Common Adjudicating Authority appointment reallocates adjudicatory powers to specified officers for customs show cause notices.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints specified officers to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority, empowering them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the officers listed in the Table for adjudication of the show cause notices identified against the named noticees, thereby substituting the appointed officers as the competent authorities to proceed with those adjudications.

Anti-dumping duty corrigendum corrects tariff classification, replacing an HS subheading to amend the official notification.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 40/2018-Customs (ADD) dated 20th August 2018 (G.S.R. 787(E)) replaces a tariff subheading in the notified entry, directing that the specified line should read with the corrected HS subheading sequence, thereby amending the text of the earlier anti-dumping customs notification.

Anti-dumping provisional assessment applied to imports from a new shipper pending review, with guarantees to secure duty liability.
Imports of specified jute products from Bangladesh and Nepal were found dumped and injurious to the domestic industry, prompting continuation of anti-dumping measures; a new shipper review was requested by M/s Aziz Fibres Limited. Pending that review, imports by that exporter from Bangladesh are subject to provisional assessment, which may be secured by customs guarantees to cover any retrospective anti-dumping duty, and importers will be liable to pay any duty recommended on completion of the review from its initiation.

Anti-dumping provisional assessment on jute imports pending new shipper review, with guarantee and retrospective liability.
Subject jute products from Bangladesh and Nepal were found dumped and injurious, prompting a continued anti-dumping duty and a new shipper review for specific exporter/producer parties. Pending the review, exports by the named parties are subject to provisional assessment, which may be secured by a customs officer approved guarantee to cover any retrospective duty; if the review recommends anti-dumping duty, importers will be liable for such duty from the review initiation date.

Customs notification amendment designates Karanja Terminal and excludes it from Raigad listing, altering territorial jurisdiction.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs amends the earlier notification under section 4(1) of the Customs Act to insert the Karanja Terminal in Uran Taluka, Raigad District as a new item against serial number 7 in Table 2 and to exclude that terminal from the serial 9 listing by inserting exclusionary language after the reference to Raigad.

Customs duty exemption on relief imports: conditional relief for donated goods to flood affected recipients, subject to certification.
Exempts basic customs duty and integrated tax on First Schedule goods imported for donation for relief and rehabilitation of flood affected persons in Kerala, subject to certification on clearance documents that goods are donated free of cost, delivery to the Central Government, the Government of Kerala or approved relief agencies, and production of a District Magistrate certificate before the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of Customs within six months or such extended period.

Anti-dumping duty: tariff classification entries substituted to modify scope of covered imported goods under existing notification.
The Central Government, invoking powers under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti-dumping rules, substitutes the column (2) tariff-classification entries against serial numbers 1 to 5 in the TABLE of Notification No. 8/2018-Customs (ADD), thereby revising the commodity entries to which that notification applies; the amendment is made in the public interest and a corrigendum subsequently corrected the notification text.

Anti-dumping duty extension on paracetamol from China PR maintained pending review, keeping the notification effective until amendment.
The Central Government inserted paragraph 2A into Notification No.26/2013 Customs (ADD) to provide that, notwithstanding paragraph 2, the notification imposing anti dumping duty on imports of paracetamol originating in or exported from China PR shall remain in force, unless revoked, suspended or amended earlier, up to and inclusive of the 27th October 2019, pursuant to a review initiated under the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23 of the customs anti dumping rules.

Exchange rate determination for specified foreign currencies to apply to import and export valuation under customs rules.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, exercising powers under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, prescribes conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for valuation of imported and exported goods, with distinct rates for imports and exports, effective from 17th August, 2018, and superseding an earlier notification except for antecedent actions.

