Customs exemption amendment removes servicing clause, substitutes condition reference, and omits Annexure Condition to notification.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 12/2012-Customs by deleting the words "or servicing" from item (a) of column (3) against serial number 447 in the Table, substituting condition reference 5 for condition 72 in column (6), and omitting Condition No. 72 from the Annexure, thereby modifying the condition framework applicable to that exemption entry.

Exchange rate update: South African rand conversion rates revised for import and export under Customs notification, effective immediately.
Central Board of Excise and Customs substitutes the Schedule-I entry for the South African rand in Notification No.121/2016-CUSTOMS (N.T.), revising the conversion rates for import goods and for export goods, with the amendment effective from 23rd September 2016, under the authority of the Customs Act and recorded as Notification No.122/2016-CUSTOMS (N.T.).

Basic customs duty change for marble and granite slabs raises import duty and revises tariff classifications and exemptions.
The notification amends Notification No.12/2012-Customs to exclude Rough Marble and Travertine blocks and Marble slabs from an existing entry, and inserts new tariff entries imposing an effective Basic Customs Duty of 20% on specified Marble slabs and on specified Granite slabs, while adjusting related serial entries to account for the new slab classifications.

Exchange rate determination for customs conversions set effective mid-September establishes official import and export currency rates.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, determines with effect from 16th September, 2016 the rate of exchange for each foreign currency specified in the annexed Schedules I and II for purposes relating to imported and export goods; Schedule I provides per unit rates with separate figures for imported and export goods, while Schedule II provides rates per one hundred units, and the notification supersedes Notification No.119/2016-CUSTOMS (N.T.).

Tariff value fixation updates applied to specified imported commodities, altering customs valuation and import assessment.
Under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise & Customs substitutes TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) to fix tariff values as administrative benchmark values for customs assessment: TABLE 1 lists per metric tonne values for edible oils, crude soybean oil, brass scrap and poppy seeds; TABLE 2 prescribes per unit values for gold and silver where specified notification benefits are availed; TABLE 3 fixes a per metric tonne value for areca nuts.

Customs tariff amendment adjusts exemption table entries and duty rates for specified tariff headings and metallurgical dolomite.
Government amends the customs exemption Table by substituting serial 110A to list specified tariff headings under chapter 25 as "All goods" with a stated basic duty and by adding a separate entry for dolomite for metallurgical use conforming to the referenced Indian Standard with its own duty rate; it also inserts serial 303A listing specific chapter 68 tariff subheadings as "All goods" subject to a stated basic customs duty, thereby modifying Notification No.12/2012-Customs' tariff schedule and exemption classifications.

Anti-dumping duty scope narrowed to exclude stainless, zinc-coated and cladded hot-rolled flat steel products from specified entries.
Corrigendum amends the Table entries of the prior anti-dumping customs notification by substituting revised product descriptions that expressly exclude hot-rolled flat products of stainless steel; steel electrolytically plated or coated with zinc; steel otherwise plated or coated with zinc; and cladded steel from the listed entries, thereby narrowing the definitional scope of the hot-rolled flat products covered by those entries.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Para Nitroaniline upheld, continuing import restrictions under Customs Tariff Act for an additional period.
The Government amended the principal notification imposing anti-dumping duty on Para Nitroaniline originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China by inserting a provision that maintains the operation of the original notification for an additional specified period unless revoked earlier, following a continuation review under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules.

Customs exemption amendment: substitution of a Table entry revises the operative exemption condition under existing tariff notification.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act and acting in the public interest, issues Notification No.47/2016-Customs to substitute the entry in the Table against S.No.335B in column (6) of notification No.12/2012-Customs, thereby modifying the operative exemption condition for that serial entry.

Anti-dumping duty on imported glass fibre from China PR imposed with producer-specific ad valorem rates and five year duration.
Imposition of ad valorem anti dumping duty on glass fibre under heading 7019 originating in or exported from China PR, with producer specific CIF percentage rates and higher residual rates for other combinations; product scope and express exclusions specified; duty payable in Indian currency for the notified statutory period and calculated using the exchange rate prescribed for bill of entry presentation.

Exchange Rate Determination sets customs conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export goods.
Determination under the Customs Act prescribing conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs purposes, superseding the prior notification and providing two schedules: Schedule I with per unit import and export rates for listed currencies, and Schedule II with rates per one hundred units for currencies quoted accordingly, to be applied in relation to imported and exported goods.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut, gold and silver under Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs has amended the principal notification by substituting new TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix specific tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne (and unit values for precious metals) for listed commodities including various edible oils, crude soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver imports where certain notification benefits are availed, thereby updating the tariff-value framework used for customs valuation and related regulatory purposes.

Rebate of State Levies on garment exports: disbursal via Customs EDI and e-PAO to exporters' bank accounts.
Scheme provides a mechanism for Rebate of State Levies on Export of Garments to supplement Duty Drawback, funded from the Ministry of Textiles and disbursed via the Customs EDI system through digitally routed payment lists to e-PAO for credit to exporters, with manual shipments routed to PAO. Existing Drawback DDOs are to be designated as rebate DDOs and their DDO codes mapped to customs locations using a prescribed proforma.

Exchange Rate Notification updates South African Rand customs valuation rates for imports and exports effective late August
Amendment to the customs exchange rate schedule substitutes the South African Rand entry in Schedule-I of Notification No.112/2016-Cus (N.T.), issued under the powers conferred by the Customs Act, effective 27th August, 2016, specifying distinct rupee-equivalent rates for one unit of South African Rand for import valuation and for export valuation.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment directs a commissioner to conduct de novo customs adjudication for remanded appeals.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai II as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the officers who passed the listed Orders in Original in respect of M/s Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Limited, to conduct de novo adjudication of the matters remanded by the appellate tribunal, as specified by order references and appeal numbers in the Table.

Customs cargo area regulation reduces a specified period and exempts eligible ports and authorised providers from bank guarantee requirements.
Regulation 5 of the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 is amended by substituting "ten" for "thirty" in regulation 5(3). A proviso to regulation 5(4) exempts ports notified under the Major Ports Act, the Central Government, State Governments and their undertakings, and customs cargo service providers authorised under the Authorised Economic Operator Programme from furnishing a bank guarantee.

Modification of customs jurisdiction expands specified Visakhapatnam ports, airport, SEZ and municipal areas under the notification.
The amendment substitutes the Table entry for serial number 23 in Notification No.78/2014-Customs (N.T.) to expressly include the Port of Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram Port, Visakhapatnam International Airport, the Container Freight Station at Bayyavaram Village, the Special Economic Zone and areas under the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation as the territorial scope of the notification.

Preferential tariff eligibility extended to Republic of Guinea Bissau, broadening concessional customs access under an amended notification.
Amendment by Notification No. 46/2016 Customs inserts the Republic of Guinea Bissau into the Schedule of eligible countries for preferential tariff treatment under the principal customs notification. The Central Government, invoking its authority under the Customs Act and satisfied it is necessary in the public interest, adds a new serial entry following the existing serial number 33 to effect this inclusion.

Rescission of notification under customs law withdraws prior regulatory effect while preserving pre existing actions and omissions.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act, rescinds the earlier 2011 customs notification, thereby terminating its prospective regulatory effect while expressly preserving legal consequences for actions done or omitted before the rescission, which continue to be governed by the prior instrument.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence appoints specified officers to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority, empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of designated proper officers for adjudication of identified show cause notices listed in the Table. Each entry links named noticees and particular show cause notices to the original answerable/importing offices and to the officers newly appointed to perform adjudication, with recorded corrigenda and substitutions where applicable.