Basic customs duty increase on wheat imposed temporarily in public interest under Customs Act powers.
Amendment substitutes a higher basic customs duty entry in the Table of Notification No.12/2012 Customs for the serial number covering wheat (specified tariff headings), the Central Government having, in the public interest, directed substitution of the entry to reflect the enhanced duty rate by Notification No.51/2015 Customs as published in the Gazette.

Export duty reduction for NMDC-origin iron ore exported by MMTC under LTA to Japan and South Korea, subject to certification.
The notification grants a temporary concessional export duty rate of ten percent for iron ore of NMDC origin when exported by MMTC Limited to Japan and South Korea under the Long Term Agreement (LTA), subject to presentation, before clearance, of a certificate from the concerned Director of MMTC confirming NMDC origin and LTA export purpose to the Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Customs; the entry ceases to have effect on or after 1 April 2018.

Exchange rate notification sets import and export currency conversion rates under Customs Act, effective from mid-October.
Determines the rate of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, effective 16th October, 2015; prescribes separate rupee equivalents for imported goods and for export goods in two annexed schedules and supersedes the prior notification.

Tariff value fixation updated: benchmark import valuation established for specified commodities to guide customs assessment.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, 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. The new tables prescribe US dollar tariff values per metric tonne for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and per unit values for gold and silver where specified notification benefits apply, to be used as benchmarks for customs valuation at import clearance.

Customs amendment adds Tirupati as authorized location under customs law for unloading imported and loading export goods.
Amendment to the principal customs notification substitutes entries for Andhra Pradesh to authorize Tirupati, permitting unloading of imported goods or loading of export goods or any class of such goods at that location, effected by Notification No. 99/2015-Customs (N.T.) dated 15th October 2015 as a further amendment to Notification No. 61/94-Customs (N.T.).

Appointment of customs adjudicators assigns specified officers to hear Board-assigned cases, defining their adjudicatory roles.
Appoints specific central excise and customs officers as Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate cases assigned by the Central Board of Excise and Customs under sections 4 and 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, and maps, for each designated officer, the Nhava Sheva Principal Commissioners and Commissioners of Customs (Mumbai Zone II) who will serve as adjudicating authorities.

Customs duty increase on dairy fats: temporary extension of higher import tariff for specified period.
The Central Government amends Notification No.12/2012 Customs by inserting proviso clause (k) to provide that the goods specified at serial number 8 of the Table - ghee, butter and butter oil - shall be subject to the increased basic customs duty rate until and inclusive of a specified terminal date, effecting a time bound modification of the exemption framework under the principal notification.

Exchange rate determination: notified foreign currency conversion rates govern valuation for imports and exports under the Customs Act.
Determination of exchange rates under the Customs Act prescribes distinct rupee equivalents for listed foreign currencies, with separate import and export rates set out in Schedule I and Schedule II, effective from the stated operative date, to be used for customs valuation and related procedures; the notification supersedes the immediately preceding board notification except as to prior actions.

Fixation of tariff values updates import valuation for listed commodities, affecting customs duty calculation and compliance.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 with updated tariff values for specified goods, listing commodity-specific tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne or per unit for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and gold and silver where certain notification benefits are availed, to be used for import valuation and customs purposes.

Customs exemption amendment adds lentils to tariff table and defers its implementation to January next year.
Amends Notification No.12/2012-Customs by substituting the serial 21 tariff entry to "0713 except 0713 20 00 and 0713 40 00" described as "Pulses except chickpeas (garbanzos) and lentils," inserts serial 21B for HS heading 0713 40 00 described as "Lentils" with duty "Nil," omits clause (a) of the proviso, amends clause (ab) to 1st January 2016, and inserts clause (ad) making serial 21B effective on or after 1st January 2016.

Exchange rate adjustment for South African Rand: revised import and export conversion rates for customs valuation take effect.
Amendment to customs exchange rate schedule under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962: the Central Board of Excise and Customs substitutes the entry for the South African Rand in Schedule I of Notification No. 93/2015 CUSTOMS (N.T.), prescribing distinct conversion rates for imported and exported goods, effective from 30th September, 2015.

