Rescission of a customs notification withdraws its future effect while preserving prior actions completed under it.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff Act and citing public interest, rescinds the earlier 1996 customs notification, terminating its prospective effect while expressly preserving actions done or omitted to be done before such rescission.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate specified customs show cause notices, reallocating adjudication responsibilities among designated officers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints designated officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority under the Customs Act to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified officers for adjudication of the particular show cause notices listed in the Table. Each Table entry maps a noticee and show cause notice to the originally answerable officer and the appointed common adjudicating officer, effecting a targeted administrative reassignment of adjudicatory responsibility solely for those notices.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralizes adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
Appointment of officers as Common Adjudicating Authority under the Customs Act to adjudicate the listed show cause notices, superseding prior orders identified in the Table; each Table entry specifies the noticee, show cause notice details, the previous authority answerable, and the officer now appointed to exercise adjudicatory powers, with subsequent substitutions recorded in Notes.

Exchange rate determination for customs conversions effective 21 October 2016 standardises import and export currency rates.
The Central Board prescribes specific rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies effective 21 October 2016 for customs assessment of imported and export goods, superseding the prior October notification except as to prior acts. Rates appear in two schedules: Schedule I provides per unit rupee equivalents with distinct import and export rates; Schedule II provides rupee equivalents per 100 units with distinct import and export rates.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralizes adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under DRI authority.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence designates the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI Delhi, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the officers listed in the Table's column (4) in respect of the noticees in column (2) for adjudication of the show cause notices specified in column (3), superseding the earlier appointment and reallocating adjudicatory jurisdiction under the statutory delegation framework.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment allocates adjudication of specified show cause notices to a designated DRI adjudicator.
Designation appoints the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI Mumbai as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of specified officers for adjudication of the particular show cause notices listed in the Table, made under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 and pursuant to prior notifications.

Fixation of tariff value: notification sets import valuation benchmarks for edible oils, metals and agricultural commodities.
Amendment to the customs notification exercises statutory power to substitute three tables establishing fixed tariff values: TABLE 1 fixes US$ per metric tonne values for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nut; TABLE 2 fixes unit values for gold and silver where specified notification benefits apply; TABLE 3 fixes the tariff value for areca nuts. The substituted tables list tariff headings, descriptions and corresponding tariff values to be used for import valuation and customs assessment.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralise adjudication of specified show cause notices and reassign jurisdiction.
The Director General of Revenue Intelligence, under delegated power from prior notifications and clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, appoints specified officers to act as Common Adjudicating Authority in place of the officers originally answerable for the listed noticees, authorising those appointees to exercise powers and discharge duties for adjudication of the referenced show cause notices, thereby reallocating adjudicatory jurisdiction across customs formations.

Addition of Sub Foreign Post Offices expands designated customs points by amending the notification listing recognized customs locations.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking its delegated powers under the Customs Act, inserts three Sub Foreign Post Office entries into the TABLE against the specified serial entry in the principal customs notification, thereby adding those post offices to the list of recognized customs locations for ICDs/LCSs/ports.

Anti dumping duty on narrow woven Hook and Loop tapes from China reinstated, continuing trade protection and exchange rate conversion rules.
Imposition of a specific anti dumping duty on Narrow Woven Fabrics (Hook and Loop Velcro tapes) originating in or exported from China PR for five years under sub heading 5806 10, following a designated authority review that found continued dumping and likelihood of intensification; the duty includes fully processed but uncut fasteners and excludes certain unprocessed narrow woven fabrics, is levied per specified unit and currency, is payable in Indian currency, and uses the notified rate of exchange with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Exchange rate determination: fixed conversion rates set for specified foreign currencies for import and export purposes.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs fixed conversion rates for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs valuation, prescribing separate rates for imported and export goods in annexed Schedule I and Schedule II. These rates take effect from 07 October 2016, supersede the prior notification, and apply for conversion of each listed currency for assessing imported and export goods, with savings for actions under the superseded instrument.

