Rescission of anti-dumping duty notification removes prior STPP measure while preserving actions taken before rescission.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, rescinds Notification No. 58/2011-Customs which imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on sodium tripolyphosphate originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, while preserving the validity of actions done or omitted before the rescission.

Corrigendum: substitution of wording in customs notification changes the operative text to read after instead of before.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 04/2012 Customs (17 January 2012) effects a ministerial textual amendment in the Gazette by substituting the word "before" with "after" at the specified page and line reference, signed by the Under Secretary to the Government of India.

Fixation of tariff values updates specified palm and soyabean oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver.
Amendment substitutes tables fixing Tariff Values for specified imports under the Customs Act, listing commodity-specific valuation benchmarks for palm oils, palmolein, RBD palm oil, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap and poppy seeds, and prescribing gold and silver valuation benchmarks in the substituted TABLE-2; most oil entries are marked as "no change."

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment directs adjudication of a show cause notice by the Commissioner of Customs Import Mumbai.
The Board has assigned the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in respect of M/s KMS Medisurgi Pvt. Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs (Import) at New Custom House, Mumbai, designating that office as the proper authority for adjudication and directing circulation to specified customs formations and departmental record-keeping channels.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice: DRI notice reassigned to Commissioner of Customs (Import) New Custom House for adjudication.
The Board assigns Show Cause Notice F.No. DRI/AZU/INV-51/KMS/2009 dated 31.08.2010, issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit Ahmedabad, to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, for adjudication under the delegation conferred by the relevant Customs notification; the order is issued by the Under Secretary with copies to the issuing DRI unit, the receiving Commissioner, another Customs Commissioner office, and the Board webmaster.

Tariff classification amendment replaces tariff code in prior customs notification, correcting an affected item identifier.
The corrigendum directs that references to the tariff item code "491C" in Notification No. 04/2012-Customs be read as "491D", applying the substitution at line 12 and in the Table under column (1), with no other amendments indicated.

Exemption for LR-SAM imports: conditional duty-free entry for specified defence goods on authorised centre certification and use restriction.
Conditional customs exemption for specified goods for the LR-SAM Programme is inserted: goods imported by authorised works centres designated by an officer not below Deputy Secretary, and accompanied at import by a certified list from the Programme Director to the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs stating the items are required for, authorised under, and will be used solely for the LR-SAM Programme; the exemption expires on or after the 25th day of May, 2012.

Customs corrigendum adjusts tariff entries in an earlier notification, revising specified table figures.
Corrigendum effects targeted amendments to an earlier customs exemption notification by altering specified tariff-entry figures in the Appendix I table. The corrigendum replaces the figures recorded in column (4) for two listed serial entries, modifying the numerical values that govern the tariff/exemption treatment set out in the original schedule and is published as an official correction to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) notification.

Anti-dumping duty on Coumarin imports from China imposed, calculated as the margin between set price and landed value.
Imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Coumarin (Tariff Item 2932 20 10) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, payable in Indian currency. Duty equals the difference between the specified US Dollar amount per kilogram and the landed value of imports. The notification includes producer-exporter specific entries and residual coverage, defines "landed value" as assessable value under the Customs Act excluding specified tariff duties, and prescribes the notified exchange rate on bill of entry date for calculation. The duty is levied for a five-year period and remains in force up to the stated terminal date unless revoked earlier.

Customs corrigendum narrows listed stainless steel grades, replacing prior grade entries with specified EN duplex and a single ferritic grade.
Corrigendum narrows the exemption notification's listed stainless steel grades by removing Grade 420 and Grade 430 and replacing the prior listing with a revised set: Duplex Stainless Steel grades EN 1.4835, 1.4547, 1.4539, 1.4438, 1.4318 and 1.4833 and Ferritic Grade EN 1.4509, thereby altering the tariff description in the original notification.

Customs exemption for ITER India project imports subject to authorised designation and Project Director certification only.
Inserts S.No.37 into Notification No.39/96 Customs exempting specified machinery, equipment, components, consumables and related items from customs duty when imported for the ITER India project, provided imports are made by authorised ITER India works centres designated by a Department of Atomic Energy officer (not below Deputy Secretary) and accompanied at import by a Project Director certified list confirming the goods are required for and will be used only in the ITER India project.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice to Commissioner of Customs for adjudication under the Customs Act directs transfer of adjudicatory responsibility.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, invoking the Notification under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Mumbai, directing that office to undertake adjudication and notifying relevant offices for administrative coordination.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice transfers adjudication to the designated Common Adjudicating Authority under Customs delegation.
Assignment of a Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is made under Notification No. 15/2002 Customs (N.T.) and the delegation in the Customs Act, transferring adjudication responsibility to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Mumbai as the Common Adjudicating Authority.

Fixation of tariff values updates schedules for specified edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and precious metals.
Amendment to Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) substitutes TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 to fix tariff values: prescribed US dollar per metric tonne values for specified edible oils (crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil), brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds; and per-unit values for gold and silver when a separate notification's benefit is availed, effected under sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Exchange rate determination for customs: prescribed rupee conversion rates set for listed foreign currencies affecting import and export valuation.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 prescribes rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies, with distinct rates for imports and exports, effective from 1st February, 2012, and superseding the prior notification of 28th December, 2011; rates are set out in two schedules, one for single-unit currencies and one for the Japanese Yen per one hundred units.

Inland Container Depot designation: Tondiarpet TNPM, Chennai added for import unloading and export loading by amendment.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs amends Notification No. 12/97 Customs (N.T.) by inserting Tondiarpet (TNPM), Chennai as an Inland Container Depot in the Tamil Nadu table, with the operative function limited to the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods.

Customs tariff corrigendum removes zero-rate entry for certain motor vehicle imports, leaving CKD and other import form rates.
The corrigendum to Notification No.125/2011 corrects the customs tariff table entries for headings 8703 and 8711 by removing a standalone zero-rate line and reformatting each entry to present only the two sub-items that specify duty treatment according to import form: completely knocked down (CKD) units and imports in any other form.

Anti-dumping duty on geogrids and related imports to protect domestic industry, payable in domestic currency.
Imposes an anti-dumping duty on imports of Geogrid, Geostrips and Geostraps of polyester or glass fibre under specified tariff items, applicable to goods originating in or exported from the subject country as detailed in the Table; duty prescribed per unit and currency, payable in Indian currency, levied for a fixed period and founded on the designated authority's finding of dumping, material injury and causation; exchange rate for calculation to follow Finance Ministry notifications with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on Morpholine imports imposed, definitive rates applied to specified origins, producers and exporters.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on Morpholine (tariff item 29333917) originating in or exported from China PR, the European Union and the United States, with specified duty amounts per kilogram differentiated by named producers/exporters and other exporters or trade routings. The duty, imposed under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant Rules of 1995, is payable in Indian currency for a period of five years from the date of provisional imposition; exchange-rate conversion follows notifications under section 14 of the Customs Act with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on Morpholine imposed against certain imports, rescinding a prior notification and applying for a limited period.
The Central Government rescinds Notification No. 91/2011-Customs dated 20th September 2011, under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with the Anti-dumping Rules, subject to saving of things done or omitted earlier. It also notifies imposition of anti-dumping duty on Morpholine originating in or exported from China PR, the European Union and the United States of America for a period of six months.