Anti-dumping duty on digital offset printing plates imposed to address dumped imports causing injury to domestic industry.
Definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of Digital Offset Printing Plates from China, Japan, Korea RP, Taiwan and Vietnam, specifying tariff classifications and producer- and country-specific duty rates per square metre in US dollars; excludes waterless CtP Plates used for specialised non-paper printing; duty payable in Indian currency with landed value and exchange rate rules for assessment, and grounded in powers under the Customs Tariff Act and antidumping rules.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on Aniline imports from China PR imposed with specified per-tonne rates and six-month duration.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Aniline (tariff item 29214110) following preliminary findings of dumping, material injury and causation with specified per-metric-tonne USD rates differentiated for Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Limited and other producers/export flows; the duty applies for six months from notification, is payable in Indian currency, and uses the Government-notified exchange rate with the bill-of-entry presentation date as the relevant date.

Safeguard duty on solar cells continued with phased ad valorem rates and specified developing country exemptions under tariff rules.
Continuation of safeguard duty on imports of solar cells is imposed under section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff safeguard rules based on the designated authority's final findings. The duty applies to specified tariff items on import, is phased across two defined periods at differentiated ad valorem rates less any anti-dumping duty, and excludes imports from countries notified as developing countries except specified exceptions.

Fixation of tariff values updated for specified edible oils, metals, seeds and nuts affecting customs valuation and import treatment.
The Board amends the principal customs notification by substituting three tables to prescribe tariff values for specified imported goods. TABLE-1 fixes dollar-per-metric-tonne values for listed edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts; TABLE-2 prescribes tariff values for gold and silver in specified forms and clarifies scope and exclusions; TABLE-3 covers areca nuts. These substitutions update the reference tariff values used for customs valuation and import assessment under the existing notification framework.

Customs amendment: substitution expands covered goods to include gold, silver and other precious metals and their articles under notification.
Amendment substitutes the first clause of Notification No. 66/2016 Customs (N.T) to specify that the notification covers gold, silver, other precious metals and articles thereof, effected under delegated regulatory power under the Customs Act.

Tariff value fixation for specified imports sets US dollar values for edible oils, metals and other listed commodities.
The notification exercises statutory authority to amend the principal tariff value notification by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3, fixing specified US dollar tariff values for listed commodities - edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut - and per unit values for defined forms of gold and silver, with stated product descriptions and scope limitations.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Fluoroelastomers from China maintains duty and revises tariff classification under Customs Tariff Act powers.
The Central Government, under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 18 and 23, amends the principal notification to substitute tariff figures "3904 90 00" with "3904 90 90" and inserts a paragraph providing that the anti-dumping duty on Fluoroelastomers from China shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the specified extended date unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.

Exchange rate determination sets customs conversion rates for specified currencies, applicable to import and export valuation from the effective date.
The notification prescribes rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies to be applied in customs valuation for imported and exported goods, effective 17 July 2020, superseding the earlier notification of 2 July 2020 except for prior actions. Separate schedules provide currency-specific rates: Schedule I gives rates per one unit and Schedule II gives rates per one hundred units, with distinct figures for imported goods and for exported goods.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of a show cause notice under customs law.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the various listed customs adjudicating officers in respect of Demand cum Show Cause Notice No. 04/Commr/PBA-3/2020 dated 14.05.2020 issued to M/s Sony India Private Limited, under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby consolidating adjudicatory jurisdiction in a single appointed officer.

Fixation of tariff values: notification updates tariff values for edible oils, metals and specified agricultural imports.
Amendment under sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act substitutes Tables 1-3 in Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.), fixing specified tariff values in US dollars for listed imports. The revised schedule identifies tariff values per metric tonne for edible oils (various palm and soybean oils), Brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and sets unit tariff values for gold and silver in specified forms when certain concession entries are availed, including explanatory scope and exclusions for particular forms of precious metals.

Customs drawback amendment alters tariff classifications, descriptions and applicable drawback rates and conditions.
Amendment to the Drawback schedule revises tariff classifications and drawback entries by omitting certain tariff items, substituting new tariff items and descriptions in Chapter 29 for organo sulphur compounds, and replacing drawback percentages and rate entries for specified tariff items. Chapter specific adjustments alter figures and descriptive text for entries in Chapters 64, 71 and 87, including updated descriptions for motor cars by cylinder capacity and transmission type.

Bilateral safeguard measure increases customs duty on Korea origin polybutadiene imports under the India Korea CEPA temporarily.
The Central Government, acting on the Director General of Trade Remedies' preliminary recommendation, amended Notification No.152/2009 Customs to insert a new tariff entry for Polybutadiene Rubber (tariff item 4002 20 00) and increase the customs duty on Korea origin imports under the India Korea CEPA as a provisional bilateral safeguard measure, effective for a specified provisional period and subject to earlier revocation, supersession or amendment, pursuant to section 25 of the Customs Act and the Bilateral Safeguard Measures Rules.

Extension of re-import deadline: affected re-import deadlines due to COVID-19 extended by three months under customs amendment.
The notification amends condition (iii) of the principal customs notification to provide that where the last date for re import falls between 1 February 2020 and 31 July 2020, that last date is extended by three months; the amendment is effected as a proviso and issued under the powers of sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, modifying the operative timeline for re import obligations in response to COVID 19 disruptions.

Anti-dumping duty extension preserves duties on Phenol imports from South Africa pending statutory review under the Customs Tariff Act.
Notification No. 18/2020-Customs (ADD) amends Notification No. 32/2015-Customs (ADD) to extend the anti-dumping duty on Phenol originating in or exported from South Africa, pursuant to a continuation review under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 18 and 23 of the Anti-dumping Rules, so that the duty remains in force up to and inclusive of the 9th January, 2021, unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier.

Anti-dumping duty continued on steel and fibre glass measuring tapes from China, obliging importers to pay duties to prevent dumping.
Imposes continued anti-dumping duty on steel and fibre glass measuring tapes and their parts under tariff heading 9017, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, following a sunset review finding continued dumping and likelihood of recurrence. Duty rates are specified per kilogram denominated in US dollars for steel and fibre glass tapes and apply across direct and indirect export routes. The duty is payable in Indian currency, effective for five years from notification, and conversion uses the Government-specified exchange rate applicable on bill of entry presentation.

Bilateral safeguard measures raise customs duty on Korea origin Phthalic Anhydride to MFN level for a provisional period.
The Director General of Trade Remedies provisionally found that duty concessions on Korea origin Phthalic Anhydride caused increased imports and serious injury to domestic industry and recommended a provisional bilateral safeguard raising duties to the level of Most Favoured Nation duty. The Central Government amended Notification No.152/2009 Customs to insert a zero concession entry and a higher duty entry for the relevant tariff item, and provided that the higher duty entry shall operate up to and inclusive of 21 January 2021 unless earlier revoked, superseded or amended.

Exchange rate determination: updated foreign currency conversion rates govern valuation for imports and exports under Customs Act, effective immediately.
Determination of exchange rates under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 prescribes distinct conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for imported and exported goods, effective from 3rd July 2020, superseding the prior notification except as to past actions; Schedule I lists per-unit rates and Schedule II lists per-hundred-unit rates for certain currencies for customs valuation purposes.

Fixation of tariff value: substituted schedules set prescribed import valuation rates for selected commodities and precious metals.
Notification No. 54/2020-Customs (N.T.), issued under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), establishing tariff values in US dollars for specified imported commodities (edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut) and unit values for gold and silver, with explanatory scope for particular forms and entries.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointments centralise adjudication for specified customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
DRI appoints specified officers as Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the original adjudicating authorities for named noticees and the show cause notices listed, mapping each noticee and notice reference to the original authority and the DRI appointed common adjudicator, with amendments to certain notice references noted by substitution and corrigenda.

Notification amendment replaces a cited file reference in a Customs notification, updating the administrative citation under statutory authority.
Substitutes the existing file reference listed against serial number 5 in column 3 of Notification No.3/2020-Customs (N.T./CAA/DRI) with a new file reference, effected by the Director General, Revenue Intelligence under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, updating the administrative citation in the Table to that notification.