Customs deposit exemption under Section 51A(4) - effective date deferred to 30th November 2022 by notification amendment.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs amends Notification No.19/2022 Customs (N.T.) by substituting the date "1st June, 2022" with "30th November, 2022" in clause 2, thereby deferring the effective commencement of the exemption for deposits under Section 51A(4) of the Customs Act, 1962 for payments made through the electronic cash ledger.

Exemption from electronic ledger payments: deposits for all persons and goods suspended from ledger payment obligations temporarily.
The notification exempts deposits for all classes of persons and all categories of goods from the obligation to make payments through the electronic cash ledger and the electronic duty credit ledger under the relevant provision of the Customs Act, suspending the ledger-based payment requirement and applying universally for the specified effective period.

Fixation of tariff values for imports under Customs law updates valuation for oils, metals and areca nut.
Fixation of tariff values by exercise of powers under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 in the principal Customs (N.T.) notification to specify US dollar tariff values per metric tonne for edible oils, brass scrap and areca nut, and per weight unit for defined forms of gold and silver, with effectiveness from 1 June 2022.

Anti-dumping duty extension on jute imports from Bangladesh and Nepal maintained under Customs Tariff Act, prolonging duty period.
Extension of anti-dumping duty is ordered on specified jute products from Nepal and Bangladesh by substituting the operative paragraph of the principal notification to continue the levy; this follows a continuation review initiated under the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti-dumping rules and preserves the regulatory effect of duties on enumerated jute goods pending revocation, supersession, or amendment.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Styrene Butadiene Rubber remains in force unless revoked, superseded, or amended by authorities.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 43/2017-Customs(ADD) to extend the anti-dumping duty on Styrene Butadiene Rubber (1500 and 1700 series) originating in or exported from the European Union, Korea RP and Thailand, maintaining the duty in force up to and inclusive of 31st October, 2022, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier, following initiation of a continuation review under the Customs Tariff Act and Anti dumping Rules.

Inland Container Depot designation expanded to include Village Kheda, Pithampur for unloading imports and loading exports.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, exercising powers under clause (aa) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) by inserting an item designating Village Kheda, Pithampur as an inland container depot for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods against the entry for Madhya Pradesh in the Table.

Tariff Rate Quota for crude oil imports exempts customs duty and AIDC for allocated quota under DGFT authorization.
Provides a global Tariff Rate Quota for crude soybean oil and crude sunflower seed oil, exempting the TRQ quantities from customs duty and the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess, subject to allocation under the Handbook of Procedures, electronic TRQ authorizations containing importer details and validity, transmission into the customs electronic system, and imports permitted only upon electronic debiting; effective 25 May 2022 and applicable for the listed goods until 31 March 2023.

Anti-dumping duty on ceramic tableware and kitchenware from China expanded to cover circumvention and Malaysia-origin imports.
The Central Government continues imposition of anti-dumping duty on "Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items" from the People's Republic of China and on goods declared as originating in Malaysia, following findings of continued dumping, injury and circumvention. Duties are prescribed per metric tonne in US Dollars as set out in the Table, payable in Indian currency, effective for five years from Gazette publication, with exchange rate for computation determined by notified Customs Act rates and the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on decor paper from China updated to specify producer-specific duties and defined product scope.
The Central Government substituted the duty table in Notification No. 77/2021-Customs(ADD), specifying anti-dumping duties on Decor Paper imported into India, identifying tariff headings, country of origin/export, named Chinese producers with producer-specific duty rates in US dollars per metric ton, and residual rates for other producers or exports from other countries; the product is defined by physical characteristics, included product types and uses, and expressly excludes printed ready-to-use decor paper.

Export duty increase on select steel tariff items; substituted table entries alter duty treatment and take immediate effect.
Amends Notification No. 27/2011-Customs by omitting S. No. 20A and substituting entries and export duty rates for S. Nos. 23, 48, 54, 55, 56 (replaced by two entries for headings 7210 and 7212), 57 and 58. Issued under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the notification effects textual substitution within the principal notification's Table and takes effect on 22nd May, 2022.

