Tariff value fixation updated for specified imported oils and scrap, amending prior customs notification and valuation basis.
Amendment substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, fixing tariff values per metric tonne for specified goods including crude and RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds, thereby updating the tariff-value schedule used for customs assessment and compliance.

Anti-dumping duty rescission: prior customs notification revoked under statutory powers while preserving prior acts and omissions.
Central Government exercises statutory authority under the Customs Tariff Act and anti-dumping rules to rescind Notification No. 33/2006-Customs (previously published in the Gazette) in the public interest, with the rescission not affecting actions done or omissions made before its effective date.

Exchange rate determination for customs: prescribed foreign currency conversion rates apply to import and export valuation effective from 1st April.
The Central Board, exercising powers under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, prescribes rates of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees effective from 1 April 2011 for import and export valuation, superseding the earlier notification. The determination uses two schedules: Schedule I sets per-unit rates for listed major currencies with distinct import and export entries, and Schedule II sets the conversion basis for the Japanese Yen.

Special CVD exemption for specified imported electronic, computer and marine goods extended subject to conditions under notification twenty-one.
The amendment to Notification No.20/2006-Customs substitutes the S. No.77 entry to align exemptions with goods listed against S. No.614 of Notification No.21/2002-Customs and inserts new S. Nos.83-85. These additions exempt specified imported computer and electronic components, goods under a maritime vessel heading, and certain aircraft-related goods under stated tariff headings, with each exemption expressly subject to any conditions specified in Notification No.21/2002-Customs.

Customs tariff amendment updates duty treatment for CKD imports and industrial inputs, altering classification and effective rates accordingly.
Amendment modifies the customs tariff by adding a new entry for specified coal for steel manufacture, substituting entries for unregistered passenger motor vehicles and motorcycles to distinguish Completely Knocked Down (CKD) kits from other imports with distinct duty treatment, and inserting a tariff entry for parts used in printer manufacture with nil basic duty and specified additional duties; it also adds Bevacizumab to List 3, effecting targeted changes to classification and effective duty rates under the principal customs exemption notification.

Warehousing station declaration enables customs warehousing at a specified location for an Export Oriented Unit purpose.
Exercising powers delegated under clause (a) of Section 152 of the Customs Act and Notification No. 33/94-Customs (N.T.), the Commissioner declares Thiruvirunthanpuilli-2 Village, Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu to be a warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act for the limited purpose of setting up an Export Oriented Unit.

Fixation of tariff values: substituted schedule establishes unit tariff values for specified imported goods under Customs authority.
The Board, invoking sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.), replacing the prior tariff-value schedule with a new Table fixing unit tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for listed imports including crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, other palm oils, crude palmolein, RBD palmolein, other palmoleins, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds.

Inland Container Depot designation: Gandhinagar authorised for unloading imported goods and loading export consignments under Customs notification.
Notification No. 22/2011 amends Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) by inserting item (viii) at serial number 4 for the State of Gujarat to designate Gandhinagar as an authorised location for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods, pursuant to clause (aa) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate customs show cause notice proceedings for a named importer.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the proper officer and adjudicating officer for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Additional Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, concerning M/s Ratnaveer Stainless Products Pvt. Ltd.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication powers with the Preventive Commissioner for specified show-cause proceedings.
Appointment designates the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Kolkata as the Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the adjudicatory powers and discharge the duties of specified customs adjudicating officers for the purpose of adjudicating the particular show-cause notices listed in the notification, effectuating a procedural reallocation of adjudicatory responsibility under the enabling statutory provisions.

Anti-dumping duty on glass fibre imports from China PR imposed with specified exporter rates and a defined levy period.
The Central Government imposes anti-dumping duty on glass fibre imports under heading 7019 originating in or exported from China PR, based on findings of export below normal value, material injury to domestic industry, and causation by dumped imports. Duty is calculated as the CIF-percentage specified in the notification's Table for named producers/exporters and residual categories. An explanation delimits the product scope and lists specific exclusions. The duty is payable in Indian currency for a five-year period from provisional imposition and conversion uses the exchange rate notified under the Customs Act with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty continuation extended for PTFE imports from China by substituting the review expiry date, sustaining the duty regime.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 42/2010 Customs to extend the continuation of anti dumping duty on imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China by substituting the date in paragraph 2 of the principal notification with a new expiry date, implementing the designated authority's review recommendation under the Customs Tariff Act and related rules.

Anti-dumping duty on MBTS imports extended to remain in force until 25 July 2011 under continuation review.
The Central Government amends the principal anti-dumping notification on Certain Rubber Chemicals (MBTS) from the People's Republic of China to continue the anti-dumping duty on goods classified under tariff items 2925 20, 2934 20 or 3812. Following a continuation review and recommendation by the designated authority, a new paragraph is inserted specifying that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 25 July 2011, unless earlier revoked, pursuant to the statutory continuation mechanism and applicable anti-dumping rules.

Corrigendum to customs notification corrects tariff reference numbers in exemption notification, substituting specified table entries.
Corrigendum amends notification No. 21/2011 Customs by correcting specified tariff reference identifiers: "491" is to be read as "491B" in item II(xxxiv), and in the Table column (1) "491A" is to be read as "491C", effecting official textual replacements in the published notification.

Export duty exemptions for listed goods: duty capped at specified rates per the Customs Tariff Table.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, exempts listed goods from export duty to the extent the duty exceeds the amount calculated at the rate specified in the annexed Table, with the Table assigning Nil or specified percentage rates to particular tariff items and with multiple subsequent amendments noted that modify entries, exclusions and rates.

Customs exemption for artworks imported for public exhibition requires museum ownership, exhibition-use undertaking, culture ministry certificate, and ASI registration.
Exempts works of art and certain antiquities imported for public exhibition from customs duty and integrated tax where the importing museum or gallery is the purchaser or owner, the importer submits an undertaking prohibiting sale or trade of the imported goods (with duty liability on breach), the importer produces a Ministry of Culture certificate confirming public access and museum/gallery premises, and antiquities are registered with the Archaeological Survey of India within ninety days of importation.

Packaged software exempt from MRP-based duty when retail price declaration not required; importer must declare consideration and be registered.
Packaged or canned off-the-shelf software is exempted from the portion of MRP-based additional duty that corresponds to the consideration for transfer of the right to use the software when no retail sale price declaration is required under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 or other law. The exemption requires the importer to declare the consideration to the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of Customs and to be registered under section 69 of the Finance Act read with rule 4 of the Service Tax Rules.

Customs exemption for gold and silver content in copper concentrates reduces duty base, subject to assay certificate.
Exempts copper concentrates under tariff item 2603 00 00 from customs duty to the extent of the value of gold and silver contained, provided the importer furnishes an assay certificate from the mining company specifying those values; the deduction applies for computing basic customs duty while the full invoice value is retained for levy of additional customs duties.

Exemption from special CVD added for patent and proprietary medicines, amending the customs exemption framework.
Amends notification 29/2010-Customs by inserting a new entry exempting tariff item 30, "Patent and proprietary medicines," from the special countervailing duty, the change effected under the Central Government's statutory customs powers as a public interest measure.

Customs duty exemption for mobile handset parts and accessories permitted subject to concessional import-for-manufacture procedural compliance.
The notification exempts parts, components, accessories and sub-parts for manufacture of mobile handsets, battery chargers, hands-free headphones and PC connectivity cables from the whole of the additional duty of customs under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, on condition that importers follow the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996; the exemption supersedes an earlier notification and is in force until 31st March 2012.