Exchange rates for export goods set by government notification, prescribing specified currency conversion rates for customs purposes.
The Central Government determines official exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian currency for export goods under the Customs Act and supersedes the prior notification; the rates set forth in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per one hundred units) are the applicable conversion rates for customs export purposes from the notification's effective date.

Exchange rate prescription sets conversion rates for foreign currencies for stamp duty and customs purposes effective January 1999.
Prescribes exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act and for section 14 of the Customs Act insofar as relating to imported goods; supersedes the prior notification and declares that, with effect from 1 January 1999, the rates set out in Schedule I and Schedule II are the applicable conversion rates.

Safeguard duty on Propylene Glycol imposed with specified temporary rates, subject to advance licence and developing country exemptions.
Safeguard duty is imposed on Propylene Glycol (sub-heading 2905.32) for eighteen months, at 16% until 23 December 1999 and at 11% from 24 December 1999 to 23 June 2000. Exemptions apply to imports under specified Advance Licences on condition they are used only to discharge export obligations and replenishment rules are followed, and to imports from developing countries except Singapore.

Safeguard duty on flexible slabstock polyol imposed to protect domestic industry, with phased rates and specified exemptions.
Safeguard duty is imposed on Flexible Slabstock Polyol (molecular weight 3000-4000) used in slabstock and polyurethane foam mattress manufacture under section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act and related safeguard rules, for eighteen months based on DG(Safeguards) findings of serious injury caused by increased imports. Exemptions cover specified Advance Licences subject to utilisation and replenishment conditions, and goods originating in listed developing countries except Singapore.

Customs exemption for fuel injection parts conditioned on importer undertaking and excise certification of intended use.
The amendment substitutes Serial Number 136 to grant conditional concessional treatment to parts of fuel injection equipment and related components imported for manufacture, warranty or after sales service, and replaces Condition 21 to require an importer's undertaking at importation and, within a specified period, a certificate from the central excise authority confirming that the imported goods were used for the declared purposes.

Anti-dumping duty on industrial sewing machine needles imposed on imports from Japan, Korea RP and China with specified exporter rates.
Imposition of Anti-dumping duty on industrial sewing machine needles under Chapter 84, applying exporter and country specific duty rates per thousand needles for specified needle types; named exporters listed for Japan and Korea RP and all exporters covered for the People's Republic of China; measure effective up to and inclusive of 23 June 1999.

Exchange rate amendment updates notified foreign currency valuations for export customs procedures, changing scheduled currency rates effective immediately.
Amendment revises notified exchange rates for export goods by substituting entries in Schedule I and Schedule II, replacing prior rates for Pound Sterling, Swiss Franc, Belgian Francs and Japanese Yen with updated rupee equivalents. The substituted rates alter the valuation basis for those foreign currencies in customs export procedures and are effective from the stated commencement date.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority centralizes adjudication of specified show cause notices against M/s. Exotic Fashions.
Under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Government appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Mumbai to exercise the powers of specified Commissioners for the sole purpose of adjudicating the listed show cause notices issued to M/s. Exotic Fashions, with each notice identified in the Table by reference number and originating authority.

Duty exemption on imports by software development units for data processing activities affirmed, retrospective non-levy applied to prior imports.
The Central Government directs that the duty of customs under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and any additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act shall not be required to be paid on specified goods imported by software developing units when those goods were used for data entry and conversion, data processing, data analysis and control or data management in support of export or on-site consultancy, for the period up to the date when the relevant notifications were amended to include those activities.

Appointment of customs commissioners: valuation officers designated as concurrent customs authorities with nationwide jurisdiction.
The notification designates officers of the Directorate of Valuation as concurrent customs officers-Principal Commissioner/Commissioner, Additional Commissioners, Joint/Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners-thereby aligning their titles and conferring authority with jurisdiction extending to the whole of India, enacted under the powers of the Customs Act and subject to textual substitutions by later notifications.

