Customs notification amendment reassigns the designated proper officer to Commissioner of Customs (Import and General) at New Customs House.
Amendment substitutes the designated proper officer in Notification No.66/2002-CUSTOMS (N.T.) by replacing "Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Unit, New Customs House, IGI Airport, New Delhi" with Commissioner of Customs (Import and General), New Customs House, New Delhi, enacted by the Central Board of Excise and Customs under its statutory powers and made prospective without affecting prior actions.

Corrigendum to Customs Tariff Notification amends numbering to correct a published reference in the government gazette.
Correction to Notification No. 142/2002-Customs: on page 6, line 47, replace "(11)" with "(10)" in the originally published Gazette text; the corrigendum cites the Gazette publication details and file reference for the administrative record.

Anti dumping duty imposed on caustic soda imports to address dumping and material injury, with specified calculation rules.
Imposition of a final anti-dumping duty on Sodium Hydroxide imported from the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China, based on DA findings of dumping and material injury to the domestic industry. The government prescribed duties by reference to tariff headings, product specifications, countries, producers and exporters, calculated as the difference between specified benchmark amounts and the landed value, payable in Indian currency, effective from the provisional duty date, with defined rules for landed value and exchange rate determination.

Appointment of adjudicating authority permits Commissioner Jamnagar to adjudicate specified show cause proceedings for M/s RSI Limited.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Jamnagar to act as Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad for the purpose of adjudicating matters relating to the Show Cause Notice issued to M/s RSI Limited by the Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad.

Anti-dumping duty on copper clad laminates imposed provisionally, with country and producer specific CIF based duty rates.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Copper Clad Laminates (7410 21 00) of specified thicknesses and NEMA grades, originating in or exported from listed Asian countries, based on a preliminary finding of exports below normal value causing material injury. Duties are set as percentages of CIF export price to India, vary by country of origin/export and producer, are payable in Indian currency, and are effective until 18 March 2004. Exchange rates for duty calculation are those notified by the Ministry of Finance, with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Drawback rates amended for knitted apparel: FOB-based percentages and per-piece ceilings now specified where CENVAT not availed.
Amendment to Notification No.26/2003-Customs(N.T.) replaces table entries in Chapter 61 for specified knitted or crocheted apparel where CENVAT has not been availed, prescribing FOB-based drawback percentages with corresponding maximum per-piece limits and associated column rates. The substitution affects shirts/blouses/tops, trousers/pants, cotton sweaters/cardigans/pullovers, knitted dresses (including pyjama suits and nightgowns) and other knitwear/hosiery made of cotton, polyester or cellulosic yarn. The amendment is effective from 7th April 2003 and is issued under the Customs and Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules, 1995.

Rate of interest set for section 28AB purposes, superseding earlier customs notification and prescribing the operative interest measure.
The Central Government, under section 28AB of the Customs Act, 1962, hereby fixes the rate of interest for the purposes of that section and supersedes Government notification No.27/2002 Customs (N.T.), dated 13th May 2002, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, thereby establishing the operative interest measure for future applications of section 28AB.

Interest rate fixation for customs dues under statutory provision, superseding prior notice while preserving prior acts.
The Central Government, invoking the statutory interest provision under the Customs Act, supersedes the earlier notification dated 13 May 2002 and prescribes an interest rate for the purposes of that provision, while expressly saving actions or omissions completed before the supersession.

Duty drawback correction: amended Chapter 56 description clarifies ropes, twines and related plastic articles when CENVAT claimed.
Correction to the schedule of duty drawback rates amends the Chapter 56 entry in Notification No.26/2003-Customs (N.T.) to read: "Ropes, twines, yarns, tapes/strips and articles made out of ropes/twines; made out of plastic materials other than reinforced plastics, when CENVAT facility has been availed," thereby clarifying the scope of goods covered when CENVAT has been claimed.

