Anti-dumping duty on CD-R imports imposed; duties specified by origin and exporter, payable in domestic currency.
Definitive anti dumping duties are imposed on Compact Disc Recordable (CD R) imports under sub heading 8523 40, based on designated authority findings of dumping, material injury and causation for specified source countries. The Central Government, under section 9A and relevant rules, prescribes per unit duty rates in a table distinguishing origin, export route, producers and exporters; duties are effective from the provisional levy date and payable in Indian currency, with the applicable exchange rate as notified under section 14 of the Customs Act and determined on presentation of the bill of entry.

Customs duty exemption for specified imports from MERCOSUR countries subject to origin proof and quota limits.
Customs duty exemption is granted to specified goods imported into India from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, subject to the tariff concessions set out in the Table and proof of originating status under the applicable preferential trade agreement rules. For the goods at Sl. No. 14, the exemption is limited to imports from Paraguay within a tariff rate quota not exceeding 30,000 metric tonnes per year. The applied rate of duty includes the standard customs duty, Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess, and any other applicable customs notification.

Rules of origin determine when goods qualify for preferential treatment under the India MERCOSUR agreement via value and documentation requirements.
These Rules set the origin criteria for preferential tariff treatment under the India-MERCOSUR Agreement: goods qualify if wholly produced, via cumulation of originating inputs, or by meeting a value content test and specified manufacturing requirements. They identify non qualifying minimal operations, address accessories, fungible and neutral materials, sets, packaging and Special Economic Zones, and require Origin Certificates issued by designated authorities based on sworn producer declarations, with specified issuance, validity and record keeping rules. Verification procedures permit information exchanges, investigations, on site visits, and guarantees, with timelines, confidentiality and dispute referral.

Anti-dumping duty rates updated on cold-rolled stainless steel imports by substituting a producer-specific tariff table.
The notification substitutes the existing table to prescribe anti-dumping duty rates (US$ per MT) on cold-rolled flat products of stainless steel (sub heading 7219) by country of origin/export and by named producers and exporters, limited to products of width 600 mm or more and thickness up to 4 mm, while expressly excluding specified coils, AISI 420 High Carbon grade, and a named Grade 430 BA Silver Ice product.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils and brass scrap, substituting the prior customs valuation table.
Fixation of tariff values is revised by substituting the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), using powers under sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962; the substituted Table lists US$ per metric tonne tariff values for specified palm oil, palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds, with certain entries marked as unchanged and others newly set for customs valuation purposes.

Exchange Rate Determination sets official customs conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import and export, superseding prior notification.
Exchange Rate Determination fixes official rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for customs valuation of imports and exports, effective 1 June 2009, under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962. It supersedes the prior notification and lists separate import and export rates in Schedule I and a per-100-unit rate for Japanese yen in Schedule II, to be used by customs authorities and traders for statutory valuation purposes.

Anti-dumping duty on imports of compact fluorescent lamps enacted to address dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) under heading 8539 originating in or exported from China PR, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, following final findings of dumped imports causing material injury. Duties are set as the difference between specified amounts and the assessable landed value, listed in a detailed table by product specification, wattage bands, producer and exporter combinations, country of origin and export, unit of measurement and currency. Definitions for scope, landed value, applicable exchange rate and effective date are provided.

Customs exemption for Programme AD imports subject to designation and certified list, limited to authorised programme use.
Exemption added for Programme AD imports: authorised works centres designated by a Ministry of Defence officer may import specified machinery, equipment, components, software, raw materials and consumables duty-free provided they produce at import a list certified by the Member Secretary, Programme Management Board, Programme AD or Programme Director AD, DRDL Hyderabad, confirming necessity for Programme AD, exclusive use for that programme, non-availability in India and Ministry of Defence authorisation; exemption ceases on 31 July 2016.

Rescission of anti-dumping notification ends prior provisional duty on vitrified and porcelain tiles, preserving past actions.
The Central Government rescinds Notification No. 38/2007 Customs imposing provisional anti dumping duty on vitrified and porcelain tiles, exercising powers under section 9A (sub sections (1) and (5)) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rules 18, 20 and 22 of the Anti dumping Rules, 1995; the rescission is subject to a savings clause preserving things done or omitted before the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty exemption for specified Chinese tile exporters after new shipper review removes duty on their imports.
Acting under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti-dumping rules, the Central Government directed that no anti-dumping duty shall be imposed on imports of vitrified and porcelain tiles from M/s Guangdong Monalisa Ceramic Co. Ltd. and M/s Foshan Monalisa Industry Co. Ltd., via M/s Ava Corp., for the period from 9 March 2007 until supersession of the earlier notification, and ordered insertion of a proviso effective 27 June 2008 in the principal notification to exempt those imports from anti-dumping duty.

Anti-dumping scope narrowed: reflective glass excluded from float glass imports subject to duty under amended notification.
The Central Government narrows the scope of the existing anti-dumping duty on imported float glass by inserting the words "reflective glass" after the phrase "but not including" in the opening paragraph of the earlier notification, thereby excluding reflective glass from the goods covered. The amendment follows prior findings, a sunset review and continuation recommendation by the designated authority, and is made under powers granted by the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules.

Jurisdiction under section 129A amended: 'Pune II' entries replaced by 'Kolhapur', altering commissioner committee jurisdiction.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub section (1B) of section 129A of the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 49/2005 Customs (N.T.) by substituting the words "Kolhapur" in place of "Pune II" in Columns (2) and (3) against Sl. Nos. 51 and 52 in the Table, thereby changing the territorial designation appearing for those commissioner committee entries.

Constitution of Customs committees: substitution of Pune II with Kolhapur altering committee assignment under Customs Act provision.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking sub section (1B) of section 129A of the Customs Act, amends the Table in Notification No. 39/2005 Customs (N.T.) so that, at Sl. No. 13 in Column (3), every occurrence of the words and figures "Pune II" is substituted by the word "Kolhapur."

Tariff value fixation amends the customs notification to set specified tariff values for edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds.
Amendment substitutes a revised tariff-value Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) by exercising powers under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, fixing specific tariff values per metric tonne for specified imports including edible oils, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds, and records that most edible-oil values remain unchanged.

Anti-dumping duty on cathode ray television picture tubes imposed; imports priced below normal value subject to duty.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on cathode ray colour television picture tubes under sub-heading 8540 11 from Malaysia, Thailand, China PR and Republic of Korea, following designated authority findings of dumped prices and material injury. Definitive duties equal the difference between specified benchmark amounts and the landed value per unit, payable in Indian currency, and apply from the date of provisional imposition.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on imported measuring tapes from China imposed to prevent recurrence of dumped imports.
Continuation of definitive anti dumping duties is imposed on steel and fibreglass measuring tapes and their parts originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, based on findings that imports were and would likely be dumped with substantial margins and that domestic industry remained fragile; the notification prescribes per unit duty amounts in US dollars per kilogram for specified tariff items and origin/export permutations, and applies regardless of individual producers or exporters.

Anti-dumping duty on caustic soda imposed where imports are priced below normal value, extending trade remedy protection.
The Central Government continues anti-dumping duty on Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) for imports from Indonesia and the European Union (excluding France) by imposing a duty equal to the difference between a prescribed reference amount and the landed value of the imported goods as specified in the notification table. The duty applies to enumerated tariff headings, producers, exporters and origin-country combinations, is payable in Indian currency, and remains effective for five years. Landed value is defined by Customs assessment rules and exchange rates are those notified by the Government with the relevant date being presentation of the bill of entry.

Safeguard measures: suspend or raise customs duties under the India Singapore pact to address injury from preferential imports.
These rules empower the Director General (Safeguard) to investigate whether increased imports from Singapore, due to preferential tariff reduction or elimination under the India Singapore Trade Agreement, have caused or threaten to cause serious injury to the domestic industry; investigations require evidence of increased imports, injury, and a significant causal contribution from preferential treatment, provide for public notices, exchange of information with interested parties, confidentiality protections, and permit provisional suspension of tariff concessions or increases in customs duty up to specified MFN applied rates, subject to time limits, review and requirements for positive adjustment.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on plastic processing machines, differentiated by producer and country of origin, to counter dumped imports.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of plastic processing and injection moulding machines (clamping force 40 tonnes) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, following preliminary findings of dumping, significant dumping margins and material injury to domestic industry; duties are specified as percentages of CIF value, differentiated by named producers and exporters, with default rates for other producer-exporter combinations and for alternative country-of-export or origin scenarios, and CIF value defined as assessable value under the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty rescission on plastic ophthalmic lenses removes continuing measures after review termination and preserves prior actions.
The Central Government rescinds the notification imposing anti-dumping duty on plastic ophthalmic lenses originating in or exported from specified foreign origins, except as respects acts or omissions done before the rescission. The rescission follows initiation and termination of a statutory review, a temporary extension pending review, and is undertaken under powers granted by the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules.