Exchange rate determination for customs conversions sets specified import and export currency rates effective 20 November 2015.
Determination of exchange rates under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, effective 20 November 2015, superseding the 5 November 2015 notification. The Board prescribes specified rupee equivalents for listed foreign currencies for use in customs transactions relating to imported and exported goods. Schedule I provides per unit import and export rates for major currencies; Schedule II provides rates per 100 units for currencies quoted per hundred. The notification applies prospectively and preserves prior actions under the superseded notification.

Anti-dumping duty on Carbon Black imports from China and Russia continues, with specified per-tonne rates and payment rules.
The Central Government imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Carbon Black used in rubber applications originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Russia, while revoking measures on Thailand. The notification specifies product scope with exclusions, details producer- and country-specific duty amounts in US dollars per metric tonne in a table, and requires payment in Indian currency. The duty is effective for five years from publication (subject to earlier change) and the applicable exchange rate for conversion is the rate notified under the Customs Act on the bill-of-entry date.

Land Customs Stations designation enables baggage clearance for Indian enclave dwellers arriving from Bangladesh via specified road routes.
Designates Shahebganj and Haldibari in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, as Land Customs Stations for clearance of baggage of Indian enclave dwellers arriving from Bangladesh via the road routes connecting Shahebganj-Bagbandar and Haldibari-Chilahati, under clauses (b) and (c) of sub section (1) of Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, with the designations effective until 30th November, 2015.

Duty drawback rates prescribed for exports, with eligibility, exclusions and procedural declaration requirements.
Notification fixes All Industry Rates of duty drawback effective 23 November 2015 and supersedes the prior notification; it prescribes schedules of ad valorem and specific per unit drawback rates and caps aligned at four digit tariff level, with notes on interpretation, inclusion of packing, classification rules, and measurement definitions. Drawback is payable only upon satisfaction of procedural requirements under the Drawback Rules; exclusions apply for manufacture/export under bonded/advance licence/EOU/FTZ/EPZ/SEZ or where Cenvat/rebate under Central Excise Rules has been availed, with specific declarations, caps and verification processes specified.

Provisional drawback reform: amendment mandates specified provisional payment by customs and adjusts provisional claim disclosures.
The Second Amendment revises Drawback Rules, omitting clause (v) of rule 3(1) and rule 6(4), and modifies rule 7 so that a Provisional drawback amount as specified by the Central Government shall be paid by the proper officer of Customs; applications must state provisional drawback already paid, and rule 7(5) is omitted.

Tariff values fixation for specified commodities updated, substituting prior tables to set customs valuation benchmarks.
The Central Board of Excise & 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 as benchmarks for customs valuation. The substitution prescribes tariff values for specified commodities including edible oils (crude and refined palm and soybean oils and palmolein), brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified categories of gold and silver where certain notification benefits are availed.

Tariff valuation prescribed for specified imports, setting customs benchmark values for oils, metals and agricultural seeds.
Fixation of tariff values under Section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal non tariff notification, prescribing US dollar per metric tonne (or per unit) benchmark values for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts and separate per unit/per kilogram values for gold and silver where specified concession entries are availed.

Constitution of Regional Bench: specified territorial appeals will be heard and filings accepted at designated registry address.
Establishment of a Regional Bench to exercise appellate jurisdiction in customs, excise and service tax matters under statutory powers conferred on the President of the Tribunal, with jurisdiction defined by territorial allocation in an accompanying government communication. The Bench will hear appeals originating within the specified territories and matters transferred by order of the President, and will commence accepting filings at the designated registry address.

Exchange rate determination under Customs Act sets specified currency conversion rates for import and export valuation.
Determination under the Customs Act fixes specified exchange rates for listed foreign currencies into Indian currency, effective 6th November 2015, superseding the prior notification. The rates are set separately for imported goods and for export goods; Schedule I provides per unit rates while Schedule II provides rates per one hundred units, and the rates shown in the corresponding columns are to be applied for customs purposes.

