Anti-dumping duty on hot rolled stainless steel imports targeting specified producers and exporters to address dumped imports.
The Central Government, acting on the designated authority's findings that Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel (ASTM Grade 304 and equivalents) were dumped into India causing material and cumulative injury to domestic industry, imposes definitive anti-dumping duty. A duty table specifies origins, export origins, named producers and exporters with nil or specified duty rates per metric tonne; other combinations attract definitive rates. The duty is levied for five years, payable in Indian currency, with the rate of exchange determined by notification under the Customs Act and the relevant date being presentation of the bill of entry.

Anti-dumping duty on opal glassware imposed against imports from China and UAE, with specified differentiated rates.
Definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on Opal Glassware (tariff heading 7013) from China and the UAE following findings of export below normal value and material injury caused cumulatively by subject imports. The notification specifies producer- and exporter-specific percentage duty rates, applies the duty as a percentage of CIF value (defined as the assessable value under the Customs Act, 1962), and fixes the levy for the statutory period from the provisional imposition, subject to revocation, supersession or amendment.

Customs duty exemption for defence MR SAM imports requires authorised works centres and certified import lists, with restricted programme use.
The notification inserts an exemption for specified goods imported for the MR SAM programme, conditional on import by authorised works centres designated by a senior Ministry of Defence officer and on production at import of a Programme Director certified list to the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs confirming the goods are required for, authorised for, and will be used solely in the MR SAM programme; the exemption is time bound and terminates on the notification's stated expiry date.

Customs exemption amendment: restricts exemption to large LCD TV panels and removes actual user condition.
Substitutes the table entries for S. No. 319A in the customs exemption notification to limit the exemptible goods to LCD TV panels of 20 inches and above and removes the prior actual user condition by replacing the corresponding column entry with "-", thereby narrowing the exemption and altering eligibility mechanics under the notification.

Tariff value fixation updated for edible oils and scrap, setting prescribed import values for customs assessment and clearance.
Amendment substitutes the tariff-value Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) to fix import tariff values per metric tonne for specified commodities including grades of palm oil and palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds; importers and customs officers must apply these substituted tariff values for customs assessment.

Duty free baggage allowance extended to include passengers from Bhutan and Nepal with revised categories and specified exemptions.
Amends the Baggage Rules, 1998 by issuing the Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2011 to replace Appendix E and substitute the rupee abbreviation with the rupee symbol, redefining tourist categories (Indian origin, foreign origin by air, Pakistani and land route arrivals) and specifying eligible duty free items as used personal effects, travel souvenirs and certain articles, with category based allowance limits and conditions including re exportation of non consumed goods and clearance under rules 3 and 4.

Anti-dumping duty extension on CD R imports from specified Asian origins continues under statutory review and amendment.
Following a designated authority continuation review and recommendation under the Customs Tariff Act and anti dumping rules, the Central Government amends Notification No. 78/2007 Customs to insert a new operative paragraph extending the continued operation of the notification on imports of Compact Discs Recordable from specified origins until a specified future date, unless revoked earlier.

Customs duty exemption for imports from specified least developed SAARC countries, excluding listed commodities; origin proof required.
The Central Government exempts all goods, except those specified in the ANNEXURE, from customs duty under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, when imported from the APPENDIX-listed least developed SAARC countries. The exemption is conditional on the importer proving to the satisfaction of the Deputy or Assistant Commissioner of Customs that the goods originate in the listed countries in accordance with the Rules of Determination of Origin under the SAFTA Agreement, 2006. The notification supersedes earlier related notifications.

Tariff value fixation: amended customs notification updates unit import values for specified edible oils and scrap imports.
Amendment substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.), fixing tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified imports-crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein varieties, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds-issued as Notification No. 76/2011-Customs (N.T.) under the Board's power conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, with prior notifications cited for continuity.

Duty drawback classification clarified for machined parts, and widespread tariff item and drawback rate revisions updated retrospectively.
Retrospectively from 1 October 2011, Notification No. 68/2011-Customs(N.T.) is amended to revise duty drawback rates and tariff classifications across multiple Schedule chapters and to insert a new note allowing identifiable ready-to-use machined parts predominantly of iron, steel or aluminium made by casting or forging, not specified at six-digit level in Chapters 84, 85 or 87, to be classified under relevant tariff items in headings 8487, 8548 or 8708 irrespective of four-digit chapter-level classification.

