Provisional anti-dumping duty on para cresol imports from the People's Republic of China imposed pending final determination.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Para cresol (tariff item 2907 12 10) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, following findings of dumping and resultant material injury, at a rate equal to the difference between a specified US dollar amount per kilogram and the landed value of the imported goods; the duty applies to any producer or exporter, is effective up to and including 23 September 2003, and is payable in Indian currency with exchange rate determined as per Government of India notifications and the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on polyester staple fibres imposed; duty equals specified per unit amount less landed value on imports.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Polyester Staple Fibres (PSF) under tariff item 5503 20 00 from specified countries and producers; duty equals the difference between specified US$ per kg amounts listed for particular exporters and the landed value of such imports. The measure covers PSF of specified deniers, lustres and round cross section while excluding enumerated speciality products, is payable in Indian currency, and uses the Government published exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date for exchange determination.

Export obligation extension granted for units affected by Gujarat earthquake; subject to upper-period restrictions on eligible licences.
Amendment to EPCG notifications empowers the Licensing Authority to grant an extension in the overall export-obligation period for licence-holder units affected by the Gujarat earthquake of January 2001, while prohibiting extension where affected units already have a higher overall export-obligation ceiling or other licences already carry the standard ceiling.

EPCG scheme amendment substitutes full entitlement in List five column four, altering notification terms under Customs Act.
Amendment to the EPCG scheme substitutes the entry in the Table, List Five, column (4) of notification No. 26/2000-Customs with 100%, made under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 as a further amendment to the miscellaneous exemption notifications, citing the principal notification and its last amendment.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on hexamine imports from Iran imposed, payable in local currency and subject to notified exchange rate.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Hexa Methylene Tetramine (Hexamine) under subheading 2921 29 originating in or exported from Iran, covering any specification, producer or exporter; the duty is denominated in US dollars but payable in Indian currency, is effective until the specified expiry date, and conversion uses the Government of India's notified exchange rate with the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation under section 46 of the Customs Act.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on Vitamin E imports from China imposed with specified per-unit rates and limited duration.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Vitamin E Acetate (96% and 93% grades) and Vitamin E Feed Grade (50% grade) imports originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, calculated as the difference between specified US dollar per-kilogram amounts and the landed value of the imported goods; duties are payable in Indian currency, exchange rates follow Ministry of Finance notifications, and the duty applies irrespective of producer or exporter for a limited effective period.

Customs amendment adds bauxite to Revdanda notification list, altering concession entries under statutory customs authority.
An amendment to Notification No. 62/94-CUS(NT) adds "(iii) Bauxite" to column (4), item (7) for Revdanda in the Maharashtra Table, effected by Notification No. 23/2003 under the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti-dumping duty on Vitamin A Palmitate imposed on imports from EU and Georgia, with per-unit calculation and conversion rules.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on Vitamin A Palmitate (tariff item 2936 21 00) from the European Union and Georgia, levied on all producers/exporters and calculated as the difference between a specified US$/kg amount and the landed value of the import, with a formula to adjust the specified amount for strengths other than 1.7 MIU/g. The duty applies from the date provisional duty was imposed, is payable in Indian currency, and defines landed value and the applicable exchange rate determination tied to the bill of entry date.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate a specified show cause notice under customs adjudication powers.
A Commissioner of Customs (Exports) is appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to act as the proper adjudicating authority in place of specified Commissioners for the sole purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s. Safetag International, Noida, by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate specified show cause notices under Customs Act powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi to act as Commissioner of Customs (Import), Mumbai for adjudicating show cause notices relating to M/s Jersey India Limited issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, thereby transferring adjudicatory jurisdiction for that specified matter to the named Commissioner.

Gold exemption scope expanded to include liquid gold and tola bars, except for the item listed at serial one.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 80/97-Customs by substituting the Table entry at serial 2, replacing column (2) with the description: "gold in any form including liquid gold and tola bars, other than at S.No. 1 above," thereby defining the scope of the serial 2 exemption while preserving the exclusion of the item at serial 1.

