Exchange rate determination for exported goods prescribes official currency conversion rates under Section 14(3)(a) of the Customs Act.
Determination of official exchange rates for conversion of foreign currency for exported goods under Section 14(3)(a) of the Customs Act, superseding the earlier notification and taking effect from 1st December, 2001. The notification prescribes specific exchange rates in two appended schedules: Schedule I (rate per one unit of currency) and Schedule II (rate per 100 units) to be applied for export-related customs calculations.

Exchange rate notification: prescribed conversion rates for foreign currencies to Indian rupee for stamp duty and customs purposes.
Prescribes the official exchange rate schedule converting specified foreign currencies into Indian currency, effective from the stated commencement date, for calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act and for specified applications under the Customs Act; supersedes the prior exchange-rate notification and appends two schedules listing unit and per-hundred-unit rates for use in stamp duty and customs determinations.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority under the Customs Act reallocates specified show cause notices to a single Commissioner for adjudication.
The Central Government, invoking sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore to perform the functions of the Commissioners at Tiruchirapalli and two Chennai formations exclusively for adjudication of three specified show cause notices issued to M/s. Leela Scottish Lace Ltd., Mumbai, thereby consolidating adjudicatory responsibility for those listed departmental references.

Deemed export benefits extended to suppliers to specified power projects, bringing those supplies within customs exemption coverage.
Amendment to an existing customs exemption notification inserts a new sub clause in the Explanation to extend deemed export benefits to suppliers of goods to Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Project Stage II and Kayamkulam Combined Cycle Power Project, thereby subjecting those supplies to the customs exemption regime under the principal notification.

Anti-dumping provisional assessment requires bank guarantees for thermal sensitive paper imports, with liability if duty is confirmed on review.
Imports of thermal sensitive paper from M/s Papierfabrik August Koehler Ag, Germany are subject to provisional assessment pending review, requiring a bank guarantee calculated at the specified US dollar rate per square meter for imports during the investigation period. If the designated authority recommends anti dumping duty on review, importers will be liable to pay the duty on all imports from the date of initiation of the review. Anti dumping duty will be converted into Indian currency using the government notified rate of exchange applicable on presentation of the bill of entry.

Tariff change for edible oils adjusts duty rates and import aggregate triggers under revised customs notification.
Notification No. 119/2001-Customs inserts four entries distinguishing imports of crude sunflower/safflower oil and refined rape/colza/mustard oil into categories within an aggregate import limit and all other imports, applying differentiated ad valorem duty rates accordingly; it is made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and also substitutes the EXIM Facilitation Committee in the Directorate General of Foreign Trade for the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority in Condition No.1 of the Annexure.

Exemption from special additional duty for mobile handset parts granted, subject to specified notification conditions and annexure.
A new tariff entry exempts parts, components and accessories of mobile handsets from special additional duty by declaring goods corresponding to the referenced serial in an earlier notification to be chargeable to nil special additional duty, subject to the conditions specified in that earlier notification's annexure.

Customs exemption for mobile handset parts: amendment creates duty-free classification for handset components and accessories.
An amendment to the customs tariff notification inserts a new table entry providing duty-free treatment for parts, components and accessories of mobile handsets, including cellular phones, classified under any chapter; the entry specifies Nil customs duty and thereby creates a distinct exemption category within the principal notification.

Export of jewellery for exhibition abroad permitted with Development Commissioner approval; unsold pieces must be re imported within a limited period.
Export-oriented and EPZ units are permitted, with Development Commissioner approval, to export jewellery for exhibitions abroad provided that unsold jewellery is re imported within sixty days of the exhibition's closure; units may also supply gems and jewellery to retail outlets in specified international airport departure lounges for sale to tourists in accordance with the Export and Import Policy, the Handbook of Procedures, and procedures prescribed by the Commissioner of Customs.