Exchange rate determination for customs valuation, fixing import and export conversion rates for listed foreign currencies.
Determination of exchange rates under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 fixing conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for assessing imported and exported goods, superseding the prior notification and operative from 1st November, 2011, with distinct import and export rates set out in Schedule I and a rate for Japanese Yen in Schedule II.

Anti-dumping duty on MBTS imposed, applying to specified imports and payable in Indian currency under customs rules.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on MBTS (Dibenzothiazole disulphide) follows a continuation review under the Customs Tariff Act and associated rules. The duty applies to specified tariff subheadings, targets imports originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and certain cross-border scenarios, is fixed per unit and denominated in a foreign currency, and is payable in Indian currency. The rate of exchange for conversion is the official rate specified under the Customs Act and the relevant date is the date of presentation of the bill of entry.

Tariff value fixation under the Customs Act updates import valuation for specified edible oils, brass scrap, and poppy seeds.
Fixation of tariff values for specified imports under the Customs Act: the Board amends the principal non-tariff notification by substituting a revised Table setting commodity-specific tariff values for various edible oils, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds, noting unchanged entries, and recording Gazette publication and notification references.

Customs tariff amendment inserts a new tariff entry imposing a specified duty on designated subheadings under the exemption schedule.
Inserts a new serial entry after S.No. 15 in Notification No. 21/2002-Customs to cover specified tariff subheadings, designating the goods as "All Goods" for those subheadings and prescribing the applicable duty rate in the principal notification's tariff table, thereby formally altering the tariff treatment for those entries.

SAFTA beneficiary inclusion: Afghanistan added to specified customs exemption notifications under customs tariff framework.
Direct textual amendments add the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as S.No. 5 in the Appendices of Notifications Nos. 67/2006-Cus, 68/2006-Cus and 85/2011-Cus to include Afghanistan as a beneficiary under the SAFTA framework, thereby expanding the listed countries covered by those customs exemption notifications.

On-site post clearance audit: importer/exporter document production and cooperation required, with inspections and penalties for non-compliance.
Regulations require On-site Post Clearance Audit at importer/exporter premises including examination of import/export records, books of account and, where necessary, inspection and sampling of goods. Importers and exporters must retain relevant documents for five years, provide truthful information and assist proper officers. Proper officers must give at least fifteen days notice, may obtain prior information, visit premises, take samples in presence of the person and must inform of objections before preparing a draft audit report; voluntary payments of duty may be recorded and non-compliance attracts a specified penalty.

Anti-dumping duty on caustic soda from Korea RP imposed to offset dumped imports harming domestic industry.
The Central Government imposes an anti-dumping duty on caustic soda (subheadings 281511, 281512) from Korea RP measured as the difference between specified USD amounts per DMT and the landed value; a specific producer-exporter combination (M/s Hanwha Chemical Corporation / Tricon Energy Limited via M/s Hanwha Corporation) is treated separately, while other imports are assigned an amount of 366 USD per DMT. The duty is effective from Gazette publication up to and inclusive of 25 December 2013 and shall be paid in Indian currency, with "landed value" and rate of exchange defined for assessment.

Anti-dumping duty amendment removes prior duty entries on caustic soda imports from Korea, changing tariff application.
Central Government, invoking section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 18 and 20 of the Anti-dumping Rules, amends Notification No. 137/2008-Customs by omitting S. No. 1 to S. No. 5 and their entries in the Table concerning anti-dumping duty on caustic soda originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea, saving prior actions or omissions under the principal notification.

Tariff value fixation sets per-tonne benchmarks in foreign currency for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds.
The Board amends Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.) by substituting the Table to prescribe tariff values in foreign currency per metric tonne for specified imports, including grades of palm oil and palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, thereby updating the benchmark schedule used for customs import valuation and assessment.

Foreign exchange conversion rates for customs fixed, governing import and export valuation under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs determines the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies for application to imported and exported goods under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, prescribing separate rates for import and export valuation and superseding the prior notification, effective from 1st October, 2011, with schedules listing the operative conversion rates.