Exchange rate determination for customs valuation of imports and exports, superseding earlier notification and fixing new rates.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs determines rates of exchange for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs purposes, effective from 2nd December, 2022, superseding the earlier notification except as to prior actions. The determination provides separate rates for imported and export goods in Schedule I and sets rates per one hundred units for certain currencies in Schedule II, thereby governing customs valuation and related import/export calculations.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver revised effective early December.
Tariff value fixation is amended by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) with revised tariff values for specified edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, and specified forms of gold and silver, issued under the Customs Act authority and coming into force on the stated commencement date.

Exemption of deposits under section 51A(4) amended to defer the notified effective date for implementation.
Amendment under sub section (4) of section 51A of the Customs Act substitutes in clause 2 of Notification No.19/2022 Customs (N.T.) the previously stated date with a later date, thereby deferring the notified effective date for the exemption of deposits governed by the notification.

Exemption to deposits under Section 51A extended by substituting the notification expiry date to a later date.
Under the authority of Section 51A of the Customs Act, the notifying authority amends the principal notification by substituting the previously specified expiry date in clause 2 with a later date, thereby extending the period during which the exemption from deposits and from payments through the electronic cash ledger and electronic duty credit ledger remains in effect; no other terms of the original notification are altered.

Anti-dumping duty modification on cast aluminium alloy wheels imposes differentiated duties by producer and trade origin.
The Central Government amends the anti dumping notification on Cast Aluminium Alloy Wheels (12-24 inches) following the designated authority's mid term review, substituting the operative charging provision and replacing the tariff Table to prescribe differentiated duty rates by country of origin, country of export and by named producers, with duties expressed in a foreign currency per unit weight.

Customs Tariff Amendment adds classification for flat panel display modules without driver or control circuit, updating related notifications.
Government amends specified miscellaneous exemption notifications by inserting a new tariff entry for flat panel display modules without driver or control circuit for cellular mobile phones (HS 8524 11 00/8524 12 00/8524 19 00). The inserted entries are added at defined positions in the Tables of Notifications Nos. 73/2005, 151/2009, 46/2011, 53/2011 and 69/2011, and where shown include duty rates recorded as zero, indicating concessional/exempt treatment under those notifications.

Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess exemption withdrawn for anthracite, PCI coal and coking coal, altering Customs notification.
Amendment deletes S. No. 10A and its entries from Notification No. 11/2021 Customs, removing the exemption from the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess for anthracite, PCI coal and coking coal, thereby changing the AIDC treatment for those imported goods.

Customs duty exemption withdrawal removes specified BCD relief for certain coals, coke and ferronickel, altering import tariff treatment.
The Central Government withdraws specified BCD exemptions by omitting table entries from Notification No. 50/2017-Customs, removing exemptions that applied to anthracite, PCI coal, coke and semicoke, and ferronickel; the amendment is made under the Customs Act and Customs Tariff Act and comes into force as specified in the notification.

Export duty adjustment: withdrawal on specified iron ore and steel products, duties amended to nil or prescribed rates.
The notification amends the Customs tariff table by inserting new entries for certain iron ore HS headings with specified duty treatments, replacing several existing percentage export duty entries with Nil for multiple serial entries, and adding new entries for specific stainless steel flat rolled products and bars and rods classified with Nil export duty; the amendment is effective from 19th November, 2022.

Exchange rate determination: notified rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies to apply for import and export customs valuation.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, determines rupee conversion rates for the foreign currencies listed in Schedule I and Schedule II to apply from 18th November, 2022 for imported and export goods, superseding Notification No. 92/2022-Customs (N.T.) except as to prior actions.

Customs exemption for motor cars imported or purchased by the Governor permits duty-free importation during appointment or tenure.
The notification exempts the whole customs duty on a motor car for the use of the Governor of the State when imported or purchased out of bond by the Governor on appointment or during their tenure, exercising the statutory power to grant public-interest exemptions under the Customs Tariff; it identifies the operative description and specifies its effective date.

Tariff value fixation set for edible oils, brass, areca nut, gold and silver, altering import valuation under customs rules.
The Central Board amends Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by substituting Tables 1-3 to fix US dollar tariff values for specified imported goods: listed edible oils and brass scrap by value per metric tonne; specified categories of gold and silver by unit values with defined exclusions and explanations; and areca nut. The substituted tables govern import valuation under the Customs Act and the amendment takes effect from 16th November, 2022.

Exchange rate revision for Korean Won updates customs valuation rates for imports and exports under the notification amendment.
Amendment revises the exchange rate applicable to the Korean Won in Schedule II of the referenced customs notification, substituting the Schedule entry to set distinct rupee-equivalent rates for imported goods and for exported goods, and takes effect on the stated effective date for application in customs valuation and related procedures.

Tariff value fixation for edible oils, gold, silver, brass scrap and areca nut set, altering import valuation consequences.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, has amended Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix tariff values for specified imports - including edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, and specified forms of gold and silver - for application in customs valuation. The amendment comes into force on 12th November, 2022.

Tariff value fixation: import values set for edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nut effective mid-November.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs amends the non-tariff notification by substituting Tables 1-3 to set specified US dollar tariff values for designated imports-edible oils (various palm oils and crude soybean oil), brass scrap (all grades), areca nut, and gold and silver in specified forms-with certain explanatory exclusions; the substituted tables confirm the stated values and the notification takes effect from 11th November 2022.

Exchange rate determination sets official currency conversion rates for customs valuation of imported and export goods effective early November.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under section 14 of the Customs Act, supersedes Notification No. 90/2022 and, with effect from 4th November, 2022, determines specified conversion rates of listed foreign currencies into Indian rupees for valuation of imported and export goods as set out in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units), with a later substitution to the Korean Won entry noted.

Customs tariff amendment revises the classification references for a specified serial entry, changing applicable tariff references.
The Central Government, under section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and section 3(12) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, amends Notification No. 50/2017 Customs by substituting in the Table against S. No. 404, column (2), the entries "27, 29, 31, 38, 39, 73, 82, 84, 85, 87, 89 or 90", thus revising the tariff classification references for that serial number; issued as Notification No. 56/2022 Customs dated 1st November 2022.

Tariff value fixation: revised customs values for edible oils, brass, gold, silver and areca nut notified.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, invoking section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal customs non-tariff notification to prescribe revised tariff values in US dollars for specified edible oils, brass scrap, defined forms of gold and silver (with scope qualifications), and areca nuts; the new tariff values take effect from the commencement date specified in the notification.

Export duty exemption for specified rice varieties subject to prescribed export conditions and documentation under Annexure.
Export duty relief exempts customs duty in excess of a prescribed nil rate for specified rice and related tariff items when exported, conditional on compliance with Annexure requirements. Eligible goods include paddy, husked rice, semi milled/wholly milled rice (excluding parboiled and Basmati), and organic non Basmati rice. Annexure conditions require entry at prescribed customs stations by stated cut off dates, backing by irrevocable Letters of Credit authenticated by recipient banks where specified, and organic certification by NAB accredited bodies for organic exports.

Countervailing duty extended to saccharin imports from Thailand to prevent circumvention of an existing duty.
Imposition of a countervailing duty on imports of "Saccharin in all its forms" from Thailand as an anti circumvention extension of the duty on China PR: the designated authority found a change in trade pattern, dumped imports from Thailand undermining the remedial effect of the existing duty on China PR, and recommended application of the same countervailing measure; the duty is effective from initiation of the anti circumvention investigation, co terminus with the existing measure, payable in Indian currency, and calculated using the notified rate of exchange on the bill of entry date.