Tariff value fixation for specified imports sets determinative customs valuation benchmarks affecting edible oils, metals, seeds, and nuts.
Substitution of tariff-value tables under section 14(2) of the Customs Act fixes statutory benchmark import values for specified commodities: edible oils (various palm and soybean oil types), brass scrap (all grades), poppy seeds, specified categories of gold and silver with explanatory qualifications, and areca nuts; the amendment replaces TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.).

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority consolidates adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under delegated DRI authority.
Notification appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962, delegating to specified officers the powers and duties previously vested in named customs officers for adjudication of the listed show cause notices. The schedule identifies noticees, show cause notice numbers, original adjudicating authorities and the officers now designated to act as common adjudicating authority, confining each appointment to the particular proceedings set out in the Table.

Customs notification amendment adds Nashik to the notified list of Inland Container Depots and Land Customs Stations.
Amends Notification No. 27/2018 Customs (N.T.) by inserting a new table entry "14. Nashik", thereby adding Nashik to the list of locations notified under that instrument; issued under clause (f) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act and published as Notification No. 82/2020 Customs (N.T.), dated 21 August 2020.

Preferential import claims require certificate of origin, supporting records, and may be suspended pending verification.
Preferential import claims require declaration of origin, tariff notification reference, production of a certificate of origin with specified details at bill of entry filing, and retention of origin-related information (Form I) for five years. Proper officers may request information, accept claims on adequate proof, or seek verification from the designated Verification Authority where authenticity or compliance is doubtful. Preferential treatment may be suspended pending verification; certificates can be denied as "INAPPLICABLE" if incomplete, altered, expired, or not applicable to the item. Non-compliance can trigger compulsory verification and penalties.

Anti-dumping duty continuation extended on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber from Korea, maintaining the levy for a limited further period.
Extension of the anti-dumping duty on imports of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber from Korea PR by inserting a paragraph into Notification No. 46/2015-Customs (ADD) that preserves the duty in force for a further specified period unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier, following a continuation review initiated by the designated authority and exercised under powers of the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules.

Anti-dumping duty on phosphoric acid imposed, imports subject to five-year duty, payable in domestic currency under exchange-rate rules.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Phosphoric Acid imports (all grades/concentrations excluding Agriculture/Fertilizer grade) originating in or exported from Korea RP, and on goods exported via Korea RP, at a specified per metric tonne rate payable in Indian currency. The duty supersedes the 2015 notification, follows findings of continued dumping and injury and likelihood of continuation if rescinded, requires use of the government notified exchange rate for conversion, and is effective for five years from Gazette publication unless earlier revoked or amended.

Exchange Rate Determination sets notified conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export purposes.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 fixes specific rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies for customs purposes, effective 21st August, 2020, with distinct rates for imported and exported goods set out in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units); the Notification supersedes the earlier 6th August, 2020 notification except as to prior actions.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
DRI appoints specified officers to act as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the originally named adjudicating authorities for the adjudication of the listed show cause notices under the Customs Act, centralising adjudicatory responsibility for the identified noticees and notices.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to adjudicate specified customs show cause notices following delegated authority.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to exercise delegated adjudicatory powers under the Customs Act in respect of specified show cause notices; the notification designates officers listed in the Table to act in place of the originally named adjudicating authorities for the adjudication of the enumerated show cause notices.

Customs notification amendment: substitution of a table entry updates specified DRI file reference and corrigenda in Director General order.
Director General, Revenue Intelligence amends Notification No. 31/2020 by substituting the existing entry in column 3 against serial number 3 of the Table, replacing the previously cited DRI file reference and its corrigenda with a new entry recorded by the amending notification.

Deferred import-duty payment rules remove Rule 4 and renumber the remaining provisions under the amended regulatory framework.
Deferred Payment of Import Duty Rules, 2016 are amended by omitting Rule 4, with effect from publication in the Official Gazette. As a consequential change, existing Rules 5 to 8 are renumbered as Rules 4 to 7 respectively. The amendment modifies the notification establishing the deferred payment framework for import duty.

Extension of deferred import duty to Authorised Public Undertakings adds definition and approval requirement for eligibility upon publication.
The notification amends Notification No.135/2016-Customs (N.T.) by inserting "Authorised Public Undertaking" as a covered category and substituting the Explanation to define "AEO" as Authorised Economic Operator and "Authorised Public Undertaking" as an authorised public undertaking approved by the Directorate of International Customs under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs; the amendment takes effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Special warehouse regulation exemption excludes warehouses licensed and operating under the specified Customs Act framework from custody requirements.
The amendment inserts a non-applicability provision into the Special Warehouse (Custody and Handling of Goods) Regulations, 2016. The custody and handling requirements under those Regulations do not apply to a warehouse licensed under section 58A of the Customs Act, 1962 and operating under section 65 of that Act. The amendment takes effect from its publication in the Official Gazette.

Warehouse manufacturing regulations now cover licensed units operating under, or applying for, permission for warehouse operations.
Warehouse manufacturing and other operations regulations apply to units operating under, or applying for permission to operate under, the Customs Act framework in a licensed warehouse. The amendment replaces the prior provision governing the scope of application of the 2019 regulations and takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Customs bonded warehouse operations: permits, secure sealing, digital records and customs supervision for manufacturing activities.
These regulations create a framework for authorising and supervising manufacturing and other operations in special bonded warehouses, requiring licence or permission, bonds and security, appointment of a digitally enabled warehouse keeper, provision of secure facilities including a strong room, mandatory one time lock sealing of transport, customs presence for receipt and removal, detailed computerized recordkeeping with audit trail and offsite backup, monthly digital returns, physical stock takings with bond officer concurrence, audit by proper officers, penalties for contraventions and limited exemptions by the Board.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of a customs show cause notice against M/s Handen Climate Systems India Private Limited.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, ICD Patparganj & other ICDs, Ghazipur, Delhi as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the adjudicating officers listed, for adjudication of the Demand cum Show Cause Notice issued to M/s Handen Climate Systems India Private Limited.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of show cause notices against M/s Sanden Vikas India Pvt Ltd.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority (CAA) to centralise adjudication of specified Demand cum Show Cause Notices issued to M/s Sanden Vikas (India) Private Limited. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, invoking powers under the Customs Act, designates an officer to exercise the powers and discharge duties of multiple named adjudicating authorities with respect to the listed notices, thereby reassigning adjudicatory responsibility for those notices to the appointed CAA.

Anti-dumping duty extension: caustic soda imports from specified countries remain subject to duty until further amendment or revocation.
Amends Notification No. 42/2015 Customs (ADD) by inserting paragraph 3 to provide that the anti dumping duty on caustic soda originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 17th November, 2020, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.

Tariff value fixation establishes prescribed import valuation benchmarks for specified commodities and defined forms of precious metals.
Fixation of tariff values for specified imported goods by exercise of powers under sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, achieved by substituting new TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 in the principal customs non tariff notification to prescribe tariff values for identified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut and specified forms of gold and silver for customs valuation purposes.

Anti-dumping duty extension on DPP Red 254 maintains existing duties on imports from China PR pending review.
Extension of the anti-dumping duty on Diketopyrrolo Pyrrole Pigment Red 254 (DPP Red 254) from China PR is effected by amending Notification No. 41/2015-Customs (ADD): the table entry for the relevant serial number is substituted with a general territorial description and a saving paragraph is inserted to keep the specified duties in force for an additional limited period unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier, pursuant to the continuation-review powers under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable rules.