Exemption extension for integrated tax and compensation cess on EOU imports extends the concessionary import deadline.
Extension of the temporary exemption from integrated tax and compensation cess on goods imported by Export Oriented Units (EOUs) by amending Notification No. 52/2003-Customs to substitute the previously specified expiry wording with a later date, thereby continuing the concessional import treatment for EOUs for the extended period without altering eligibility or other substantive conditions.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication powers for specified customs show cause notices under delegated authority.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints specified officers to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the originally named adjudicating officers in respect of the listed show cause notices, by means of a tabulated mapping that identifies noticees, SCN references, the original adjudicating authorities, and the officers now authorised to adjudicate those notices.

Exchange Rate Determination establishes specified foreign currency conversion rates for customs valuation affecting imports and exports.
The notification fixes foreign currency conversion rates into Indian rupees for customs valuation, prescribing distinct import and export rates in Schedule I and a per hundred rate in Schedule II, effective from the stated date and superseding the prior notification while preserving prior acts and omissions.

Exchange rate revision for South African Rand updates import and export conversion rates effective from specified date.
Amendment to the customs exchange rate schedule substitutes the South African Rand entry in Schedule I, specifying distinct rupee equivalents for imported and exported goods under the authority of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, and fixing the revised rates to take effect from the stated operative date for use in customs valuation and related statutory calculations.

Customs exemption amendment ties export eligibility to Foreign Trade Policy provisions and broadens permitted courier and post channels.
The amendment replaces the exemption's eligibility clause to require exports made in terms of the Foreign Trade Policy's export provisions and broadens a proviso by substituting a limited list of airports and foreign post offices with a general reference to international courier terminals or such foreign post offices as notified by the Central Government.

Postponement of effective date delays implementation of retaliatory customs duties under the existing customs notification.
The Central Government, invoking section 25 of the Customs Act and section 3(12) of the Customs Tariff Act, substitutes the date in the third proviso of Notification No.50/2017 Customs, thereby deferring the operative commencement of the proviso to the newly specified date; the amendment is confined to temporal substitution and does not modify the substantive tariff provisions.

Rules of Origin: increased regional value-content threshold and new de minimis and verification procedures for preferential treatment.
The amendment raises the regional value-content threshold from sixty percent to sixty-five percent and replaces four-digit with six-digit tariff headings; inserts Rule 5A establishing a De Minimis exception permitting non-originating inputs up to ten percent of FOB value (or seven percent by weight for HS chapters 50-63) provided all other origin criteria are met, and requires counting such inputs toward local value-added tests. It redesignates the issuing government entity as the Issuing Authority, tightens Certificate of Origin content and electronic signature rules, allows Customs to require guarantees where Certificates are absent, and prescribes detailed retroactive verification procedures with specified timelines for responses.

Fixation of tariff values updates reference prices for specified imports to guide customs valuation and compliance.
The notification amends the principal customs non-tariff notification by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix explicit tariff values for specified imported goods. It lists updated US dollar reference values per metric tonne for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and provides reference values for gold (per ten grams) and silver (per kilogram) where certain notification concessions are availed, thereby updating the customs reference-price framework for valuation and administrative compliance.

Customs tariff amendment implements CECA second protocol by inserting tariff lines and exemption entries into notifications.
The Central Government directs insertion of specified HS codes and commodity descriptions into Notification No. 73/2005 Customs and Notification No. 10/2008 Customs to implement the second protocol of the India-Singapore CECA, adding serial entries that identify listed goods as "All goods" or with particular descriptions and prescribing an explicit duty rate for a named elastomeric yarn.

Rescission of anti dumping notification withdraws the prior ADD order while preserving actions taken before rescission.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff anti dumping rules, rescinds Notification No. 10/2017 Customs (ADD), thereby withdrawing the prior anti dumping notification, subject to a saving clause preserving things done or omitted to be done before the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty on flat base steel wheels extended for five years; duties prescribed for imports involving China PR.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on Flat Base Steel Wheels (nominal diameter 16"-20") originating in or exported from China PR, applied to imports where China PR is origin or export country, at unit-based rates specified in the notification's table; the duty is effective for five years from publication and is payable in Indian currency.

