Anti dumping duty on Sodium Nitrite imposed, definitive territorial rates applied and payable in national currency.
Definitive anti dumping duty imposed on imports of Sodium Nitrite (sub heading 2834.10) from the European Union and Taiwan based on findings of export below normal value and resulting material injury caused cumulatively; specified per metric tonne duty rates are applied, effective from the date of provisional duty, payable in Indian currency with the applicable exchange rate as notified and determined by the date of presentation of the bill of entry.

Customs exemption amendment adds glass sheets and shoe polishes and broadens leather container definition under notification.
The amendment inserts glass sheet for use with mosaic and polishes, creams and shoe finishes in any form into the notification's list of exempt goods; substitutes additional tariff headings for a listed serial entry; and expands an annexure condition by replacing "similar containers all made of leather" with "similar containers all made of leather or leather harness or leather saddlery," thereby broadening the descriptive scope of covered containers.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets specified foreign currency conversion rates effective from the stated date.
The Board prescribes specified rates of conversion between Indian currency and listed foreign currencies for export goods, superseding the earlier notification and fixing the operative rates to apply from the stated effective date. The notification provides two schedules: Schedule I lists exchange rates per one unit of specified currencies, and Schedule II lists rates per one hundred units, establishing the conversion table for customs export valuation and related administrative application.

Exchange rate determination for imported goods prescribes official currency conversion rates and supersedes an earlier notification.
Determines statutory foreign exchange conversion rates for imported goods under the Customs Act, prescribing rupee equivalents for listed foreign currencies effective from 1st December, 2002 and superseding Notification No.67/2002-NT-Customs; Schedule I gives rates per one unit for specified currencies and Schedule II gives the rupee equivalent for 100 units of Japanese Yen.

Tariff values updated for palm oils, brass scrap and soybean oil under Customs Act powers, adjusting import valuation rules.
Exercise of powers under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 to amend Notification No. 36/2001-Cus. (N.T.) by substituting the Table that fixes tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified imports. The substituted Table sets tariff values for Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, RBD Palmolein, Crude Palmolein, Brass Scrap (all grades) and Crude Soyabean Oil, as notified in Notification No. 73/2002-Customs (N.T.), dated 26 November 2002.

Director General (Safeguards) appointment: officer designated under rule 3 to administer and oversee safeguard duty proceedings.
Under sub rule (1) of rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, the Central Government appoints Shri B. K. Mishra, Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi, as Director General (Safeguards) to perform functions relating to the identification, assessment and administration of safeguard duty proceedings.

Customs exemption amendment: Mobile Switching Office added to notified list, altering scope of exemptions under Customs law.
The Central Government, under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 21/2002 Customs by inserting "Mobile Switching Office (MSO)" into the Annexure, adding it after item twelve in List 24 and thereby including MSO within the exemption coverage of the principal notification.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on Pure Terephthalic Acid extended pending review, notifications amended to remain in force until February 2003.
The Central Government has amended earlier customs notifications imposing anti-dumping duties on Pure Terephthalic Acid from specified source countries to extend their operative period for an additional three months, inserting or substituting revised expiry provisions so that the duties remain in force pending completion of the statutory review.

Duty-free sale of vehicles for international organisation privileged persons allowed irrespective of reciprocal concessions.
Amendment inserts a proviso to rule 5(1B) allowing the duty free sale of vehicles after four years of import to all privileged persons of the United Nations or any other international organization, irrespective of whether the organization provides a similar duty-free sale facility to Indian privileged persons.

Anti-dumping duty finalisation: provisional assessments on thermal sensitive paper imports by specified exporter must be finalised and duties fixed.
The Central Government rescinds the interim notification requiring provisional assessment and bank guarantees for Thermal Sensitive Paper imported by M/s Papierfabrik August Koehler Ag during the specified investigation period, and orders that all provisional assessments for those imports be finalised calculating the applicable anti-dumping duty at the specified per-square-meter rate, with duty converted into Indian currency using the exchange rate prescribed in standing Customs notifications and the bill of entry date as the relevant date for exchange rate determination.

Exemption provisos limit applicability of import duty exemptions where a separate exemption is availed, preventing overlap.
Insertions of provisos into two customs exemption notifications exclude goods from those exemptions where importers avail themselves of the exemption under notification No. 40/2002, thereby preventing overlapping exemption claims and clarifying the administrative scope of the earlier notifications for customs assessment and exemption applications.

