Customs unloading permission expanded to allow goods, baggage and specified gold imports at Tiruchirapalli port.
Amendment substitutes the Tiruchirapalli table entry to permit unloading at that port of (i) imported goods and baggage from Sri Lanka, Sharjah and Kuwait; and (ii) gold imported under the existing gold import notification, under powers conferred by clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs station designation: River Rangapani added to Jaintia Hills entry for Dawki, amending earlier notification.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 63/94-Cus(N.T.) by inserting item (c) "River Rangapani" after item (b) in the Table entry for Dawki under the Jaintia Hills District, thereby designating River Rangapani as an additional customs station for Bangladesh-related cross-border operations.

Designation of Tiruchopuram as a customs location permits unloading of imports and loading of exports under statutory powers.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 62/94 Cus(NT) to insert, for the State of Tamil Nadu, a new table entry adding Tiruchopuram as a designated location permitting unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods (or any class of such goods), thereby authorising cargo handling operations at that place under the statutory powers conferred by the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty extension on 3,4,5 Trimethoxy Benzaldehyde maintained pending statutory review under Customs Tariff law.
Amendment to Notification No. 46/99-Customs extends the anti-dumping duty on 3,4,5 Trimethoxy Benzaldehyde originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China by substituting the earlier expiry date in the principal notification, pursuant to powers under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rule 23 of the Customs Tariff anti-dumping rules, following a Designated Authority review request.

Customs exemption amendments: addition and substitution of specified ports and locations to expand exemption coverage.
This notification, exercising powers under the Customs Act, amends specified miscellaneous customs exemption notifications by substituting and adding named ports and locations in the condition clauses of the listed principal notifications, thereby expanding the geographic scope of the exemption conditions through textual replacements identified in the Table.

Rescission of notification withdraws prior anti dumping exemption prospectively, while preserving actions taken before rescission.
The Central Government rescinds notification No.28/2000-Customs dated 16 March 2000 under powers conferred by the Customs Tariff framework and anti-dumping procedural rules, withdrawing its operative effect prospectively while preserving actions or omissions undertaken before the rescission.

Anti dumping duty on Vitamin C imports from Russia and the EU imposed, with exporter specific duty rates and conversion rules.
Imposes an anti dumping duty on Vitamin C (sub heading 2936.27) from Russia and the European Union following findings of dumping, material injury, and causal link; duty is exporter specific and calculated as the difference between a specified US dollar amount per kilogramme (as listed for exporters) and the landed value, payable in Indian currency with the notified rate of exchange applicable on presentation of the bill of entry.

Export loading permissions expanded to allow marine products, cement and specified vessels from Ratnagiri port for export.
The notification amends Notification No. 62/94-Cus. (N.T.) to authorise loading for export at Ratnagiri port of (i) all marine products and cement, and (ii) tugs, fishing vessels, barges, cargo vessels and other vessels, by substituting the relevant entry in the Table against Serial No. 8, item (5) for the State of Maharashtra.

Customs tariff amendments revise concessional duty entries and add parts and optical fibre items, changing import duty treatment.
Further amendments to Notification No. 16/2000-Customs insert new concessional tariff entries for specified manufacturing inputs (including pile fabrics for toys, parts for electronic calculators, security systems, photographic cameras, electronic toys and video games, and optical fibre cables), substitute and clarify descriptions for cellular phones, radio trunking terminals and related parts, omit a listed sub-item, reduce specified concessional duty percentages in certain serial entries, add Ethernet switch/card and DWDM equipment to List 16, and specify the commencement of the amendment.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty on metronidazole imports from China removes the prior duty under the customs tariff framework.
Rescission of anti-dumping duty on metronidazole imported from the People's Republic of China removes the prior notification imposing that duty prospectively, while preserving actions completed before rescission. The central government invokes statutory authority under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules to administratively revoke the earlier notification, affecting future tariff treatment of the specified pharmaceutical import.