Exemption from anti-dumping duty extended to include Sterling Fibres Ltd for acrylic fibre imports under amended notification.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 81/97-Cus to extend the exemption from anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre by adding Sterling Fibres Ltd alongside Cytec Industries Inc., substituting the proviso and the Table entry for Serial No. 1, relying on powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Anti-dumping Duty Rules and the designated authority's published clarification.

Amendment to Duty Entitlement Pass Book alters eligible import locations by expanding the list of named towns.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 34/97-Customs under its Customs Act authority to substitute in condition (iv) the words "Guntur, Varanasi and Jodhpur" with an expanded list adding Salem, Tirupur, Singanalur, Waluj and Malanpur, thereby altering the localities referenced in that condition of the Duty Entitlement Pass Book exemption notification.

Safeguard duty designation: notification identifies developing countries whose imports may attract safeguard measures.
Notification No. 103/98-Customs dated 14 December 1998 designates an enumerated list of countries as developing countries for the purposes of applying safeguard duty under section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, thereby identifying which foreign suppliers fall within the scope of the statutory safeguard regime and subject to its procedural and tariff consequences.

Safeguard duty on acetylene black imposed, with phased rates and specified exemptions for certain licences and developing countries.
The central government imposes safeguard duty on Acetylene Black (including conductive carbons) under section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act, with phased duty rates for a two year period and specified maximums per metric tonne. Exemptions are provided for imports under defined Advance Licences contingent on exclusive use to meet export obligations or replenishment, and for imports from developing countries notified under section 8B(6)(a) except China, the Philippines, Singapore and South Africa.

Tariff amendment adds iodine for manufacture of potassium iodate to concessional customs schedule, altering duty treatment.
Central Government amends Notification No. 23/98 Customs by inserting serial 29A under tariff heading 2801.20, described as "Iodine for the manufacture of Potassium Iodate," specifying the customs treatment in the Table including an 8% concession and the adjacent column entry "5" under the authority of sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Appointment of adjudicating authority: Central Government designates a Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate specified show cause notices.
Central Government designates the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Mumbai to act as the Commissioner of Customs, Calcutta or Commissioner of Customs, Kandla for the purpose of adjudicating the specific show cause notices listed in the notification that were issued to M/s. Rajnarayan Jwala Prasad, Mumbai, with each notice identified by office reference and original authority.

Anti dumping duty on hot rolled steel imports imposing differential charges based on benchmark prices and landed value assessment.
The Central Government, relying on the designated authority's final findings and exercising powers under section 9A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act read with rule 18 and rule 20(1) of the Anti Dumping Rules, imposes anti dumping duty on hot rolled coils, strips, sheets and plates under heading 72.08 originating in or exported from Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine (with an explicit exemption for hot rolled coils from Kazakhstan), calculated as the difference between specified benchmark amounts per metric tonne and the assessable landed value of the goods determined under the Customs Act.

Amendment to customs exemption extends the temporal application for defence and internal security imports under statutory powers.
Amendment to a customs exemption notification substitutes the word-and-figures in the Explanation to S. No. 15 of the Table in Notification No. 39/96-Cus, extending the period for exemption on machinery, instruments, tools and accessories imported by the Defence and internal security forces by replacing the originally specified month with a later month under statutory powers exercised in the public interest.

Microprocessor exemption expanded to include standalone microprocessors for automatic data processing machines other than motherboards.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 12/97-Customs to add an exemption for standalone microprocessors for automatic data processing machines, expressly excluding motherboards, by inserting a new item after item (a) against serial 15 in the notification table, thereby extending the exemption to such microprocessors within the relevant tariff classification.

Tariff amendment adds microprocessors and silica preforms to customs exemption table, altering duty rates and conditions.
Amendment inserts two new tariff table entries in Notification No. 23/98-Customs: one for microprocessors for automatic data processing machines (other than motherboards) with an adjusted duty measure, and one for preform of silica for manufacture of telecommunication grade optical fibres or optical fibre cables with a distinct duty treatment and related conditional entry.