Anti-dumping duty on partially oriented yarn from China imposed, creating import duty obligations and exchange rate payment rules.
Definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on partially oriented yarn (POY) from the People's Republic of China at 545.22 US$ per metric tonne, payable in Indian currency; duty effective from provisional duty date (2 August 2006). Applicable exchange rate is set by Government notification and the relevant date for rate determination is the date of presentation of the bill of entry. Notification remains in force up to and inclusive of 10 February 2012 unless revoked earlier.

Customs duty on vegetable fats and oils amended to set FFA/acid value thresholds and conditional manufacturing exemptions.
Amendment substitutes S.No.30 in Notification No.21/2002 Customs to define two categories: non edible oils/fractions with specified Free Fatty Acid thresholds for manufacture of soaps, industrial fatty acids and fatty alcohols by manufacturers with splitting plants; and edible grade crude palm oil, crude palmolein and fractions with specified acid value and carotenoid ranges for refining and production of refined palmolein, vanaspati, bakery shortening or inter esterified fats, includes a definition of "Crude palm oil" and omits S.No.34.

Customs House Agents Licence application form updated to mandate identity, qualifications, prior history, and compliance affirmation.
Amendment substitutes a revised Form-A for the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004, prescribing mandatory applicant disclosures: name and address of applicant and partners/directors, identities of persons to act as agents, clerks to be appointed, educational qualifications with computer literacy proof, language and customs law proficiency, prior licence application or cancellation history, criminal or penal proceedings under customs or other laws, list of documents furnished, and an affirmation to abide by the Regulations, with signature required.

Customs exemption for specified industrial inputs requires departmental approval and a use undertaking, or duty differential applies.
Notification No.90/2007-Customs exempts specified imported goods used in industrial production from additional customs duty subject to conditions: importer approval under the Department of Information Technology scheme; a Deputy Secretary certificate at import confirming description, quantity and technical specifications for manufacture of listed advanced technology products; and an undertaking to Customs to use the goods for that purpose and to pay, on demand, the differential duty if not so used. The notification contained an expiry after 31 March 2010 and was rescinded by a subsequent 2022 notification.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets specified currency conversion rates to apply from the announced effective date.
Determines the rate of exchange to be used for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for export goods, superseding the earlier notification and requiring application of the rupee equivalents listed in Schedule I (per one unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units) as the operative rates from the stated effective date.

Exchange rate determination for imports prescribes fixed foreign currency to rupee conversion rates effective from the notified date.
Determines the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies for purposes relating to imported goods under section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act, 1962, superseding the earlier notification and prescribing that the rate of conversion of each foreign currency into Indian currency or vice versa shall be the rate stated in the appended Schedules, effective from the date specified in the notification.

Customs duty on sunflower oil revised by corrigendum, altering the applicable tariff rate under the notified entry.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 87/2007 Customs substitutes the previously stated customs duty rate for sunflower oil (tariff item) with a revised rate in the notification dated 23rd July 2007 (G.S.R.499(E)), effecting an official amendment to the tariff schedule entry.

Anti-dumping duty on hexamine continued to address dumping and protect domestic industry from injurious imports.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on hexamine following a review finding that exports from Russia and Saudi Arabia were dumped and caused material injury; the Central Government prescribes specific per-metric-ton duties differentiated by combinations of country of origin and country of export under tariff item 2921 29 10. The notification makes duties payable in Indian currency, effective from publication for a prescribed five-year period unless earlier altered, and provides that the rate of exchange for calculation shall be as specified in government notifications with the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation.

Anti-dumping duty on bias tyres, tubes and flaps imposed, measured by reference price minus landed value.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on specified bias tyres, inner tubes and tyre flaps from China PR and Thailand, set as the difference between listed reference prices (per piece in US dollars) in the duty table and the landed value (assessable value under the Customs Act); duties are payable in Indian currency, apply from the provisional duty's date of imposition, and for combined imports the reference price is the sum of component reference prices. The notification defines landed value and prescribes the government-notified exchange rate for calculation.

