Inland Container Depot designation enables unloading of imports and loading of exports at Village Tihi, Mhow.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs amended the principal notification to insert an Inland Container Depot entry for Village Tihi, Mhow, Indore, authorising unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods at that site by modifying the notification's table for Madhya Pradesh.

Fixation of Tariff Value: specified import tariff values for edible oils, metals, seeds and nuts maintained.
Fixation of import tariff values under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal notification; the substituted tables list tariff values in US dollars for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut and specified forms of gold and silver, indicating the values remain unchanged and including explanatory notes on scope and exclusions for precious metal entries.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment transfers adjudication of specified customs show cause notices to a DRI adjudication officer.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise powers and discharge duties of specified proper officers for adjudication of the listed show cause notices; identifies noticees, cites show cause notices, and specifies transfer of functions originally vested in Commissioners of Customs (Import) at the Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, effected by the Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence.

Anti-dumping duty: substitution of producer-specific entries clarifies treatment for Xinyi Solar and other producers under customs notification.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 12/2019 Customs (ADD) by substituting Table entries: against S. No. 1, column (6) is replaced with "Xinyi Solar (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd." and against S. No. 2, column (6) is replaced with "Any producer other than Xinyi Solar (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.", thereby assigning producer-specific identification within the anti-dumping notification.

Exchange rate amendment updates Japanese Yen rupee equivalents for customs import and export valuation, effective from the notified date.
Under the authority of Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs substitutes the Serial No. 01 entry in Schedule-II of the prior exchange rate notification to revise the rupee equivalents for the Japanese Yen, specifying separate rates for imported and exported goods and taking effect from the operative date stated in the notification.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointments designated to exercise adjudication powers for specified customs show cause notices.
Appointment of officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority under notification No. 60/2015-Customs (N.T.) and amendments, pursuant to clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962, designating specified officers to exercise the powers and discharge duties of named proper officers in respect of particular show cause notices issued to listed noticees; the instrument lists each noticee, the associated SCN, the original proper officer and the officer(s) appointed to adjudicate those matters.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointments under Customs Act enable specified officers to adjudicate listed show cause notices.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence, by notification under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints specified officers to act as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the originally named proper officers for adjudication of the listed show cause notices, with the table specifying noticees, show cause notice references, original adjudicating authorities and the officers now appointed; corrigenda amend certain entries.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment updates designated entity name, port designation, and case reference in notification.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence amends a prior notification appointing a Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) by substituting the designated entity's corporate name, changing the port designation in the Table, and replacing the case/file reference entry with an updated citation, thereby updating the administrative record and formal notification of the appointed CAA.

Exchange rate determination for customs: specified foreign currency conversion rates set for import and export valuation.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs prescribes specific conversion rates between listed foreign currencies and the Indian rupee for customs valuation of imported and exported goods, effective 2 August 2019, by publishing Schedule I (per-unit rates) and Schedule II (per-100-unit rates). The notification supersedes the prior exchange rate notification and records subsequent substitutions to certain currency entries, with the instrument itself later superseded by a further notification dated 14 August 2019.

Electronic cargo manifests standardised for sea and land transhipment, with revised filing, correction, carrier liability and transitional requirements.
The amendments standardise electronic arrival and departure manifests and transhipment reporting by authorised carriers for vessels, trains and trucks. They revise definitions, permit limited manual filing, exempt specified exclusive coastal movements, and prescribe timelines for updating manifests. Transhipment by land requires prescribed arrival and departure manifests and generally requires sealing, subject to recorded exceptions. Customs officers may allow correction of non-fraudulent manifest errors or condone delay for sufficient cause. Authorised carriers may outsource functions after intimation but retain joint liability, while new transitional provisions and forms govern cargo declarations, carrier bonds and sensitive-cargo disclosures.

Anti-dumping duty classification: specified exporters' jute shipments will be assessed under the residual duty category.
The Central Government amends the principal anti-dumping notification to provide that exports of specified jute goods by M/s Aman Jute Fibrous Ltd., M/s IB Jute Corporation, M/s Natural Jute Mill (Bangladesh) and M/s Kreation Global, LLC (Bangladesh) shall be finally assessed under the residual categories specified in the duty table, reflecting the designated authority's final new-shipper review recommendation that Natural Jute Mill's exports were commercially insignificant and therefore not eligible for an individual dumping margin.

Rescission of provisional anti-dumping notification removes exporter-specific provisional assessments pending New Shipper Review outcomes.
The Central Government rescinds the earlier notification that had provided for provisional assessment of jute goods exported from Bangladesh or Nepal by specified producers and exporters pending the final findings of a New Shipper Review, acting under sub-rule (2) of rule 22 of the Customs Tariff Anti-dumping Rules, and preserving actions already taken by a saving clause for things done or omitted before the rescission.

Tariff value fixation updates set new reference values for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut, gold and silver.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, invoking its Customs Act authority, substitutes TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) to fix tariff values: US$ per metric tonne for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and per unit reference values for specified forms of gold and silver, integrating these values into the existing non tariff import valuation framework.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to exercise adjudication powers over specified show cause notices for listed noticees.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints officers listed in column (5) of the Table to act as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred or imposed on the adjudicating authorities listed in column (4) in respect of the show cause notices specified in column (3) for the noticees identified in column (2); the appointments are limited to the adjudication of those specified show cause notices.

Customs notification amendment substitutes the designated adjudicating officer entry for serial eight in the DRI notification.
The Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence, under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 22/2018-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) by substituting, in the Table to that notification, against serial number 8 in column 5, the existing entry "Additional Director General (Adjudication), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai" with a substituted entry.

Anti-dumping duty on Purified Terephthalic Acid continued with specified producer- and exporter-linked rates and collection rules.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on Purified Terephthalic Acid from Korea RP and Thailand following a sunset review, prescribing producer- and exporter-specific rates and residual rates by tariff item, specifying currency and unit, making duties payable in Indian currency, establishing a five-year effective period from publication (subject to earlier change), and directing use of the notified exchange rate with the bill of entry date as relevant; the notification was later rescinded by a subsequent customs (ADD) notification.

Exchange rate determination: customs conversion rates set for import and export valuation under statutory authority, effective mid July.
Determination of conversion rates for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, effective 19th July 2019, for import and export goods valuation, superseding the earlier notification of 4th July 2019; Schedule I provides per unit import and export rates for twenty currencies and Schedule II provides per 100 unit import and export rates for two currencies.

Tariff value fixation establishes US dollar customs valuation for specified imports including oils, metals, and agricultural commodities.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) to fix tariff values in US dollars: metric-tonne values for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and unit values for gold and silver with scope and explanatory qualifications for applicability.

Land customs station amendment: pipeline connecting Indian locations to Amlekhgunj added as authorised route for Nepal frontier.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under section 7(1)(c) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 63/1994 Customs (N.T.) by inserting at the Raxaul land frontier (item (19)) a new sub entry recognising the pipeline of M/s Indian Oil Corporation Limited connecting Barauni, Patna, Motihari, Nonea in India to Amlekhgunj in Nepal as an authorised route for import and export by land or inland waterways.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Paracetamol imports from China continues pending fresh final findings and review.
The Central Government amends the earlier extension notification to substitute its expiry with 27th October 2019, thereby continuing the anti-dumping duty on imports of Paracetamol originating in or exported from China PR pending fresh final findings. This follows DGTR review recommendations, earlier rescission and High Court orders that directed extensions, suspension of the rescission and a remand to record final findings afresh.