Anti-dumping duty on paracetamol imports to offset dumping and protect the domestic industry from injurious imports.
The Central Government, relying on the designated authority's findings of dumping, likelihood of continued dumping and material injury, imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on paracetamol (tariff item 2922 29 33, all grades) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and specified China-related export permutations. The duty is fixed per metric tonne as specified in the notification table, applies to any producers and exporters described, and is effective for five years from publication unless revoked, with an inserted clause preserving force up to and inclusive of 2nd September 2013.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on phenol imports preserves measures to prevent dumping and protect domestic industry from injury.
The Central Government continues anti dumping duty on imports of phenol from South Africa, Singapore and the European Union based on findings of dumping and material injury, prescribing producer and exporter specific duty rates per metric tonne as set out in the Table. The continuation supersedes the earlier notification except as to past actions, remains in force until the specified expiry date unless revoked earlier, and requires payment in Indian currency with the exchange rate determined by the Government for the bill of entry date.

Tariff value fixation: notification substitutes table fixing tariff values for specified edible oils and brass scrap under Customs Act.
The Board, invoking Section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes the Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) with a new Table fixing tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified goods: crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, other palm oil, crude palmolein, RBD palmolein, other palmolein, crude soyabean oil, and brass scrap (all grades); several entries are noted as unchanged.

Rescission of anti dumping notification under Customs Tariff Act withdraws earlier anti dumping duty notification.
The Central Government rescinds Notification No. 40/2007 CUSTOMS (dated 19 March 2007) concerning anti dumping duty, exercising powers under sub section (2) of the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff Rules governing identification, assessment and collection of anti dumping duty and determination of injury, thereby withdrawing the earlier Gazette notification.

Anti-dumping duty on peroxosulphates imposed; definitive duties apply to imports from China and Japan effective March 19, 2007.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of Peroxosulphates (Ammonium, Potassium or Sodium Persulphates) under tariff item 2833 40 00 from the People's Republic of China and Japan is prescribed following findings that the goods were sold at less than normal value, with substantial dumping margins causing material injury to the domestic industry; definitive duties are specified per unit in the Table, levied from the date provisional duty was imposed and the notification remains in force up to and inclusive of 18th March, 2013 unless revoked earlier.

Exchange rate determination for exports sets statutory conversion rates for specified foreign currencies effective immediately.
The Board, exercising powers under the Customs Act, supersedes a prior notification and prescribes statutory rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for export-related purposes, with rates listed in Schedule I (one-unit quotations for major currencies) and Schedule II (the Japanese yen on the stated multi-unit basis), to operate from the notified effective date as the operative conversion table for customs export calculations.

Exchange Rate Notification fixes conversion rates for specified foreign currencies to Indian rupees for import valuation.
Prescribes the rate of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for imported goods valuation under the Customs Act, setting the applicable rates in two schedules (per-unit rates for major currencies and a 100-unit rate for Japanese Yen) and noting supersession of the prior notification.

Anti-dumping withdrawal on partially oriented yarn after review; duties rescinded for affected imports under customs authority.
The Central Government, acting under powers conferred by the Customs Tariff Act and associated anti-dumping rules, rescinds the notification imposing anti-dumping duty on partially oriented yarn (POY) originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea and Turkey, following the designated authority's review finding no justification for continued imposition, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission.

Anti-dumping duty on nonylphenol imports addressing dumped exports from Chinese Taipei, applicable to direct and transshipped consignments.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on nonylphenol (tariff item 2907 13 00) following findings that exports from Chinese Taipei were below normal value and caused material injury. The duty applies to goods originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei and to goods exported via any country, fixed per metric tonne in the stated foreign currency, payable in Indian currency using the official exchange rate on the bill of entry date. The measure is enacted under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules and is effective from Gazette publication, with a specified validity period unless earlier revoked.

