Customs duty rates amended with substituted exemption entries and one serial entry omitted under the amended notification.
Amends Notification No. 12/2012-Customs by substituting revised column (4) entries in the Table for S. Nos. 76, 77, 78, 113, 276 and 428A-429; changes item descriptions at 428A and 429 to Digital Still Image Video Cameras and their parts; omits serial number 113A and related entries; and replaces the column (4) entry for item (ii) of column (3) at S. No. 252 with a conditional lower-of alternative. Issued under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 as Notification No. 28/2015-Customs.

Warehousing station designation enables establishment of an exclusive export oriented undertaking upon SEZ Development Commissioner approval.
Designation declares Sy. No. 251/2 in Aluva East Village as a warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act for the limited purpose of facilitating an exclusive Export Oriented Undertaking, effected by Notification No. 1/2015 Cus. (N.T.) dated 29 4 2015 and contingent on approval by the Development Commissioner of the Cochin Special Economic Zone.

Anti-dumping duty extension on acetone maintained, prolonging applicability to imports from Japan and Thailand for one year.
The designated authority recommended continuation of anti-dumping duty on acetone (Tariff Item 2914 11 00) originating in or exported from Japan and Thailand, and the Central Government amended Notification No. 36/2011 Customs to provide that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 8th day of April, 2016, unless earlier revoked, thereby extending the anti-dumping duty for a further one-year period.

Anti-dumping duty extension: continued protection for barium carbonate imports from China until 22 March 2016.
Pursuant to a review under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23, the Central Government amends the principal notification imposing anti dumping duty on barium carbonate originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China by inserting a paragraph that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 22nd day of March, 2016, unless revoked earlier.

Name substitution in customs exemption: M/s. Indiabulls Power Ltd. replaced by RattanIndia Power Limited in List 32A.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act in the public interest, amends Notification No.12/2012 Customs by substituting the entry "M/s. Indiabulls Power Ltd." with "RattanIndia Power Limited" in List 32A, item No. 82, thereby changing the named beneficiary of that miscellaneous exemption; the amendment is published by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) with references to the principal notification and its latest amendment.

Anti-dumping duty extension for phenol maintained following a statutory review and recommendation, preserving the existing measure temporarily.
The Central Government, acting under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, amends the principal notification to insert a paragraph preserving the anti-dumping duty on phenol originating in or exported from specified countries in force up to and inclusive of the extended date, unless earlier revoked, thereby continuing the existing measure on the recommendation of the designated authority following a statutory review.

Customs tariff amendment updates schedule entries for two tariff items, omitting ancillary columns and substituting principal duty entries.
Amendment to the Customs schedule revises entries for Tariff items 281701 and 281702 in CHAPTER 28 by omitting specified ancillary column entries and substituting the entries in the principal rate columns with a uniform substituted rate, under powers conferred by the Customs Act, the Central Excise Act and the Finance Act read with the Drawback Rules.

Amendment of customs notification removes multiple listed table entries, altering the scope of the original Gazette schedule.
Amendment exercises the Central Government's power under section 75(1A) of the Customs Act, 1962 to modify Notification No.44/91-Customs (N.T.) by omitting numerous specified serial entries in the Table of the principal notification, thereby removing those items or provisions from the scope of the original Gazette notification.

Exchange Rate Determination sets conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export customs valuation.
Notification determines rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies effective 17 April 2015 for customs purposes, prescribing separate rates for imported goods and export goods in Schedule I (per one unit) and Schedule II (per one hundred units), and superseding the prior exchange rate notification while noting later substitutions to particular schedule entries.

Anti-dumping duty on acetone imports enforces producer-specific and residual rates to address dumped imports and injury.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on acetone imports from Chinese Taipei and Saudi Arabia following findings of dumped exports, material injury and causation; definitive duties are prescribed in a table by tariff item, origin/export, named producers/exporters and residual categories with specified US dollar per metric ton rates; duties are payable in Indian currency, effective for five years from publication unless earlier altered, and conversion to Indian currency is governed by the notified customs exchange rate with the relevant date being the bill-of-entry presentation.

Tariff value fixation updates: substituted tariff-value tables impose commodity-specific declared values for import valuation.
Substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by prescribing updated tariff values under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 for specified commodities - including palm oil and palmolein categories, crude soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and gold and silver consignments when specified notification benefits are availed - to govern commodity-specific declared values for customs valuation and non-tariff regulatory application.

Anti-dumping duty extension on recordable DVDs continued for a further fixed period under Customs Tariff Act provisions.
The Central Government amends the existing notification to continue the anti-dumping duty on Recordable Digital Versatile Disc originating in or exported from Thailand and Vietnam by omitting certain table entries, inserting a provision that the notification remain in force up to and inclusive of a specified further date, and substituting the Explanation to define Digital Versatile Disc Recordable to include DVD-R and DVD+R but exclude DVD-RW and DVD+RW; the notification is effective from the day after issuance.

Anti-dumping duty on electrical insulators from China set with producer-specific rates and five-year levy, payment and conversion rules.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on electrical insulators of glass or ceramics/porcelain originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China for five years, with producer- and exporter-specific duty rates per metric tonne stated in United States dollars, a default residual rate for unlisted combinations and non-Chinese trade, specified tariff sub-headings, enumerated exclusions, payment in Indian currency, and application of Government-specified exchange rates using the bill of entry date for conversion.

Customs exemption for AEW&C imports requires authorised works centre designation and programme director certification, and restricted to programme use.
Amends the customs exemption to allow specified aircraft, radar, electronic, machinery and computer goods required for the AEW&C Programme to be imported duty free where imported by authorised works centres designated by a Deputy Secretary and accompanied at import by a Programme Director certified list confirming the goods are required for and authorized under the AEW&C Programme and will be used only for that programme; the exemption expires on and after the first day of January, 2016.

Service export duty-credit scrip exemption permits customs and specified additional duty relief on imports against registered SEIS scrip.
Exempts imports against a Service Export from India Scheme duty credit scrip from the whole of customs duty under the First Schedule and from specified additional duties, subject to conditions: scrip issuance to Indian service providers for notified services, use of prescribed ports or notified SEZs (with possible Commissioner permission), registration of the scrip at the port, production at clearance for debiting duties, coordination of debits with related notifications, transferability of the scrip, entitlement to drawback and CENVAT credit against debited amounts, and ineligibility for items listed in the specified exclusion appendix.

Duty credit scrip exemption allows imported goods to be relieved of customs and additional duty when used under MEIS.
Exemption is granted for goods imported against a duty credit scrip under the MEIS of FTP 2015-2020 from whole customs duty under the First Schedule and from specified additional duty; the exemption may include certain ad hoc additional incentives. Conditions require the scrip to be issued for notified exports, exclude listed export categories from entitlement, mandate imports/exports through specified ports or notified SEZs (subject to limited Commissioner discretion), require registration and production of the scrip at clearance for duty debits, and allow transferability, drawback and CENVAT credit against amounts debited in the scrip, with specified items ineligible.

Warehousing station designation enables establishment of exclusively export-oriented units under delegated customs authority for limited purpose.
Survey No. 278, Dasudi Village, Huliyar Hobli, Chikkanayakanahalli Taluk, Tumkur District, Karnataka is declared a warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962 for the limited purpose of setting up 100% export oriented units, the declaration being made under delegated authority pursuant to Notification No. 33/94-Cus. (N.T.) and clause (a) of Section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs facility designation: Khurja added for unloading imported and loading export goods by government notification.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs amended Notification No. 12/97-CUSTOMS (N.T.) to insert "(xiv) Khurja, District Bulandshahr" in the Table for Uttar Pradesh, authorizing the unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods at Khurja as a specified customs facility location.

Anti dumping duty on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin imposed, defining origin/export scope, rates, exclusions and currency conversion.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin (heading 3904) originating in or exported from Norway and Mexico is prescribed after findings of exports below normal value and material injury to the domestic industry. The notification sets differentiated duty amounts by origin/export combinations and, in one case, by a named producer/exporter; specifies units and currency for each entry; excludes specified other PVC resins and co-polymers; fixes effectiveness for a prescribed period from Gazette publication; and directs use of government notification exchange rates with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on Flexible Slabstock Polyol: duties differentiated by country of origin and export, payable in domestic currency.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on Flexible Slabstock Polyol (molecular weight 3000-4000) following findings of dumping, material injury and causation; duties are differentiated by country of origin and country of export, specified by customs sub-heading, unit and currency, payable in Indian currency. The imposition is made under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with the 1995 Anti-dumping Rules, for a statutory period subject to revocation or amendment, with exchange rate for conversion determined as per Department of Revenue notifications and the bill of entry date.