Customs corrigendum clarifies goods description and scope for CENVAT applicability after amending tariff entry wording.
Corrigendum to Notification No.26/2003-Customs (N.T.) amends the Chapter 56 entry to read: "Ropes, twines, yarns, tapes/strips and articles made out of ropes/twines; made out of plastic materials other than reinforced plastics, when CENVAT facility has been availed"-a textual clarification of goods description and scope for customs classification and CENVAT applicability.

Amendment to customs exemption notification removes minimum duty-saved threshold, altering administrative eligibility conditions for relief.
Notification No.140/2003 amends Notification No.55/03-Customs by deleting from the proviso to condition (6) the words, letters and figures "where the duty saved is not less than Rs.100 crores and", thereby removing the minimum duty-saved monetary threshold as a qualifying criterion under that condition.

Appointment of adjudicating authority under Customs Act to adjudicate specified show cause notices issued by DGCEI.
Designates the Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigarh I, to act as Commissioner of Customs, Amritsar for adjudicating specific show cause notices issued against M/s. Sri Rama Steel Limited and others, under the authority of section 4(1) of the Customs Act, thereby assigning the proper officer and jurisdiction for those proceedings.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Kandla, to act as Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva, and Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad, for the sole purpose of adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, relating to M/s. Anita Tex Print Limited and others, with the notification identifying file references and issuance provenance.

Adjudication authority appointment directs designated customs commissioner to adjudicate specified show cause notices.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai to act as Commissioner of Customs (Export Promotion), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai for the purpose of adjudicating the show cause notices relating to two named corporate respondents, under the powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Designation substitution: Commissioner of Customs (Exports) replaces Air Cargo Unit Commissioner in the customs notification, altering proper officer.
The notification substitutes the words identifying the prior office designation "Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Unit, New Custom House, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi" with the designation "Commissioner of Customs (Exports), New Custom House, New Delhi," thereby changing the specified Commissioner named as the proper officer in the earlier customs notification.

Inland Container Depot designation: Bari Brahmana appointed for unloading imported and loading export goods under Customs Act amendment.
An amendment to Notification No.12/97-CUSTOMS (N.T.) inserts a new table entry (5B) under the authority of clause (aa), sub section (1), section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, designating Bari Brahmana, Jammu, as an Inland Container Depot authorised for unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods, added after the existing S.No.5A entry for Jharkhand.

Anti-dumping duty on plastic ophthalmic lenses imposed provisionally; imports from China PR and Taiwan face specified duties.
Provisional anti-dumping duties on plastic ophthalmic lenses (CR 39 or equivalent) from China PR and Taiwan are imposed with specified duty amounts per thousand pairs, payable in Indian currency, effective until 4 March 2004; landed value is the assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain duties, and the exchange rate for calculation is the rate notified under the Customs Act applied on the bill of entry date.

Customs amendment removes specified tariff entries from a prior exemption notification, altering applicable table entries.
Notification No.138/2003 amends Notification No.21/2002-Customs by directing that, against specified serial numbers in the Table, the entries in columns (2) to (6) shall be omitted, thereby removing those exemption entries; the amendment is made under the statutory authority of the Customs Act and references prior publication and amendment history.

Exemption for sporting imports: clay birds and ammunition exempt when State Rifle Associations produce prescribed government certificate for training.
Exemption granted for clay birds and ammunition-cartridges when imported by a State Rifle Association that produces, at clearance, a certificate from an officer not below Deputy Secretary in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports recommending exemption and specifying description, quantity and value; certificate must confirm importer recognition by the Sports Authority of India and that the goods are essential for training purposes.

Rate of exchange determination set by government notification governs anti dumping duty calculation; bill of entry date fixes relevant rate.
The amendment requires that the rate of exchange for calculating anti dumping duty be the rate specified in the Government of India notification issued under the Customs Act, and that the relevant date for determining that rate is the date of presentation of the bill of entry under the Customs Act.