Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate DRI show cause notices relating to M/s Suresh Productions.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Hyderabad Custom Commissionerate as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise powers and discharge duties formerly vested in three specified Commissioners for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (Zonal Unit, Chennai) in respect of M/s. Suresh Productions Pvt. Ltd. and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed under Customs Act to adjudicate a show cause notice against a company.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner of Customs, Chennai III, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the relevant customs commissioners for adjudicating the specified show cause notice issued in April 2015.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a specific customs show cause notice under statutory powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva III, Raigad, as a Common Adjudicating Authority under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of two specified Joint/Additional Commissioners of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence dated 8 June 2015 concerning M/s. Sunrise Chemicals and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to consolidate and adjudicate customs show cause proceedings arising from specified import notices.
Appoints the Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Nhava Sheva-V, Mumbai as a Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Deputy/Assistant Commissioners of Customs at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (Port-Import) and the Office of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai, for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from a show cause notice concerning M/s Larsen and Tubro Ltd., Scomi Engg. Bhd. Consortium.

Anti dumping duty on Gliclazide imposed, applying producer specific rates to China origin imports and payable in domestic currency.
Imposition of definitive anti dumping duty on Gliclazide (tariff item 2942 00 90) originating in, or exported from, the Peoples Republic of China, based on findings of export below normal value, material injury to domestic industry, and causal link. The government prescribes producer and exporter specific duty rates and a residual rate for other combinations. Duties are effective for a fixed term from Gazette publication, payable in Indian currency, with exchange rates determined by separate government notification and the relevant date being presentation of the bill of entry.

Provisional anti dumping duty imposed on methylene chloride imports to address dumped pricing and protect domestic industry.
Provisional anti dumping duty is imposed on Methylene Chloride (sub heading 2903 12) following preliminary findings that imports from the People's Republic of China and Russia were dumped, caused material injury to domestic industry, and have positive dumping margins; the notification prescribes specified per unit duty rates for named producers/exporters and other import scenarios, denominated in US dollars per metric ton, and provides that the duty is effective for a limited period not exceeding six months and shall be paid in Indian currency with exchange rates as notified by the Department of Revenue.

Safeguard investigation into hot-rolled steel imports could prompt provisional duties protecting domestic producers from serious injury.
A safeguard investigation has been initiated into imports of specified hot rolled flat sheets and plates of alloy and non-alloy steel after applicants representing a major share of domestic production submitted data for 2012-13 to 2015-16(A). Citing rising imports, reduced capacity utilisation, falling market share, declining profitability and increased inventories, the Directorate General of Safeguards found a prima facie case of serious injury or threat thereof and invited interested parties to submit views and seek interested-party status within prescribed time limits; a public file of non-confidential material is available.

Customs amendment adds a designated Haryana site permitting unloading of imports and loading of exports under statutory powers.
An amendment to Notification No.12/97 CUSTOMS (N.T.), under powers of clause (aa) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, inserts "Village Janoli Bhagola, Tehsil Palwal" for Haryana into the Table as a designated site for "Unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods".

Anti-dumping duty on injection moulding machine imports imposed, with exclusions and a defined landed value for calculation.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on plastic processing or injection moulding machines with clamping force between 40 and 1000 tonnes (tariff item 8477 10 00) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and in specified country-export combinations; the duty is to be calculated as a percentage of the "landed value" of imports. Exclusions are listed for certain blow moulding, vertical, and fully electric servo driven machines and specific footwear machinery. The duty is payable in Indian currency for five years from publication unless earlier revoked, superseded or amended.

Anti-dumping duty on Phthalic Anhydride imposed to counteract dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti-dumping rules, imposes anti-dumping duty on Phthalic Anhydride from Japan and Russia at specified US dollar per metric tonne rates for defined origin/export/producer/exporter categories, to counter dumping and material injury to the domestic industry. Duties are payable in Indian currency using the official exchange rate on bill of entry and remain effective for a five-year period unless earlier revoked, superseded or amended.

Anti-dumping duty on melamine tableware from China, Thailand and Vietnam imposed for five years to address dumped imports.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Melamine Tableware and Kitchenware from the People's Republic of China, Thailand and Vietnam is imposed under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with the Customs Tariff Rules, 1995; the designated authority found exports below normal value, material injury to the domestic industry, and cumulative causation by dumped imports. The notification prescribes US dollar per metric ton duty rates for specified tariff classifications and country origin/export permutations, is effective for five years from Gazette publication, and requires payment in Indian currency with exchange rates determined as per Government of India notifications.

Exchange rate determination for import and export goods under Customs Act sets official conversion rates effective early December.
Determination of official foreign currency conversion rates under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 sets specified rupee equivalents for listed currencies to be applied to imported and exported goods, supersedes the prior CBEC notification, and implements two schedules distinguishing import and export rates effective 4th December, 2015.

Warehousing station designation enables establishment of export oriented units under Customs Act powers and notifications.
Bherai village in Rajula Taluka, Amreli District (Gujarat) is designated as a warehousing station to enable establishment and operation of export oriented units, pursuant to powers conferred by central government notifications and the Customs Act, as declared by the Chief Commissioner of Customs for the Gujarat Zone.

Tariff value fixation: substitution of tariff value tables for specified imported goods under Customs Act provision
CBEC, invoking sub-section (2) of Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 with a schedule of specified tariff values in US dollars for listed goods (including palm oils, palmolein, soya oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver import entries) to be applied for customs valuation and regulatory purposes.

Customs jurisdiction expanded: designated Revenue Intelligence head now holds nationwide authority as Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs.
The amendment substitutes the first entry of Notification No. 83/2004 to designate the Principal Director General of Revenue Intelligence or the Director General of Revenue Intelligence as the Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or Chief Commissioner of Customs, and expressly confers jurisdiction over the whole of India on that officeholder.

Designation of customs officers expanded to include multiple director-general and commissioner ranks, widening authorised enforcement officials.
Amends Notification No. 60/2015-Cus (N.T.) by substituting the reference to "Principal Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence" with "Principal Director General or the Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence," and replacing "Commissioner of Customs" with "Principal Commissioner or Commissioner or Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Customs," thereby broadening the range of authorised customs officers under the principal notification.

Customs duty exemption clarified: inputs for non-excisable or nil-duty finished vessels are ineligible for exemption.
Substitution of the first proviso to Paragraph 3 clarifies that where finished goods (including rejects, waste, scrap, remnants and by-products) are either non-excisable or, if imported, liable to nil customs duty and nil additional duty, no exemption under the notification shall be available for inputs used in manufacture of such finished goods.

Exemption from customs duty for raw materials and parts for manufacture of specified ships, subject to bond and user conditions.
The amendment inserts a new notification entry granting nil customs duty on raw materials and parts for manufacture of specified vessels, subject to actual user conditions. Units holding inputs imported under the earlier exemption must furnish a bond to the jurisdictional customs office, detailing the goods and undertaking to utilize them for manufacture of the specified vessels; failure to use the goods for that purpose will attract payment, on demand, of an amount equal to the duty that would have been payable but for the exemption.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate specified customs show cause notices against corporate importers under the Customs Act.
The Central Board designates the Additional Director General (Adjudication), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified Commissioners of Customs for the limited purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, concerning specified corporate importers under the Customs Act.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralise adjudication of a show cause notice concerning an exporter and others.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Patparganj, New Delhi as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of multiple specified Commissioners for adjudication of matters arising from a show cause notice concerning Shri Fahim Anwarbhai Zada, Proprietor of M/s Perfect Exports, and others.