Provisional assessment finalisation sets document submission deadlines, extension hierarchy, finalisation procedures and penalty for non-compliance.
Regulations create a procedural framework for finalising provisional assessments under the Customs Act: required documents or information must be produced within prescribed periods with written requisitions; a tiered extension regime allows the proper officer, Additional/Joint Commissioner, and Commissioner to extend time for reasons recorded; the proper officer must finalise assessments within a set period from receipt of required material or intimation, subject to Commissioner-authorised extension; finalisation follows section 18, permits adjustment from security, requires speaking orders if final assessment differs, and mandates cancellation of bonds and return of security if no dues remain.

Customs exchange rate update sets revised import and export rupee conversion rates for South African Rand effective mid-August.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, invoking powers under the Customs Act, substitutes the serial No.15 entry in Schedule I of Notification No.67/2018-Customs (N.T.) to revise the rupee conversion rates for the South African Rand, specifying distinct rates for imported goods and for export goods and making the amendment operative from the date stated.

Fixation of tariff values establishes benchmark customs valuation for specified imported commodities under amended tables.
The notification substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal customs notification under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, fixing specific tariff values (in US dollars per metric tonne or per unit where indicated) for listed goods, including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver consignments, to serve as the valuation benchmarks for customs purposes.

Corrigendum to customs notification updates tariff entries and amends specified tariff headings accordingly for clarity and accuracy.
A corrigendum to Notification No.58/2018-Customs directs two textual substitutions on page 5 of the original Gazette notification: in line 6 replace "106" with "106,107"; and in line 16 replace the tariff subheading "5702 20 20" with "5704 20 20". The instrument records administrative issuance by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, as G.S.R. 773 (E.) and is limited to correcting published text.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified customs show-cause notices under DRI adjudication officers.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints designated officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise powers and discharge duties previously held by specified customs commissioners in respect of the listed show-cause notices and noticees, superseding earlier orders where indicated and centralising adjudication within DRI adjudication officers.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointments designate officers to adjudicate specified customs show cause notices involving listed firms.
Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority under customs notifications to designate officers to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the originally named proper officers for adjudication of specified show cause notices against listed noticees, assigning Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs and an Additional Director General (Adjudication) to consolidate adjudicatory responsibility for those matters.

Increase in basic customs duty on specified textile and carpet tariff lines, with targeted subheading exceptions and specific duty floors.
The notification amends the tariff table of Notification No. 82/2017 Customs to raise the ad valorem component of Basic Customs Duty on numerous tariff lines covering carpets, apparel and other textile products, substituting higher ad valorem entries for many serial numbers, omitting some entries, and inserting new serials to carve out specific subheadings that remain subject to the lower rate or specified specific duty floors.

Customs duty on mobile phone metal components established, adjusting tariff entries and import duty applicability under the notification.
Prescribes an effective rate of customs duty by inserting a new tariff entry for screws and SIM socket/other mechanical metal items for cellular mobile phones into the existing customs notification, specifying the relevant tariff headings, description and the applicable duty treatment to modify import duty applicability under the notification schedule.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under DRI authority.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints the officers named in column (5) of the Table to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority, empowering them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the officers in column (4) for adjudication of the show cause notices listed in column (3) against the noticees in column (2). The notification designates the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI Mumbai for several listed matters and records other Joint/Additional Commissioners as common adjudicating authorities for the specified cases.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) assigns specified Central Excise Commissioners to hear designated Kolkata appeals filed before cutoff.
The Central Board appoints three Commissioners of Central Excise and Central Tax (Aizawl, Dimapur, Imphal) to function as Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) for the Kolkata appellate jurisdiction under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, subject to the condition that they may hear only appeals assigned by order of the Principal Chief Commissioner or the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata and appeals filed on or before the specified cutoff.

Courier export declaration thresholds rise for eligible foreign-exchange MEIS consignments, expanding the value limit for specified electronic processing provisions.
Courier import and export electronic declaration processing is amended by increasing specified consignment value thresholds to five lakh rupees. Goods listed in Appendix 3C of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, involving foreign-exchange transactions, are excluded from the relevant sub-clause within that value limit. The corresponding limit in regulation 2(2)(c)(ii) is also increased to five lakh rupees.