Customs exemption for Project ASTRA permits specified imports when authorised and certified for exclusive project use.
Amendment inserts an exemption allowing specified machinery, equipment, components, software, raw materials and consumables to be imported duty free for Project ASTRA where imports are by authorised works centres designated by a Deputy Secretary level officer and accompanied at import by a list certified by the Project Director, ASTRA (DRDL Hyderabad) confirming necessity for Project ASTRA, non availability in India, and Ministry of Defence authorization for exclusive Project use; the exemption ceases to have effect on and after 1 September 2012.

Rescission of customs notification under Customs Tariff Act revokes earlier notification while preserving actions taken before rescission.
The Central Government rescinds a prior customs exemption notification under powers conferred by the Customs Tariff Act and the anti dumping procedural rules, withdrawing the earlier exemption while expressly preserving the legal effect of anything done or omitted to be done before the rescission.

Tariff values notification: prescribed US$ per metric tonne valuations for edible oils and brass scrap, governing customs valuation.
The Board amends the principal Customs (N.T.) notification by substituting the tariff-value Table to fix US dollar per metric tonne values for specified imports: Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Other Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, Other Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil and Brass Scrap (all grades), largely maintaining prior figures and thereby establishing the valuation baseline for customs assessment of those goods.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on sodium hydrosulphite to offset dumping and protect domestic industry from injury.
Continuation of anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Sodium Hydrosulphite under headings 2831 and 2832 to address dumping from the People's Republic of China and prevent continued dumping if measures are withdrawn. The duty equals the difference between a specified monetary amount per unit (in US dollars) and the landed value of imported goods; the notification specifies covered descriptions, origins, exporters and producers, method of calculation, the definition of "landed value" under the Customs Act, and the exchange rate determination. The measure is effective for five years and payable in Indian currency.

Rescission of Customs Notification withdraws an earlier anti-dumping exemption, preserving actions completed before rescission.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, rescinds Notification No.68/2005-Customs as published in the Gazette, while preserving validity of acts or omissions done before the rescission.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on imported bias tyres instituted to offset dumping by foreign exporters, applied against reference prices.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on specified bias-tyre imports from China PR and Thailand, set equal to the difference between prescribed US dollar reference prices per piece and the landed value of imported like goods. The notification lists tariff items, product descriptions and reference prices, requires payment of the duty in Indian currency, and defines "landed value" under the Customs Act and the applicable "rate of exchange" as the Department of Revenue's published rate with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Anti dumping duty on Compact Discs Recordable imposed, with unit rates varying by origin and export country affecting imports.
Provisional anti dumping duty is imposed on imports of Compact Discs Recordable under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act read with rules 13 and 20, based on preliminary findings of dumping and material injury; unit duties vary by specified origin/export permutations involving the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Chinese Taipei. The duty shall be payable in Indian currency and the rate of exchange for calculation is that notified by the Department of Revenue, with the bill of entry presentation date as the relevant date.

Customs duty reduction on specified chemical inputs: amended schedule lowers rates for polycarbonates, bis phenol A and epichlorohydrin.
Amendment inserts three tariff entries into Notification No.21/2002-Customs: Polycarbonates (tariff heading 3907 40 00) at 5% duty; Bis-phenol A (tariff heading 2907 23 00) at nil duty; and Epichlorohydrin (tariff heading 2910 30 00) at 2% duty, thereby altering the Table of miscellaneous exemption notifications. The amendment is issued under the executive's statutory power on public interest grounds and references the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Tariff value revision for edible oils and brass scrap announced; updated import valuation table replaces earlier notification.
Revision of import tariff values substitutes a new operative Table into the non tariff notification, fixing US dollar per metric tonne tariff values for specified edible oils and brass scrap (all grades) as the benchmark for customs import valuation.

