Exchange rate revision under Customs Act updates yen conversion for import and export transactions effective early August.
Amendment under Customs Act authority substitutes entries in SCHEDULE-II of Notification No.102/2016-CUSTOMS (N.T.), specifying the rupee equivalents for 100 units of Japanese Yen for import and export transactions; the change is effective from 4 August 2016 by Notification No.105/2016-Customs (N.T.).

Anti-dumping duty extension on PTFE from China maintained through the specified extended period under Customs Tariff Act review procedures.
Amendment inserted a paragraph in the principal notification to continue the anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) from the People's Republic of China, pursuant to subsection (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23, by specifying that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the extended day unless revoked earlier.

Customs notification amendment updates bonded premises references and storage obligations, and replaces baggage rules with current rules.
Amendment substitutes "premises of the unit" for references to "bonded premises", omits phrases related to in-bond movement and debonding, updates the cross reference to Baggage Rules, 2016, replaces clause (vii) with a requirement that the unit maintain and declare a secure storage premises for duty free goods and final products, and substitutes a movement provision to state movement from the premises of the unit to granite quarries; the amendment takes effect from 13th August, 2016.

Tariff value fixation for specified imported commodities establishes customs valuation benchmarks affecting edible oils, metals, seeds and nuts.
Fixation of tariff value for specified imported goods by exercise of statutory customs authority, substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal non-tariff notification to prescribe benchmark import values. The substituted tables set tariff values for edible oils (various palm oil and soybean oil types), brass scrap (all grades), poppy seeds, areca nut, and specified gold and silver entries eligible for notification benefits, to be applied for customs valuation purposes.

Export duty exemption for organic sugar conditioned on DGFT compliance and APEDA RCAC, subject to limited annual allocation.
The amendment adds a conditional export duty exemption for organic sugar within an annual October-September cycle, contingent on exporters complying with DGFT public notices and producing an APEDA Registration cum Allocation Certificate (RCAC) certifying the export quantity eligible for exemption. The amendment establishes procedural compliance and APEDA certification as prerequisites to claim duty-free export and includes a transitional restriction capping the exemption for the then-current annual period to a reduced allocation.

Anti-dumping duty extension on specified rubber chemicals from EU and China continues for a further one-year period.
The Central Government amends the principal notification to extend anti-dumping duty on MOR, PX13 and TDQ imports from the European Union and the People's Republic of China by inserting a paragraph that preserves the notification in force for a further one-year period, pursuant to the continuation-review provisions of the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules initiated by the designated authority.

Burden of proof in seizures now applies to silver bullion and cigarettes under a Central Government customs notification.
Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act, specifies that for purposes of the statutory burden-of-proof provision in seizure cases the classes of goods include silver bullion and cigarettes, and the notification expressly supersedes the earlier government notification on the matter.

Exchange Rate Determination establishes conversion rates for foreign currencies, governing valuation for imports and exports under customs law.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act fixes rupee equivalents for specified foreign currencies for customs valuation of imported and export goods, superseding the prior notification and applying the annexed Schedules I and II from the stated effective date while preserving actions taken before supersession.

Tariff value fixation sets prescribed import valuation benchmarks for edible oils, metals and agricultural commodities.
Fixation of tariff values under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 in the principal notification to prescribe specific US dollar tariff values. The tables establish commodity specific valuation benchmarks: US dollars per metric tonne for edible oils (crude and RBD palm oil, palmolein, crude soybean oil), brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nut, and US dollars per unit for gold (per ten grams) and silver (per kilogram), to be applied in customs valuation and related procedures.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralise adjudication of specified customs show cause notices, reallocating adjudicatory responsibilities among designated officers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, appoints specified customs officers as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the original officers for named noticees and specified show cause notices. The notification lists each noticee, the show cause notice reference and date, the office originally answerable, and the officer now empowered to adjudicate those proceedings, thereby centralising adjudication for the enumerated matters.

Anti-dumping duty on MDF imports from Indonesia and Vietnam imposed with company-specific rates and fixed term.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on Plain Medium Density Fibre Board (MDF) of thickness six millimetres and above, excluding laminated boards, originating in or exported from Indonesia and Vietnam; duty rates are specified by producer and exporter in United States Dollar per cubic metre, payable in Indian currency; duties apply for a prescribed finite period subject to revocation or amendment; exchange rate for calculation is the rate notified by the Ministry of Finance with the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation.

Anti-dumping duty amendment substitutes the listed exporters in the notification, altering the roster of covered entities under the duty.
Amendment substitutes the entries in the Table against serial number 1, column (7) of Notification No.6/2016-Customs (ADD) with a new list of exporters and trading entities, thereby altering the operative list of entities covered by the original anti-dumping notification.

Definition of embroidered yarn clarifies scope of anti-dumping coverage, specifying manufacturing and finishing processes.
Amendment adds an explanatory item defining embroidered yarn or thread as yarn manufactured or hand-spun specifically for embroidery and needlework, a finished product wound on support ready for use, produced by processes including dying, reeling, twisting, hanking or core winding, finished product quality checking, grading and packing of raw yarn, thereby clarifying the scope of the anti-dumping notification.

Concessional import rules now extend to service providers and broaden security and timing provisions.
The Rules are amended to apply mutatis mutandis to service providers, substituting manufacture-related terms with service-sector equivalents; "security" is added after "surety"; and the word "three" is replaced by "six" in the Rules, with the amendments taking effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Registration with export promotion councils expanded to include cotton textiles, enabling certification for duty-free import entitlement.
Amendment adds the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council to the list of councils named in Condition No. 28A, allowing manufacturers or merchant-exporters registered with any of the three councils to seek certification from any of them to claim duty free import entitlement under the notification's Annexure.

Anti-dumping duty amendment removes specified tariff table entries, altering prior notification treatment of dumped articles.
The Central Government issues Notification No.31/2016 Customs (ADD) amending Notification No.61/2011 Customs by omitting serial numbers 1 to 6 and their entries from the Table, effecting a deletion of those specified entries under the statutory framework for identification, assessment and collection of anti dumping duty.

Anti dumping duty on R 134a imports from China continued; specified per unit duty and exclusion for cGMP certified product enforced.
Continuation of an anti dumping duty on 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane (R 134a) from the People's Republic of China was ordered after a sunset review found continued dumping, price undercutting, injury to the domestic industry and a likelihood of recurrence; duty is set as a fixed amount per kilogram in US dollars, excludes cGMP certified product, applies for a five year term unless earlier amended, includes an exchange rate rule for calculation, and was later rescinded by a subsequent notification.

Rescission of notification removes prior Customs instrument prospectively while preserving actions already taken under it.
Rescinds the 2003 Customs notification by exercising statutory executive power under clause (ii) of sub section (2) of section 61 of the Customs Act on public interest grounds, identifying the prior Gazette notification, and declaring that the rescission does not affect things done or omitted to be done before such rescission.

Customs port designation: Honnavar added for unloading of imports and loading of exports under notification.
Central Board of Excise and Customs amends the principal notification to insert Honnavar in the Table for Karnataka, authorising the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods at that location, thereby designating Honnavar as a customs point for specified import and export cargo operations under the notified framework.

Exchange rate determination sets import and export conversion rates for specified foreign currencies, effective under Customs Act authority.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act fixing the rate of exchange for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees effective 07th July, 2016, superseding an earlier notification; applicable for purposes relating to imported and export goods. Two schedules accompany the determination: Schedule I sets per-unit conversion rates with distinct figures for imported and export goods, and Schedule II sets conversion rates per one hundred units for currencies so quoted.