Anti-dumping duty imposed on Ortho Chloro Benzaldehyde from China, equal to difference between reference price and landed value.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Ortho Chloro Benzaldehyde from the People's Republic of China is set at a rate equal to the difference between a specified reference price per kilogram and the landed value per kilogram. The duty applies to imports classified under Chapter 29 and is levied from the date the provisional duty was imposed. "Landed value" means assessable value under the Customs Act, inclusive of customs duties except those levied under certain provisions of the Customs Tariff Act.

Customs amendment changes tariff entry for refined sugar, altering the exemption/tariff treatment for those imports.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 23/98-Customs by substituting the Table entry for serial number 10: the entry in column (4) is replaced with "20%", thereby altering the tariff/exemption treatment for refined sugar, including white crystal sugar and raw sugar.

Inland container depot amendment: Madurai permitted for unloading imported goods and loading export goods under customs notification
Amendment adds Madurai as an inland container depot in Tamilnadu, explicitly authorising the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods by inserting a new sub-entry (ia) in the Table to the cited customs notification.

Customs exemption for cross-border passenger buses provides duty relief for buses, spares and fuel subject to re-export conditions.
Exemption from customs duty and specified additional levies applies to passenger buses and their spares, fuel and consumables imported from Pakistan or Bangladesh under the relevant bilateral bus service agreements, provided the bus is re-exported within a temporary period, accompanying spares and consumables are intended for operation or repairs and unused items and fuel are re-exported; the competent authority may extend the prescribed re-export period in the public interest.

Customs appointment for specified purposes: Ennore Port permitted to handle construction imports and loading, and ammonia.
Amendment substitutes the Ennore Port entry to authorise unloading of imported ammonia and construction material/equipment for construction of a new port at Ennore, and loading of imported construction material/equipment for that port's construction, thereby limiting the port's appointment under the notification to these specified handling functions.

Customs exemption scope expanded to cover goods for manufacture of iron or steel, specifying nickel product tariff classifications.
Amendment to Notification No. 12/97-Cus substitutes, against serial No. 14A, the phrase "for use in the manufacture of iron or steel" in column (2) and replaces item (f) to specify charge nickel/nickel oxide sinter under sub heading 7501.20 and unwrought nickel under sub heading 7502.20 of the First Schedule as the goods covered.

Exchange rate notification: revised rupee equivalent for euro prescribed, effective imminently under Customs and Stamp Act authority.
Central Government, exercising powers under the Indian Stamp Act and the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 102/98-NT-Cus by adding a Schedule I entry designating the euro and prescribing an exchange rate of 50.04 rupees per euro, effective from 7th January, 1999, for application to export goods valuation under the notification.

Exchange rate notification: Government adds euro as recognized foreign currency for import valuation under customs rules.
Amendment to customs exchange-rate schedule inserts a new Schedule I entry designating the Euro as a foreign currency with a prescribed rate of exchange for valuation of imported goods, and specifies the date from which that rate is effective, effected under the statutory powers conferred by section 20 of the Indian Stamp Act and section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act.

Customs duty adjustment increases gold import per-weight charge under amended exemption notifications, becoming effective in early January.
Amendment directs substitution of per-weight entries in Notifications 117/94-Cus., 171/94-Cus. and 80/97-Cus. so that each specified entry is replaced to reflect a customs duty of "Rs. 400 per 10 grams" on gold, and states that the revised rate shall come into force on 5 January 1999.

Value addition relaxed for specified textile and clothing imports, permitting any positive value to meet export jobbing condition.
The amendment to Notification No. 32/97-Cus adds a proviso to condition (iv) allowing that where resultant products are textile and clothing goods (chapters 50-63), the required value addition may be any positive value, and substitutes "semi-finished goods" into clause (ii) of the Explanations, thereby explicitly including semi finished goods among permissible inputs for imports executed under export orders for jobbing.