Export duty increase mandates higher rates on specified flat-rolled and bar steel products, effective immediately.
The notification amends the Second Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act by substituting higher export duty entries for specified serial numbers (including raising duties to 50% for two entries), revising the description for a flat-rolled iron/non-alloy steel entry, and inserting new entries for stainless and alloy steel products with specified export duty rates, effective on the prescribed commencement date.

Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess amended to exempt anthracite and coking coal from cess effective late May.
Amendment to Notification No. 11/2021 Customs adds Serial No. 10A under tariff heading 2701 to specify (a) Anthracite/Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI) coal and (b) Coking coal with an effective Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess rate of Nil, enacted under section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 read with section 124 of the Finance Act, 2021, published as Notification No. 27/2022 Customs and coming into effect on the stated commencement date.

Customs duty rates revised: new tariff entries added for coal, coke, naphtha, propylene oxide and ferro nickel, effective shortly.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 50/2017 Customs by inserting new table entries: specified anthracite/PCI coal and coking coal, coke and semi coke, and ferro nickel at nil duty; naphtha at a concessional rate; and methyloxirane (propylene oxide) at a specified duty. It also substitutes the entry for a listed serial number to "All goods." The amendments are made under section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and section 3(12) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and take effect from the stated operative date.

Road and infrastructure cess reduction on petrol and diesel; notification amends customs levy and sets new per litre rates.
Amendment reduces the Road and Infrastructure Cess on petrol and diesel by substituting the column (4) entries against Sl. Nos. 1 and 2 in Notification No. 18/2019 Customs; enacted under powers conferred by the Finance Act and the Customs Act and effective 22 May 2022.

Determination of origin rules updated to specify 'manufacture in which all materials are wholly obtained' and refine subheading changes.
Substitutes the Annexure 1, Part 2, Section I, Chapter 3 description with discrete entries designating specified tariff subheading ranges as subject to the manufacture in which all the materials used are wholly obtained criterion and registers a separate change to a particular sub heading from any other chapter; the amendment is effected under section 5(1) of the Customs Tariff Act and takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Anti dumping duty on PU leather imports from China imposed to address dumping and protect domestic industry.
Imposes an anti-dumping duty on polyurethane leather imports from or exported via the People's Republic of China, specifying tariff classifications, scope, producer-specific treatment (including a nil duty for a named producer), applicable per metre rates expressed in US dollars, and procedural conversion to Indian currency using government-specified exchange rates; duty effective for five years from notification publication.

Exchange rate determination fixes conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export from the notified effective date.
Exercising authority under section 14 of the Customs Act, the Board issues a notification that supersedes a prior notification and fixes, from the stated effective date, rupee conversion rates for each listed foreign currency for import and export valuation. The instrument comprises two schedules: one specifying unit rates for major currencies and another specifying rates per one hundred units for currencies with smaller denominations, with separate entries for imported goods and for export goods.

Exchange rate notification updated for Turkish Lira altering import and export rupee conversion rates effective immediately.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs substituted the Schedule-I entry for Turkish Lira in Notification No.40/2022-CUSTOMS (N.T.), specifying the rupee conversion rates for one unit of Turkish Lira for imported and exported goods, with the amendment taking effect from 19th May, 2022 under the Customs Act.

Tariff value fixation sets customs valuation benchmarks for edible oils, metals and areca nut after amending NT notification.
CBIC, exercising powers under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal non-tariff notification to fix tariff values for specified imported goods-edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, and defined forms of gold and silver-setting unit values for customs valuation and including scope explanations; the amendment takes effect the day after publication.

Revocation of anti-dumping duty removes the trade remedy on Amoxycillin imports from China PR and rescinds the prior notification.
The Central Government revokes the anti-dumping duty on Amoxycillin (Amoxycillin Trihydrate) originating in or exported from China PR and rescinds the earlier notification that imposed that duty, while preserving the effect of things done or omitted before rescission.