Customs exemption threshold for duty free commercial samples increased, expanding eligible imports under the existing notification effective as stated.
Substitutes the previous monetary limit in Notification No.154/94 Customs, in the TABLE against S.No.3, condition (v)(A)(b), with a higher monetary ceiling for qualification as duty free commercial samples; enacted by Notification No.29/2024 Customs and brought into force on 24 July 2024.

Issue of duty credit under RoDTEP amended to include Special Economic Zone units with revised export documentation timing.
The amendment expands RoDTEP eligibility by inserting "or unit in Special Economic Zone" after "Export Oriented Unit", thereby making SEZ units eligible for duty credit issuance. It also adds a proviso that, for goods manufactured by or exported by an SEZ unit, the shipping bill or bill of export must be presented on or after the prescribed commencement date, establishing a temporal condition for entitlement to duty credit under the scheme.

Countervailing duty continuation on subsidized tyre imports from China PR to remain in force, with prescribed application and calculation rules.
Definitive countervailing duty is continued and imposed on new/unused pneumatic radial tyres under tariff items 40112010 and 40118000 when the product description matches, targeting imports originating in or exported from China PR. The designated authority found continuing countervailable subsidies, limited quantification due to non-cooperation, and a likelihood of injury if duties ceased. The Central Government, under section 9 of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant rules, prescribes the duty rate on CIF value, requires payment in Indian currency, sets exchange rate determination by bill of entry date, and limits application to specified descriptions and export/origin scenarios.

Tariff value fixation updates import valuation for edible oils, metals and precious metals, altering applicable entry categories.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs amends the principal tariff-value notification by substituting revised Tables 1-3 that set tariff values for specified imported goods, including listed edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut and defined categories of gold and silver; the entries distinguish product forms and applicability and the revised tables take effect from the stated commencement date, with cross-reference to the principal notification and its latest amendment.

Customs exemption for aircraft maintenance components with conditional re export and bond obligations, and separate nil duty research equipment exemption.
Amendment inserts entry 544A allowing concessional treatment for components and parts listed in OEM manuals when imported for servicing, repair, maintenance or overhauling, and inserts entry 613 granting a time limited nil duty exemption for equipment and buoys for the RAMA programme; Condition 118 requires a Ministry of Earth Sciences certificate and execution of a bond obliging re export within two years (extendable by one year) and payment of integrated tax with interest on breach.

Compensation cess exemption for SEZ imports: cess waived for imports made for authorised operations, including retrospective effect.
Exempts goods imported by a unit or a developer in the Special Economic Zone for authorised operations from the whole of Goods and Services Tax compensation cess leviable thereon, pursuant to powers under the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff Act. The exemption applies only to imports by SEZ units or developers for authorised operations and the notification records commencement from 15th July, 2024 with a legislative provision deeming effect from 1st July, 2017.

Anti dumping duty name amendment: producer name updated to reflect a corporate name change without altering duty scope.
Amendment to the anti dumping notification substitutes the producer name in Notification No. 14/2020 Customs (ADD) from "Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd" to "Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd." on the basis of the Designated Authority's recommendation that the request constitutes only a name change without any change in ownership that would alter the nature of the business, with no change to the scope or continuation of the anti dumping duty on the subject goods.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to finalize provisional assessment in SVB case concerning M/s Avlock International India Pvt Ltd.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under specified provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints an officer as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the adjudicating officers named in the Table for adjudication and finalization of the listed show cause notices issued to M/s Avlock International India Pvt. Ltd., centralizing responsibility within the Centralized Refund Cell-II, ACC, Mumbai.

Sea cargo manifest compliance extends the prescribed period and reduces the monetary amount specified in Form XI.
Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment compliance is amended by extending the period under regulation 15(2) to 31 August 2024. Form XI is revised to reduce the prescribed monetary amount from ten lakh rupees to five lakh rupees, including corresponding numerical and textual references.

Tariff value fixation for selected edible oils, metals and areca nut updated, altering customs valuation consequences.
Amendment to the principal customs notification substitutes revised Tables specifying tariff values in US dollars for listed imports - edible oils (including crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein, crude soybean oil), brass scrap (all grades), areca nuts, and specified forms of gold and silver - effected under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 and coming into force on 29th June, 2024.