Appointment of adjudicating authorities designates specified customs officers to adjudicate listed show cause notices under Customs Act.
Exercising powers under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise and Customs designates specific Commissioners of Customs to act as the officers responsible for adjudication of four listed show cause notices directed at the same party, thereby allocating jurisdiction and administrative responsibility for adjudicating those notices.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralise adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under delegated powers.
A Common Adjudicating Authority is designated under the Customs Act, appointing the Commissioner of Customs (Exports) at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House to exercise the powers and discharge duties of another Commissioner of Customs for adjudicating specified show cause notices issued by a customs intelligence unit, thereby centralising responsibility for those adjudications.

Customs port appointment: Gangavaram designated for unloading imported goods and loading export goods under amended notification.
Amendment designates Gangavaram in Andhra Pradesh as a customs port where unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods may be carried out, by inserting a new item in the table of the principal notification under the powers conferred by the Customs Act.

Rules of Origin govern preferential tariff eligibility under India Chile trade pact, requiring certification, value content tests and controls.
Sets the criteria for goods to qualify as originating under the India-Chile Preferential Trading Agreement, defining key terms and providing that goods wholly produced in a Party or those meeting regional value content or change in classification requirements qualify. Non qualifying low value or minimal processes are listed; rules address accessories, fungible materials, sets, packaging, neutral elements and direct transport. Certification procedures require a sworn producer declaration, specific invoice and valuation details, government issuance of Certificates of Origin, document retention, and administrative timelines. A verification regime allows information requests, visits, guarantees, investigations, confidentiality protections, and penalties for non compliance.

Tariff value fixation updated: substituted tariff table for specified edible oils and brass scrap under Customs Act.
The Board, exercising powers under sub-section (2) of Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) with a new Table specifying tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, other palm oil, crude palmolein, RBD palmolein, other palmolein, crude soyabean oil, and brass scrap (all grades), indicating the values remain unchanged.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate specified show cause notices arising from a revenue intelligence inquiry.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, appoints a Commissioner of Central Excise to act as common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the Commissioner of Customs at the Inland Container Depot for the purpose of adjudicating the Show Cause Notice(s) relating to the identified trading concern, citing the originating intelligence file reference and date.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to exercise customs adjudication powers for certain importers' show cause notices under customs procedures.
Appoints the Commissioner of Central Excise, Thane I, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Mumbai, for adjudicating show cause notices issued to M/s Umaji Overseas and M/s Harihar Fibre, pursuant to the statutory authority under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, as specified in the originating show cause notice file.

Appointment of a common adjudicating authority reassigns adjudication for specified customs show-cause proceedings.
Pursuant to sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Customs House, Ahmedabad, for adjudicating matters relating to the Show Cause Notice issued to M/s Zincollied (India) and others by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad.

Jurisdictional reallocation under the Customs Act reallocates port and regional commissioner oversight to specified chief commissioners.
Amendment under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 substitutes entries in the Table of Notification No.14/2002 Customs (N.T.) to reassign areas of jurisdiction: Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Pune is allocated oversight of specified Pune and Goa Commissioners; Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai II is allocated Commissioners (Import) and (Export) Nhava Sheva; Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai III is allocated Commissioners for Airport, Preventive and Air Cargo (Import and Export) Mumbai.

Customs notification amendment designates an additional inland container depot for loading and unloading of goods.
Amendment to a customs notification designates SIPCOT Industrial Park in Kancheepuram District as an additional Inland Container Depot, authorising "Unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods" at that site, effected under the powers conferred by section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 and inserted in the Table to Notification No.12/97 Customs (N.T.).

Customs duty amendment creates zero-duty tariff entries, adding electronic integrated circuits and making specified line nil.
The Central Government amends prior customs notifications to change tariff schedule entries: it substitutes the column(4) entry for S.No.316B in Notification No.21/2002-Customs with "Nil", and inserts S.No.65 into Notification No.20/2006-Customs adding tariff item 8542 "Electronic integrated circuits" with column(4) entry "Nil", thereby reflecting zero duty for those specified tariff lines.