Amendment to customs notification: substitution of prior notification reference, updating the explanatory cross reference and citation.
The Central Government, under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, by Notification No. 106/99 Cus. dated 10 8 1999, substitutes in the Explanation to Notification No. 236/89 Customs the citation "15/97 Customs, dated the 1st March, 1997" with "105/99 Customs, dated the 10th August, 1999," effecting a technical update of the explanatory cross reference without changing the exemption's substantive scope.

Tariff concession for SAARC-origin goods: duty exemptions available subject to origin proof and specified commodity lists.
Concessional tariff relief is granted for specified goods originating in SAARC States under the SAARC Preferential Trade Agreement, 1995, by exempting a stated portion of the applied customs duty for items listed in Parts A and B of the annexed Table when imported from countries in Appendix I or II. Importers must prove origin under the Determination of Origin rules to the satisfaction of the relevant Customs officer; certain goods and quantities are expressly excluded and the notification defines the meaning of applied rate of duty.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty on hard ferrite ring magnets withdraws the prior customs notification under tariff law.
The Central Government, under sub-section (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with rule 13 of the Customs Tariff Rules, 1995, rescinds Notification No. 54/99-Customs (dated 4 May 1999) which had imposed anti-dumping measures on Hard Ferrite Ring Magnets originating in or exported from China P.R., thereby withdrawing the earlier administrative anti-dumping notification as published in the Gazette of India.

Anti-dumping duty on imported hard ferrite ring magnets imposes a differential charge based on landed value assessment.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of Hard Ferrite Ring Magnets from China P.R., measured as the difference between a specified reference price and the landed value determined under the Customs Act; duty levied effective from the date provisional measures were imposed, with landed value defined as assessable value including all customs duties except those levied under specified tariff provisions.

Customs exemption expansion: extends petroleum operations goods relief to mining leases and state granted licences, broadening eligibility.
The notification amends the customs exemption to extend duty-free treatment to goods for petroleum operations by replacing references to petroleum exploration licences with petroleum exploration licences or mining leases and by recognising instruments granted by the Central Government or any State Government; it also revises Annexure conditions, removes a qualifying phrase in one sub-clause, and substitutes "licenses"/"licensee" with "licenses or leases, as the case may be"/"licensee or lessee, as the case may be".

Imports against special imprest licence now cover supply of goods to Sasaram HVDC East North Interconnector Project under specified public notice.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 36/97-Cus by inserting sub-clause (j) in the Explanation to clause (iii), declaring that the supply of goods to Sasaram HVDC East-North Interconnector Project in terms of the Ministry of Commerce Public Notice No. 25 (RE : 99)/1997-2002 dated 28th July, 1999 is included within the scope of imports against special imprest licence under the notification.

Project import amendment updates eligible capacity and adds thermal projects to notification, changing exemption coverage.
The Central Government, under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 20/99-Cus by substituting "1000 MW" for "1500 MW" against serial number 288A and by inserting additional named thermal power projects with specified capacities into List 33 under the heading "Thermal Projects", thereby altering the projects and capacity thresholds covered by the exemption.

Exchange rate determination for export goods takes effect, prescribing conversion rates and superseding the earlier notification.
A notification under section 14(3)(a) of the Customs Act supersedes Notification No. 42/99-NT-Customs and determines that, for export goods, the rate of exchange for conversion between each foreign currency listed in Schedule I and Schedule II and Indian rupees shall be the rate shown opposite that currency; the conversion applies in both directions and the prescribed rates take effect from 1st August, 1999.

Exchange rate determination for imported goods establishes official conversion rates for customs and stamp duty.
The Central Government determines that the specified rates in the appended Schedules shall be the rates of exchange to be applied in converting each listed foreign currency into Indian currency and vice versa for the purposes of calculating stamp duty and for customs valuation of imported goods, and that these rates supersede the earlier notification.

Anti-dumping notification rescission follows final reviews finding no exports and rescinds provisional-assessment direction.
The Designated Authority's final review found no exports by the two producers during the period under review and could not determine separate dumping margins; it recommended continuation of anti-dumping duty at previously specified rates. Consequently, exercising powers under rule 22(2) of the Customs Tariff Rules, the Central Government rescinded the earlier provisional-assessment notification that had subjected imports from those producers to provisional assessment and guarantee pending review, effective from the date of this notification.