Customs exemption extension for defence equipment imports extended by substituting the expiry year, prolonging exemption validity.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff Act in public interest, amends Notification No. 19/2019 Customs by substituting the expiry year in paragraph 2 from 2024 to 2029, thereby extending the validity of the miscellaneous exemption for imports of the specified defence equipment for five additional years.

Provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on telescopic channel drawer sliders from China PR; effective six months, payable in Indian currency.
A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Telescopic Channel Drawer Slider from China PR (including where China PR is origin or export country) following preliminary findings of dumping and material injury to domestic industry. The duty is set per metric ton in US dollars but payable in Indian currency, with the rate of exchange determined by the Government of India on the bill of entry date. The provisional measure is effective for six months from publication unless earlier revoked, amended or superseded, and customs classification is indicative with final determination guided by the PUC description.

Anti-dumping duty on imported easy-open tinplate ends to address dumped imports and protect the domestic industry.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on easy open ends of tin plate, including electrolytic tin plate (ETP), of specified diameters originating in or exported from China PR and imported into India, following designated authority findings of dumping and material injury; product scope, exclusions, tariff classification, unit-based duty payable in Indian currency for a prescribed period, and the prescribed rule for determination of rate of exchange tied to bill of entry presentation are specified.

Alloy steel chisels and hydraulic rock breakers now face producer-specific anti-dumping duties with defined scope and assembly coverage.
Anti-dumping duties apply to alloy steel chisels and hydraulic rock breakers under headings 84314930 and 84314990 originating in or exported from China PR and Korea RP, with producer- and origin-specific percentage rates of duty on CIF value in USD; specified assemblies/sub-assemblies of hydraulic rock breakers listed in Table D1 are covered, duties apply to chisels imported with breakers under chisel rates only, and the measures are effective for five years with exchange rate and CIF valuation rules as per the Customs Act.

Antidumping duty on Sodium Cyanide imposed to counter dumped imports and address material injury to domestic industry.
Imposition of an anti-dumping duty on Sodium Cyanide under tariff heading 2837 follows designated authority findings that exports from China PR, the European Union, Japan and Korea RP have been dumped and caused material injury to the domestic industry; specific duty rates are prescribed by country of origin, export and producer, and duties will be levied in Indian currency for five years from publication, with the applicable exchange rate determined by separate Government notifications and the bill of entry presentation date.

Rate of exchange determination sets new conversion rates for import and export goods under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under Section 14 of the Customs Act, determines official rates of exchange for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees, superseding a prior notification except as to past actions, and prescribes the rates listed in Schedule I (unit rates with separate import and export columns) and Schedule II (rates per 100 units) as the operative conversion rates for customs valuation and related procedures.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to finalise provisional assessment and adjudicate specified customs show cause notices.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under sections 3, 4(1) and 5(1)/5(1A) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints specified officers to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the named adjudicating authorities for adjudication of two show cause notices issued to M/s Cognex Sensors India Pvt. Ltd., thereby providing a common adjudication arrangement to finalise provisional assessment proceedings.

Tariff value fixation sets prescribed import valuation benchmarks for selected edible oils, metals, scrap, and areca nut under customs rules.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, invoking section 14(2) of the Customs Act, replaces TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) to prescribe tariff values in USD for specified imported goods-including edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver-detailing tariff items, descriptions, valuation units and amounts for import valuation, and provides that the amendment takes effect from the date stated in the notification.

Provisional anti-dumping duties on PVC paste resin imposed to counter dumped imports and address material injury to domestic industry.
Provisional anti-dumping duties are prescribed on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin imports from China PR, Korea RP, Malaysia, Norway, Taiwan and Thailand based on preliminary findings of dumping, substantial increase in imports and material injury. The government issues a tariff-linked table specifying duty amounts per metric tonne in US dollars by country of origin/export and by named or other producers. Duties are effective for six months from Gazette publication, payable in Indian currency, with prescribed exchange rate determination and specified product exclusions.

Customs port appointment: Vizhinjam International Seaport added for import unloading and export loading under amended notification
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs amends Notification No. 62/1994 Customs (N.T.) to insert item (9) at serial number 7 for Kerala, designating Vizhinjam International Seaport as a customs port authorized for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods.