Exchange Rate Determination: prescribed customs conversion rates for foreign currencies impact valuation of imports and exports.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs prescribes exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for the purpose of customs valuation of imported and exported goods, effective 17th May, 2019, superseding the prior notification. Schedule I provides per-unit rates for each currency for imported and exported goods; Schedule II provides rates per 100 units for certain currencies, and a substitution note addresses the South African Rand.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified goods, altering import valuation and customs assessment procedures under customs law.
The CBIC, exercising powers under sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes revised TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 in the principal notification to fix tariff values for specified imports. The amendment prescribes unit tariff values for categories including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nut, and specified gold and silver consignments for customs valuation and assessment.

Postponement of customs duty implementation shifts the effective date for increased duties on specified US-origin imports.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff Act, amends Notification No.50/2017-Customs by substituting in the third proviso the words and figures "16th day of May, 2019" with "16th day of June, 2019", thereby postponing the implementation date for increased customs duty on specified imports originating in USA as published in the Gazette of India.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment consolidates adjudication of specified show cause notices under the Customs Act for named noticees.
The Principal Director General, DRI, appoints specified officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of the adjudicating authorities listed in the table for adjudication of the enumerated show-cause notices, consolidating administrative authority for the named noticees and notices.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to exercise adjudication powers for specified show cause notices listed in the notification.
Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs (Nhava Sheva-II), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Raigad, as the common adjudicating authority to exercise powers and discharge duties previously vested in Principal Commissioner/Commissioner of Customs (Nhava Sheva-IV) for adjudication of the specific show cause notices listed in the Table, and to operate in supersession of the earlier Board notifications identified therein.

Anti-dumping duty extension on ductile iron pipes from China implemented to allow further submissions and judicial compliance.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 23/2013 Customs (ADD) to replace the earlier terminal date in paragraph 3 with a new expiry date, thereby extending the anti dumping duty on ductile iron pipes originating in or exported from China PR; this amendment implements the High Court of Gujarat's direction and is made under the statutory powers conferred by the Customs Tariff Act and the Anti Dumping Rules.

Anti-dumping duty on saccharin imports from Indonesia imposed for five years at a specified per-ton rate.
Imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on saccharin (tariff item 2925 11 00) originating in or exported from Indonesia, applicable to saccharin in all its forms and to any producer or exporter, at the per-unit rate specified in the notification. The duty is effective from the date of publication for a period of five years unless earlier revoked, payable in Indian currency, with the rate of exchange for calculation determined by Ministry of Finance notifications and the bill-of-entry date as the relevant exchange-rate date.

Exchange rate determination for customs establishes separate import and export conversion rates for listed foreign currencies, effective immediately.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs determines specific exchange rates for conversion between listed foreign currencies and the Indian rupee for customs purposes, prescribing separate import and export rates in Schedule I and per 100 unit rates in Schedule II, superseding the earlier notification except as to past actions, effective from 3rd May 2019.

Customs duty postponement delays increased duties on specified imports from USA under amendment to existing customs notification.
Substitutes the date in the third proviso of Notification No. 50/2017 Customs to postpone the effective date for increased customs duty on specified imports originating in the USA; made under powers of the Customs Act, 1962 and the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 on the grounds of public interest.

Tariff value fixation updates: administrative substitution of valuation tables sets import values for listed commodities.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, under authority of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 in the principal notification to fix tariff values for specified imported goods. The replacement tables specify commodity descriptions and corresponding tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nut, and unit values for gold and silver where concessional entries are availed.

Basic customs duty increase on wheat implemented, raising the import tariff under customs tariff amendment authority.
Amends Notification No. 50/2017-Customs by substituting the tariff table entry for the specified serial number to increase the basic customs duty (BCD) on wheat; the Central Government exercises powers under the Customs Act and Customs Tariff Act, notifying the change via Notification No. 13/2019-Customs as a public-interest tariff amendment.

Electronic integrated declaration: ICEGATE filing triggers deemed shipping bill and self-assessment, with retention duties and penalties.
These regulations require the authorised person to file an electronic integrated declaration and upload supporting documents on ICEGATE using a digital signature or via a service centre. A shipping bill is deemed filed and self assessment completed when ICEGATE generates a shipping bill number. Post assessment and any examination, clearance orders may be recorded and conveyed electronically. The authorised person must retain the assessed shipping bill and original supporting documents for five years and may request an authenticated copy. Contraventions attract a penalty for non compliance.

Custodian appointment of ICD goods establishes statutory handling, storage and liability obligations under customs regulatory framework.
M/S Gateway Rail Freight Limited is appointed custodian of the Bhojwa ICD under section 45(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, authorised to receive, handle, store, load, unload and tranship import, export and transhipment goods until clearance, warehousing, export or transhipment, subject to statutory conditions: maintenance of records, provision of security and infrastructure (weighbridge, EDI, fire-fighting, offices, transport, accommodation), insurance and bonds with bank guarantees, liability for pilferage, compliance with Handling of Cargo in Customs Area Regulations, 2009, and an initial term up to two years with termination and oversight by the Principal Commissioner of Customs.

Customs notification amendment updates table entry to reassign adjudicating office and revise reference citation
The notification amends Notification No. 25/2018-Customs by replacing the column 3 reference entry for serial number 17 with the amended file citation, and by substituting the office designation in columns 4 and 5 for serial number 17 from "Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva-IV, Mumbai Zone-II, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Raigad" to "Principal Commissioner/ Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva-II, Mumbai Zone-II, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Raigad."

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specified show-cause notices, reallocating adjudicatory powers to designated officers.
Officers listed in the Table are designated as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the originally named adjudicating officers in respect of specified noticees and their corresponding show-cause notices, thereby centralising adjudication for the matters enumerated.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment directs designated officers to exercise adjudicatory powers over specified show cause notices.
Appointment of designated officers as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of identified adjudicating authorities for the adjudication of specified show cause notices; the Principal Director General, Revenue Intelligence, by notification, names officers against each noticee and corresponding show cause notice, thereby centralising adjudication responsibility to the officers expressly listed in the Table.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointments centralise adjudication for specified customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority to centralise adjudication of specified customs show cause notices by designating named officers to exercise and discharge the adjudicatory powers previously assigned to other officers for the listed noticees and show cause notices, effected pursuant to prior notifications under the Customs Act.

Exchange Rate Determination sets import and export currency conversion rates affecting Customs valuation and compliance
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 fixing statutory exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees and vice versa for Customs purposes, with distinct rates for imported and exported goods set out in Schedules I and II, and supersession of the previously issued notification as indicated in the instrument.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty notification terminates earlier duty, save for prior actions, pursuant to sunset review findings.
Rescinds Notification No. 39/2018-Customs (ADD) and withdraws the anti-dumping duty prospectively under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with rules 18 and 23 of the Antidumping Rules, following sunset review findings, while preserving actions already done or omitted before the rescission.

Fixation of tariff value: revised import tariff values set for edible oils, metals, areca nut and poppy seeds.
The Central Board amends the principal customs notification by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix tariff values for specified goods. The substituted tables prescribe US dollar per metric tonne values for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nut, and separate US dollar unit values for gold and silver when specified notification entry benefits are availed, creating commodity-specific import valuation benchmarks for customs assessment.