Anti-dumping duty on caprolactam extended pending statutory review, maintaining existing measures until revocation or completion of review.
The Central Government, under section 9A (sub sections (1) and (5)) of the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23 of the Anti dumping Rules, amends notification No. 109/2004 CUSTOMS by inserting paragraph 3, providing that the existing anti dumping duty on 6 Hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) originating in or exported from Japan, the European Union, Nigeria and Thailand shall remain in force up to and inclusive of a specified future date unless revoked earlier, pending completion of the statutory review.

Customs corrigendum corrects chemical nomenclature and clarifies tariff entry wording affecting notification application.
Corrigendum amends Notification No. 109/2008-Customs (N.T.) by replacing an incorrect chemical name with the corrected chemical designation and by altering the tariff-related wording to insert specific tariff entry references and clarify which tariff entries and tariff items are intended to be affected.

Customs appointment powers broadened at Bagdogra allowing unloading of imports and loading of exports, clarifying airport operations.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under the appointment power of the Customs Act, has amended Notification No. 61/94 to substitute the Bagdogra entry so that the authorized activity reads: "Unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of goods," as effected by Notification No. 67/2009-Customs (N.T.).

Tariff value fixation updated for edible oils and brass scrap under Customs Act, amending prior notification.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.) to fix tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified goods-crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, other palm oil variants, crude palmolein, RBD palmolein, other palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds-under the authority of sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Appointment of Director General (Specific Safeguard) establishes authority to administer transitional product-specific safeguard duties under the Customs Tariff rules.
Appoints Ms. Praveen Mahajan as Director General (Specific Safeguard) under the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, exercising the rule-based power to designate the administrative head for product-specific safeguard measures and expressly superseding the earlier notification No.106/2008-Customs (N.T).

Anti-dumping duty imposed on front axle beams and steering knuckles from China, with specified per-unit duties and exchange rules.
Provisional anti-dumping duties were imposed on Front Axle Beam and Steering Knuckles for medium and heavy commercial vehicles originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China following a preliminary finding of dumping and material injury. The notification lists tariff items, distinguishes specific producers and exporters (including Hubei Tri-ring entities and other suppliers), and prescribes per kilogram US dollar duties for each producer/exporter combination. Duties are payable in Indian currency, effective until the specified expiry date, with the rate of exchange determined by the published Customs Act notifications and the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Rescission of anti-dumping provisional assessment for vitrified and porcelain tiles pending new shipper review alters import assessment regime.
Rescinds a prior customs notification that had subjected imports of vitrified and porcelain tiles, other than vitrified industrial tiles, to provisional assessment pending completion of a new shipper review; the rescission withdraws that special provisional assessment regime while preserving actions or omissions effected before rescission, under powers conferred by section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 18, 20 and 22 of the Anti-dumping Rules.

Director General (Safeguard) appointment: Ms. Praveen Mahajan designated under Customs Tariff safeguard rules, superseding prior notification.
Appoints Ms. Praveen Mahajan as Director General (Safeguard) under the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, exercising the rule-based power to designate the official responsible for identifying, assessing and administering safeguard duty; the notification expressly supersedes Notification No.105/2008-Customs (N.T) dated 2nd September, 2008 for the purposes of those Rules.

Anti dumping duty exemption: specified Foshan exporters excluded from duty on vitrified and porcelain tiles following negative new shipper review.
The Central Government amended the anti dumping notification to exempt imports of vitrified and porcelain tiles produced by M/s Foshan Lihua Ceramics Co. Ltd. and exported by M/s Foshan Henry Trading Company through M/s Anjaneya Trading PTE Ltd., after a new shipper review found a negative dumping margin for those parties; the exemption is effective from the date provisional assessment was ordered.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on ceramic glazed tiles from China imposed with producer specific and residual rates per square metre.
Provisional imposition of anti-dumping duty on ceramic glazed tiles under tariff item 6908 90 90 from China PR after preliminary findings of dumping and material injury; duties prescribed per square metre, with producer and exporter specific entries and a residual duty for other exporters, and a definition of subject goods (tiles with at least one side exceeding 17 inches). The notification was later rescinded by a subsequent Customs notification.

Anti-dumping duty on potassium carbonate continues to protect domestic industry from dumped imports.
The Central Government, relying on the designated authority's final findings under section 9A and relevant rules, imposes continued definitive anti-dumping duties on potassium carbonate imported from specified countries; duties are detailed in a schedule linking tariff item, country of origin and export, producer and exporter to specified duty amounts expressed in US dollars per metric tonne but payable in Indian currency, effective for five years from notification publication with exchange rate determined as per the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty: substitution of specified exporter name alters notified designation for acetone imports.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 33/2008-Customs by substituting, in the TABLE at S.No. 2 columns (6) and (7), the entry with the name Taiwan Prosperity Chemical Corporation, under powers conferred by the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff Rules relating to anti-dumping duty.

Duty free tariff preference expanded to include Republic of Senegal under least developed country import scheme.
Amends Notification No. 96/2008-Customs by inserting a new Schedule entry (S. No. 17) naming the Republic of Senegal, thereby extending duty-free tariff preference to Senegal under the Least Developed Country scheme; the amendment is effected by the Central Government under its statutory powers and is limited to addition of the beneficiary country in the notification's Schedule.

Common adjudicating authority designation empowers an Export Commissioner to adjudicate specified show cause notices arising from a revenue intelligence investigation.
The Commissioner of Customs (Export), Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai is appointed as the common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, solely for adjudication of Show Cause Notices arising from the specified Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigation concerning M/s Army Trading Company Private Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralise adjudication of specified customs show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Kolkata and the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin solely for adjudicating show cause notices issued against M/s. Kamla Exports and others referenced by the investigation file and notice dated 11th February, 2009.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to vest adjudication of specified show cause notices with Commissioner of Customs (Import) JNCH.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as the 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 duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin, solely for adjudication of the Show Cause Notice(s) concerning M/s NGK Trading Company and another issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai, as identified in the notification.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to exercise customs adjudication powers for specified show cause notices under customs law to centralize proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking powers under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva to act as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Seaport (Import), Chennai-1 for the purpose of adjudicating specified show cause notices addressed to M/s I.G. International and another, issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to decide DRI show-cause notices for specified import consignments under customs jurisdiction.
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, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo Complex, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of three specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the show-cause notices issued in relation to two named importers under referenced DRI proceedings.

Common adjudicating authority appointment centralises adjudication of a customs show cause notice under the Customs Act.
The Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, Raigad, Maharashtra is appointed as a common adjudicating authority under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Maritime Commissioner for the purpose of adjudicating the matters arising from the specified show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment consolidates adjudication jurisdiction for specified show cause notices arising from an investigation.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, Raigad, Maharashtra as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Seaport (Import), Chennai for the purpose of adjudicating specified show cause notices arising from an investigative referral.