Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralize customs adjudication for specified show-cause notices.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints specified officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of the originally listed adjudicating authorities for the show-cause notices and noticees set out in the Table; the notification includes four entries and notes subsequent substitutions and corrigenda to notice references and office identifications.

Common adjudicating authority appointment enables reassignment of adjudication powers for specified customs show cause notices.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints specified officers as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the originally designated proper officers for adjudication of the listed show cause notices, effecting administrative reassignment of adjudicatory responsibility for the enumerated matters.

Rescission of anti-dumping notification withdraws an earlier ADD order while preserving actions already taken.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff identification and collection rules following a New Shipper Review final finding, rescinds Notification No.11/2018 Customs (ADD) dated 20 March 2018. The rescission withdraws the earlier anti dumping notification but preserves actions done or omitted prior to the rescission; the change is communicated by official Gazette publication from the Department of Revenue.

Anti-dumping duty amended to set firm-specific melamine rates and finalise provisional assessments after new shipper review.
The notification amends the existing anti-dumping measure on melamine from the People's Republic of China to insert firm- and country-specific assessment entries prescribing anti-dumping duty rates for M/s Kuitun Jinjiang Chemical Industry Co. Ltd exports via M/s Foshan Kaisino Building Material Co. Ltd, via other exporters, and for imports from countries other than China; and provides that all provisional assessments made under the enabling notification shall be finally assessed under these new entries.

Exchange rate determination for customs: specified currency conversion rates set for imports and exports under administrative notification.
The notification, issued under the Customs Act authority, fixes the rate of exchange for each foreign currency specified in the appended schedules as the rate applicable for customs purposes with effect from the stated operative date; separate schedule entries set distinct rates for imported goods and exported goods, and the notification supersedes the immediately prior exchange rate notification except insofar as earlier actions are concerned.

Safeguard duty imposed on RBD palmolein imports from Malaysia to protect domestic industry after import surge.
An interim safeguard duty was imposed on RBD Palmolein and RBD Palm Oil imports originating in Malaysia under the India-Malaysia CECA after a DGTR bilateral safeguard investigation found a large surge in imports, low import prices, idling domestic capacity, inability of domestic producers to raise production, and declining market share; relying on section 25(1) of the Customs Act read with rule 9 of the bilateral safeguard rules, the Central Government increased customs duty by 5 percent for 180 days and amended notification No.53/2011 Customs to insert a new tariff entry for item 151190.

Customs exemption for precious metals imported under designated export schemes prescribes specific duty treatments and full relief in certain supply schemes.
The notification amends the customs exemption for imports of gold, silver and platinum under specified Foreign Trade Policy schemes by substituting a table that prescribes scheme-specific duty treatment: replenishment under exhibition/branding schemes attracts specified reduced duties for gold and silver and full relief for platinum, while imports under the Export Against Supply by Nominated Agencies scheme attract full exemption from basic customs duty; the amendment omits the third proviso and preserves exemption from additional duties under section 3 as specified.

Fixation of tariff value for specified imported commodities sets reference values affecting customs valuation and duty assessment.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes Tables 1-3 in the principal notification to prescribe tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne or per unit for specified commodities: edible oils (various palm and soybean oils), brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut, and specified forms of gold and silver, including explanatory provisions and exclusions for certain import modes.

Revised Customs area limits specified with immediate effect for the Thar Dry Port Inland Container Depot, updating perimeter demarcation.
Revised limits of the Customs area for M/S The Thar Dry Port (ICD) at Kadi Road, Nidhrad Village, Sanand are specified with immediate effect under Section 8 of the Customs Act, 1962. The perimeter is defined by detailed brick and cement boundary walls and barbed wire fencing on the North, East, South and West sides, referencing adjacent khasra/survey numbers, bonded and de-bonded warehouse walls, and an HPCSL rail facility, and includes Customs gates for traffic. The Customs area boundary is marked in red on the annexed plan.

