Provisional assessment of imports by a specific exporter imposed pending new shipper review; security and retrospective duty liability possible.
Provisional assessment is imposed on imports of Nylon Tyre Cord Fabrics exported by M/s Qingdao Lian Chuang Stock Company Ltd., pending a new shipper review under rule 22. The proper officer may require security or guarantee to cover any deficiency if a definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed retrospectively. If the review recommends anti-dumping duty, the importer must pay the duty on all imports by the named exporter from the date the review was initiated.

Exchange rate determination for customs: prescribed foreign-currency conversion rates for import and export valuation take effect immediately.
Central Board of Excise and Customs prescribes fixed exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for valuing imported and exported goods, with separate rates for import and export goods effective from 1 December 2007; rates are listed in Schedule I by currency per unit and in Schedule II for one currency per one hundred units, and the notification supersedes the earlier instrument.

Tariff value fixation for import of poppy seeds prescribed under Customs Act, setting the assessment value per metric tonne.
The Board, exercising powers under the Customs Act, fixes a tariff value for imported poppy seeds falling under Customs Tariff heading 1207 91 00; the notification dated November 23, 2007 specifies the commodity as "Poppy seeds" and prescribes the tariff value per metric tonne for assessment of imports under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act.

Anti-dumping duty extension on acrylic fibre maintains duties on Korea and Thailand pending review, while exempting US imports.
The Central Government amends the anti-dumping notification on acrylic fibre to extend the notification's force for one year pending review, maintaining duties on imports from Korea and Thailand, and expressly provides that no anti-dumping duty shall apply to imports originating in or exported from the United States from the commencement of the extension period.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils and brass scrap updated by substituting a new schedule of per tonne values.
Amendment substitutes the tariff-value Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.), replacing it with a schedule of US dollar per metric tonne tariff values for specified categories of crude and refined palm oil and palmolein, crude soybean oil, and brass scrap (all grades), as notified in Notification No.113/2007-Cus. (N.T.), dated November 15, 2007.

Jurisdiction amendment: Tambaram Taluk entry expanded to include container freight stations at Sriperumbudur altering customs jurisdiction.
The Central Board, exercising powers under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, amends Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) by substituting in the Table against Serial Number 7 the words 'Tambaram Taluk of Kancheepuram District' with 'Tambaram Taluk and Container Freight Stations at Sriperumbudur Taluk of Kancheepuram District', thereby expanding the specified customs territorial jurisdiction.

Review of Orders-in-Original: administrative review authority redirected to specified Chief Commissioners for Customs matters.
Amendment substitutes the Table entry at serial number 34 in the principal notification to assign review responsibility for five Orders in Original of the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin to the Chief Commissioner of Customs, Chennai and the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Coimbatore, Tuticorin and Tiruchirapalli, exercising the Board's statutory review power under the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty on Vitamin A Palmitate imposed, applying definitive per-kilogram rates to imports from specified countries.
Anti-dumping duties have been imposed on Vitamin A Palmitate (tariff item 2936 21 00) originating in or exported from Switzerland and the People's Republic of China following findings of dumping, substantial dumping margins, and material injury to the domestic industry. The Central Government has prescribed definitive per-kilogram duty rates in a table differentiating by country of origin/export and by producer/exporter where identified. The duties are effective from the date provisional duties were imposed and the notification contains a specified expiry date unless earlier revoked.

Anti-dumping duty rescission restores tariff status for vitrified and porcelain tile imports under statutory authority.
The Central Government rescinds Notification No.96/2005-Customs that imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of vitrified and porcelain tiles (other than vitrified industrial tiles), exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff Rules, 1995, with the rescission not affecting actions done or omitted before its commencement.

Anti-dumping exemption for specified producers and exporter removes duty on their vitrified and porcelain tile imports into India.
Inserting a proviso into the principal anti dumping notification to state that no anti dumping duty shall be imposed on imports of vitrified and porcelain tiles falling under Chapter 69 when produced by the two specified related companies and exported by the named exporter; the amendment is effective from the date provisional assessment was ordered for that exporter, reflecting the designated authority's finding of negative dumping margin in the new shipper review.

Exchange Rate Determination sets distinct import and export conversion rates for listed foreign currencies under Customs Act
Determination of exchange rates under the Customs statutory authority prescribes distinct rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies to be applied for imported and exported goods, effective from 1st November, 2007. The notification supersedes earlier exchange-rate notifications except as to prior actions. Two annexed schedules set the operative figures: Schedule I for per-unit currency rates and Schedule II for rates per 100 units, each showing separate import and export rupee equivalents to be used for customs purposes.

Appointment of Special Adjudicators authorises Commissioner of Central Excise Bangalore to adjudicate specified show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs authorises the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), Bangalore to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore for adjudication of the specific show cause notices listed in the notification, each identified by party name and reference number, limiting the delegation to those enumerated matters.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate DRI show cause notices against firms linked to a trading group.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, Surat 1 as a common adjudicating authority under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and duties of the listed Customs Commissioners and other officers for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Additional Director General, DRI (F.No. DRI/SRU/INV 02/2005 dated 20th April, 2007) relating to specified firms owned, managed or controlled by Chakkiwala Brothers.

Common adjudicating authority designated to hear show cause notices against M/s Edward Life Sciences, consolidating powers of specified customs commissioners.
Appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act by designating the Commissioner of Customs (Air Cargo Import), Mumbai to exercise the powers and duties of specified Commissioners for adjudicating the show cause notices issued to M/s Edward Life Sciences, with a later substitution amending the roster of commissioners.

Common adjudicating authority appointment transfers adjudicatory powers to Mumbai Customs Commissioner to decide specified show cause notice.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), New Customs House, Mumbai as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence against M/s Samay Electronic Private Limited.

Customs notification amendment adds Nashik as authorised site for unloading imports and loading exports under Customs Act.
The Board inserts Nashik into the notified table, authorising the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods (or classes of such goods) at that location, under powers conferred by clause (a) of subsection (1) read with subsection (2) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby amending Notification No. 61/1994 Customs (N.T.).

Customs amendment adds Janori inland container depot permitting unloading of imports and loading of exports.
The notification amends the list of authorised inland container depots by inserting Janori, Taluka Dindori, Nashik District, as a location authorised for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods under the powers conferred by section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Tariff value substitution updates import valuation for specified edible oils and brass scrap under Customs Act authority.
Amendment substitutes the tariff-value Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.), listing US$ per metric tonne values for crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, other palm oil, crude palmolein, RBD palmolein, other palmolein, crude soyabean oil, and brass scrap (all grades), most entries noted as unchanged, thereby fixing the applicable tariff values under the Customs Act authority.

Anti dumping duty continuation for NBR extended pending statutory review, with duty payable in Indian currency.
Anti-dumping duty on acrylo nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) from Korea and Germany is extended pending completion of a statutory review by substituting the operative paragraph of the earlier notification to specify a new terminal date and confirming duty payable in Indian currency.

Customs notification amendment substitutes designated commissionerates and ports, altering administrative jurisdiction under section 129A by the Board.
Amendment under sub-section (1B) of section 129A substitutes the Table entries for serial numbers 26 and 33 of Notification No.39/2005-Customs (N.T.), designating specified Chief Commissioners of Customs and assigning related customs formations and ports (including Nhava Sheva import/export, Mumbai air cargo import/export, Customs (Airport) Mumbai, Customs (Preventive) Mumbai, and Customs, Pune), thereby reallocating administrative responsibility among those commissionerates.