Regional Bench constitution establishes appellate forum and specified territorial jurisdiction; filing of appeals commences at designated registry.
Establishment of a Regional Bench, Chandigarh under enabling provisions of the Customs Act, Central Excise Act, Finance Act and Customs Tariff Act, pursuant to administrative directions. The Bench is assigned territorial jurisdiction over appeals from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh and will commence accepting filings of appeals from 1-12-2015 at the registry located at 1st-3rd Floor, SCO No. 147-148, Sector-17C, Chandigarh, and will receive matters transferred by general or special order of the President.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a DRI-issued show cause notice concerning an importer.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Joint or Additional Commissioner of Customs, Office of the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Chennai-II, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of two specified Joint or Additional Commissioners of Customs for adjudication of the show cause notice and its corrigendum issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s Master Mining Equipment.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralize adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Export), Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of both the Additional Commissioner (Export) and the Additional Commissioner (Import) at that depot, limited to adjudicating matters arising from specified show cause notices issued to M/s K.K. Traders and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit.

Customs notification amendment adds new ICD/LCS location permitting unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods.
The Central Board amends Principal Notification No.12/97 CUSTOMS (N.T.) to insert Village Tumb, Taluka Umbergaon, District Valsad as a designated inland container depot/land customs station authorized for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods, effected under the statutory powers granted by the Customs Act.

Provisional assessment of imported clear float glass pending new shipper review; security and retrospective duty liability apply.
Orders provisional assessment of imports of Clear Float Glass (4-12 mm) from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and UAE by M/s Tariq Glass Industries Limited, Pakistan, pending a new shipper review. Provisional assessment may be secured by such security or guarantee as the proper officer of customs deems fit to cover any deficiency if a definitive anti dumping duty is imposed retrospectively. If anti dumping duty is recommended on completion of the review, the importer shall be liable to pay the duty from the date of initiation of the review.

Tariff value fixation establishes customs tariff values for edible oils, brass, poppy seed, areca nut, gold and silver.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, exercising powers under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix tariff values in US dollars for specified goods - including specified edible oils, crude soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and unit values for gold and silver benefiting from entries in Notification No. 12/2012-Customs - to serve as the operative customs valuation reference.

Anti-dumping duty continuation extended for Narrow Woven Fabric from China and Chinese Taipei until 5 October 2016.
Extension of anti-dumping duty on Narrow Woven Fabric under heading 5806, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei, is effected by inserting a paragraph in Notification No. 108/2010-Customs to keep the notification in force up to and inclusive of the 5th day of October, 2016, following a continuation review and recommendation by the designated authority under the Customs Tariff Act and the relevant anti-dumping rules.

Anti-dumping duty on polyester fully drawn yarn imports imposed to prevent likely continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
The Central Government imposed anti-dumping duties on fully drawn or fully oriented polyester yarn (non-textured and non-POY) based on designated authority findings that cessation would likely cause continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Duties are specified in a table with differentiated rates by country of origin, country of export and by named producers/exporters, stated per metric ton in US dollars, with exchange rate conversion for payment in Indian currency tied to the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on Hexamine imports from China and UAE imposed for a five-year period, payable in domestic currency.
Imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Hexamine (tariff item 2921 29 10) from the People's Republic of China and UAE for five years, specifying rate(s) per metric tonne by origin/export combinations in US Dollars. Duty is payable in Indian currency with the exchange rate determined by Government notifications and the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation; imposed under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with anti-dumping rules.

Anti dumping duty continuation on axle components from China imposes per kg charges and conversion rules for importers.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Front Axle Beam and Steering Knuckles for medium and heavy commercial vehicles from the People's Republic of China following findings of continued dumping, likely recurrence of injury if duties cease, and specification of producer- and exporter-specific per-kilogram duty rates in US dollars, payable in Indian currency and converted at the government-specified rate of exchange on bill of entry.

Anti-dumping duty on medium density fibreboard imposed to offset dumping and remove injury, with country-specific rates.
Imposes anti-dumping duty on plain Medium Density Fibre Board (6 mm and above) from China PR, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka based on findings of dumping and material injury; duties are country- and exporter/producer-specific, expressed per unit volume in US dollars, apply to exports routed via non-subject countries, are effective for a fixed statutory period unless earlier changed, and employ the lesser duty rule with exchange-rate and bill-of-entry provisions for calculation and payment in Indian currency.