Anti-dumping duty on PTFE from China continued to counter dumping and protect the domestic industry.
Final and continued anti-dumping duty on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) from the People's Republic of China is imposed after findings of dumping below normal value and material injury to the domestic industry; a mid-term review confirmed significant dumping margins and recommended continuation. The Central Government, under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, prescribes differentiated per-kilogram duties in US dollars by producer and exporter (a lower rate for specified producer-exporter and a higher rate for other exporters), payable in Indian currency, with the applicable rate of exchange determined as of bill of entry presentation.

Exemption for medical instruments clarifies tariff entries and excludes parts and spares, prescribing an effective customs duty rate.
Substitutes a tariff entry to create S. No. 357A covering goods classifiable under headings 9018-9022 "required for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary use," prescribes the applicable effective duty rate for those goods, and expressly limits "Goods" to medical instruments/appliances for those uses while excluding parts and spares.

Customs duty exemption for bulk consumers: nil duty on imported raw sugar with Chartered Accountant certification of bulk use.
Amendment adds tariff entry 38CC exempting raw sugar (chapter 1701) from basic and additional duty when imported by a bulk consumer and adjusts the operative date. It inserts Annexure condition 5C requiring a Chartered Accountant's certificate at import time certifying bulk consumer status, defines bulk consumer by monthly consumption exceeding ten quintals as raw material for production or non-sale use, and requires the certificate to be based on the previous twelve months' consumption.

Tariff value fixation amended for specified edible oils, brass scrap and seeds affecting customs valuation under Customs Act.
Amendment substitutes a revised Table into Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) under the Board's powers under the Customs Act, 1962, fixing tariff values per metric tonne for specified goods including crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, with several oil entries marked as no change and specified values set for brass scrap and poppy seeds for customs valuation purposes.

Exchange Rate Determination for Customs: prescribed foreign currency conversion rates for import and export take effect from April.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs prescribes specified foreign currency to Indian rupee conversion rates for use in customs valuation of imported and exported goods, effective 1 April 2010, superseding the earlier notification; two schedules set distinct import and export rates for listed currencies, including a per 100 unit rate for Japanese Yen.

Anti dumping duty on injection moulding machines imposed, targeted rates applied and exclusions specified for imports from specified producers and countries.
Definitive anti-dumping duties are imposed on plastic processing and injection moulding machines with clamping force of 40 tonnes or more originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, with producer- and exporter-specific percentage rates of duty on CIF value for named Chinese manufacturers and higher residual rates for other suppliers and for third-country exports; specified blow moulding, vertical, and certain all-electric and footwear injection machines are excluded; duties are payable in Indian currency and were prescribed for a five-year period from the provisional duty date.

Anti dumping duty on Coumarin imposed on imports from China, calculated against landed value and producer-specific entries.
The Government imposed provisional anti-dumping duty on Coumarin imports originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China, following findings of export below normal value and material injury to domestic industry. Duties are calculated as the difference between a specified reference amount and the assessable landed value per unit, expressed in US dollars, with producer- and exporter-specific entries and a residual category for other combinations. Landed value follows Customs Act valuation rules (excluding certain duties) and the rate of exchange is as published, determined by bill of entry date. The duty was payable in Indian currency and later rescinded by a subsequent notification.

Anti-dumping duty on Barium Carbonate imposed, company-specific rates required to be paid in Indian currency.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Barium Carbonate under sub-heading 2836 60 00 originating in or exported from China PR, with producer- and exporter-specific US dollar per metric tonne rates for named companies and residual rates for others. The duty applies to imports matching the listed tariff classification and producer/exporter combinations, is effective up to and inclusive of 22nd September, 2010, payable in Indian currency, and converted at the Government-prescribed exchange rate as of the bill of entry presentation date.

