Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to consolidate customs adjudication for a specified show cause notice.
The Principal Director General of Revenue Intelligence has appointed a named officer as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and discharge duties of multiple listed customs adjudicating officers for the adjudication of the specified show cause notice issued to the identified noticees; the designation transfers those functions to the common authority for that matter and is recorded by formal notification and file references.

Fixation of tariff value updates for specified commodities under Customs Act, affecting import valuation and classification.
Substitution of Tables One, Two and Three in the principal customs notification fixes commodity-specific tariff values in US dollars for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut, and per-unit values for gold and silver, exercising the Customs Act authority to prescribe tariff values and thereby governing import valuation and eligibility for specified tariff entries.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Paracetamol continues pending review, maintaining levy through early July under statutory powers.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 18 and 23 of the 1995 Rules and pursuant to interim High Court directions in SCA No. 5278/2019, amended notification No. 39/2018-Customs (ADD) to substitute its expiry date with 9th July 2019, thereby extending the anti-dumping duty on imports of Paracetamol originating in or exported from China PR pending resolution of the litigation.

Countervailing duty on Chinese-origin radial tyres to offset subsidisation, with producer-specific duties and set-off for anti-dumping duty.
Definitive countervailing duty is imposed on new/unused pneumatic radial tyres for buses and lorries/trucks originating in or exported from China to offset subsidies and injury, with producer-specific duty rates and a residual rate for other producers; imports via other countries from China are included. The duty is payable in Indian currency for a prescribed period unless earlier revoked and allows set-off of any anti-dumping duty. The notification prescribes government-notified exchange rates for calculation and defines CIF value as the assessable value under the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty extension on ductile iron pipes from China PR extended to prevent lapse pending completion of review.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 9A(1) and (5) of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 18 and 23 of the Customs Tariff Rules, 1995 and pursuant to a High Court order, amends Notification No. 23/2013-Customs (ADD) to substitute the expiry date in paragraph 3 with 9th October, 2019, thereby extending the anti-dumping duty on ductile iron pipes originating in or exported from China PR until that date.

Customs exchange rate determination sets conversion rates for foreign currencies for import and export under Section 14.
Prescribes, under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Rate of Exchange for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees and vice versa for customs valuation of imported and exported goods, superseding the prior CBIC exchange rate notification and providing two schedules with separate imported and exported goods rates per currency.

Manufacturing in bonded warehouses requires prior permission and compliance with digital accounts, bonds and input output norms.
These regulations establish a framework for manufacture and other operations in warehouses under section 65, replacing the 1966 rules. Eligibility is limited to holders of private warehouse licences under section 58 and applicants seeking such licences with manufacturing permission. Permission is granted by the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner after verification and subject to undertakings to maintain digital accounts of receipt and removal of goods with monthly submission, execute a specified bond, and disclose and update input output norms. The proper officer may audit units and contraventions attract penalties under the Act.

Customs amendment: inclusion of the second proviso to Section 124 expands scope of existing supplementary notice notifications.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, exercising powers under sub section (34) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends two existing Customs (Supplementary Notice) notifications to include the second proviso to Section 124. In Notification No. 44/2011 Customs (N.T.) the opening paragraph is substituted to add the second proviso; in Notification No. 40/2012 Customs (N.T.) an item is inserted in the Table after item (xxxi) to reference the second proviso, thereby expanding the statutory provisions referenced in those notifications.

Supplementary notice: allowed for changed duty, added penal charges, additional provisions or fresh evidence within statutory time limits.
These regulations permit a supplementary notice under the Customs Act where there is a change in duty quantum or adjudicating authority, addition of persons for penal action, invocation of additional sections, or discovery of material evidence; such notices must be issued within the time limits prescribed by the Act.