Customs exemption amendment substitutes List 5 item eleven to include Nylon 12 and Ether Ester Elastomer via government notification.
The Central Government amends the customs exemption schedule by substituting item (11) in List 5 of Notification No.12/2012-Customs to read "Nylon-12 / Ether Ester Elastomer", thereby modifying the catalogue of goods covered by the miscellaneous exemption framework under the existing notification.

Delegation of Chief Commissioner powers: Principal Commissioners with additional charge may exercise Chief Commissioner authority within the notified jurisdiction.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, invests specified officers with the powers of Customs Officers of the ranks shown in the Table for the jurisdiction in Notification No. 77/2014-Customs (N.T.). All Principal Commissioners given additional charge of a Chief Commissioner by Board Office Order are empowered to exercise the powers and authorities of the Chief Commissioner within that jurisdiction.

Customs exemption rate revisions alter specified tariff entries and update manifest and cargo conditions for coastal voyages.
The notification amends the principal customs exemption by substituting revised percentage entries in the Table for multiple serial numbers, thereby changing concessional tariff rates; replaces Condition No.101 clauses to require carriage of containerised cargo (export-import, empty or domestic) and filing of IGM/EGM in each leg of voyage; and inserts two power project units into List 33 to include them within the notification's scope.

Exchange rate determination for customs conversions establishes specified forex rates for import and export goods effective mid-September.
Determination of exchange rates for customs conversions prescribes specific rupee equivalents for listed foreign currencies for use in assessing imported and exported goods, setting separate import and export rates in two schedules (per unit and per hundred units), effective from the stated effective date and superseding the earlier exchange-rate notification.

Fixation of tariff values sets customs valuation benchmarks for specified edible oils, metals, and agricultural commodities.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, invoking powers under the Customs Act, substitutes three tables in the principal notification to fix tariff values for specified imported goods. The amendment prescribes US dollar tariff values per metric tonne for selected edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and unit values for gold and silver tied to specified notification entries, thereby updating the valuation benchmarks applicable under the existing customs notification framework.

Provisional safeguard duty on hot-rolled steel imports to protect domestic industry during an interim protective period.
A provisional ad valorem safeguard duty is imposed on imports of hot-rolled flat products of non-alloy and other alloy steel in coils of width 600 mm or more, based on preliminary findings that increased imports have caused and threaten to cause serious injury to domestic industry; the duty applies to specified tariff items for a limited provisional period from Gazette publication, and specific product categories are expressly excluded from the scope.

Safeguard duty recommended after finding increased imports causing serious injury to domestic hot-rolled steel producers.
Preliminary findings of a safeguard investigation into hot rolled flat steel coils (PUC) determine that sharply increased imports, driven by excess global capacity and currency/market shifts in exporting countries, have caused and threaten to cause serious injury to domestic producers. Objective indicators-rising import volumes and market share, falling domestic market share and prices, rising inventories and recent losses-establish a causal link. Critical circumstances are found, and a provisional ad valorem safeguard duty of twenty percent for a provisional period is recommended pending further verification and final determination.

Anti-dumping duty on float glass imports from China PR imposed and continued, with specified per tonne rates and exchange rules.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Float Glass (2-12 mm, clear and tinted, excluding green and reflective and certain processed glass) under heading 7005, applying to goods originating in or exported from China PR and exports from China PR routed via other countries. The duty is specified per metric tonne in United States Dollar but payable in Indian currency; prevailing antidumping duties for other countries remain applicable. The designated authority found continued dumping from China PR and material injury to domestic industry, and the Government has continued the antidumping measure for a fixed statutory period with exchange rate and bill of entry date rules for conversion.

Appointment of Director General (Safeguard) under Customs Tariff Rules names Vinay Chhabra to administer safeguard duties.
The Central Government, exercising powers under rule 3(1) of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, appoints Shri Vinay Chhabra as Director General (Safeguard) to carry out the functions under those rules and expressly supersedes the earlier notification No. 48/2015 - Customs (N.T.) dated 25 May 2015.