Customs amendment: Loading for export at Vijaydurg now expressly permits molasses, bauxite ore and silica sand.
The Central Government amended the principal non-tariff notification by substituting the Table entry for Vijaydurg to specify that loading for export at Vijaydurg shall include three commodities: molasses, bauxite ore and silica sand, thereby altering the permitted export loadings at that location.

Customs exemption amendment updates the exempt goods list by substituting the schedule entry to specify covered items.
Amendment substitutes the entry for S.No.168 in List A of the Table to Notification No.25/99-Cus, replacing the prior entry with a list of specified goods: DBE Solvent; DMH Solvent; Printing Inks; Protective U.V. Lacquer; Dyes; Optical Grade Polycarbonate; Methyl Lactate; OFP; Cake Box; BOPP Film; Jewel Box; Silver Sputtering Target; and unrecorded CD-R, issued under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti-dumping duty on float glass imports from China and Indonesia imposed, provisional exporter-specific rates and conversion rules apply.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on float glass (2mm-12mm, clear and tinted excluding green and certain processed varieties) originating in or exported from China and Indonesia, with exporter- and origin-specific rates per metric tonne specified in USD but payable in Indian currency. The duties implement the Designated Authority's preliminary findings under section 9A and Rules 13 and 20, are effective up to and including 6 July 2003, and apply subject to an exclusion for imports by Mahavir Mirror Industries; the rate of exchange for conversion is the Ministry of Finance rate on the bill of entry date.

Customs exemption for capital equipment allows imports for manufacture of compressor and turbine blades when imported by HAL.
Insertion of a customs exemption entry permitting import of specified capital equipment for establishing facilities to manufacture compressor and turbine blades for AN-32 transport aircraft and Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters, conditioned on import by the designated importer.

Special additional duty non-recovery directed for certain imports where prevailing practice exempted levy, clarifying retrospective application.
The notification declares that, owing to prior exemption notifications and an established practice, the special additional duty under the Customs Act and section 3A of the Customs Tariff Act need not be recovered on imports falling within specified exemption categories where no additional duty was payable, for imports effected during the identified period.

Concessional import eligibility for metcoke limited to designated manufacturers who comply with prescribed customs procedure.
The amendment substitutes the proviso in Notification No. 69/2000-Cus so that nothing in the notification applies to imports of metcoke by manufacturers of pig iron or steel using a blast furnace, manufacturers of steel or pig iron using COREX technology, and manufacturers of ferro alloys, if they follow the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.

Import condition for metallurgical coke restricted to pig iron, steel and ferro alloy manufacturers with specified concessional duty.
The amendment substitutes S. No. 71 of notification No. 21/2002 to classify metallurgical coke under heading 27.04 and restrict import relief to manufacturers of pig iron or steel using blast furnace or COREX technology and to manufacturers of ferro alloys, prescribing a concessional duty structure for those specified importers under the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs exemption for imported ammunition filling machinery requires importer certification and domestic non availability.
A time limited customs exemption was inserted permitting duty relief for machinery, instruments, tools and accessories imported to set up ammunition filling facilities at the Ordnance Factory, Badmal, provided they are imported by the General Manager, accompanied at import by a list certified by an officer not below Joint Director, Ordnance Factory Board, confirming necessity, domestic non availability and exclusive use in the factory; the exemption expires on or after 31st August, 2003.

Appointment of Customs adjudicating authorities designates specified Central Excise adjudicators to decide assigned customs cases under statutory power.
The notification supersedes an earlier instrument and appoints specified Central Excise (Adjudication) commissioners as Commissioners of Customs (Adjudication), empowering them to adjudicate customs cases assigned to them by the central revenue board under its statutory adjudicatory authority, thereby effecting administrative reassignment of adjudication responsibilities.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on mulberry raw silk imports to offset dumping and protect domestic industry.
An anti-dumping duty is provisionally imposed on Mulberry raw silk (not thrown), 2A grade and below under sub-heading 5002.00 following a preliminary finding of dumping from the Peoples' Republic of China causing injury to domestic industry. The duty equals the difference between a specified per-unit US dollar amount and the landed value of imports, applies to goods originating in or exported from the Peoples' Republic of China (including indirect exports), is payable in Indian currency, and uses the Government-notified rate of exchange determined on the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on induction hardened forged rolls imposed; imports from Russia, Ukraine and Korea RP subject to provisional rates.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Induction Hardened Forged Rolls (sizes above 300 mm dia) from Korea RP, Ukraine and Russia; the duty equals the difference between country-specific reference amounts per metric tonne (in USD) listed in the schedule and the landed value of the imports. Duties apply per the table's country-of-origin and country-of-export entries, are payable in Indian currency, and are effective through 30 June 2003. Landed value, USD definition, and the applicable exchange rate (date of bill of entry) are prescribed.