Anti-dumping duty amendment removes specified table entries from an earlier customs notification concerning a chemical product.
The Central Government amends Notification No.117/2003-Customs by omitting S. No. 3 and S. No. 4 and their corresponding entries from the Table, exercising powers under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with the anti-dumping procedural rules, with effect except as respects things done or omitted prior to the amendment.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on PHPG Dane Salt: imports from Singapore subject to duty measured against landed value.
Continuation of anti-dumping duty on D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Methyl Potassium Dane Salt (PHPG Dane Salt) from Singapore is imposed to counter continued dumping and material injury; the duty is set as the difference between a specified foreign-currency amount per kilogram and the landed value (assessable value under the Customs Act), payable in Indian currency, with exchange-rate determination tied to the bill-of-entry date and the notification prescribing scope, specification, and temporal operation of the measure.

Anti-dumping amendment removes tariff table entries, altering duty applicability on D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base.
The Central Government, under section 9A(1) and (5) of the Customs Tariff Act and rules 18 and 20 of the Anti-dumping Rules, amends Notification No.122/2002-Customs by omitting S. No. 2 and S. No. 3 and their entries in the Table relating to D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base; the amendment applies except as to things done or omitted before the amendment.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base maintains duty differential to prevent dumped imports from Singapore.
The Central Government imposed continuation of anti dumping duty on imports of D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base (PHPG Base) following a mid term review that found dumping from Singapore and material injury to domestic industry. The duty is calculated as the difference between the specified reference amount per unit in the Table and the landed value of the imported goods, payable in Indian currency. The notification defines "landed value" per the Customs Act and prescribes the rate of exchange determination and the effective period of the duty unless revoked earlier.

Exchange rate conversion for exported goods prescribes specified foreign currency-to-rupee rates and supersedes prior notification with legal effect.
The Board, under section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act, prescribes conversion rates for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for the purposes of export goods, superseding the prior notification. The notification contains Schedule I, listing the rupee equivalent of one unit of several foreign currencies, and Schedule II, listing the rupee equivalent of one hundred units of the Japanese Yen, and states that those rates shall have legal effect from the notification's effective date.

Exchange rate determination fixed for import valuation under Customs Act, specifying currency conversion rates effective October.
The Board, under the Customs Act, 1962, prescribes that effective 1st October 2006 the rate of exchange for each foreign currency listed in the appended schedules shall be the rate shown opposite that currency; Schedule I lists rates per one unit for major currencies and Schedule II lists the rate per one hundred units for Japanese Yen, superseding the earlier notification.

Tariff value fixation of edible oils and brass scrap updates import valuation under Customs Act.
The Board, exercising powers under the Customs Act, substitutes the Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) to fix tariff values in US$ per metric tonne for specified headings including crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein varieties, crude soyabean oil and brass scrap, retaining most palm oil values and specifying updated values for crude soyabean oil and brass scrap for import valuation.

Rescission of customs anti-dumping notification withdraws prior instrument while preserving actions completed before rescission under the Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, rescinds Notification No. 69/2001 relating to anti-dumping tariff procedures. The rescission operates prospectively and expressly preserves acts done or omitted to be done before such rescission, so that completed actions under the earlier notification are unaffected.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on caustic soda to prevent dumped imports and protect domestic industry under customs framework
Continuation of anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) under headings 2815 11 and 2815 12 after a sunset review found continued dumping from specified countries causing material injury; the notification prescribes country-, producer- and exporter-specific duty rates calculated as the difference between specified foreign-currency benchmark amounts per unit and the landed value of imports, requires payment in Indian currency, defines landed value per the Customs Act, and specifies the exchange-rate rule tied to the bill-of-entry date.

Customs exemption: amendment substitutes a Nil rate for a specified tariff entry, changing import duty treatment.
Amendment to Notification No.21/2002 Customs substitutes the entry in column (4) against S.No. 18A with "Nil", changing the import duty treatment for that tariff line. The Central Government acts under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and issues Notification No.97/2006 Customs effecting this substitution as a further amendment to the principal notification.

Rescission of customs exemption notification withdraws prior exemption prospectively while preserving prior actions and omissions.
The Central Government rescinds Notification No.102/2004 Customs by issuing Notification No.96/2006 Customs, withdrawing the earlier exemption under powers conferred by section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with the anti dumping duty rules; the rescission is prospective and preserves actions done or omitted before rescission.