Customs exemption rates increased under amended notification, expanding duty relief thresholds for specified tariff entries.
Amends Notification No.107/2008-Customs by substituting higher percentage entries in column (4) of the Table throughout: each occurrence of the lower specified entry is replaced by the next higher specified entry, and each occurrence of the intermediate specified entry is replaced by the next higher specified entry, under the authority of the Customs Act and published as Notification No.36/2010-Customs.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to exercise customs adjudication powers for adjudicating specified show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner / Joint Commissioner of Customs at the Container Freight Station, Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs (Imports) / Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice pertaining to M/s Uttam Trading Company and others issued by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show-cause proceedings under Customs Act for specified import consignor.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava Sheva as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of three Commissioners of Customs solely for adjudicating matters arising from the show-cause notice issued to M/s J. Universal Impex and others by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority centralises adjudication for specified customs commissioners in a DRI show-cause matter.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Common Adjudicating Authority, designating the Commissioner of Customs (Import and General), IGI Airport, New Delhi to exercise the powers and duties of specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the DRI-issued show-cause notice concerning M/s Metro Impex and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointment reallocates adjudicatory powers to a customs officer for adjudicating a specified show cause notice.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority transfers adjudicatory responsibility for a specified show cause proceeding under the Customs Act to the Additional Commissioner/Joint Commissioner of Customs at the Container Freight Station, Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana, empowering that officer to exercise the powers and duties of the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi solely for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Liberty Industries.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority consolidates adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under statutory powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 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 multiple commissioners for the purpose of adjudicating show cause notices issued in respect of M/s. Bhambri Printing Press and others.

Provisional assessment on Kodak China PR imports pending new-shipper review; security required and liability for duties applies.
The Central Government ordered that PS Plates produced and/or exported by M/s. Kodak (China PR) Graphic Communications Company Ltd. shall be subject to provisional assessment pending completion of a new-shipper review. Provisional assessment may be secured by such security or guarantee as the customs officer deems fit to cover any deficiency if a definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed retrospectively. If anti-dumping duty is recommended and imposed after review, the importer shall be liable to pay the duty on all imports from that exporter from the date of initiation of the review.

Re-importation time limit for goods exported to Nepal now subject to a country-specific deadline restricting delayed returns.
The amendment inserts a proviso creating a country-specific re-importation deadline for goods exported to Nepal, making eligibility for the customs exemption contingent on re-importation within the prescribed period and thereby adding a temporal condition to the existing notification entry.

Tariff value fixation amended: substituted import valuation table sets benchmark values and restates most prior commodity rates.
The Board amends the existing customs notification by substituting the Table of tariff values, setting US dollar per metric tonne benchmark values for specified chapter/heading/tariff items. The new Table restates operative tariff values for edible oils (noting most as unchanged) and assigns values for other commodities including brass scrap and poppy seeds, thereby establishing the administrative valuation benchmarks for customs purposes under the notification.

Tariff exemption for specified dairy imports subject to annual aggregate quantity limits under customs notification amendment.
The amendment substitutes S. No. 3 to grant nil duty treatment for goods under headings 0402 10 or 0402 21 00 up to an aggregate annual quantity of imports, and inserts S. No. 3AB to grant nil duty treatment for White Butter, Butter Oil and Anhydrous Milk Fat under heading 0405 up to an aggregate annual quantity of imports; both exemptions are subject to the stated condition number within Notification No. 21/2002-Customs.

Amendment to customs exemption notification expands authorised certifying officers and revises the notification's operative effective date.
The notification amends the principal customs exemption notification by substituting the certification phrase to read "duly certified by the Senior Manager or the Assistant Director", thus expanding authorised certifying officers, and by replacing the previously stated operative date in the Explanation with a later operative commencement date for the amended provision.

Corrigendum to customs notification corrects a unit designation, replacing a published kilowatt value to clarify exemption scope.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 21/2010-Customs (G.S.R. 134(E), dated 27 February 2010) amends the published text by replacing the unit designation "1000KW" with 1KW, limiting the change to a clerical correction of the Gazette entry without modifying other provisions of the notification.