Anti-dumping duty on DVD R/DVD+R imports to prevent recurrence of dumping and protect domestic industry.
Definitive anti dumping duty is imposed on DVD R and DVD+R imports under Customs Tariff heading 8523 from the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei to prevent recurrence of dumping and protect domestic industry. The notification prescribes specified duty amounts in US dollars per 1,000 pieces according to origin and export combinations, applies to listed goods, producers and exporters, and remains effective for a five year term unless earlier revoked. Duties are payable in Indian currency using the Government prescribed rate of exchange with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on diclofenac sodium imports from China imposed, maintaining trade remedies for a five-year period.
Imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of diclofenac sodium originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China for five years, pursuant to section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules; duty rates are specified per unit in US dollars in the notification table, apply irrespective of producer or exporter designations, are payable in Indian currency, and must be converted using the exchange rate notified under the Customs Act with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Customs duty exemption for specified anti-malarial drugs, diagnostics and nets when imported for GF-funded malaria project, subject to certificate.
Exempts specified anti-malarial drugs, diagnostics and long-lasting insecticidal nets from customs duty and additional customs duty when imported for the Intensified Malaria Control Project (IMCP)-Phase II funded by the Global Fund, subject to production prior to clearance of a certificate from an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare confirming the goods are required for IMCP-Phase II.

Exchange rate determination establishes official foreign currency conversion rates for import and export valuation and customs purposes.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising statutory customs powers, fixes the rate of exchange to be used for valuation of imported and exported goods, prescribing separate import and export conversion rates for specified foreign currencies in two schedules. These rates take effect from 21st November, 2014 and the notification supersedes the earlier November 2014 exchange rate notification except as to actions already completed under that earlier instrument.

Duty drawback rates notified for exports, setting eligibility, classification rules, caps and procedural conditions effective November 2014.
Notification prescribes All Industry Rates (AIR) of Duty Drawback effective 22 November 2014, specifying ad valorem and unit rates with per unit caps in an annexed Schedule, aligning tariff items at the four digit level, and setting classification rules, inclusions for packing, procedural requirements for claiming drawback, conditions when Cenvat has not been availed, composite article valuation by net content declaration, and multiple exclusions where duty exemption, rebate or bonded manufacture applies.

Drawback claim time limit amended to exclude cases where a claim under rule three or rule four is made.
Amendment replaces the words "he may within three months" in rule 7(1) with "he may, except where a claim for drawback under rule 3 or rule 4 has been made, within three months", thereby creating an exception to the ordinary three month filing timeframe for cases where a claim under rule 3 or rule 4 has been made.

Tariff value fixation updated: new customs tariff benchmarks set for specified imported goods to guide valuation.
Exercising powers under Section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Board substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) with schedules fixing tariff value benchmarks in US dollars for specified tariff items. The substituted tables prescribe unit-based tariff values for listed goods, including vegetable oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified forms of precious metals, to be used for customs valuation.

Exemption of bunker fuel customs duty for Indian-flag container vessels subject to specified registration, carriage and documentation conditions.
Exemption applies to IFO 180 CST and IFO 380 CST when imported for use in Indian-flag vessels carrying containerised export-import cargo or empty containers between Indian ports, subject to limited customs filings (IGM/EGM only), submission of a declaration-cum-undertaking supported by a fuel consumption certificate from an IACS member classification society and voyage distance, and an undertaking to pay duty with interest if conditions are not met.

Tariff classification change: corrigendum inserts provision specifying reclassification of zinc and related headings under customs rules.
Corrigendum amends the English text of a customs notification by inserting a provision identifying "Chapter 79 - Zinc and Articles Thereof" and specifying that a change to headings 79.01-79.05 from any other heading is to be recognised, thereby clarifying tariff classification coverage for zinc and related articles in the published notification.

