Anti-dumping duty on CD R imports imposed; country and producer specific per piece duties established for specified exporters.
Provisional anti dumping duty is imposed on Compact Disc Recordable (CD R) imports under sub heading 8523 40 following preliminary findings of dumped exports causing material injury; the notification prescribes country and producer/exporter specific per piece duties and identifies tariff classification, origin/export conditions and named producer exporter combinations for assessment and collection under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act and the anti dumping rules.

Jurisdictional reallocation of customs administrations expands commissionerates' territorial oversight to include specified central excise and customs offices.
Amendment under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 substitutes Sl. No. 19 to list Cochin Central Excise; Calicut Central Excise and Customs; Thiruvanathapuram Central Excise and Customs; Cochin Customs; and Cochin Customs (Preventive), and substitutes Sl. No. 29 to list Bangalore Customs and Mangalore Customs under the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore.

Anti dumping duty on acetone imposed: definitive country, producer and exporter-specific duties specified, effective from provisional imposition date.
Imposition of definitive anti dumping duty on acetone (tariff item 2914 11 00) from specified countries and specified producers/exporters is based on findings of dumping, material injury and causal link; duty rates are set in a table by country of origin, country of export, producer and exporter and are payable in Indian currency with exchange rate determined on bill of entry date; duties apply from the provisional imposition date and the notification remains in force until the specified terminal date unless revoked earlier.

Customs inclusion of sandalwood into notified exemption schedule for perishability, depreciation and storage-sensitive valuable goods.
The Central Government amends the Schedule to Notification No.31/86-Customs to add Sandalwood, citing its perishable nature, depreciation over time, storage-space constraints, and valuable character as the basis for the regulatory inclusion.

Education Cess exemption extended to goods under tariff items 85171210 and 85171290 by customs notification amendment.
Amendment inserts S. No. 54 into the Table of Notification No. 69/2004-Customs to exempt Education Cess on all goods falling under tariff items 8517 12 10 and 8517 12 90, expanding the schedule of goods not subject to the Education Cess under the principal notification.

Common adjudicating authority under Customs Act centralizes adjudication of specified show cause proceedings for listed importers.
The Board appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Mumbai as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioners of Customs at Chennai, Kolkata and Cochin for adjudicating show-cause matters specified in the notification, centralizing inter-jurisdictional adjudication pursuant to sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority: Tuticorin customs commissioner to adjudicate show cause notice concerning M/s Pushpa Enterprises.
Exercising powers under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Joint or Additional Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Joint or Additional Commissioner (Seaport-Imports), Chennai, for adjudicating the show cause notice proceedings concerning M/s Pushpa Enterprises and others issued on 10 April 2007 by the revenue intelligence unit.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority consolidates adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under statutory powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Amritsar as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of two specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the show cause notices issued by the revenue intelligence directorate in relation to the named parties.

Appointment of adjudicating authority to consolidate adjudication of specified customs show cause notices and exercise delegated powers.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs, Seaport Import, Custom House, Chennai as a common adjudicating authority empowered under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the Joint or Additional Commissioner of Customs (Import), Tuticorin, for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai concerning M/s Sri Vinayaka Enterprises and other specified parties.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority: Commissioner of Customs designated to adjudicate show cause notice involving Palasar Asia Private Limited.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Airport & Administration), Kolkata, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Ports), Kolkata, for adjudicating the show cause notice issued against M/s Palasar Asia Private Limited by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Kolkata Zonal Unit.

Appointment of common adjudicating authority: Commissioner of Customs Ahmedabad to adjudicate show cause notice against Exclusive Steels.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Kandla, for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Exclusive Steels Private Limited by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad.

Common adjudicating authority appointment transfers adjudicatory powers to import customs authority to adjudicate Royal Art Impex show cause notice.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva, as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Additional or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Sea Import), Custom House, Chennai, solely for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Royal Art Impex (India) Private Limited by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad dated 11th July, 2007.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a show cause notice against M/s Aum Impex by the revenue intelligence unit.
A Common Adjudicating Authority is appointed to exercise powers and discharge duties for adjudicating a show cause notice relating to M/s Aum Impex, by empowering the Additional or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, to act in place of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Inter Container Depot, Sachin, Surat, for determination of matters arising from the notice issued by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to adjudicate the show cause notice concerning M/s Jaipur Time Industries and related matters.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs, Central Revenue Building, Statue Circle, Jaipur as common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of three named Commissioners of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Jaipur Time Industries by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice concerning M/s Rochees Time Private Limited and others.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the show cause notice issued against M/s Rochees Time Private Limited and others; a later notification added an additional Commissioner to the offices whose powers are encompassed by this appointment.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority centralizes adjudication of show cause notice concerning Rochees Watches Private Limited.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Central Revenue Building, Statue Circle, Jaipur as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioners of Customs at Air Cargo Complex, Sahar and Jawahar Customs House, Nhava Sheva for adjudicating the show cause notice issued against M/s Rochees Watches Private Limited under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority assigns adjudication of specified customs show-cause proceedings to a designated commissioner.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs, Central Revenue Building, Statue Circle, Jaipur as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the respective local Commissioners for adjudicating the show-cause proceedings issued against M/s Rajsthan Watch Manufacturers by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, thereby administratively allocating adjudicatory jurisdiction for that specified matter under the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty rescission removes prior duties on imports from specified foreign origins under Customs Tariff Act powers.
Central government rescinds an earlier customs notification imposing anti-dumping duties on goods originating in or exported from specified foreign origins, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the procedural rules for identification, assessment and collection of anti-dumping duty, and withdraws the prior Gazette notification that had applied those measures.

Anti-dumping duty on phenol imposed with country-specific rates, effective from provisional date and payable in Indian currency.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on phenol imports following findings of dumping, material injury and causation; the notification prescribes country- and export-route specific per metric ton duty rates for phenol under designated tariff items, applies duties retrospectively from the provisional duty date, requires payment in Indian currency, and specifies that the government issued rate of exchange prevailing on the bill of entry date shall govern conversion.

Tariff value update fixes new import valuation entries for brass scrap and poppy seeds under customs notification.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) with an updated tariff-value schedule in US$ per metric tonne, retaining existing values for listed oils and setting revised tariff values for Brass Scrap (all grades) and Poppy seeds; issued as Notification No.12/2008-Customs (N.T.) under powers conferred by the Customs Act.