Anti-dumping duty on citric acid imports enforces definitive tariffs from provisional duty date, payable in domestic currency.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on citric acid under sub-heading 2918 14 originating in or exported from Indonesia and Thailand following findings of dumping and material injury; specific per-metric-tonne duty rates are prescribed, the duty is leviable from the provisional duty date and must be paid in Indian currency, with the notified rate of exchange applied based on the bill of entry presentation date.

Drawback delegation: Commissioners may determine and provisionally grant duty drawback subject to bonds and government review.
Amendments delegate determination and provisional grant of drawback to the Commissioner of Central Excise or the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, subject to applicants filing within sixty days (with a possible thirty day extension for sufficient cause), stating materials, proportions and duties paid; provisional payments may be allowed against bonds and are adjustable against final drawback, while the Central Government retains power to revoke or direct withdrawal of rates or amounts determined.

Export definition expanded to include DTA to SEZ transfers and onboard supplies; time limit waiver for those exports.
The amendment revises the export definition to include shipments from the Domestic Tariff Area to a Special Economic Zone and loading of provisions, stores, or equipment for use aboard vessels or aircraft, substitutes the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act reference with the Foreign Exchange Management Act in rule 16A(1), and adds a proviso that the time limit in that sub rule does not apply to goods exported from the Domestic Tariff Area to a Special Economic Zone.

Aerial passenger ropeway project added to project imports list, requiring sponsorship by tourism ministry or state tourism secretary.
The Project Imports (Amendment) Regulations, 2003 insert Table entry 3B adding the Aerial Passenger Ropeway Project to the Project Imports Regulations, 1986 and designate the sponsoring authority as the Joint Secretary in the central tourism ministry or the State Secretary responsible for tourism; the amendment takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Customs effective rate for woven fabrics set as ad valorem or specified specific duty, limiting duty above that rate.
Notification exempts specified woven fabrics under Chapters 52, 54, 55 and 58 from customs duty in excess of prescribed effective rates of duty, applying to listed tariff entries an effective levy that is primarily a 25% ad valorem rate or, where indicated, the higher of that ad valorem rate and a specified specific duty per kilogram or per square metre; it supersedes the earlier notification and defines "upholstery fabrics" for the purpose of the Table.

Exemption of green tea from additional customs duty under the Finance Bill provisional declaration permits duty-free importation.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, exempts green tea when imported into India from the whole of the additional duty of customs leviable under the Finance Bill, 2003, relying on the provisional declaration in that Bill given force under the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1931, by Notification No. 35/2003-Customs dated 1-3-2003.

Exemption from additional duty on imported tea removes levy equivalent to proposed excise under provisional Finance Bill.
An exemption relieves imported tea and tea waste from that part of additional customs duty equivalent to an additional excise levy proposed in the Finance Bill and given provisional force of law, thereby reducing the effective additional duty chargeable on those imports; the exemption is effected by executive notification in the public interest and is confined to the specified equivalence component.

Customs exemption for cinematographic film limits duties to valuation based on print cost plus freight and insurance.
Notification exempts cinematographic film, exposed and developed (heading 3706) on import from specified customs duty, additional duty under section 3(1), and special additional duty under section 3A(1) to the extent those duties exceed the amount that would be leviable if the goods' value under section 14(1) were taken as the aggregate of the cost of the print and the freight and insurance charges incurred for that print.

Additional duty on imported alcoholic liquors set by CIF price bands, with per-case and ad valorem rate rules and exchange conversion.
Specifies additional duty on imported alcoholic liquors in retail packings, with differentiated ad valorem and fixed per-case charges tied to CIF price bands; defines "case" as nine litres, requires pro rata CIF for other pack sizes, mandates payment in Indian currency, and prescribes use of the government-published exchange rate on the bill of entry date to convert specified dollar-denominated charges.