Appointment under Customs Act: senior Central Excise commissioners designated to corresponding Customs commissioner roles for specified jurisdictions.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising statutory powers, appoints the Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise or Chief Commissioner of Central Excise to be the Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or Chief Commissioner of Customs for areas falling within the jurisdiction of the named Central Excise posts as specified under the Central Excise Rules.

Customs notification amendment expands territorial coverage by inserting an additional place into an existing clause under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.132/2009-Customs (N.T.) by inserting an additional place name after the existing entry in clause (i)(a), thereby expanding the territorial coverage of that clause; the amendment is published as a Gazette notification and otherwise leaves the principal notification unchanged.

Designation of Commissioners of Central Excise as Commissioners of Customs expands administrative jurisdiction under the Customs Act.
Declares that Commissioners of Central Excise are to be Commissioners of Customs within their respective jurisdictions as specified under rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, substituting the earlier serial entry in the principal notification and effected under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs amendment adds preventive commissioners to the list of designated proper officers under the existing notification, expanding administrative coverage.
Amendment under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 inserts Commissioners of Customs (Preventive), Delhi into the Table to Notification No. 79/2014 in column (3) against serial number 1 after item (vii), thereby adding that category to the list of designated Common Adjudicating Authority / Proper Officer in the principal notification.

Customs notification amendment updates territorial entries, altering inclusion and substitution of districts and special economic zone.
Notification amends the table of a prior customs notification by (i) removing the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority Special Economic Zone reference from serial 1, (ii) inserting Alipurduar after Jalpaiguri in serial 14 item (i), and (iii) substituting serial 32 with a listing of the Districts of Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Bulandshahr and the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority Special Economic Zone in Uttar Pradesh, effected under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Amendment to Customs notification updates designation to Principal Chief Commissioner and alters Bhubaneswar entry for adjudicating authority.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs amends the Table of a prior customs notification by substituting "Principal Chief Commissioner" for "Chief Commissioner" at serial number 14 and replacing the entry at serial number 15 with "Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Bhubaneswar."

Stay applications for refunds must be filed in triplicate and delivered or posted to the Registrar at the bench headquarters.
The amendment to Rule 28A(1)(a) requires stay applications for refunds under CHA licensing, warehousing and related matters to be presented in triplicate by the appellant or an authorized agent, or sent by registered post, to the Registrar or an officer authorized to receive appeals at the Headquarters of the Bench having jurisdiction over the related appeal.

Exchange rate determination sets specified currency conversion rates for import and export valuation under the Customs Act.
Determination of official foreign exchange conversion rates for customs valuation fixes distinct rupee equivalents for specified foreign currencies to be applied to imported and export goods, as set out in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per hundred units); the notification supersedes the preceding notification except for actions already completed and governs conversion for customs assessment and declarations under the Customs Act.

Fixation of tariff values updated for specified imported goods, replacing prior tables under section 14 authority.
Amendment substitutes Tables 1-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), fixing US dollar tariff values under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 for specified imported goods. The schedules set per-metric-tonne values for vegetable oils (Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Palmolein variants, Crude Soya Bean Oil), Brass Scrap, poppy seeds, and areca nuts, and prescribe per-weight-unit values for gold and silver where certain notification benefits are availed.

Custodianship renewal under Section 45 extends HAL's Container Freight Station custodial authority for a further five-year period.
Renewal of custodianship is granted to M/s. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) for operation of the Container Freight Station at Bengaluru for unloading imported cargo and loading export cargo until they are cleared for home consumption, exported, warehoused or transhipped, subject to the provisions of the Customs Act and the conditions prescribed under the prior notification.

Customs enforcement powers entrusted to border security officers within designated border belt, enabling specified search and seizure functions.
Authorizes officers and subordinate officers of the Sashastra Seema Bal to perform specified functions of an officer of customs, with designated ranks matched to identified customs powers including search and seizure and related procedural provisions. The delegation is territorially limited to the belt along the Indo Nepal and Indo Bhutan borders in specified States and to areas of the Sashastra Seema Bal's operation as set out in the Schedule.