Determination of Origin rules redefined to specify "party" and add listed ASEAN members, clarifying scope under the PTA.
Amendment to the Customs Tariff Rules substitutes rule 2(j) to define "party" as India or an ASEAN Member State specified in a newly inserted Annexure-IV, and inserts Annexure-IV listing Malaysia, The Republic of Singapore, and The Kingdom of Thailand, thereby clarifying which ASEAN states are included for purposes of Determination of Origin under the Preferential Trade Agreement rules.

Customs exemption for sports goods and anti-doping equipment hinges on authorised importer certification and licensing conditions.
Amendment expands customs exemption for sports goods and equipment, limiting eligibility to imports by the Sports Authority of India/State Authorities, National Sports Federations, or Services Sports Control Board for championships, competitions or training, subject to certificate verification. It inserts numerous sport-specific items into the exempt list, makes arms and ammunition imports subject to DGFT licensing and Home Affairs approval, and adds a new exemption for anti-doping and dope-testing equipment, chemicals and standards imported by the National Dope Testing Laboratory, requiring a Director-level certificate at clearance confirming necessity and importer particulars.

Tariff value fixation updated: notification substitutes the tariff value table for edible oils, brass scrap, and poppy seeds.
Substitutes the tariff value table in the principal customs notification to fix per metric tonne benchmark values for specified imports, maintaining existing values for palm and soya oil entries and specifying values for brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, thereby amending the 2001 customs non tariff notification by administrative substitution of the schedule.

Customs tariff adjustment: specified percentage entries in an existing exemption notification are revised and substituted.
Under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Government amends Notification No.152/2009 Customs by substituting specified percentage entries in column (4) of the Table with revised percentage figures, the amendment being limited to replacing those percentage entries wherever they occur in the Table.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice under Customs Act directs adjudication by designated customs adjudicating authority.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, invoking powers under Notification No. 37/2003 Customs (N.T.) issued under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, assigns the Show Cause Notice F.No. DRI/SRU/INV-09/2008/NIDHI dated 07.12.2009 issued by the Additional Director General, DRI, Ahmedabad, in the case of M/s. Nidhi Textiles and others to the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai for adjudication.

Customs amendment permits unloading of imports and loading of exports at Jaigad under delegated authority.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under Section 7(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the Table entry for Jaigad in the Principal Notification so that permitted operations at Jaigad are: "Unloading of imported goods and the Loading of export goods or any class of such goods."

Customs exemption amendment expands notified nuclear power project units eligible for duty exemption under existing notification.
Amendment to a customs exemption notification substitutes the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project entry to update unit designations and capacities and inserts the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project units into the notified list, thereby extending the scope of the earlier customs concession to those specified atomic power plant units under the principal notification.

Appointment of Director General (Safeguard) confirms designation under safeguard duty rules; Ms Indrani Dutta Majumder appointed.
The Central Government, under the authority of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, appoints Ms. Indrani Dutta Majumder as Director General (Safeguard) to discharge functions related to identification and assessment of safeguard duty, and the notification supersedes the prior government notification on the matter.

Director General (Specific Safeguard) appointment under Rule 3 powers; prior customs notification superseded, Shamshabad airport notified.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, appoints Ms. Indrani Dutta Majumder as Director General (Specific Safeguard). The notification supersedes the earlier customs notification No.65/2009-Customs (NT). Shamshabad airport is notified for loading and unloading of goods as part of the customs administrative measures.

Anti-dumping duty on PTFE extended by government amendment after statutory review, later subject to administrative rescission.
Amendment substitutes paragraph 2 of the principal notification imposing anti-dumping duty on imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) from Russia to provide for a fixed period for continuation of the duty, made under statutory powers and in pursuance of the prescribed rule-based review procedure; the instrument notes a subsequent rescission of the notification.

Anti-dumping duty on tyre curing presses from China PR imposed on imports as percentage of CIF value.
Definitive anti-dumping duty has been imposed on imports of tyre curing presses originating in or exported from China PR after findings of dumping with substantial margins and material injury to domestic industry. The duty is charged as a percentage of the CIF value of imports for the specified tariff classification and product description, applies to listed producers and exporters as set out in the notification table, takes effect from the notification date, and defines CIF value as assessable value under the Customs Act, 1962.

Constitution of customs committees: substitution of Vapi in place of Valsad for the relevant committee entry.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs amends the principal notification constituting customs committees by substituting the place name "Valsad" with "Vapi" in the Table entry for the specified serial number, thereby changing the geographic designation used to identify the committee seat in the notification.

Jurisdiction of customs review committees under section 129A updated to replace Valsad with Vapi for administrative jurisdiction.
Under sub section (1B) of section 129A, Notification No. 49/2005 Customs (N.T.) is amended by substituting the locality name "Vapi" for "Valsad" against the table entries at serial numbers 19 and 66, thereby changing the designated administrative seat for those entries concerning committees of two Commissioners.