Export prohibition on maps amended to allow certain survey maps if sensitive topographical and strategic details are omitted.
The amendment provides a conditional exemption from the export prohibition for non-digitized survey maps of a specified scale covering unrestricted areas, provided such maps do not depict civil vulnerable areas or points, contours and spot heights, important strategic locations, or any information relating to them; eligibility is therefore contingent on map format, geographic classification, and redaction of identified sensitive topographical and strategic details.

Tariff Rate Quota on apparel imports mandating minimum manufacture from Indian-origin fabrics and specified port entry.
Amendments introduce a Tariff Rate Quota limiting the exemption for specified List 3 apparel to an annual quota with a minimum manufacture-from-Indian-origin-fabrics requirement for exports to Sri Lanka, transitional minima for an initial period, per-category caps within the quota, and mandatory importation through designated ports; the duty payable after concession for List 3 goods is clarified to be the higher of the ad valorem or specific rate, and the List 3 schedule of HS classifications is revised accordingly.

Import entry points updated: Raxaul and Dharamtar added for imports under advance licences and related schemes.
The Central Government, under the powers of the Customs Act, 1962, amends specified exemption notifications by substituting listed place names in certain conditions so as to add Raxaul alongside Ranaghat and Singhabad in multiple notifications and to add Dharamtar alongside Nagapattinam and Okha in two notifications; the amendments are limited textual substitutions to the conditions of the listed notifications.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on PHPGDS imports imposed, applied by origin/export permutations with reference-rate based calculation.
Provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of D (-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Methyl Potassium Dane Salt (PHPGDS) under sub-heading 2942.00, following a preliminary finding of dumping and material injury; duties are set as the difference between specified USD per kilogram reference amounts and the landed value of the imports, applied according to country-of-origin/export permutations in the Table.

Anti dumping duty on Poly Iso Butylene offsets dumping by specified exporters, measured against landed value on entry.
Anti dumping duties apply to imports of Poly Iso Butylene (sub heading 3902.20) from specified countries and exporters; the duty equals the difference between a specified US$ amount per metric tonne and the landed value (assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain duties), is payable in Indian currency, effective from the provisional duty date, and requires use of the government specified exchange rate on the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on D (-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base equalizes dumped imports with landed value.
The Central Government imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of D (-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base from specified countries following findings of dumping, material injury, threat of further injury and retardation of new industry; the duty is equal to the difference between the tabled amount and the landed value (assessable value under the Customs Act) per kilogramme, payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate for conversion set by Government notification for the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on sodium hydroxide imports from Qatar imposed, with exporter-specific margins and landed-value calculation.
Imposition of a anti-dumping duty on Sodium Hydroxide imports from Qatar, calculated as the difference between specified exporter-specific amounts and the landed value (assessable value under the Customs Act) per metric tonne. Duties are payable in Indian currency, the rate of exchange for calculation is set by Government notification with the relevant date as presentation of the bill of entry, and the notification specifies exporter-specific margins and duration subject to earlier revocation.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on Flexible Slabstock Polyol imports, with country- and exporter-specific duty differentials applied.
Definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of Flexible Slabstock Polyol (molecular weight 3000-4000) from specified territories following findings of export below normal value, material injury to Indian industry and causation. Duty is charged as the difference between specified per-tonne amounts for listed exporters and the landed value of imports; exporter-specific and territory-wide entries create differentiated rates. Duty is leviable from the provisional duty date, payable in Indian currency; ''landed value'' follows assessable value rules and applicable exchange rates are those notified by the Government, determined as of bill-of-entry presentation.

Anti-dumping duty on Pentaerythritol imposed for imports from Canada, Japan and Taiwan effective from provisional imposition date.
The Central Government, relying on the designated authority's findings of dumping, material injury and cumulative causation, imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Pentaerythritol (sub-heading 2905.42) originating in or exported from Canada, Japan and Taiwan. Country-specific duty rates are prescribed, the duty is leviable with effect from the provisional imposition date and payable in Indian currency, the notification remains in force until a specified expiry date, and no duty shall apply to imports from Canada from a later specified date; rate of exchange and relevant bill of entry date govern calculation.