Anti-dumping duty rescission removes the earlier notification under Customs Tariff Act while preserving prior actions.
The Central Government rescinds Notification No. 3/2013 Customs (ADD) dated 26 March 2013 under authority of the Customs Tariff Act and the anti dumping rules, withdrawing that notification for future effect while expressly preserving the validity of things done or omitted to be done before such rescission.

Duty exempt re-importation for repair: specified indigenously manufactured electronics allowed back under time and bond conditions.
Amendment permits duty-exempt re-importation of specified Annexure goods manufactured in India for repair or reconditioning, subject to conditions: re-import within seven years of export (ten years for Nepal and Bhutan); re-export within one year of re-importation; customs satisfaction as to identity; and execution of a bond to export within the stipulated period and to pay, on demand, the duty difference on failure to comply.

Exchange rate determination: statutory conversion rates prescribed for import and export goods, superseding the prior notification.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under section 14 of the Customs Act, prescribes distinct conversion rates for listed foreign currencies for valuation of imported and export goods, effective from the stated date; the notification supersedes the earlier board notification but does not affect prior actions under it, with operative rates set out in Schedule I and Schedule II.

Anti-dumping duty discontinuation on graphite electrodes after mid term review finds no likelihood of dumping or material injury.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with rules 18, 20 and 23 of the Customs Tariff Rules, 1995, hereby rescinds Notification No. 04/2015 Customs (ADD) imposing anti dumping duty on imports of Graphite Electrodes originating in or exported from China PR, except as respects things done or omitted before such rescission, following the Designated Authority's mid term review findings that continuance of duty is not warranted.

Anti-dumping duty applied where circumvention via Thai CSM exports undermined measures on China-origin glass fibre imports.
Anti-dumping duty on Glass Chopped Strand Mats (CSM) from Thailand is applied after the designated authority found circumvention of the anti-dumping duty on Glass Fibre from China PR by exports of CSM from M/s Asia Composite Materials (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; CSM was exported at dumped prices and undermined the existing measure. The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Tariff Act and Anti Dumping Rules, imposes the existing anti-dumping duty rate on the specified CSM imports from Thailand, naming producer and exporter coverage and prescribing payment, duration, and exchange rate rules.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication powers for specified customs show cause notices under Customs Act.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence has appointed, by notification, the officers specified in column (5) of the Table to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority, empowered to exercise the powers and duties of the officers in column (4) for adjudication of the show cause notices listed in column (3) in respect of the noticees listed in column (2). The appointments substitute named adjudicating officers on an entry-by-entry basis; a later notification substituted one designation.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment updated: designated adjudicating officer for specified export ICD substituted through notification amendment.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence amends Notification No. 11/2017-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) by substituting, against serial number 3 in the Table, column 5, the designation: "Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs (Export), Inland Container Depot-Tughlakabad, New Delhi."

Common Adjudicating Authority substitution alters the designated proper officer under the customs notification to replace specified entries.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence amends Notification No. 79/2016-Customs (N.T.) by substituting, in the Table against serial number 16, the existing entry "M/s Consolidated Shipping Line (I) Pvt. Limited" in column 2 and the existing entry "Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva-II, Mumbai Zone-II, Uran, Raigad" in column 6, thereby effecting a re-designation of the Common Adjudicating Authority/Proper Officer for that entry.

Tariff value fixation sets customs reference rates for edible oils, metals and specified agricultural imports.
Amendment to the customs non-tariff notification replaces TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix tariff value reference rates in US dollars for specified imports: edible oils (Crude and RBD palm oil, palmolein, crude soybean oil), Brass Scrap (all grades), poppy seeds, Areca nuts, and prescribed reference prices for gold and silver when specific notification entry benefits are availed.