Anti-dumping duty extension on jute sacking cloth to prevent circumvention and impose differentiated duties.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of jute sacking cloth under tariff heading 5310 from Bangladesh to prevent circumvention of duties on jute sacking bags. The designated authority found increased imports, insufficient value addition in conversion to bags, and undermining of remedial effect, and recommended extending the existing duty. The notification prescribes differentiated duty rates by named producers and exporters, provides conditional exemptions on procedural undertakings for non-bag manufacturers, and makes the duty co-terminus with the existing duty on sacking bags, payable in Indian currency with government-specified exchange rate rules.

Retaliatory duties imposed on specified US-origin goods; MFN tariff rates preserved for other countries thereafter.
Further amends Notification No. 50/2017-Customs to impose retaliatory duties on goods originating in or exported from the United States by inserting new tariff table entries (including a per kilogram duty and ad valorem duties for specified tariff lines), omitting an existing entry, renumbering and inserting a chemical tariff entry with an additional ad valorem charge, substituting the proviso to exclude a listed set of entries from applying to US-origin goods, and omitting the third proviso; effective 16 June 2019.

Customs duty increase on lentils, boric acid and lab reagents under emergency tariff powers, amending the First Schedule.
The Central Government, invoking section 8A emergency authority, directs amendment of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act by substituting the column (4) entries for specified tariff items in Chapter 7, Chapter 28 and Chapter 38, thereby increasing the ad valorem import duty rates applicable to lentils, boric acid and certain laboratory reagents.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified imported commodities, establishing benchmark values for customs valuation and import compliance.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs amends the principal customs notification by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix tariff values for specified imported goods, including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts and precious metals; values are stated in US dollars per metric tonne or per unit weight and serve as benchmark values for customs valuation and related compliance.

Anti dumping duty extension on PVC resin suspension grade imports from China, Thailand and USA remains in force temporarily.
The Central Government has amended the prior anti dumping notification to extend the anti dumping duty on Poly Vinyl Chloride (Resin) Suspension Grade imported from China, Thailand and USA by inserting a provision that maintains the duty on goods specified at serial numbers 4, 11-28, and 32-34 of the table, keeping that duty in force up to and inclusive of 12th August 2019 unless revoked earlier, following a designated authority review recommending continuation.

Anti-dumping duty extension on paracetamol upheld temporarily by judicial order, pending further judicial determination and government review.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Tariff Act and anti-dumping rules and in pursuance of a judicial order, amended the prior extension notification by substituting the earlier expiry date with the court directed date, thereby temporarily continuing the anti-dumping duty on imports of Paracetamol from China PR pending final judicial determination.

Exchange rate determination: notified foreign currency conversion rates for import and export goods effective early June 2019.
Determination of Rate of Exchange for listed foreign currencies into Indian rupees is prescribed for customs purposes, effective 7th June, 2019, superseding the prior CBIC notification except as to earlier actions. Schedule I sets rates per one unit of currency with distinct columns for imported and exported goods; Schedule II sets rates per 100 units with corresponding import and export rates, and the prescribed rates are to be used for valuation and related customs purposes.

Exchange rate change: South African Rand rates for imports and exports adjusted, affecting customs valuation and conversion.
The Central Board amends Schedule I of Notification No.37/2019 CUSTOMS (N.T.) to substitute serial No.15 with a new entry for the South African Rand, specifying distinct rupee exchange rates for imported goods and for exported goods, the amendment taking effect from 1 June 2019 under the Board's powers under the Customs Act.

Fixation of tariff value updates import valuation for edible oils, metals, and agricultural commodities under customs notification.
Amendment substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) to fix tariff values for specified imports including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and separate entries for gold and silver under referenced notification entitlements, effected by Notification No. 38/2019-Customs (N.T.) under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified customs show cause notices to designated officers.
Notification by the Principal Director General, DRI appoints named officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and duties of specified original adjudicating authorities for adjudication of listed show cause notices, with entries set out in the accompanying Table identifying noticees, SCNs, original authorities and the appointed common authorities.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication powers for specified customs show-cause notices under the Customs Act.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified adjudicating officers under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 in respect of listed noticees and their corresponding show-cause notices, by naming for each entry the noticee, show-cause notice reference, original adjudicating authority and the officer appointed as the common adjudicating authority.