Anti dumping duty on Oxo alcohols: country and product specific duties imposed with notified currency conversion procedure.
Final imposition of anti dumping duty on specified Oxo alcohols (Normal Butanol, Iso Butanol, 2 Ethyl Hexanol, Iso Decanol and Iso Octanol) is imposed under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant rules for imports from specified countries. The Government, accepting the designated authority's findings and incorporating appellate amendment, supersedes the earlier notification and prescribes country and product specific duty rates in the annexed table; duties are payable in Indian currency with exchange conversion determined by the notified rate on the bill of entry date.

Customs port designation: Vijaydurg authorised for loading molasses for export under Customs Act powers.
Amendment designates Vijaydurg as a customs port authorised for the loading of molasses for export by inserting item "(10) Vijaydurg - Loading of Molasses for export" into the Table against Maharashtra in Notification No. 62/94 Customs (N.T.), effected under clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 as an administrative modification to the principal notification.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty on non-leather sports footwear from China withdraws prior notification, subject to past actions.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Anti dumping Rules, withdraws Notification No. 15/2001 Customs concerning non leather sports footwear from the People's Republic of China, with the withdrawal not affecting acts done or omissions occurring before the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty on non-leather sports footwear imposed, calculated as the gap between reference amount and landed value.
Imposition of anti dumping duty on non leather sports footwear from the People's Republic of China following findings of exports below normal value and material injury to the domestic industry. Duty applies to specified tariff sub headings and is calculated per pair as the difference between a category reference amount and the assessable "landed value" in US dollars. Two product categories-branded and other-have distinct reference amounts. Duty is effective from the provisional imposition date, payable in Indian currency, and uses the official rate of exchange for determination on the bill of entry date.

Exchange rate determination for exports under Customs Act prescribes binding currency conversion rates for export valuation procedures.
Determination of exchange rates for exported goods under the Customs Act prescribes conversion rates for specified foreign currencies into Indian currency and vice versa, superseding the prior notification and providing two appended schedules (unit and per-hundred currency rates) to be applied for export valuation and related customs procedures from the notified commencement date.

Exchange rate determination for imported goods: prescribed schedule of conversion rates to govern customs valuation and stamp duty.
The Central Government prescribes specific exchange rates for conversion between listed foreign currencies and Indian currency to govern valuation of imported goods and calculation of stamp duty; the notification supersedes an earlier notification and requires that the rates set out in Schedule I and Schedule II be applied for the statutory calculations, adopting fixed numerical conversion figures per currency as the operative mechanism.

Inland container depot designation: Bhusawal added for import unloading and export loading under Customs Act powers.
The Central Government, under clause (aa) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.12/97 Customs (N.T.) by inserting a new entry (ix) in the Table for Maharashtra that designates Bhusawal as an inland container depot authorised for unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods, as set out in Notification No.43/2001 Customs (N.T.) dated 18 September 2001.

Appointment of Commissioner to adjudicate a specified Customs show cause notice against Honda Siel Cars India Ltd.
The Central Government, under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Kandla to act as Commissioner of Customs for Kolkata, Mumbai and Nhava Sheva for the sole purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice dated 17 November 2001 issued to M/s Honda Siel Cars India Ltd, by notification No. 42/2001-Customs (N.T.) dated 18 September 2001.

Rescission of provisional anti-dumping duty: provisional measure withdrawn after levy of final anti-dumping duty.
The Central Government rescinds the provisional anti-dumping notification No.47/2001 Customs (10 May 2001) on phosphoric acid (technical grade) following levy of a final anti-dumping duty, preserving actions or omissions done before rescission; the rescission is effected by formal Customs notification No.95/2001 Customs under the statutory anti-dumping framework and implementing rules.

Anti-dumping duty on technical-grade phosphoric acid imports from China imposed; payable in Indian currency and backdated to provisional levy.
The Central Government, relying on designated authority findings that technical-grade phosphoric acid was dumped from China causing material injury, imposes an anti-dumping duty on the specified phosphoric acid (defined by purity and arsenic limits) under the Customs Tariff Act. The duty, though specified in foreign currency, is payable in Indian currency and is effective from the date the provisional duty was imposed; the applicable exchange rate for conversion is the rate notified for Customs Act purposes with the relevant date being presentation of the bill of entry.

