Rescission of customs notification: government revokes prior customs notification under powers of the Customs Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, rescinds Notification No.13/2006 Customs (published as G.S.R.85(E), dated 1 March 2006), thereby removing the prior exemption from the customs regulatory framework by formal notification dated 19 April 2006.

Tariff value notification fixes import valuation rates for edible oils and brass scrap under customs powers.
Amendment substitutes the Table in the principal customs notification, fixing tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for listed commodities-crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, other palm oils, crude and RBD palmolein, crude soybean oil, and brass scrap (all grades)-for import valuation under the Customs Act and cites the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Customs exemption for subbed polyester base enabling manufacture of medical, industrial X ray and graphic art films.
The Central Government amends the miscellaneous exemption notification to insert a Table entry exempting subbed polyester base imported by M/s Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Limited, Udhagamandalam, when used for the manufacture of medical or industrial X ray films and graphic art films, by specifying nil duty for the described goods and importer.

Customs notification amendment updates designated Chief Commissioners and preventive customs postings, altering specified jurisdictional entries.
Customs notification amendment substitutes the Table entries against S. No. 32 (columns (2) and (3)) in Notification No. 39/2005-Customs (NT), designating specific Chief Commissioner posts and Customs (Preventive) offices and thereby modifying the administrative allocation recorded in the principal notification.

Anti-dumping duty on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber imports from Chinese Taipei imposed, payable in Indian currency under exchange rate rules.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) imports falling under sub-heading 4002 59 following a designated authority review that found continued dumping from Chinese Taipei and material injury to the domestic industry; the duty applies according to specified origin, export, producer and exporter entries and is expressed per metric tonne in a foreign currency but shall be paid in Indian currency using the notified rate of exchange determined on the bill of entry date.

Adjudication appointment: notification substitutes designated Customs and Central Excise authorities to adjudicate specified show cause notices.
Board amends a prior Customs notification by substituting the Table entries against the specified serial entry to designate the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Ranchi; Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Lucknow; and Customs (Preventive) Patna and Lucknow as the authorities empowered to adjudicate the specified show cause notice, exercising statutory delegation for transfer of adjudicatory functions.

Adjudicating Authority appointment transfers commissioner to adjudicate specified show cause notice under customs law, centralised administrative designation follows.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Customs House, Amritsar, to act as Commissioner of Customs, Kandla, Gujarat for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence dated 31 March 2005 to M/s Vikas Industries and others.

Customs amendment: substitution clarifies permitted operations as unloading of imports and loading of exports under notification.
The notification amends Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) by substituting, against serial number 5 item (i) in the Table, the column (4) entry with "Unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods." The amendment is issued under the powers of Section 7(1)(aa) of the Customs Act, 1962 and operates as a further modification to the non-tariff notification applicable to ICDs, LCSs and ports.

Fixation of tariff values updates import valuation for specified edible oils and brass scrap under customs Act authority.
Exercising powers under Section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Board substitutes the Table in Notification No.36/2001 Cus (N.T.) with a revised Table prescribing tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified goods, including crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soybean oil and brass scrap (all grades).

Extension of exemption notification date: customs exemption period extended for an additional year under section 25.
Amendment substitutes the terminal date in paragraph 2 of Notification No. 89/2005-Customs, directing that the earlier terminal date be replaced by the later terminal date, effected by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act as necessary in the public interest.

Provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on cellophane transparent film, targeting imports of specified origin with temporary effectiveness.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on all grades of Cellophane Transparent Film under Heading 3920, upon findings that imports originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China were dumped and caused material injury to domestic industry. The notification prescribes duty entries covering direct imports from the subject country and imports exported from the subject country via other countries, specifies the duty per unit, unit of measurement and currency denomination, makes the duty temporary until the specified date, and requires payment in Indian currency with exchange conversion determined by Finance Ministry notification using bill of entry presentation date.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on nylon filament yarn imposed, covering specified foreign exporters and payable in Indian currency.
Provisional anti-dumping duties are imposed on imports of nylon filament yarn from specified countries and listed producers/exporters; duties are set as the difference between prescribed US dollar-per-kilogram amounts and the landed value of imports, with country- and exporter-specific rates detailed in the notification, effective until 28 September 2006 and payable in Indian currency, using the notified rate of exchange and with "landed value" defined by the Customs Act.

Exchange rate determination for exported goods updates conversion rates and supersedes prior notification for customs conversion.
Determination of rate of exchange of conversion for exported goods effective from 1 April 2006, superseding the prior notification; Schedule I specifies rupee equivalents per unit for listed foreign currencies and Schedule II specifies the rupee equivalent per one hundred units for the Japanese Yen, to be used for customs conversion of export goods.

Exchange rate determination: notified conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import valuation, superseding prior notification.
The Board, exercising powers under section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act, prescribes specific conversion rates for listed foreign currencies into Indian rupees (and vice versa) for import valuation and related customs calculations, superseding the earlier notification; rates are provided in two schedules, with major currencies quoted per unit in Schedule I and the specified currency in Schedule II quoted per one hundred units, effective from the stated commencement date.

Amendment to customs notification expands jurisdiction to include Kandla SEZ, surrounding areas and Mundra port.
The amendment substitutes the serial 15 Table entry to specify covered locations: the Port and Airport of Kandla, Kandla Special Economic Zone, areas within an eight kilometre radius of that Zone and areas under Gandhidham Municipality, and the port of Gujarat Adani Port Limited at Mundra in Kutch; enacted under powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 and effective on 1 April 2006.

Adjudicating Authority appointment: Commissioner designated to adjudicate specified administrative show cause notice under Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising sub section (1) of Section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva, to act as Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, and as Commissioner of Customs (General) in charge of the Container Freight Station, Mulund, for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued to M/s M.B. Sales Corporation and others.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority: one commissioner designated to adjudicate a revenue intelligence show cause notice across specified import ports.
The Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), New Customs House, New Delhi, is designated to act as Commissioner of Customs (Imports) for the Sea Port, Kolkata and Sea Port, Chennai to adjudicate the show cause notice issued by the revenue intelligence agency concerning M/s Regent Exim International Limited and others, thereby transferring adjudicatory competence for that specified proceeding to a single appointed authority under statutory appointment powers.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority: Joint Commissioner designated to adjudicate a specified customs show-cause notice.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Joint Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai to act additionally in specified Customs officer roles for the purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Picks Medical Systems Limited and others.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority under Customs Act: Commissioner designated to adjudicate a DRI-issued show cause notice.
The Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Noida, is appointed to act as Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import) at ICD Tughlakabad for purposes of adjudicating the specified show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in relation to M/s Parsvnath Developers Limited, pursuant to powers conferred by the Customs Act; the appointment is limited to that referenced SCN and recorded by the Board's file reference.

Appointment of adjudicating authority under Customs Act enables Commissioner to adjudicate SCN against M/s Girnar Impex.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appointed the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Amritsar to act as Commissioner of Customs (ICD), Tughlakabad, exercising powers under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, for adjudication of the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ludhiana Regional Unit, concerning M/s Girnar Impex Limited and others (DRI F.No. 856(09) LDH/Pt.V/2005/7664-7714 dated 28 February 2005).