Export duty exemption for sugar under Advance Authorization allowed, subject to proportional import, no domestic procurement, and documentary proof at clearance.
Amendment inserts a Nil duty entry exempting sugar exported under a valid Advance Authorization issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade or an authorized officer, subject to conditions: exports in proportion to imported raw sugar under the Authorization; Authorization not invalidated; no procurement of raw sugar from the domestic market; and submission at port clearance of a bill of entry evidencing import under the Authorization to the jurisdictional proper officer of customs.

Fixation of tariff values updates valuation tables for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 to fix tariff values for specified commodities. The notification sets or confirms tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for edible oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds and Areca Nuts, and specifies tariff values in US dollars per weight unit for Gold and Silver for goods availing designated notification entries.

Exclusion of expanded polypropylene beads and ter-polymer narrows anti-dumping coverage for specified polypropylene goods.
Amendment revises the product description so that Polypropylene means homo-polymers of propylene and copolymers of propylene and ethylene, expressly excluding expanded Polypropylene beads and ter-polymer, thereby narrowing the goods captured by anti-dumping duty for the affected table entries.

Anti-dumping duty on purified terephthalic acid imposed; definitive duties fixed for specified exporters and payable in Indian currency.
Imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Purified Terephthalic Acid (including MTA and QTA) from China, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan, based on findings of dumping and material injury; prescribes exporter-, producer- and origin-specific duty rates per metric tonne (denominated in US dollars) in a table; levies duties for five years from the date of provisional imposition, excludes the lapse-to-publication interval, requires payment in Indian currency and directs use of the notified exchange rate on the bill of entry date for conversion.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to exercise adjudicatory powers for a specified customs show cause notice.
Pursuant to sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the officer named in column (5) of the notification table as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the officer named in column (4) with respect to the show-cause notice cited in column (3) issued to the noticee named in column (2).

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified customs show cause notices with the Export Commissioner.
Central Board of Excise and Customs, relying on sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of prior adjudicating officers for specified show cause notices listed in the Table, thereby superseding the earlier orders and consolidating adjudication with the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Air Cargo Complex, New Custom House, New Delhi.

Tariff value fixation prescribes declared import values for specified commodities, shaping customs valuation and benefit eligibility.
Fixation of tariff values by amendment to the principal customs notification substitutes three tables prescribing declared tariff values for identified imports. The tables set US dollar per metric tonne values for crude and refined edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, and areca nuts, and unit values for gold and silver where specified notification benefits are availed, to be applied in customs valuation and related import administration.

Exchange rate amendment establishes new import and export conversion rates for Pound Sterling, effective immediately.
Amendment substitutes the Schedule I entry for Pound Sterling in Notification No.87/2016 CUSTOMS (N.T.), effective 30th June, 2016, prescribing distinct rates of exchange per unit for imported goods and for export goods, thereby replacing the earlier serial No.10 and its entries under the Customs Act authority.

Drawback rate increase for gold and silver jewellery excludes items with CENVAT or rebate claims; exporters must declare at export.
Amendment substitutes Chapter 71 tariff entries to increase specified drawback rates for gold and silver jewellery and parts, specifying rates tied to net metal content and purity, declares 'Others' entries Nil, and inserts paragraph (24A) excluding those drawback rates where goods availed CENVAT credit or rebate of duty under rule 18 or manufactured/exported under sub-rule (2) of rule 19 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002; exporters must make an appropriate declaration at the time of export.

Exchange Rate Notification updates foreign currency conversion for import and export to align customs valuation methods.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the serial No. 1 entry in SCHEDULE-II of Notification No. 87/2016-Cus (N.T.) to prescribe revised rupee equivalences for Japanese Yen for import and export, thereby altering the exchange rates applied for customs valuation and assessment.

Exchange rate notification updates South African Rand conversion rates for import and export under Customs Act.
Amendment to the customs exchange rate schedule substitutes the entry for the South African Rand in Schedule I of Notification No.87/2016-Customs (N.T.), effecting revised per unit rupee equivalents for import and export valuation and administration under the authority of the Customs Act, 1962, effective from the date specified in the notification and applicable to customs assessments and declarations that rely on Schedule I rates.

Anti-dumping duty on PVC paste resin imposed, maintaining targeted duties on imports from specified countries and producers.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on PVC Paste Resin (heading 3904) originating in or exported from Korea RP, China PR, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the European Union for five years, with country- and exporter-/producer-specific rates (per MT in US Dollar) including specified zero-rate entries for named Korean producers. The scope excludes blending resin, co-polymers, battery separator resin and PVC paste resin of K value below 60; duties are payable in Indian currency using the exchange rate applicable on presentation of the bill of entry.

Tariff concessions expanded under India Malaysia CECA, substituting the customs tariff table to provide reduced import duties.
Substitution of the Table in Notification No.53/2011 Customs to implement enhanced tariff concessions for specified HS chapters, headings and tariff items under IMCECA by listing concessional duty rates (largely zero duty with specified positive rates) for identified goods imported from Malaysia. The revised schedule replaces the prior table and takes effect from 30th June, 2016, extending preferential tariff treatment to qualifying imports as set out in the substituted Table.

Preferential tariff eligibility expanded: Republic of Togo and Republic of Chad added to the eligible countries list.
Notification No. 39/2016-Customs amends Notification No. 96/2008-Customs by adding the Republic of Togo and the Republic of Chad to the Schedule of countries eligible for preferential tariff treatment, appending new serial entries to the Schedule and leaving other provisions of the principal notification intact.

Basic Customs Duty on wheat extended indefinitely by omitting the expiry clause, maintaining the duty under the customs notification.
The Central Government, invoking section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends notification No.12/2012-Customs by omitting clause (ac) in the proviso after the Table, thereby removing the temporal limitation and continuing the existing basic customs duty treatment on wheat beyond the previously scheduled termination date without specifying an end date.

Exchange Rate Determination: prescribed conversion rates govern import and export valuation under the Customs Act, altering assessment basis.
Determination of the rate of exchange for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian currency with effect from 17th June, 2016, for purposes of customs valuation of imported and export goods, superseding the earlier notification and prescribing distinct rupee equivalents in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units).

Customs amendment removes a table entry, changing export-duty treatment for raw and refined sugar under the notification.
The Central Government, exercising amendment powers in the public interest, hereby omits serial number 9A and the entries relating thereto from the Table in Notification No.27/2011-Customs, thereby further amending that principal notification and noting earlier amendments.

Tariff value fixation prescribes revised import valuation for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver.
Amendment substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal customs tariff-value notification to prescribe revised tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne (and per unit for precious metals) for specified imports, including categories of edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and gold and silver, to be applied for assessment and for import consignments availing specified notification entries.

Fixation of tariff values updates import valuation for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal notification to fix or reconfirm tariff values for specified imported commodities, including various edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver imports where certain notification benefits are availed.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority: Additional Director General (Adjudication) designated to adjudicate specified customs show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Director General (Adjudication), DRI Delhi as a Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the officers named as answerable in respect of the specified show cause notices listed against particular noticees, thereby centralizing adjudication of those enumerated matters.