Exchange rate determination under Customs Act: prescribed conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export.
The central customs authority fixes conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs valuation, prescribing separate rates for imported and export goods via Schedule I (per unit rates) and Schedule II (per hundred unit rates); the Notification supersedes a prior notification and makes the new rates effective from 21 October 2022 while preserving prior actions.

Project imports exemption scope narrowed to exclude solar projects; Bhopal and Indore metro projects added under exemptions.
The amendment revises the Project Imports Regulations, 1986 to exclude solar power plants and solar power projects from the "All Power Plants and Transmission Projects" classification and related entries, and inserts two new Table entries for the Bhopal Metro Rail Project and Indore Metro Rail Project with the designated Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited; the regulations are titled and commence the day after notification.

Anti-dumping duty on electrogalvanized steel imposed to address dumped imports causing material injury to domestic industry.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Electrogalvanized steel from Korea RP, Japan and Singapore after designated authority findings of below-normal-value exports causing material injury to domestic industry; notification defines product scope and exclusions, lists country- and producer-specific duty rates (including nil rates for certain producers), addresses imports via other countries and alternative HS codes, specifies exchange rate determination for duty calculation, and makes the duty payable in Indian currency for a five-year period unless earlier amended.

Tariff value fixation updated for imported commodities, revising US dollar baseline values for oils, metals and areca nut.
The notification amends the customs tariff schedule by substituting three tables to fix tariff values in US dollars for specified imported goods, including edible oils (various palm and soybean oil entries), brass scrap, areca nuts, and defined forms of gold and silver, and provides explanatory qualifications for certain precious metal entries; the amendment is effected under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 and specifies an effective date for the new values.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils, metals and areca nut; substituted tariff tables now govern import valuation.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, exercising section 14(2) powers under the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.), specifying tariff values for listed goods (edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver) with stated US$ per unit/tonne figures; the amendment takes effect from 11th October, 2022.

Exchange Rate Determination: statutory customs conversion rates set for specified foreign currencies for import and export purposes, superseding prior notice.
Determination under the Customs Act authority prescribes distinct statutory rates of exchange for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for import and export goods, set out in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units). The notification supersedes the prior notification while preserving prior actions and fixes the conversion figures to be used for customs valuation and related purposes from the stated effective date.

Agriculture infrastructure and development cess applies on listed precious metal imports excluding specified platinum uses and rhodium.
The notification inserts Serial No. 15A in Notification No. 11/2021 Customs to levy an Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess of 1.5% on goods under heading 7110, subject to specified exclusions: platinum and palladium when imported for manufacture of goods under heading 2843, sub heading 3815 12, or catalytic converters under tariff item 8421 32 00 (conditional on compliance with the Customs concessional import rules, 2022), and rhodium.

Customs Tariff amendment removes a specific tariff heading, altering which subheadings fall under the listed entry.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff Act, amends Notification No. 50/2017-Customs by substituting the Table entry against S. No. 364B in column (2), replacing the prior list of tariff headings with a revised list that omits one previously listed heading, thereby changing the specific tariff subheadings subject to that Table entry.

Land customs routes: Phulbari entry amended to list a road to Bangla Bandhu and a Numaligarh pipeline connection.
Amendment to Notification No.63/1994 Customs (N.T.) substitutes the column (4) entry for item (13) at Phulbari (Bangladesh) to specify: (a) the road connecting Phulbari in India and Bangla Bandhu in Bangladesh; and (b) the pipeline of M/s Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. connecting the NRL Siliguri Marketing Terminal in India to Parbatipur in Bangladesh.

