notification No.107/2017 substitutes the Serial No.12 entry in Schedule I of Notification No.106/2017, amending the notified rupee conversion rates for the Qatari riyal by prescribing distinct rates for imported goods and for export goods, effective from the date specified in the notification.

Effective customs duty on Peas revised, new tariff entry for Pisum sativum imports increases applicable import duty.
The notification amends the Customs schedule by excluding Peas (Pisum sativum) from the general pulses entry, inserting a new serial (20A) with the tariff heading for Peas (Pisum sativum) and a specified import duty rate, and substituting a revised duty entry in column (4) against serial 37; enacted under powers conferred by the Customs Act as a further amendment to Notification No.50/2017-Customs.

Exchange rate notification updates Qatari Riyal valuation for import and export, altering customs valuation procedures.
Amendment substitutes the SCHEDULE I entry for Qatari Riyal (serial no.12) in Notification No.105/2017 CUSTOMS (N.T.), prescribing distinct rupee exchange rates for imported goods and exported goods to be used for customs valuation, and thus alters the currency conversion basis applied in customs assessments; a subsequent notification further substituted this entry.