Fixation of tariff values updates customs per-commodity valuations for palm products, soyabean oil and brass scrap.
Exercise of statutory power under sub-section (2) of Section 14 of the Customs Act substitutes the prior customs notification Table with an updated tariff value Table specifying per-metric-tonne customs tariff values for specified entries: Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Other Palm Oil, RBD Palmolein, Crude Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil and Brass Scrap (all grades), as a further amendment to Notification No. 36/2001-Cus. (N.T.).

Amendment to Customs notification substitutes paragraph 2's effective date, postponing commencement to 1st December 2003.
Substitutes in paragraph 2 of Notification No.115/2003-CUSTOMS the previously specified date with the 1st day of December, 2003, effectuating a postponement of the notification's operative date under the executive power to amend taken in public interest and noting the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Amendment to customs notification substitutes the effective date, extending it to the first day of December under statutory tariff powers.
Amendment substitutes the date in paragraph 2 of Notification No. 114/2003-CUSTOMS: the earlier date of the fifteenth day of October, 2003 is replaced by the first day of December, 2003. The change is effected under the powers conferred by the Customs Tariff Act and is issued as Notification No. 152/2003, referencing the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Amendment to customs notification extends operative commencement date for specified provisions, postponing the previously scheduled start.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 113/2003-CUSTOMS by substituting the specified date in paragraph 2, thereby altering the effective commencement date of the provisions of that notification, pursuant to powers under the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff Act.

Port restrictions updated: FTA imports permitted only through specified major ports and designated inland container depots.
Notification No.150/2003 substitutes sub-condition (ii) of condition (2) in Notification No.26/2000-Customs to require that imports qualifying under the India-Sri Lanka FTA be made only through the ports of Mumbai, Nhava Sheva, Chennai, Kolkata or Cochin, or through the inland container depots of Tuglakabad or Bangalore, thereby specifying exclusive entry points for the applicable customs exemption.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on methylene chloride imports; differentiated rates by product form, producer and exporter, temporarily applied.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Methylene Chloride (tariff item 2903 12 00) from the Republic of Korea, with differentiated rates by product form (bulk or packed), by specified producers and exporters (notably Samsung Fine Chemicals and Samsung Corporation) and by country-of-origin/export permutations, expressed per metric tonne in US dollars. The duty is imposed under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act read with the 1995 anti-dumping rules, is payable in Indian currency, and conversion uses the notified exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry date. The imposition is provisional and time-limited.

Customs regulation amendment postpones SEZ regulation commencement, substituting original commencement date with a later date.
Amendment to the Special Economic Zones (Customs Procedures) Regulations, 2003 authorises substitution in regulation 1(3) of the originally stated commencement date with a later commencement date. The amendment provides the short title for these regulations and specifies that they shall come into force on publication in the Official Gazette. The notification refers to the enabling provisions under the Customs Act and cites the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Commencement date amendment for Special Economic Zones Rules delays effective start under Customs Act authority.
Amendment to the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2003 exercises powers under section 156 read with Chapter XA of the Customs Act to substitute the commencement date specified in rule 1(2), thereby postponing the effective date; the amendment is designated the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2003 and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Commencement date deferment for specified customs notifications, postponing the previously fixed start to a later scheduled date.
The Central Government, under section 76A of the Customs Act, 1962, amends listed customs notifications by substituting the earlier commencement day stated in paragraph 2 of each notification with a later commencement day, thereby deferring the operative start of the measures in those notifications; the amendment is confined to the temporal provision and signed by the Under Secretary to the Government of India.

Customs notification amendment extends the operative date under the earlier non-tariff notification to 1st December, 2003.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 43/2003-Customs (N.T.) by substituting the operative date of 15th October, 2003 with 1st December, 2003. The amendment is made under section 126 of the Finance Act, 2002 and changes the effective date stated in the earlier customs notification.

