Appointment of Adjudicating Authority to adjudicate show-cause notices arising from revenue intelligence in a customs matter.
The Central Government designates the Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur to act as the Commissioner of Customs at the Inland Container Depot for the limited purpose of adjudicating specified show-cause notices arising from revenue intelligence investigations, thereby transferring adjudicatory responsibility to the designated Commissioner for that matter.

Appointment under Customs Act enables adjudication of export import policy violation show cause notices against a specified company.
The Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Bhubaneswar II is appointed to perform the adjudicatory functions of Bhubaneswar I under Section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 for show cause notices concerning alleged export and import policy violations by M/s Archean Granites Ltd., Chennai, effecting a formal substitution of the proper adjudicating officer for those specific matters.

Customs valuation amendment updates sub heading references in valuation rules, changing clause citations and triggering effect on publication.
The amendment substitutes, in the Schedule to the Customs Valuation (Determination of Price of Imported Goods) Rules, 1988, the Schedule sub headings captioned "Rule 4(2)(a)(iii)" and "Rule 4(2)(b)" with "Rule 4(2)(e)(iii)" and "Rule 4(2)(f)" respectively. The Rules are made under section 156 of the Customs Act, 1962, and come into force on publication in the Official Gazette, further amending the Principal Rules of 1988 and its subsequent notifications.

Customs amendment adds sub foreign post offices in SEZ and EPZ to the notification list under section 7 powers.
The Central Government, exercising clause (b) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 63/94 Customs (NT) by inserting two items into the Table against serial number 8 (All Countries) in column (3), namely a Sub Foreign Post Office in the Special Economic Zone Complex, Cochin, and a Sub Foreign Post Office in the Noida Export Processing Zone (NEPZ), Noida, thereby extending the notification's enumeration of covered postal units.

Customs exemption for biotechnology imports: duty-free clearance for qualifying pharma/biotech units subject to R&D-use and procedural conditions.
Amendment adds exemption entry 337A allowing duty-free import of specified research and laboratory equipment by pharmaceutical and biotechnology units that meet the prescribed export turnover threshold and have an R&D wing registered with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Condition 74A requires imports to be for R&D, limits annual import value relative to prior-year exports, mandates a Joint DGFT certificate of export and prior imports, installation within six months certified by Central Excise, and a seven-year non-transfer restriction.

Validity of annual advance licence limited to inputs required for manufacture of specified export product group under Handbook of Procedure.
The amendment narrows the annual advance licence's scope so the licence permits import only of inputs required for the manufacture of the export product that is covered under the same export product group specified in the Hand Book of Procedure, Volume II of the Export and Import Policy, replacing the earlier broader reference to standard input-output norms.

Anti-dumping duty extension on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber continued pending review under Customs Tariff Act procedural rules.
The Central Government, under sub-sections (1), (5) and (6) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rule 23 of the Anti-dumping Rules, amends Notification No. 91/2001-Customs to extend the continuance of final anti-dumping duty on Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber originating in or exported from Korea and Germany by substituting the previously stated expiry date in paragraph 2 with a later expiry date, pending results of the review investigation.

Anti-dumping duty on Poly-Iso-Butylene imposed, calculated as the difference between prescribed amount and landed value.
Imposition of anti dumping duty on Poly Iso Butylene (sub heading 3902.20) is based on findings that certain imports were dumped and caused material and cumulative injury; the duty is calculated as the difference between the tabled US dollar amount per metric tonne and the landed value, is payable in Indian currency, and the notification defines landed value and the applicable rate of exchange for calculation.

Anti-dumping duty on High Styrene Butadiene Copolymer imports imposed with exporter-specific rates and retroactive effect.
The Central Government imposes anti-dumping duty on High Styrene Butadiene Copolymer imports from Poland and the European Union, applying exporter-specific and residual rates as set in the annexed table for named exporters and all other exporters/producers. The duty covers specified tariff sub-headings, excludes identified product variants, is effective from the provisional duty imposition date, payable in Indian currency, and uses the Government-notified exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date for rate determination.

Anti-dumping duty on choline chloride imposed, specifying exporter-based rates and retroactive application payable in local currency.
Final anti-dumping duty imposed on Choline Chloride imports from the People's Republic of China and the European Union after findings of dumping and material injury; specific exporter- and territory-based duty rates are prescribed for all forms, grades and concentrations (with non-100% concentrations assessed pro rata). The duty is retrospective to the provisional duty imposition date, payable in Indian currency, and conversion uses the exchange rate specified in separate Government notifications with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre imposed with differential exporter rates, payable in Indian currency until specified expiry.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Acrylic Fibre below 1.5 denier from Italy with exporter-specific and residual rates; the duty is effective until 9 July 2002, payable in Indian currency, and the exchange rate for conversion is determined by Ministry of Finance notifications with the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on Trimethoprim for dumped imports, payable in local currency with prescribed exchange-rate rules.
Anti-dumping duties are imposed on Trimethoprim imports from the People's Republic of China following findings of dumping and injury; a per-kilogramme duty is prescribed for all producers/exporters, payable in Indian currency. The applicable exchange rate is the rate published periodically by the Government of India, and the relevant date for exchange-rate determination is the date of presentation of the bill of entry.

Import duty increase on raw cotton enacted, amending the Customs Tariff Schedule with immediate effect by government notification under emergency powers.
The First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act is amended to substitute a new import duty rate for cotton not carded or combed by replacing the existing entry in the tariff rate column for the relevant cotton heading; the change is made under the executive provision for urgent tariff adjustments and is brought into force by a government customs notification with an effective implementation date.

Inland Air Travel Tax timing reduced to a shorter statutory notice period, effective on publication in the Official Gazette.
The amendment substitutes the words "thirty days" in rule 6 of the Inland Air Travel Tax Rules, 1989, with "fifteen days", shortening the statutory notice period. The change is effected under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 48 of the Finance Act, 1989, and is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette as notified in Notification No. 1/2002-Inland Air Travel Tax.

Foreign Travel Tax deadline shortened; rule four's prescribed period reduced by government, effective upon Gazette publication.
The Foreign Travel Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2002, shorten the prescribed compliance period in rule four of the Foreign Travel Tax Rules, 1979 by substituting the prior longer period with a shorter period; the amendment is effected under powers conferred by the Finance Act and comes into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette.

Non-market economy determination in anti-dumping investigations now permits rebuttal through evidence of firm-level market conditions.
Non-market economy country status in anti-dumping investigations may be presumed where a country has been so treated during the preceding three years, subject to rebuttal by the country or concerned firms. The designated authority assesses market-based decision-making, State interference, input values, legacy economic distortions, legal certainty under bankruptcy and property laws, and market-based exchange rates. Firms establishing market conditions through written evidence may be assessed under the general fair-value principles applicable to market-economy cases.

Anti-dumping duty on lead acid batteries imposed, applying country specific margins and an undertaking based exemption for specified models.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of lead acid batteries under heading 85.07 from China, Korea, Bangladesh and Japan because dumped imports were found to be below normal value and to have caused or threatened material injury; the duty equals the difference between specified per kg amounts and the landed value per kg, applies by product type and exporter as listed, is payable in Indian currency from the provisional duty date, and certain maintenance free automotive battery models exported by a Korean exporter are exempt if landed value meets the submitted undertaking prices.