Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate DRI show cause notice concerning EDAG Technologies and others.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as a common adjudicating authority, under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, to exercise the powers and duties of specified Commissioners for adjudicating the Show Cause Notice relating to M/s. EDAG Technologies India Private Limited and others issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

Tariff value fixation revised; new notified values set for specified oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds under customs powers.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) to fix tariff values (US$/metric tonne) for listed goods - various grades of palm oil and palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds - under the powers of sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, via Notification No. 91/2009-CUSTOMS (N. T.), dated 15th July 2009.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to exercise Commissioner's powers for adjudication of DRI show cause notices.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as a common adjudicating authority under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva for adjudicating specified show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (Headquarter), New Delhi concerning named importers.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to consolidate adjudication powers for specified customs show cause notices issued by a revenue intelligence unit.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Custom House, Chennai as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Commissioners of Customs under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 for the sole purpose of adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence's zonal unit concerning M/s Tek Chand International and related proceedings.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralize customs show cause notice adjudication for specified DRI matters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, The Mall, Amritsar as a common adjudicating authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of three specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudication of show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in relation to M/s Ravi Cotsyn Limited, M/s K.D.S. Hosiery Private Limited and other matters listed in the referenced DRI file.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to exercise customs adjudication powers for show cause notices against an importer.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, New C.G.O. Complex, Faridabad, as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence relating to M/s O.V. Impex and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate Show Cause Notices arising from a DRI investigation into M/s Sonia Overseas.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Amritsar as a common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the adjudicatory powers of two specified Commissioners of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating Show Cause Notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit dated 9 March 2009 relating to M/s Sonia Overseas Private Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to exercise powers for adjudication of show cause notices in a customs intelligence matter.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai as the common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the powers and duties of the Additional Commissioner of Customs at Tughlakabad, New Delhi, and the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava Sheva, Raigad, solely for adjudicating the show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit (DRI F.No. 23/51/2006-DZU dated 26 November 2008) pertaining to M/s S.S. Trading Company and related parties.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices concerning M/s Dilip Impex under Customs Act powers.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai as Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating show cause notices in the matter of M/s Dilip Impex and others, as referenced in the specified file and notice series.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate customs show cause notices arising from DRI investigations involving a specified importer.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as a common adjudicating authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and duties of three named Commissioners of Customs (Import) for adjudicating show cause notices relating to M/s Euroasia Global arising from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigation recorded in DRI F.No. 23/01/2007 DZU dated 25 March 2009.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to hear revenue intelligence show-cause notice against M/s Salecha Exports and related import adjudications.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai as a common adjudicating authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and duties of the named Commissioners of Customs (Import) at Nhava Sheva and Sahar for adjudicating show-cause proceedings arising from a revenue intelligence unit notice concerning M/s Salecha Exports Private Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralize adjudication of DRI-issued show cause notices affecting Moser Baer proceedings.
The Commissioner of Customs, Chennai Airport and Air Cargo Integrated Export Cargo Complex, Meenambakkam, Chennai is appointed as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of certain Customs Commissioners for adjudicating the show cause notice and related proceedings issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in relation to M/s Moser Baer Limited and an associated matter.

Anti dumping duty continuation on viscose rayon filament yarn preserves trade remedy measures against dumped imports from the People's Republic of China.
Continuation of definitive anti dumping duties is imposed on viscose rayon filament yarn (VFY) imported from the People's Republic of China after findings that dumped imports caused material injury and that removal of measures would likely lead to recurrence or intensification of injury. The Government amends the principal notification by substituting a Table setting product scope, specific producers/exporters and definitive duty rates per denier categories, and reiterates exclusions for certain yarn types within the VFY description.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to exercise customs adjudication powers for specified show cause notices.
Under section 4 and section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, Raigad, Maharashtra for adjudication of matters relating to the show cause notice concerning M/s Gupta Oils and Chemicals Company and others.

Certificate of origin requirements updated: stricter issuance, validity, presentation and verification rules for preferential tariff claims.
Amendment requires products claiming preferential concessions under the Asia Pacific Trade Agreement to be supported by a prescribed Certificate of Origin issued by a designated Issuing Authority. The annex sets formal certificate requirements (format, unique reference, issuance timing, validity, anti tampering and regional content disclosure), rules for submission to Customs including late acceptance in specified circumstances, documentation for transit through non Participating territories, procedures for change of destination and exhibition sales, and a structured origin verification process including verification requests, timelines, possible suspension of preferential treatment and consultation procedures.

Exemption for packaged software from additional customs duty where the right to use is transferred for commercial exploitation.
Exempts packaged or canned software from additional customs duty to the extent of the value representing consideration for transfer of the right to use, where the transfer is for commercial exploitation including reproduction, distribution, sale and use of components in other IT products; requires an importer declaration to the relevant Customs officer and service tax registration by the importer; defines packaged software as software for a variety of users intended for sale off the shelf.

Exemption of mobile handset parts from additional customs duty, conditional on concessional import procedure, later rescinded.
Exempts parts, components and accessories of mobile handsets, including cellular phones, from the whole of the additional duty of customs, subject to the condition that importers follow the Customs procedure for concessional import for manufacture of excisable goods; the measure was temporary and later rescinded by a subsequent customs notification.

Customs duty on gold and silver increased, revising specified baggage import duty rates for affected notifications.
Amendments substitute higher customs duty figures in three principal notifications governing baggage and personal importation of gold and silver: the 1994 notification replaces the earlier per kilogram rate with a higher per kilogram rate; the 2003 and 2004 notifications substitute higher specified entries in their Tables for designated serial numbers, including per 10 grams and per kilogram entries, thereby revising the tariff rates applicable to gold and silver carried as personal effects.

Customs duty rates amended to add specific tariff entries, exemptions and conditional import undertakings for renewable energy and medical inputs.
The notification amends the tariff schedule and Annexure by rephrasing a proviso time-limit, inserting and substituting multiple tariff entries and duty rates (including new entries for permanent magnets for PM generators and LCD panels for TV manufacture), and by introducing condition 35A that conditions exemption on a ministry certificate and importer undertaking with repayment liability for non-use; it also expands lists of eligible pharmaceuticals and revises machinery and capital goods descriptions for manufacturing sectors.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils and brass scrap, establishing new import valuation thresholds under customs notification.
Amendment substitutes a revised tariff table into Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), fixing US$ per metric tonne tariff values for specified goods including categories of palm oil, palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds; some entries maintain prior values while others are set to indicated figures, thereby establishing the tariff-value thresholds applicable for customs valuation and import compliance.