Anti-dumping duty on zinc oxide imposed on Nepalese imports with exporter-specific rates and pro rata purity adjustment.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Zinc Oxide 99.5% purity originating in or exported from Nepal at exporter-specific rates and a default rate for other exporters; the duty is payable in Indian currency, effective up to and inclusive of 11th March 2002, with pro rata adjustment for other purities and the applicable exchange rate to be that notified by the Government of India, using the bill of entry presentation date as the relevant date.

Rescission of provisional anti dumping notification after imposition of final anti dumping duty under customs law.
The Central Government, under section 9A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rules 18 and 20 of the 1995 Anti dumping Rules, rescinded provisional notification No.74/2000 Customs upon imposition of a final anti dumping duty, formalised by Notification No.92/2001 Customs.

Anti-dumping duty on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber imposed; rates specified by exporter and country, payable in local currency.
Anti dumping duties are imposed and continued on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (except latex) from Germany and Korea R.P., at exporter specific rates set out in the Table, applicable to imports under Chapter 40. Duties are effective until the stated expiry unless extended or revoked, must be paid in Indian currency, and the exchange rate for calculation shall be that notified by the Government under the Customs Act, with the relevant date being the date of presentation of the bill of entry.

Transaction value principle affirmed: imported goods valued by transaction value unless other valuation rules apply.
The amendment substitutes rule 3 to make transaction value the primary basis for valuing imported goods, subject to rules 9 and 10A, and requires sequential application of rules 5-8 if transaction value cannot be determined. It also inserts four conditions into the proviso to sub rule (2) of rule 4: sale in the ordinary course under competitive conditions; absence of abnormal discounts; absence of special discounts limited to exclusive agents; and existence of objective, quantifiable data for adjustments under rule 9.

Anti-dumping duty on Pure Terephthalic Acid revised; specified exporters face set duties and payment in Indian currency.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA) from specified countries with exporter-specific US dollar-per-metric-tonne rates set in a schedule; the government has superseded a prior notification and accepted Tribunal-ordered modifications. Duties are payable in Indian currency, with the applicable exchange rate as notified under the Customs Act and determined as of the bill of entry presentation date.

Anti-dumping duty on paracetamol: imports priced below normal value trigger a differential duty based on landed value.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on paracetamol (sub-heading 2922.29) from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan as the difference between a country-specific reference amount and the landed value per kilogramme; the measure is issued under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 13 and 20, payable in Indian currency and effective until 5 March 2002. Landed value is defined as assessable value under the Customs Act, excluding specified tariff duties, and the exchange rate is the notified rate with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on sodium ferrocyanide continued; imports from China subject to duty measured against landed value.
The Central Government has continued imposition of an anti-dumping duty on sodium ferrocyanide imported from the People's Republic of China, calculated as the difference between a specified reference price and the assessable landed value per metric tonne, payable in Indian currency. "Landed value of imports" is defined as the assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain customs duties, and the applicable rate of exchange is the Ministry of Finance notified rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Exemption for cinematographic films exposed but not developed: recorded magnetic films for TV serials exempt from customs duty.
An insertion to Notification No. 17/2001-Customs adds entry 121A to the Customs Tariff, exempting cinematographic films exposed but not developed and recorded magnetic films used for producing television serials by specifying nil customs duty and nil additional duties for those tariff descriptions under the authority of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Tariff value amendment for crude palmolein sets a specific tariff value and prescribes exchange rate and relevant date rules.
Inserts a new tariff entry for Crude Palmolein into Notification No. 36/2001 Cus. (N.T.), specifying a tariff value for that item, and provides an explanation that the rate of exchange for conversion of the tariff value is the rate specified in the Government's exchange rate notification issued under the Customs Act powers, with the relevant date for that rate being the date of presentation of the bill of entry.

Exchange rate determination for export goods fixes administrative conversion rates and supersedes the prior notification effective from the stated date.
Determination of exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian currency for exported goods under the statutory power in Section 14, superseding the prior notification and prescribing rates listed in two Schedules to apply from the stated effective date for export valuation and conversion.