Customs duty amendments on edible oils adjust tariff entries and substitute revised ad valorem duty rates under the notification.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 21/2002 Customs by inserting a new tariff entry for specified vegetable oils and by substituting revised ad valorem duty percentages against several existing serial entries in the Table of the principal notification; the amendments include correction of a previously published duty figure and update the effective customs duty schedule for the named oil groups under the notification.

Common adjudicating authority appointment under Customs Act transfers adjudicatory powers for revenue investigation notices.
Pursuant to sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of another Commissioner of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating a Show Cause Notice arising from a revenue intelligence investigation.

Appointment of Special Adjudicator empowers Assistant Commissioner to adjudicate DGCEI show cause notice against M/s Shakthi Knitting.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Container Freight Station, Tirugmurgan Poondi, Tirupur, as Special Adjudicator and authorises him to exercise the powers and duties of the Deputy Commissioner, Air Cargo Complex, Meenambakkam, and the Assistant Commissioner, Inland Container Depot, Tirupur, for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Deputy Director, Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, Regional Unit, Coimbatore, in respect of M/s Shakthi Knitting Limited.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralize adjudication of DRI show cause notices involving specified importer and parties.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Custom House, Mumbai, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of two Joint Commissioners of Customs for adjudication of the show cause notices issued by the investigative unit in the matter concerning Ankit Javeri and others, as identified by the referenced file numbers.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralize adjudication of DRI-related show cause notices in specified customs matters.
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, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence in relation to M/s. Krishna Trading Company and others.

Appointment of Special Adjudicators for adjudication of specified DRI show cause notices under powers conferred by the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints specified Commissioners of Customs to act as Special Adjudicators for adjudication of the listed show cause notices concerning M/s Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited and others, with the appointments confined to the matters and notices set out in the notification's Table.

Tariff value fixation establishes revised customs import values for specified edible oils and brass scrap under statutory authority.
The Board, under sub section (2) of Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) by substituting a new Tariff Value Table that sets the tariff value in US dollars per metric tonne for specified imported goods, including various palm oil and palmolein categories, crude soyabean oil and brass scrap (all grades), noting where values remain unchanged and referencing prior amendments.

Drawback rates for exports clarified, distinguishing Cenvat and non Cenvat entitlements and prescribing procedural and exclusionary conditions.
Determines rates of drawback for exported goods as specified in the annexed Schedule, aligning tariff items at the four digit level with the Customs Tariff First Schedule and applying General Rules of Interpretation; distinguishes drawback where Cenvat has or has not been availed, prescribes procedural compliance under Drawback Rules for claims, lists exclusions (warehouses, Advance Licences, EOUs, FTZs/EPZs/SEZs, rebate/DEPB benefits and certain central excise exemptions), and provides interpretative definitions and rules for composite articles, packing, textiles and leather.

Anti-dumping duty on partially oriented polyester yarn imposed, with country- and exporter-specific rates and five-year duration.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on partially oriented yarn of polyester (heading 5402) from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei based on findings of dumping, material injury and causal link; country- and exporter-specific duty rates are set in US dollars per metric tonne but payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate for conversion determined by government notification and the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation; the duty remains effective for five years unless earlier revoked or amended.

Customs exemption for LR SAM imports requires authorised works centres and certified lists, subject to Ministry authorization and use restrictions.
Adds an exemption for specified machinery, equipment, components, software, raw materials and consumables imported for the Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR SAM) Programme, conditional on import by authorised works centres designated by an officer not below Deputy Secretary and on production at import of a list certified by the Programme Director confirming that the goods are required for LR SAM, authorised by the Ministry of Defence and will be used solely for that programme.

Customs exemption amendments limit duty-free inputs where export units clear goods domestically and tighten compliance.
Amendments limit exemptions by excluding duty-free treatment where goods imported into a hundred per cent. export oriented unit are cleared into the Domestic Tariff Area or used to manufacture goods later cleared domestically; they define Domestic Tariff Area, align the definition of hundred per cent. export oriented unit with the Central Excise Act, require additional duty payment where duty-free inputs from nominated agencies were counted towards export obligations, enumerate nominated agencies, update the "status holder" definition, correct policy paragraph references, and modify SION-related usage, waste norms and re-import provisions.