Goods originating requirement clarified: amendments make anti-dumping notifications apply to goods originating in and imported from specified countries.
Amendment clarifies that anti-dumping notifications apply to goods originating in and imported from designated countries instead of broadly to "imports made from," and replaces wording in four specified notifications to adopt an origin-based test, including changing "from countries notified as" to "from and in respect of the goods originating in countries notified as."

Customs exemption for imported gold bars by RBI authorised banks allows duty waiver under the Gold Deposit Scheme subject to conditions.
Standard gold bars imported into India by Reserve Bank of India-authorised banks under the Gold Deposit Scheme are exempt from customs duty, additional duty and special additional duty, provided the participating bank produces a certificate from a senior officer confirming description, quantity and technical specifications, furnishes an undertaking to use the bars only as authorised and to pay any duty shortfall on demand, and that the Scheme is approved by the Reserve Bank of India; the notification ceases to have effect after 30th September, 2024.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty notification rescinds prior notification on ethylene propylene non-conjugated diene rubber originating from Japan.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, has rescinded the earlier notification that imposed anti-dumping measures on ethylene propylene non-conjugated diene rubber originating in or exported from Japan, thereby withdrawing the prior notification-based anti-dumping measure previously applied to imports of the specified rubber from Japan.

Anti-dumping duty rescission: earlier notification on acrylic fibre from Mexico withdrawn under Customs Tariff Act powers.
The Central Government rescinds the notification imposing anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre originating in or exported from Mexico, acting under sub-section (2) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 read with the anti-dumping procedural rule, and withdraws Notification No. 64/99-Customs published as G.S.R. 351(E) dated 14 May 1999, thereby removing the prior administrative basis for that duty.

Anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre imports from Mexico imposed, charging the difference between reference price and landed value.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre (1.5-8.0 denier) from Mexico following findings of dumping, material injury, and causal link; duty equals the difference between a specified reference price per kg and the landed value per kg as assessed under the Customs Act; applies to imports under Chapter 55 and is levied from the date the provisional duty took effect; "landed value" excludes certain customs duties.

Customs exemption for mould vat watermarked bank note paper: imports by designated presses granted nil duty.
Amendment inserts serial number 91A under tariff heading 48.02 to exempt mould vat made watermarked bank note paper from customs duty when imported by specified security printing establishments (Bank Note Press, Dewas; Currency Note Press, Nasik; India Security Press, Nasik; Security Printing Press, Hyderabad; Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Mysore; Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited, Salbony), with duty entries shown as Nil.

EPCG import exemption expanded to include software alongside marine products, altering covered imports under existing notification.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 29/97-Customs by substituting, in paragraph 1 proviso Clause (i), the phrase "and marine products, or" with "marine products and software, or", thereby expressly including software within the scope of the EPCG Scheme import exemption alongside marine products.

Anti-dumping duty assessment is revised through related-producer criteria, injury-based duty recommendations, undertaking enforcement, and non-market economy valuation rules.
The anti-dumping rules refine related-producer criteria, allowing producers to be treated as related where control relationships are likely to affect conduct. The designated authority may recommend duty equal to or below the dumping margin where needed to remove domestic-industry injury. Violations of price undertakings require prompt reporting and may trigger provisional duty from the violation date. For non-market economy imports, normal value may be based on an appropriate market-economy third country or another reasonable basis, subject to disclosure and comments by investigation parties.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on EPDM rubber from Japan; exporter-specific rates apply with landed value offset.
Anti-dumping duties are imposed on EPDM Rubber from Japan after findings that the goods were exported below normal value and caused material injury to the domestic industry. The notification prescribes exporter specific per tonne benchmark amounts; the duty equals the difference between those benchmarks and the assessable landed value. "Landed value" is the assessable value determined by the proper officer under the Customs Act and includes all customs duties except certain specified customs tariff duties.

Actual user duty exemption: certificate and officer entry rules now formalise import export documentation and licence conditions.
Amendment requires an Actual User Duty Exemption Entitlement Certificate issued by the Licensing Authority and prescribes that the proper officer record full details of imported inputs in Part C and full particulars of resultant export products in Part E; licences must specify CIF and FOB values and permit imports only under standard input-output norms, and export obligations must be discharged within the licence period by exporting resultant products manufactured in India.