Export duty exemption for exported imported raw hides, skins and semi-processed leathers stored in bonded warehouses.
Imported raw hides and skins and semi-processed leathers classified under the Customs Tariff are exempt from the whole of customs duty when exported out of India from a bonded warehouse after importation, permitting duty-free exportation of those imported leather inputs when they depart the country from bonded storage.

Customs duty exemption: Myanmar added to Appendix I, imports exempted from duty above prescribed rate.
Adds Myanmar to Appendix I of Notification No.153/2009-Customs, extending the exemption so that goods imported from Myanmar are exempted from customs duty to the extent that such duty exceeds the prescribed rate; the amendment is made under the powers of the Customs Act and follows prior modifications to the principal notification.

Anti-dumping duty amendment substitutes exporter name in notification affecting bus and truck radial tyres under Customs Tariff Act authority.
Amendment to an anti-dumping customs notification exercises powers under section 9A to substitute the exporter name entries in the notification table for the first serial entry, thereby replacing the designated exporter listed in the specified columns for imports of bus and truck radial tyres.

Correction to anti-dumping notification wording: replaces combined entry reference with single entry in table columns.
The corrigendum amends the customs notification's table entry for S.No. 2, Columns 6 and 7, by replacing the textual reference "Sl. No. 1 and 2" with "Sl. No. 1", thereby narrowing the cross reference within the original anti dumping duty notification.

Tariff values amended for specified edible oils and brass scrap, with a revised customs valuation table replacing the prior schedule.
Substitution of the tariff-value Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus. (N.T.) prescribes tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for specified imported goods under the statutory authority of the Customs Act. The Table retains prior values for listed edible oils and sets a tariff value for Brass Scrap (all grades), while noting Poppy seeds with no change, thereby replacing the earlier schedule by explicit substitution.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on acrylic fibre preserves differential import duties to address dumping and domestic industry injury.
Continuation of anti-dumping duty is imposed on acrylic fibre (sub headings 5501 30 00 and 5503 30 00) from Japan and Belarus, with specified product scopes and per metric tonne duty amounts in US dollars tied to identified producers/exporters; duty equals the difference between the listed amount and the landed value, is payable in Indian currency, and remains effective for five years, with landed value and exchange rate determination defined by Customs Act provisions.

Customs duty exemption expanded to suppliers and contractors for Games imports, subject to re-export or duty liability.
Amendments expand the customs duty exemption for the Common Wealth Games, 2010 by adding specified event goods and expressly extending eligibility to suppliers, contractors, vendors and sub-vendors of the Organising Committee and broadcasting rights holders; these parties must provide an undertaking at clearance that non-consumable imports will be consumed, re-exported, or handed over to designated local authorities within three months of the Games' conclusion, failing which they will be liable to pay the duty that would otherwise have been payable.

Exchange Rate Determination: Revised import and export currency conversion rates take effect 1 September 2010.
Determination of prescribed rates of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian currency and vice versa for customs valuation, with separate import and export rates set out in two schedules and effective from 1 September 2010, superseding the prior notification except as to completed acts.

Rescission of anti-dumping notification withdraws earlier Customs directive, subject to actions already taken under it.
Central Government rescinds an earlier Customs notification concerning Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty and Determination of Injury, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Customs Tariff anti-dumping Rules, 1995, and provides that the rescission does not affect actions done or omitted before the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty on Coumarin imports imposed to offset dumped imports, applying to specified producers, exporters and origins.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on Coumarin imports follows findings of dumping below normal value from the People's Republic of China causing material injury to domestic industry; duty equals the difference between a specified reference amount and the landed value of imports, applied per Kg in the stated currency to named producers/exporters and other specified scenarios.

Customs corrigendum: amends identifier references in a tariff exemption notification to correct condition numbers.
The corrigendum directs that in notification No. 80/2010-Customs (published 10 August 2010) the figure and letter "5B" at line 30 be read as "5C", and in the table the entry under "Condition No." shown as "5C" be read as "5D".

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds, amending prior customs notification.
Amends an earlier customs notification by substituting a new Table that fixes tariff values per metric tonne for specified categories of palm oil and palmolein (crude, RBD and others), crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, with several entries noted as unchanged and references to the principal notification and its recent amendment.

Courier clearance compliance now requires qualified declaration filers, enhanced financial thresholds, client verification, and restricted outsourcing.
Declarations for clearance of imported or export goods must be made by duly authorised persons who have passed the prescribed Customs House Agents licensing examination, subject to a six-month transition period for Authorised Couriers. The amendments also revise specified financial thresholds, permit delayed consignee authorisation for low-value import consignments, require verification of client identity, Importer Exporter Code number and declared address, and prohibit subcontracting or outsourcing regulated functions without written permission.

Appointment under Customs Act: Joint Commissioner empowered to exercise import adjudication powers for specified show cause proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act, appoints the Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import Sea), Chennai to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nava Sheva solely for adjudicating the show cause proceedings arising from the notice addressed to M/s. Krithika and Priyanka Technologies issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

Appointment of adjudicating authority to hear show cause notices in a customs import investigation and exercise delegated powers.
An Additional Commissioner of Customs at ICD Tughlakabad, New Delhi is appointed to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Additional Commissioners of Customs at Chennai (Sea Cargo) and Nhava Sheva for adjudicating show cause notices relating to M/s Krishna Impex International and others, arising from the Directorate's investigation, under powers conferred by the Customs Act.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority: Joint/Additional Commissioner empowered to adjudicate DRI show cause notice against Ripple Enterprises.
The Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs (Imports), ICD Patparganj, New Delhi is appointed to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the Joint/Additional Commissioners at ICD Tughlakabad, Air Cargo Complex Delhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva, exclusively for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, dated 31 May 2010 concerning M/s Ripple Enterprises and others, pursuant to powers under the Customs Act.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs to exercise adjudicatory powers for specified show cause notices under Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking its power under the Customs Act, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Ports), Kolkata to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), NCH, Mumbai and the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Import), JNCH, Mumbai for adjudication of proceedings arising from a Show Cause Notice issued to M/s Fine Enterprises and others by the Additional Director General, DRI Ahmedabad Zonal Unit.

Adjudicating authority: Commissioner of Customs, Kandla to adjudicate DRI show cause proceedings against Frost International and others.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Kandla to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import) and Commissioner of Customs (Export), New Customs House, Mumbai, for adjudicating matters arising from a show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit to M/s. Frost International Limited and others, with the administrative file reference noted for identification.

Customs duty exemption: Nil duty prescribed for specified goods under earlier notification, subject to existing conditions.
The amendment inserts S. No. 70A in notification No. 20/2006-Customs to prescribe Nil customs duty for goods specified against S. No. 270A of notification No. 21/2002-Customs, with the exemption expressly subject to the conditions specified for those goods under notification No. 21/2002-Customs, effected under the powers of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs exemption changes: Raw silk and SPMCIL machinery import duty adjustments with conditional eligibility notification
The notification inserts Serial No. 164A granting nil duty on raw silk of grade 3A and above subject to new Condition 5C, and inserts Serial No. 270A permitting concessional import of specified machinery, spares and consumables for security paper and banknote manufacture and processing by SPMCIL at the stated standard rate with no additional duty. Condition 5C restricts the raw silk concession to imports by the National Handloom Development Corporation up to an aggregate annual quantity and requires a certificate from a Ministry of Textiles officer not below Joint Secretary.