Director General (Safeguard) appointment designates J.K. Batra under Customs Tariff Rules, superseding prior notification issued earlier.
Under the Customs Tariff identification and assessment rules for safeguard duty, the Central Government appoints Shri J.K. Batra, Chief Commissioner of Customs, as Director General (Safeguard) and issues this appointment by Gazette notification, expressly superseding the earlier notification that had previously made a like appointment.

Appointment of Director General (Specific Safeguard) designates chief customs official to administer transitional safeguard rules.
The Central Government supersedes Notification No. 81/2005 Customs (N.T.) and appoints Director General (Specific Safeguard), naming Shri J.K. Batra, Chief Commissioner of Customs, to administer the Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty Rules, 2002, thereby designating the official responsible for implementation and oversight of the safeguard regime.

Customs tariff amendment updates ketamine and printer part classifications, changing duty treatment effective on publication.
The First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 is amended by substituting tariff items: in Chapter 30, headings 3003 and 3004 introduce tariff items for Ketamine with the stated kilogram unit and ad valorem duty entries; and in Chapter 84, sub heading 8443 99 is revised to replace prior entries with distinct tariff items for parts and accessories of goods of sub headings 8443 31 and 8443 32, including ink cartridges with print head assembly, ink spray nozzles and an other residual item, each with specified duty treatment. The notification is effective from its publication in the Official Gazette.

Special Economic Zones regime: substitution of Foreign Trade Policy references and narrowed customs exemptions for certain goods.
Directs substitution of references to the Foreign Trade Policy with the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules in specified customs notifications, replaces the Explanation to define 'Special Economic Zone' by section four of the SEZ Act, inserts a proviso excluding a specified list of electronic and communication goods from an exemption in Notification No. 45, and omits S.No. seven and its entries from the Table in Notification No. 20, thereby aligning customs exemptions and definitions with the SEZ statutory framework.

Customs officer designations expanded to classify Special Economic Zone officials as officers of Customs under amended notification.
The notification revises clauses to expressly designate specified ranks and cadres in the Special Economic Zone, including Commissioners, Appraisers, Superintendents (Preventive and Intelligence), Examiners and Preventive Officers, as officers of Customs, omits a prior proviso and deletes an internal cross-reference, and substitutes an Explanation defining "Special Economic Zone" by reference to the Special Economic Zones Act to align the notification with that statutory definition.

Rescission of Special Economic Zones Rules removes the 2003 Rules under the Customs Act, preserving prior actions.
Rescinds the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2003 by Notification No.13/2007-CUSTOMS (N.T.) under powers conferred by the Customs Act and Chapter XA, published in the Gazette, and preserves prior actions by an express savings clause that the rescission does not affect things done or omitted to be done before such rescission.

Rescission of SEZ customs regulations withdraws the prior regulatory regime while preserving pre existing actions.
Rescission of the Special Economic Zones customs regulations by executive notification withdraws the 2003 SEZ (Customs Procedures) Regulations under powers conferred by the Customs Act, published in the official gazette and justified as necessary in the public interest, while preserving a savings provision for things done or omitted before the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty on polyester yarn: country and producer specific rates imposed, payable in Indian currency and subject to exchange rules.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on specified polyester yarns from Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei following findings of dumping, material injury and causation. The notification prescribes country-, producer- and exporter-specific duty rates per metric tonne (in US$) in a detailed table; some named producers/exporters have nil or lower duties. Duties are payable in Indian currency with the rate of exchange determined by Government notification and the relevant date as the bill of entry presentation. The notification records subsequent amendments and omissions affecting scope and applicability.

Designation of Loni ICD enables unloading of imports and loading of exports under the Customs Act.
Amendment adds item (xi) to the Table of Notification No.12/1997 Customs (N.T.), designating Loni, District Ghaziabad as an inland container depot authorised for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods, effected under clause (aa) of sub section (1) read with sub section (2) of Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti-dumping duty extension on PHPG Base prolonged pending statutory review under section 9A and continued by government notification.
The Central Government amended the original anti-dumping notification to extend the operative period of the anti-dumping duty on D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base (PHPG Base) from Singapore while a review under subsection (5) of section 9A and rule 23 is pending. The amendment inserts a paragraph specifying a time-limited continuation of the duty, preserving the existing levy during the review unless revoked earlier.