Countervailing Duty on saccharin imports from China imposed, establishing an ad valorem levy and limited duration.
Imposes a definitive Countervailing Duty on "Saccharin in all its forms" (tariff item 2925 11 00) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, following Designated Authority findings of subsidization, material injury and causal link. The Central Government, under section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant rules, prescribes an ad valorem countervailing duty payable in Indian currency, calculated on CIF value as per section 14 of the Customs Act. The duty rate is specified in the notification table and is to be levied for five years from publication, with a proviso maintaining the duty in force up to and inclusive of 28th February, 2025.

Customs area territorial limits revised for an inland container depot, defining perimeter walls, gates and annexed plan.
Revision of the Customs area boundaries for M/S The Thar Dry Port at Kadi Road, Nidhrad Village, Sanand, is specified with immediate effect under section 8 of the Customs Act, 1962. The Customs area perimeter is defined by measured brick and cement boundary walls, barbed wire fencing, de-bonded and bonded warehouse walls, and a rail facility with Customs gates; adjoining survey/khasra identifiers are listed and the boundary is marked in red on the annexed plan.

Extension of adjudication period preserves CAA jurisdiction for specified customs show cause notices under statutory provision.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence exercised the first proviso to section 28(9) of the Customs Act, 1962 to extend by one year from 06.09.2019 the period for determination of duty or interest under section 28(8) for the noticees listed, preserving the appointment and jurisdiction of the Common Adjudicating Authority for the referenced DRI show cause notices as set out in the Table.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointments by DRI centralize adjudication of specified customs show-cause notices to designated officers.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence has appointed specific officers to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the officers originally designated as the Proper Officer for adjudication of the listed show cause notices; the Table maps noticees and SCNs to the substituted adjudicating officers who will conduct adjudication.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication powers for specified show cause notices under Customs law.
Appointment of a common adjudicating authority empowering named officers to exercise the functions and duties of the officers originally listed, for the purpose of adjudicating specified show cause notices identified in the Table against the named noticees, pursuant to clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act and relevant prior notifications and corrigenda.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to exercise adjudication powers for specified show cause notices against listed entities.
Notification appoints designated officers as Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and discharge duties of specified proper officers for adjudication of the listed show cause notices. A Table names the noticees, cites show cause notice references and dates, identifies the original adjudicating authorities, and specifies the officers now appointed to act as the Common Adjudicating Authority for those matters.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on CPVC imports from China and Korea to offset dumped imports for six months.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on CPVC imports from China PR and Korea RP for six months following preliminary findings of dumped exports, significant dumping margins and material injury to domestic industry. Duties equal the difference between the landed value (assessable value as determined by customs plus applicable duties except specified entries) and benchmark amounts set in the Duty Table (USD per MT), applied to specified tariff items, producers and to an "all others" category. Duties are payable in Indian currency and exchange rates for conversion are as notified, with the relevant date being presentation of the bill of entry.

Fixation of tariff value set for specified imports, affecting customs valuation and trade compliance procedures.
The Board, invoking its power under sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) to fix specific tariff values in US dollars for listed imports. The amended schedules set unit tariff values for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut and specified categories of gold and silver, and include explanatory clarifications on scope and exclusions for certain precious metal entries.

Exchange rate determination under Customs Act sets specified import and export currency conversion rates effective in August.
The notification fixes import and export conversion rates between specified foreign currencies and the Indian rupee under the Customs Act, prescribing separate rates for imported and exported goods in two annexed schedules, effective 15th August, 2019, and superseding the immediately prior exchange-rate notification except as to prior actions.

Exchange Rate adjustment for Swiss Franc updates customs valuation for imports and exports effective mid August.
Amendment to the customs exchange rate schedule substitutes the serial entry for the Swiss Franc in Schedule I of the cited notification, specifying distinct rupee equivalents for imported and exported goods and directing that the revised Schedule I entry be applied for customs valuation and compliance from the notification's effective date.

Anti-dumping duty on PVC homopolymer continued, imposing specified import duties on goods from China and the United States.
Imposition of continued anti dumping duty on Homopolymer of Vinyl Chloride Monomer (suspension grade) from China PR and the United States follows a review finding dumped exports and a likelihood of injury to the Domestic Industry on cessation of duties. The notification prescribes producer and route specific duty rates, excludes certain specialty PVC resins, fixes a thirty month effective period from 13 August 2019, requires payment in Indian currency, and applies the notified exchange rate as of bill of entry presentation for duty calculation.