Exchange rate fixation updated for Pound Sterling, altering import and export valuation under customs notification effective October.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, exercising powers under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the Schedule I entry for Pound Sterling in Notification No.78/2022-CUSTOMS (N.T.), fixing distinct rates of exchange for determination of customs value for imported and exported goods; the amendment takes effect from 1 October 2022.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils, brass scrap, gold, silver and areca nut alters customs valuation basis.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 in the principal non-tariff notification to fix tariff values for specified imports. The substituted tables prescribe USD tariff values per metric tonne or per unit for categories including edible oils (various palm oil and soybean oil grades), brass scrap (all grades), gold and silver in specified forms (with explanations), and areca nut. The amendment is effective from 1 October 2022.

Corrigendum to customs notification clarifies that the prior reference applies specifically to Table 4 under CECPA implementation.
Corrigendum amends Notification No. 51/2022-Customs (published 28th September 2022) by replacing "In the said notification" with "In the said notification, in TABLE 4", thereby clarifying that the earlier reference applies specifically to TABLE 4 of the CECPA-related customs notification.

Customs amendment updates the quantity limit under CECPA implementation for a specified Table 4 tariff/exemption entry.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 25/2021 Customs by substituting the entry in TABLE 4 against S.No. 7, column (4), with 30,000 tons, as a targeted modification to the operative numerical limit tied to implementation of the India-Mauritius CECPA.

Customs tariff amendments update import classifications and add cesium formate to specified import entries effective late September.
Amendment to ANNEXURE List 33 of Notification No. 50/2017-Customs substitutes item 3 column (2) with "8413, 8414 or 8481", inserts tariff subgroup "2915" after "3104 20 00" in item 14 column (2), and expands item 14 column (3) to include "Oil and Gas wells specific Cement Additives and Cesium Formate"; amendment effective 28th September, 2022.

Corrigendum to customs notification corrects taluka name in inland container depot entry, updating the published record accordingly.
Correction to the list of inland container depots for loading and unloading goods by way of corrigendum: the entry wording "Taluka Manaba, Distt. Morbi" is to be read as "Taluka Maliya, Distt. Morbi", thereby rectifying the published notification's place-name.

Exchange rate revision for Pound Sterling alters import and export valuation under Customs Act, effective immediately.
The Central Board substitutes the serial entry for Pound Sterling in Schedule I of Notification No.78/2022 CUSTOMS (N.T.), prescribing separate rupee equivalences for imported goods and for export goods to be used for customs valuation and tariff calculations, effective from the operative date stated in the notification.

Export restriction on high-resolution geospatial data; attributes for listed sensitive installations restricted, owner-published exceptions apply.
Prohibits export of maps and geospatial data that are more precise than the DST-prescribed spatial, gravity and bathymetric accuracy thresholds, and restricts export of specified sensitive attributes for an enumerated list of security, defence, nuclear, aviation, naval and strategic installations. These features must not be labelled or have attributes attached in vector or geo-tagged raster form. Restrictions may be relaxed only where the facility owner has publicly authorised disclosure.

E-commerce import declarations now require Yes/No reporting, while qualifying jewellery exports require transaction and order details.
The regulations revise courier electronic declaration requirements for e-commerce transactions. Form D and Form E require a Yes/No declaration on whether an import is made using e-commerce. Form HA requires additional particulars for qualifying jewellery export consignments, including the e-commerce operator or website name, payment or unique transaction ID, and order number. The amendments take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Inland Container Depots designated to perform unloading of imports and loading of exports at an added depot location.
The Central Board amends Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) by inserting a new entry designating a taluka in Morbi district as an inland container depot authorized for unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods, under powers conferred by the Customs Act; a corrigendum corrected the taluka name.

Anti dumping duty on Toluene Di isocyanate continued to address dumped imports and injury to domestic industry.
Continuation of an anti-dumping duty on Toluene Di isocyanate (tariff item 2929 10 20) from China PR, Japan and Korea RP is ordered after a sunset review found continued dumping and injury; producer and country specific duty rates in US dollars per kilogram are specified in a tabular schedule, and the duty is to be levied for five years from Gazette publication, payable in Indian currency with exchange conversion as notified under the Customs Act.