Customs liability on failure to export: Federation and importer jointly liable for duties and interest; limited cap on Federation's liability.
The notification inserts a clause making the Federation and the importer jointly and severally liable to pay customs duties and applicable interest if goods are not exported within the prescribed period, with the Federation's liability capped at not more than ten per cent above the duties, and excluding Federation liability where goods are lawfully sold or disposed of in India on payment of duties as on import. It also removes references to Schedule III, omits two conditions in the first paragraph, expands Schedule II wording and adds entries for official displays/demonstrations and meetings or conferences.

Re-importation time limits updated for exported goods, with specified extension powers for customs commissioners.
Amendment prescribes differentiated re-importation periods and extension authority: goods to Bhutan must be re-imported within seven years, with the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner allowed to extend up to three years; other goods (excluding DEEC/EPCG/DEPB exports) within three years, with the Commissioner able to extend up to two years; goods exported under DEEC, EPCG or DEPB must be re-imported within one year, with the Commissioner able to allow an additional one-year extension on sufficient cause.

Import bond requirement for gold and precious metals: exporter must export equivalent metal content within ninety days or pay duty.
Amendment requires importers of gold, silver or platinum under the Export Against Supply by Nominated Agencies scheme to execute a bond in form and for a sum specified by the Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, undertaking to export jewellery or articles with equivalent metal content within ninety days from issue, and to pay on demand duty for any shortfall between issued quantity and metal content contained in the exported goods.

Customs exemption expanded for technetium radiopharmaceuticals by notification; tariff entry added and specified list item omitted
Further amendment to Notification No.12/2012-Customs inserts a new Table entry, serial 163B, for tariff heading 2844 naming Technitium-99m with Nil duty, and omits the goods specified against item (111) in List 4 of the principal notification.

Customs amendment adds designated inland container depots to eligible stations for export/import under export promotion schemes.
The Central Government amends multiple customs exemption notifications under section 25(1) of the Customs Act by substituting wording in specified conditions and table entries to add Kalinganagar and Tumb Village (Taluka Umbergaon, District Valsad) to the list of designated customs stations authorised for export/import under export promotion schemes, replacing earlier two-location references with an expanded roster of eligible stations.

Fixation of tariff values set for specified imports, updating customs valuation for listed commodities and metals.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 to fix tariff values for specified imports: edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts (per metric tonne), and gold and silver (per unit) where specified notification benefits are availed, thereby updating the valuation basis for customs purposes.

Basic customs duty retention extended to 31st March 2017 for ghee, butter and butter oil.
Substitutes the terminal date in the proviso to Notification No.12/2012 Customs so that the basic customs duty treatment for ghee, butter and butter oil continues by replacing the earlier 30th September date with 31st day of March, 2017, thereby extending the application of the notification for that period.

Customs Act amendments remove specified provisos and sub paragraphs, narrowing prior exemption notifications.
Section 25(1) authorises the Central Government to amend exemption notifications. The notification omits a phrase in 104/2009-Customs that cross referenced certain sub paragraphs and a proviso of two April 2015 exemption notifications. Independently, the April 2015 notifications are amended by deleting one sub paragraph in one notification and deleting the proviso to a sub paragraph in the other, thereby narrowing the conditional scope of those exemptions.

Import duty amendment reduces duties on potatoes, wheat and edible palm oil with staggered effective dates and provisos.
The notification amends Notification No.12/2012-Customs by inserting new Table entries and substituting duty rates: potatoes (HS 0701 90 00) duty reduced to 10% (new serial 18A) and wheat (HS 1001 19 00 / 1001 99 10) duty reduced to 10% (new serial 34A), with proviso clauses specifying applicability after the stated dates. It also substitutes lower duty rates for edible crude palm oil (reduced to 7.5%) and edible refined palm oil (reduced to 15%) against serial numbers 51 and 59. The amendments are effected under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.