Customs tariff substitution: new table sets excess duty rates for imports from Republic of Korea, altering prior notification.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No.152/2009-Customs with a new Table setting the rates of customs duty applicable to goods imported from the Republic of Korea, listing each tariff classification with the applicable excess duty rate and thereby redefining duty treatment by specific tariff lines.

Tariff exemption rate reduced for crude petroleum imports from Brunei, lowering ad valorem duty and effective from January start.
Amends the customs exemption for crude petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals imported from Brunei Darussalam by substituting the preamble figure, signs and words "3% ad valorem" with "2% ad valorem"; made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and effective from 1 January 2011.

Preferential tariff exemption: amended schedule sets prescribed reduced customs duty rates for specified imported goods under PTA.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No.153/2009 Customs with a comprehensive schedule listing tariff classifications and the prescribed customs duty rates applicable to goods imported from Appendix I countries under the Preferential Trade Agreement, thereby limiting exemption to the extent duties exceed those prescribed rates for qualifying imports; comes into force on 1 January 2011 and is accompanied by a corrigendum.

Customs tariff amendment establishes a uniform duty rate for specified items, effective from the start of the year.
Substitutes the entries in column (4) of the TABLE against serial numbers 1 to 248 in Notification No.68/2006 Customs with 7%, creating a uniform duty specification for the listed items, and gives effect from the first day of January, 2011 as a further amendment published in the Gazette.

Customs duty schedule amended under SAFTA: revised itemised rates for Appendix I imports, Appendix II imports remain nil.
Amendment substitutes the Table in Notification No.67/2006-Customs with a new Table specifying customs duty rates by chapter, heading and tariff item. The Table differentiates rates for imports from APPENDIX I (specified ad valorem or specific rates) and APPENDIX II (nil), includes item-specific exceptions, definitions (e.g., "Crude palm oil"), and differential treatment for goods by form or processing. The amendment is issued under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and takes effect from 1 January 2011.

Customs appointment for baggage operations expands to include Madurai enabling unloading and loading of baggage under existing notification.
Amendment to Notification No. 61/1994-Customs (N.T.) adds "Madurai (d)" under the Table for Tamil Nadu, authorising the unloading of baggage and the loading of baggage at that designated location, effective January 1, 2011, under the powers of section 7(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Tariff value fixation for specified imports updated, substituting the tariff table to set US$ per tonne values.
The Board, under sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 36/2001 Cus (N.T.) by substituting the Table fixing tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified imports. The new Table lists tariff values for crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, noting certain oil entries as unchanged and specifying values for brass scrap and poppy seeds.

Exchange rate determination fixes import and export conversion rates for listed foreign currencies into Indian rupee under Customs Act.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act fixes specified conversion rates of listed foreign currencies into Indian rupees for import and export goods, superseding the prior notification and applying the rates shown in Schedule I (per unit for major currencies) and Schedule II (per 100 units for Japanese yen) as the operative conversion table for customs purposes.

Anti-dumping duty extended for certain rubber chemicals, remaining in force until 11 May 2011 unless revoked.
Continuation of anti-dumping duty on specified rubber chemicals from China, Chinese Taipei and the United States is extended; the Central Government amends Notification No.94/2005 Customs to state the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 11th May, 2011, unless revoked earlier.

Concessional customs duty rates for Singapore origin imports prescribed under amended notification, varying by tariff item and product.
Substitutes the tariff table in Notification No. 10/2008 Customs to prescribe concessional customs duty rates for specified First Schedule tariff items on goods originating in Singapore. Each entry pairs a tariff heading and description (predominantly "All goods") with a stated concessional rate; a few entries specify named chemicals or a differing treatment for upholstery fabrics (higher of ad valorem rate or a specific per kilogram charge). The substituted schedule applies when origin criteria in the notification are satisfied.

Exemption from additional customs duty for specified airline-imported printed and promotional materials when brought by designated foreign carriers.
Exempts printed ticket stocks, airway bills, printed materials bearing the importing airline's insignia (including baggage tags), and publicity material for free distribution from the whole of the additional customs duty and the integrated tax specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act when imported into India by a designated airline named in the Schedule and registered or incorporated in a specified country.

Anti-dumping provisional assessment on bus and truck radial tyres from named exporter pending review, subject to security and retrospective duty.
Provisional assessment of anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Bus and Truck Radial Tyres exported by M/s. Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry Company Limited from China PR pending a new-shipper review; customs may require security or guarantee to cover any deficiency, and importers will be liable to pay any definitive duty recommended on review retrospectively from the date of initiation.

Anti Dumping Duty corrigendum updates tariff description, removing PTN from listed items to clarify classification.
Note 4 after the duty table in Notification No. 125/2010-Customs is revised to replace the phrase "Routers, PTN, PDSN" with "Routers, PDSN", removing the reference to PTN and effecting a textual correction to the notification.

Customs duty amendment: revised exemption quantity and differentiated duty rates for specified rubber import tariff items.
Amendment to Notification No.21/2002 adds a proviso permitting goods specified at new serial 491B to qualify under the notification if imported by the stated cut-off date, and inserts entries 491A and 491B in the Table: 491A grants a limited aggregate exemption for specified tariff items subject to a concessional duty rate for the remainder of the financial year; 491B applies to all other imports of those items and prescribes a differentiated duty rate mechanism.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority: Commissioner of Central Excise, Salem to adjudicate show cause notice matters issued by DRI.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Central Excise, Salem to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued to Shri R. Ramaraj and others by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit, under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs exemption for shallots and onions: specified tariff entries now exempt from basic customs duty under amended notification.
The notification amends the principal customs tariff by substituting a duty entry with "Nil" and inserting a new tariff line for shallots (HS code 07031020) designated as exempt from customs duty, thereby removing basic customs duty on imports of these items through a formal amendment to the Table of the principal notification.

Rescission of exemption for packaged software restores standard customs duty treatment, preserving prior completed actions.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, rescinds Notification No. 31/2010 Customs that exempted packaged software, thereby removing that exemption and restoring standard customs duty treatment for such goods prospectively, while preserving actions done or omitted before the rescission under a savings clause.

Anti dumping duty on SDH transmission equipment imposed, with producer specific CIF based rates and defined product scope.
Definitive anti dumping duty is imposed on Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) transmission equipment originating in or exported from China PR and Israel after the designated authority found material injury to domestic industry; duties are producer and exporter specific, set as percentages of CIF value in a tabular schedule, apply only to optical fibre SDH equipment and the SDH portion of mixed consignments, exclude specified non SDH systems, are payable in Indian currency for a five year statutory period unless earlier altered, and use the bill of entry presentation date for exchange rate determination.

DEPB scheme exemption extended under Customs Act authority by amending the principal notification to postpone its expiry.
The Central Government, invoking sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.97/2009-Customs by substituting the deadline in para 2 and thereby extending the exemption for goods imported under the DEPB scheme as effected by Notification No.124/2010 and published in the Gazette of India.

Tariff value revision: updated tariff table sets a new value for brass scrap while poppy seeds remain unchanged.
The Board substitutes the tariff value table in notification No. 36/2001 Cus (N.T.) with an updated schedule setting per metric tonne benchmark import values for listed goods. Most values are unchanged; the tariff value for brass scrap (all grades) is revised while the tariff value for poppy seeds remains unchanged. The notification implements these tariff values for customs valuation and compliance.