Appointment of special adjudicator authorising exercise of commissioner adjudicatory powers to decide a DRI show cause notice.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi and authorises him to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Jawahar Custom House, P.O. Uran, District Raigarh, solely for adjudicating matters arising from a specified show cause notice issued by the investigative unit.

Appointment of Special Adjudicator authorises transfer of adjudicatory powers to Commissioner to hear show cause proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs authorises the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Commissioners of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating show cause notices relating to M/s M.K. Exim India Limited, confining the delegation to those identified proceedings.

Appointment of special adjudicator authorises a customs commissioner to adjudicate a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence show cause notice.
Authorises the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai Custom House (Sea Cargo), to act as Joint Commissioner of Customs in Mumbai and to exercise powers under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued in relation to M/s Hutchison Essar South Limited and others.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority authorises Commissioner to adjudicate show-cause notices in specified DRI matter relating to Bright Star Hotels
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import and General), New Custom House, New Delhi to act as Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, and authorises him to exercise the powers and duties of that office solely for adjudicating the show-cause notice(s) issued to M/s Bright Star Hotels Private Limited and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit.

Delegation of adjudication powers under the Customs Act authorises a Commissioner to adjudicate a specified show cause notice.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, authorises the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of two named Commissioners of Customs solely for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in relation to M/s G.B. Morrison Travels Private Limited and others.

Special adjudicator appointment under Customs Act authorises commissioner to adjudicate DRI-issued show cause notices involving Jaypee Hotels.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs authorises the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad for the purpose of adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence relating to M/s Jaypee Hotels Limited and others, thereby effecting a temporary transfer of adjudicatory competence for those proceedings.

Appointment of Special Adjudicator authorising delegation of adjudicatory powers for DRI show cause proceedings to Commissioner, Daman.
In exercise of sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board authorises the Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, Daman to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, solely for adjudicating the show cause proceedings arising from a notice issued by the investigative agency concerning M/s Sunshine Overseas and others.

Appointment of Special Adjudicator: Commissioner authorised to adjudicate Show Cause Notices issued by DRI relating to importer cases.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs authorises the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioners of Customs at New Customs House, Mumbai and Air Cargo Complex, Kolkata for the limited purpose of adjudicating show cause notices issued to M/s Communication Trade Links and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, pursuant to sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Appointment of special adjudicator authorizes a customs commissioner to adjudicate DRI show cause notices in specified matters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin and authorises him to act as the Commissioner of Customs (Port-Export), Chennai and as the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued to M/s Rajat Pharmachem Limited and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit.

Amendment to customs notification: specified table entries omitted under statutory powers, altering designated adjudicating authorities listings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising statutory delegation of powers, amends Notification No.96/2006-CUSTOMS (N.T.) by omitting serial numbers 1, 4, 6 and 7 and the entries relating thereto under columns (2) and (3) of the table in that notification; the change is a targeted deletion limited to those table entries.

Customs drawback amendment broadens "dyed" textiles to include printed or bleached items and updates tariff schedule entries.
Amendment revises Notification No.81/2006 by adding that "dyed" textile materials in Chapters 54 and 55 include printed or bleached items, and by substituting multiple Schedule entries: a revised entry in Chapter 10; insertion of a papier mache decorative handicraft tariff item in Chapter 48; comprehensive replacement of tariff items and entries in Chapters 54 and 55 to differentiate grey and dyed woven fabrics and man-made fibre goods with unit and drawback particulars; and substitution of Chapter 81 metal tariff entries with standardized unit and drawback specifications.

Classification of artware and handicraft now by constituent material; extensive tariff schedule substitutions follow.
The notification inserts condition 2A directing that all artware and handicraft items be classified under the heading of artware/handicraft of the constituent material as set out in the relevant chapters, and substitutes extensive tariff items and entries in the Schedule-notably replacing tariff lines in Chapters 61 and 62, amending specified entries in Chapters 83 and 84 (including insertion of a bicycle pump item and replacement of certain implement items), and omitting specified tariff items in Chapter 87-effective from 15 July 2006.

Classification of artware and handicraft mandated under constituent material headings, altering application of customs drawback schedule.
Paragraph 2A mandates that, notwithstanding the said Schedule, all artware and handicraft items shall be classified under the heading of artware/handicraft (of constituent material) as mentioned in the relevant chapters; this insertion into the General Notes of Notification No.36/2005-CUSTOMS (N.T.) is effected by Notification No.114/2006-CUSTOMS (N.T.) and applies for the period from 5 May 2005 to 14 July 2006.

Customs exemption for AEW&C programme imports requires authorised centres and certified MoD authorisation, with a fixed expiry.
Amendment inserts a customs exemption for specified goods required for the Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Programme, including aircraft, avionics, radars, electronic components, machinery, test equipment, tooling, consumables, and computer hardware/software, conditional on import by authorised works centres designated by a Deputy Secretary-level officer and production at import of a list certified by the Programme Director confirming Ministry of Defence authorisation and exclusive use for the AEW&C programme; the exemption is time-limited and ceases on the stated expiry date.

Customs exemption for training imports requires Sports Authority certification for National Rifle Association air rifle or pistol consignments.
The amendment permits importation of air rifles and pistols by the National Rifle Association of India for imparting training, subject to production at clearance of a certificate from an officer not below the rank of Director in the Sports Authority of India recommending exemption and specifying the importer's name and address, the description, quantity and value of the goods, and that the goods are required for training.

Appointment of Special Adjudicator authorises a Commissioner to adjudicate a show cause notice under the Customs Act.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Tuticorin, to act as Commissioner of Customs for Nhava Sheva Port and authorises him under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise adjudicatory powers in relation to the show-cause notice issued to M/s Gudiyas Fashions Private Limited by a revenue intelligence authority.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils and brass scrap updated by substituting the earlier customs notification.
Fixes tariff values by substituting a new Table into Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.), invoking Section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, to list prescribed tariff values per metric tonne for specified palm and soybean oil categories and for brass scrap, thereby making the substituted Table the operative valuation schedule for those imported goods.

Exchange rate notification: prescribed conversion rates for export goods take effect, replacing the prior exchange rate notice.
The notification fixes statutory conversion rates to be used for export goods valuation, superseding the prior notification and directing that the rates for each listed foreign currency shall be the amounts shown in the appended Schedules (Schedule I for unit rates and Schedule II for Japanese Yen per 100 units).

Exchange rate determination for imported goods establishes prescribed currency conversion rates effective from November and supersedes prior notification.
The Board, exercising powers under the Customs Act, prescribes exchange rates for specified foreign currencies for converted valuation of imported goods, effective 1 November 2006, and supersedes the earlier notification of 26 September 2006; rates are provided in Schedule I (unitwise rates for listed currencies) and Schedule II (rate per one hundred units for Japanese Yen).

Reduced import duty on palm oils extended, deferring the prior expiry and continuing concessional tariff treatment under customs authority.
Notification No.111/2006-Customs amends Notification No.21/2002-Customs by substituting the earlier expiry date in the proviso to clause (j), thereby extending the period during which reduced import duty rates on palm oils apply, effected under the authority of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 on public interest grounds.