Anti-dumping duty extension preserves measures on PHPG Base from specified exporter pending review completion under statute.
Anti-dumping duty on D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base (PHPG Base) from the People's Republic of China is extended pending completion of a review; the Government amends the original notification to insert a paragraph stating the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 14 February 2008 unless revoked earlier, thereby continuing the existing anti-dumping measure during the review period.

Revised Chief Commissioner jurisdictions reassign Pune, Mumbai, Goa and Mulund customs and excise administrative oversight.
Amendment substitutes table entries in Notification No.39/2005-Customs (N.T.) to reassign Chief Commissioners' jurisdictions, reallocating responsibility among Chief Commissioners for specified Pune and Mumbai Customs and Central Excise formations, establishing revised pairings for territorial and functional units including Customs (Export)/(Import) Mumbai and the General and Container Freight Station Mulund; a corrigendum corrects a designation from Central Excise to Customs.

Authorised courier registration expands nationwide operations, extends registration duration, and requires station-specific bond and security compliance through Form A.
Registration procedures for authorised couriers require an application in Form A to the jurisdictional Commissioner of Customs. Registered couriers may operate at Customs Stations throughout the country after Form A intimation to the Commissioner having jurisdiction over an additional station. The registration period is extended from three years to ten years. Couriers operating at each Customs Station must furnish the prescribed bond and security separately. Form A requires identity, PAN, registration history, operational details, personnel particulars, customs-law knowledge, and disclosures concerning penalties, convictions or prosecutions.

Special Adjudicators appointment under Customs Act establishes a two-member Chief Commissioner committee to carry out adjudication functions.
The Board constitutes a two-member committee of Chief Commissioners of Customs to exercise statutory adjudicatory functions for matters within the jurisdiction of Commissioners (Adjudication), specifying committee membership and territorial coverage tied to the Customs Act adjudication provisions and preserving administrative control arrangements.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on Flexible Slabstock Polyol extends import restrictions pending statutory review.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rule 23 of the said Rules, amended Notification No.120/2002-Customs to insert a paragraph extending the anti-dumping duty on Flexible Slabstock Polyol (ESP) originating in or exported from the United States of America, Japan, the European Union and Singapore, keeping the notification in force until and inclusive of the specified expiry date unless revoked earlier, pending completion of the review initiated under sub-section (5) of Section 9A.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority authorises Commissioner to hear show cause notices in customs export matters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking Sub section (1) of Section 4 and Sub section (1) of Section 5 of the Customs Act, appoints the Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai II to act as Commissioner of Customs (Export) at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva and authorises him to exercise the powers and duties of that office for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s Sai Shradha Exim Private Limited and others.

Appointment of adjudicating authority: Commissioner of Customs delegated to adjudicate specified show cause proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under Sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Kolkata to act as Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava Sheva and authorises him to exercise the powers and duties of that office for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued in respect of M/s. Garment Craft and others.

Antidumping duty rate adjustment imposed for NBR imports, amending the original customs notification to specify the new duty.
The Central Government has amended Notification No.78/2005 Customs to substitute the duty entry and impose an anti dumping duty at the rate of US$ 38.73 per metric tonne on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) imported from Korea Kumho Petrochemicals, in implementation of the designated authority's mid term review findings and pursuant to a Tribunal order, exercised under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and Rule 23 of the Anti dumping Rules.

Customs exemption for specified manufactured commodities imported from Nepal: amended list expands itemised tariff headings eligible for duty relief.
Amendment substitutes the Table in Notification No. 78/2006 to list specific First Schedule headings and product descriptions that define goods exempt from customs duty when imported from Nepal, establishing item-specific eligibility through enumerated tariff items and concise descriptors, with some entries covering "All goods" under a heading and others limited to particular product designations.

Import duty reduction on maize: tariff amendment creates a nil-rate entry and clarifies its application timing.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 21/2002-Customs to apply a nil rate of import duty to maize by inserting a new serial entry (22A) in the Table and adding a proviso clause specifying the timing of application for the goods listed, thereby modifying the tariff schedule and the scope of the existing exemption notification.