Anti-dumping duty on zinc oxide from China imposed, effective from provisional date and payable in domestic currency.
Imposition of an anti-dumping duty on Zinc Oxide imports from the People's Republic of China based on findings of export below normal value causing material injury; duty fixed for products of 99.5% purity with other purities calculated pro rata, effective from the provisional duty date and payable in Indian currency, with exchange rate conversion determined by the relevant statutory notification and the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on sodium hydrosulphite imposed, with differentiated exporter rates and effect from the provisional duty date.
Imposition of an anti-dumping duty on sodium hydrosulphite from the People's Republic of China after findings of export below normal value and material injury causally linked to those imports; one exporter offered then withdrew a price undertaking. The Central Government, under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules, prescribed differentiated duty rates by exporter, made the duty effective from the provisional duty date, required payment in Indian currency, and specified use of Government-notified exchange rates with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Anti dumping duty on Potassium Permanganate targets dumped imports, imposing specified duties on listed exporters effective retroactively.
The Central Government, relying on final findings that Potassium Permanganate imports from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were dumped and caused material injury, imposed anti dumping duties under section 9A and relevant rules. The notification sets country and exporter specific duty rates, makes the duties effective from the provisional duty imposition date, requires payment in Indian currency, and specifies that the exchange rate for calculation is that notified by the Government with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Customs duty reduction on crude palm oil lowers the standard rate via amendment to existing notification.
Amendment reduces the standard rate of duty for crude palm oil and its fractions by substituting a lower figure in the Table entry for the specified schedule item of Notification No.17/2001-Customs, effected under the Central Government's power in section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs duty change: standard rate for crude palm oil fractions reduced under amendment to Notification No.17/2001.
Amendment to Notification No.17/2001-Customs effected by Notification No.111/2001-Customs (30 October 2001) substitutes the figures in column (4) against the serial entry for crude palm oil and its fractions in the Table, thereby reducing the standard rate of customs duty; the amendment is made under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and references the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Exchange rate determination sets official conversion rates for exported goods under customs authority, replacing prior notification.
Fixes official conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for exported goods, superseding the prior Ministry of Finance notification and prescribing, from the stated commencement date, the exchange rate entries set out in two Schedules (Schedule I: rates per one unit; Schedule II: rates per one hundred units) for use in export valuation and related customs purposes.

Exchange rate schedule sets official conversion rates for foreign currencies for stamp duty and customs valuation.
Prescribes an official schedule of exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian currency to be applied in calculating stamp duty and for purposes of section 14 of the Customs Act as they relate to imported goods; two appended schedules set unit-equivalent and per-hundred-unit rates to be used by customs and stamp authorities for valuation and duty calculation, superseding the earlier notification and taking effect from the stated implementation date.

Corrigendum to Customs notification updates table to add entry identifying a file reference and individual.
Corrigendum to Notification No.54/2001-Customs (N.T.) amends the Table on page 7 by inserting entry 9 as "BZU/E/20/96 Dt.12.5.97 Shri Deepak Dialani, New Delhi," issued under file reference F.NO.437/1/97-CUS.IV by the Under Secretary to the Government of India.

Exemption from Special Additional Duty for gold concentrate imported for refining into gold established by tariff amendment.
Exemption from Special Additional Duty is provided for "gold concentrate imported by a gold refinery for refining into gold" by inserting a new tariff entry into the Table of Notification No. 19/2001-Customs, resulting in nil special additional duty for such imports and specifying the amendment's date of commencement.

Customs exemption for gold concentrate permits duty-free import by refineries for refining into gold, amending tariff entries.
The notification amends the tariff table to insert a new entry granting a nil duty exemption for gold concentrate imported by a gold refinery for refining into gold, and substitutes the description for an existing entry to cover all goods imported for use in, or supply to, units for manufacture of paper or paperboard; the amendments are made under section 25(1) powers and commence on the notified date.

Appointment of Adjudicating Commissioner to adjudicate the specified customs show-cause cases listed in the notification.
Appointment under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 designates the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), New Delhi to act as Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), New Customs House, Mumbai for adjudication of the specific show-cause cases listed in the Table, with the Table enumerating file numbers and parties to define the scope of the delegation.