Anti-dumping rescission on imports from China ends earlier duty, subject to prior actions under Customs Tariff Act.
The Central Government rescinds the notification imposing anti-dumping duty on steel and fibre glass tapes and their parts and components originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China, exercising powers under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act read with rule 13 of the Anti-dumping Rules, while preserving actions or omissions done before such rescission.

Anti dumping duty on steel and fibreglass measuring tapes imposed, applying specified per unit margins and payable in domestic currency.
Anti dumping duty is imposed on steel and fibreglass measuring tapes and their parts originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, calculated as the difference between a specified per unit amount and the landed value per kilogram, applied to listed tariff sub headings and territorial combinations, effective from the provisional duty date and payable in Indian currency; "landed value" and the applicable exchange rate are defined for calculation.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) reallocates appellate jurisdiction to Mumbai II for a specified filing period.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), Mumbai II, to decide appeals filed before the Commissioner of Customs (Appeals), Mumbai I, for the specified historical filing period; the notification reallocates appellate decision making authority within the customs appellate structure and establishes the temporal scope of that administrative delegation.

Anti-dumping duty on para cresol imposed to offset dumped imports, calculated as specified differential per metric tonne.
A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on para cresol (tariff item 2907 12 10) directed at imports originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and at exports from any country where the country of export is the People's Republic of China. The duty, applicable to all specifications, producers and exporters, is calculated as the difference between a specified US dollar amount per metric tonne and the landed value of imported goods; it is payable in Indian currency and has effect from the date provisional duty was imposed. "Landed value" and exchange-rate rules for calculation are defined by reference to the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty on Vitamin E imports from China establishing definitive duty rates and calculation and applicability rules.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on Vitamin E (Acetate and Feed Grade) from the People's Republic of China after findings of export below normal value causing material injury. Definitive duties equal the difference between specified per-unit amounts and the landed value are prescribed in a table for listed tariff items and specifications, applicable to any producer or exporter. Amounts for other concentrations are pro rated; ''landed value'' is the assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain duties; exchange rates follow periodic notifications and the relevant date is bill of entry presentation.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on calcium carbide extended pending review, preserving import restrictions under Customs Tariff Act powers by government.
An amendment to Notification No. 77/2000-Cus extends the anti-dumping duty on calcium carbide from China and Romania by inserting a paragraph after the TABLE to continue the duty for a further specified period unless revoked earlier, effected under powers in the Customs Tariff Act and the anti dumping rules pending completion of a review.

Customs amendment designates Kudankulam to permit unloading of imports and loading of exports under the notification framework.
An amendment inserts item (14) Kudankulam into the Table for Tamil Nadu in notification No. 62/94-CUSTOMS (N.T.), authorizing the unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods at that location, effected under the powers of the Customs Act as a further modification to the principal notification.

Anti-dumping duty on Acyclic alcohols imposed after findings of dumped imports causing material injury to domestic industry.
Definitive anti dumping duties are imposed on specified Acyclic alcohols under tariff heading 2905 after findings of below normal value exports from Brazil, Malaysia, Romania, Singapore and South Africa causing material and cumulative injury to domestic industry. Duties are specified by product, origin, export country, producer and exporter as amounts per metric tonne in US dollars and are payable in Indian currency; they operate from the provisional duty date and use the exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry date.

Exchange Rate Determination fixes official conversion rates for specified foreign currencies to be used in export valuation and customs processing.
The Board, exercising powers under the cited provision of the Customs Act, supersedes an earlier notification and prescribes the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies in two schedules (per unit and per one hundred units) to be used for export valuation and customs procedures.

Exchange rate determination sets prescribed foreign currency conversion rates for imported goods effective from 1 October 2003.
The Board determines fixed conversion rates for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for import valuation, effective 1 October 2003, superseding the prior notification of 26 August 2003. Two schedules are provided: Schedule I sets rupee equivalents per one unit for listed currencies; Schedule II sets the rupee equivalent per one hundred units for Japanese yen, and those rates are to be used for customs import valuation and clearance.