Anti-dumping duty on Metronidazole from China set by differential between reference price and landed value, effective from provisional date.
This notification directs an anti-dumping duty on Metronidazole from the People's Republic of China, calculated as the difference between a specified reference price per kilogramme and the assessable landed value per kilogramme. The duty applies from the date provisional measures began, is payable in Indian currency, and remains effective until the notification's terminal date. "Landed value" is defined as the assessable value under the Customs Act inclusive of customs duties except specified tariff duties; the applicable "rate of exchange" is the government-notified rate determined on the bill of entry date.

Rescission of exemption notification withdraws prior customs exemption while preserving actions taken before rescission under anti-dumping authority.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act read with the anti-dumping procedural rules, rescinds notification No.97/96-Cus., withdrawing the earlier exemption while preserving actions done or omissions made before the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on Sodium Ferrocyanide imports from China maintains statutory levy and Indian-currency payment via prescribed exchange rate.
Continuation of an anti-dumping duty on Sodium Ferrocyanide from the People's Republic of China is imposed pursuant to section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23, based on findings of export below normal value, material injury and causation; the duty is charged at the specified rate per metric tonne, payable in Indian currency using the government-specified rate of exchange with the bill of entry date as the relevant date, and remains effective until the notified expiry unless extended or revoked.

Customs exemption restriction for hydrogenated vegetable oil: importers lacking captive hydrogen generation lose exemption under amended notification.
The notification amends an exemption by adding that the benefit for hydrogenated vegetable oil commonly known as "vanaspati" shall not apply to importers who do not have a captive hydrogen generation facility in their factory, thereby conditioning exemption eligibility on owning such a facility.

Exemption condition tied to captive hydrogen generation facility; importers without such facility lose exemption after notified date.
The amendment inserts a proviso to Condition No. 4B, condition (ii), in the Annexure to Notification No. 16/2000-Cus., providing that if the importer does not have a captive hydrogen generation facility in his factory, the benefit of the exemption under that notification shall not apply to him on and after the 29th day of November, 2000.

Anti-dumping duty rescission on Dead Burnt Magnesite after review found no material injury, duty therefore withdrawn.
The Central Government rescinds the anti-dumping duty on Dead Burnt Magnesite (DBM) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China. A 2000 review by the Designated Authority found continued dumping but no material injury to the domestic industry; accordingly, and under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, the earlier 1996 notification imposing duty is withdrawn, save for actions taken before rescission.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets prescribed currency conversion rates under the Customs Act.
Determination of exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies for export goods under the Customs Act, prescribing rupee equivalents in two schedules and superseding the prior notification; the prescribed rates apply to conversions for export-related customs purposes from the stated commencement date.

Exchange rate determination sets official conversion rates for imported goods, governing stamp duty and customs valuation for the month.
Prescribes official foreign exchange conversion rates for calculating stamp duty and for section 14 purposes of the Customs Act in relation to imported goods, superseding Notification No.47/2000-NT-Customs; rates are set out in Schedule I (per one unit) and Schedule II (per one hundred units) and apply from the stated commencement date.

Anti-dumping duty on imported Oxo-alcohols with country-specific per-tonne rates and payment in domestic currency.
Imposition of anti dumping duty on specified Oxo alcohols under Customs Tariff heading 29.05 from Poland, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, United States of America and the European Union, with country and product specific per metric tonne rates set out in the annexed Table. Duty is levied from the provisional imposition date, payable in Indian currency, and calculated using the Government specified rate of exchange applicable on the bill of entry date.

Baggage allowance: differentiated duty free treatment for travelers based on origin and route, affecting gifts and personal items.
The Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2000 add a proviso to rule 3 allowing Indian residents and foreigners returning from Pakistan by land route clearance of duty free articles in bona fide baggage as per Appendix B, and substitute Appendix E to rule 7, which categorises tourists by origin/route and prescribes that Indian origin (except Pakistan by land) and specified foreign tourists may clear used personal effects and travel souvenirs (subject to re export) and limited gift allowances, while Nepalese and Bhutanese origin tourists coming from their countries receive no free allowance.