Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate customs show-cause proceedings concerning specified importer and related matters.
Appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 by authorising the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Custom House, Chennai to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioners of Customs (Import) at Chennai and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust for the limited purpose of adjudicating the Show Cause Notice(s) issued in respect of M/s. SMS Distribution Private Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate Customs show cause notice adjudication arising from a DRI notice.
Under powers of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of three specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating show cause notice proceedings issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence relating to M/s New Light Electrical and others.

Rescission of safeguard duty on phthalic anhydride withdraws prior import duty notification while preserving past actions.
The Central Government, under Section 8B(2) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with Rules 10 and 14 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, rescinds notification No. 9/2009 Customs dated 29 January 2009 imposing safeguard duty on phthalic anhydride under tariff item 2917 35 00, without affecting actions already done or omitted prior to rescission.

Safeguard duty imposed on Phthalic anhydride with higher provisional rate then lower subsequent rate; exclusions apply.
The Central Government, relying on final findings that increased imports of Phthalic anhydride caused and threatened serious injury to domestic producers, imposed a safeguard duty on Phthalic anhydride (tariff item 2917 35 00) under Section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act and the corresponding Rules. The duty applies in two consecutive ad valorem rates for specified 2009 periods and excludes imports from countries notified as developing countries except Pakistan, Indonesia and Thailand.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate customs adjudication for specified show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Nhava Sheva as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of two Commissioners at New Custom House, Mumbai, for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, pertaining to M/s. Maruti Enterprises and others.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority transfers adjudication powers to Commissioner of Customs Kandla for DRI show cause matters.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Near Balaji Temple, Kandla as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad, in relation to M/s Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizer Limited.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority: JNPT Commissioner to adjudicate DRI show cause notices against M/s Veera Overseas.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Nhava Sheva, Raigad, Maharashtra as a common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai and the Commissioner of Customs (General), New Custom House, Ballard Pier, Mumbai for adjudicating Show Cause Notice(s) issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit concerning M/s. Veera Overseas and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate customs show-cause notices arising from a revenue investigation into imports.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as common adjudicating authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and discharge duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo, New Delhi and the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi for adjudicating show-cause notices and related matters concerning M/s Disha Overseas Private Limited arising from a revenue investigation.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
Appointment under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Ports), Kolkata as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of the Commissioners at Faridabad and Tughlakabad for adjudicating the Show Cause Notice issued to M/s. City Graphics by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit (DRI F.No. 23/20//2007-DZU/Pt.II dated 28th January, 2009).

Common adjudicating authority appointed to Hyderabad IV to adjudicate specified revenue intelligence show cause notices.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Hyderabad IV Commissionerate, as the common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the listed adjudicating authorities in respect of specified show cause notices issued by the revenue intelligence unit against named companies, as set out in the notification under the Customs Act, 1962.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment to adjudicate a show cause notice against Baheti Metals under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Kandla, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties otherwise vested in multiple customs officers for adjudicating a specified show cause notice issued to M/s. Baheti Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited; the notification limits the transfer of jurisdiction to the identified investigative file and originating notice.

Exchange rate notification sets official currency conversion rates for import and export, superseding earlier notification and taking effect accordingly.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising authority under the Customs Act, fixes official exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for import and export purposes, effective from 1 July 2009, superseding the earlier notification dated 27 May 2009; two schedules annexed set separate rates for imported and export goods, with Schedule II specifying the rate per 100 units for Japanese Yen.

Anti-dumping duty on phosphoric acid imposed for dumped imports from Korea RP, affecting specified exporters and payable in domestic currency.
Provisional anti-dumping duty was imposed on phosphoric acid (excluding agricultural/fertiliser grade) originating in or exported from Korea RP after preliminary findings that exports occurred at prices below normal value, with substantial dumping margins and material injury to the domestic industry caused mainly by price effects. The Central Government, under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti-dumping rules, specified duty rates per metric tonne in the notification table, made the duty payable in Indian currency, set the exchange rate determination mechanism, and limited the duty's effectiveness to 21st December 2009; the notification was later rescinded.

Anti-dumping duty on DETPC imports from China imposed with specified producer-based provisional rates and exchange rate rules.
The Central Government has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on Diethyl Thio Phosphoryl Chloride (DETPC) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China after a designated authority found exports below normal value causing dumping and material injury; duties are specified per Customs Tariff heading 2930, set out by producer/exporter in a schedule, payable in Indian currency, and converted using the Government's published exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Safeguard duty rescission: provisional duty on aluminium imports from China withdrawn under Customs Tariff Act provisions.
Rescinds the provisional safeguard duty imposed on Aluminium Flat Rolled Products and Aluminium Foil imports from the People's Republic of China, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty Rules, and providing that the rescission does not affect actions or omissions undertaken before the rescission date.

Safeguard duty imposed on aluminium imports to address market disruption, with product specific exclusions and time limited measures.
Imposition of safeguard duty on Aluminium Flat Rolled Products and Aluminium Foil imported from the People's Republic of China following findings that increased imports caused or threatened market disruption; measure enacted under section 8C of the Customs Tariff Act read with transitional safeguard rules. The notification defines product scope, enumerates specific exclusions (including certain colour coated coils, composite panels, specialised foils and alloys used in heat exchangers and specified industrial applications) and prescribes time limited ad valorem duty rates across two successive one year periods, effective from the provisional duty date.

Concessional duty rates amended to prescribe specified tariff rates for imports from Singapore subject to origin requirements.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 10/2008 Customs by substituting its tariff-rate table to prescribe concessional duty rates for specified First Schedule tariff items when the origin of goods is Singapore. The notification lists numerous tariff items and fixes the effective concessional percentages (and, in one instance, an alternative basis) to be applied at importation for goods meeting the origin condition, thereby updating the schedule of rates applicable to imports from the specified country.

Customs exemption amendment revises preamble language to change duty coverage and lower the exemptive rate.
Amendments alter two customs exemption notifications by textual substitution in their preambles: the first replaces a prior limitation on relief "in excess of" a portion of the applied rate with relief "from the whole of duty of customs leviable thereon, which is specified in the First Schedule to the said Customs Tariff Act", and the second replaces the previously stated exemptive percentage with a revised lower percentage.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty on Vitamin C withdraws the prior notification while preserving prior actions.
The Central Government rescinds the notification imposing anti-dumping duty on Vitamin C (Notification No. 159/2003-Customs) by exercise of powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Anti-dumping Rules, withdrawing the earlier notification as of 16 June 2009 while preserving things done or omitted to be done before rescission.

Anti-dumping duty on Vitamin C imports from China continued; specified per kilogram levy applied with exchange rate payment rules.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Vitamin C (and listed synonyms) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, applying a specified per kilogram levy in US dollars across listed origin/export permutations. The duty covers the tariff description specified, is effective for five years from publication unless earlier altered, must be paid in Indian currency, and conversion uses the Government specified exchange rate with the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation.