Safeguard duty on acetone imposed with tiered ad valorem or per tonne rates and specified licence and country exemptions.
Safeguard duty is imposed on acetone (sub heading 2914.11) after a safeguard finding of serious injury to domestic producers, with tiered rates applying as alternative ad valorem percentages or specified specific duties per metric tonne depending on import dates; the lower of the two applies. Exemptions are provided for imports under defined Advance Licences subject to actual user and non disposal conditions and for imports from notified developing countries except two specified nations, with Advance Licence types expressly defined.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on specific Oxo-alcohol imports following finding of dumping and material injury to domestic industry.
Anti-dumping duties are imposed on specified Oxo-alcohols under heading 29.05 following a Designated Authority finding of dumping and material injury caused cumulatively by imports from listed countries; differentiated per metric tonne duty rates are prescribed by product category and country in an annexed table, and the measure is effected under subsection (2) of section 9A read with rules 13 and 20 of the Anti dumping Rules, with a stated expiry date.

Appreciation certificates awarded to customs and central excise officers recognizing specially distinguished service under the departmental awards scheme.
Appreciation certificates were awarded to specified Customs and Central Excise officers, across grades from Commissioners to Senior P.A.s, recognising specially distinguished service and issued under the departmental grant-of-awards scheme as published in the Gazette notification and subsequently amended.

Exchange rate determination for exports under Customs Act; specified currency conversion rates fixed and made effective from February.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, determines definitive exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for export goods, superseding the prior notification; the applicable rates are set out in two appended schedules (single-unit and per-hundred-unit currencies) and apply from the stated effective date.

Exchange rate fixation for imported goods enables uniform valuation and stamp duty calculation under Indian Stamps and Customs Acts.
Fixes the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies for calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act and for application of section 14 of the Customs Act in relation to imported goods, superseding the prior notification; conversion rates are prescribed in two schedules for the listed currencies and take effect from the first day of the relevant month as the operative reference for customs valuation and stamp duty computation.

Duty exemption under Pass Book Scheme updated to add Mundra as a permitted import location, expanding port coverage.
Notification No. 5/2000-Customs amends condition (iv) of Notification No. 34/97-Customs by substituting the words "Pipavav, Dahej and Mundra" in place of "pipavav and Dahej", thereby adding Mundra to the list of ports eligible for duty-exempt imports under the Export Promotion Pass Book Scheme of the Exim Policy 1992-1997.

Commissioner appointment to exercise customs adjudication powers for seizure cases linked to EPCG imports by a specified importer.
The Central Government appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur to exercise the powers of the Commissioner of Customs (Export Promotion), New Custom House, Mumbai, and where applicable Commissioner of Customs (Air Cargo), New Delhi, under the Customs Act for adjudication of seizure cases relating to M/s. Rasramparia Synthetics Limited's import of capital goods under the specified EPCG licence and the corresponding Bills of Entry from the ports of import listed in the attached table.

Delegation of Customs adjudication powers to Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur for seizure proceedings under the Customs Act.
Appointment delegates adjudicatory powers under Section 4(1) of the Customs Act to the Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur to exercise the powers of the Commissioner of Customs (Export Promotion), New Custom House, Mumbai for adjudicating a seizure concerning the import of capital goods via Mumbai Port against Bill of Entry No. 2697/96 linked to EPCG licence No. P/CG/2133083 for M/s Suzuki Processors and related matters.

Anti-dumping duty on Di-sodium Carbonate: exporter-specific duties imposed following dumping and material injury findings.
An anti-dumping duty is imposed on Di-sodium Carbonate (sub heading 2836.20) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China based on the Designated Authority's preliminary finding of dumping, consequent material injury to the domestic industry, and cumulative causation; the imposition is made under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rules 13 and 20 of the 1995 Anti-dumping Rules, with exporter specific duty rates and a specified operative period.

Anti-dumping duty on Acrylic Fibre from Taiwan imposing specified exporter rates and a temporary limited effective period.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Acrylic Fibre from Taiwan follows preliminary findings of dumping below normal value, material injury to the India industry, and cumulative injury from imports; the notification prescribes exporter-specific per-kilogram duty rates for M/s. Formosa Plastics Corporation and for any other exporter and applies to entries under the relevant chapter of the Customs Tariff Act for a limited specified period.

Anti-dumping duty extension for Iso butyl Benzene from China prolongs the continuation period under Customs Tariff provisions.
The notification substitutes the earlier terminal date in the anti-dumping duty notification on Iso butyl Benzene from the People's Republic of China with a later terminal date, thereby extending the continuation period; the amendment is made under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti dumping rules following a review initiated by the Designated Authority.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate specified show cause notices under the Customs Act.
The Central Government, invoking section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad to be the Commissioner of Customs, Kandla for the purpose of adjudicating three specified show cause notices issued to M/s Adani Exports and others, by Notification No. 05/2000-Customs (N.T.), thereby transferring adjudicatory competence for those matters.

Customs amendment: substitution of a location entry to add an additional port under a prior notification.
The Central Government, invoking Section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 58/97-Cus.(NT) by substituting in the table at serial No. 10, column (3), the words "Cochin II" with "Cochin-II, Manglore," thereby modifying the designated entry in the principal notification for customs administrative purposes.

Customs jurisdiction update: port allocation amended to include additional location in notification, altering CAA assignment.
Amendment substituting the Table entry at serial No. 3 in Notification No. 29/97 Customs (N.T.) so that the word "Belgaum" is replaced by "Belgaum, Manglore," effected under the Central Government's statutory notification power under the Customs Act and recorded in Notification No. 03/2000 Customs (N.T.).

Customs amendment adds hatching eggs to the notified goods table, modifying the entry for a specified local port.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 61/94-Customs(NT) under clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 by inserting an additional entry, "(9) Hatching eggs," in column (4) after entry (8) against the Pune entry in the Table for the State of Maharashtra, thereby expanding the specified goods listed in that localised notification entry.

Export loading permission updated: specified goods authorised for export loading at Revdanda under amended customs notification.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, substitutes the item (b) entry for Revdanda in the principal customs notification to authorise loading for export of specified goods at that location, namely sponge iron and rejects of iron ore chips.

Duty Entitlement Pass Book validity now allows administrative extensions by the licensing authority under amended customs notification.
The notification substitutes condition (iv) of Notification No. 34/97-Customs so that the Duty Entitlement Pass Book "shall be valid for twelve months from the date of issue or such extended period as may be granted by the Licensing authority," providing for administrative extension of pass book validity.