Anti-dumping duty extension preserves existing measures on phosphoric acid imports while a statutory review proceeds.
Extension of an existing anti-dumping duty on imports of phosphoric acid, technical or food grade (including industrial grade) from the People's Republic of China by amending the principal notification to continue the duty pending completion of a statutory review under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on PS plates from China PR extended under Customs Tariff Act, preserving import restrictions.
The Central Government amends the 2007 notification to continue the antidumping duty on Pre-sensitized Positive Offset Aluminium Plates from China PR: the preamble is revised to retain only China PR, specified table entries are omitted, and a provision is added stating the antidumping duty shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 23rd September, 2013 unless revoked earlier.

Anti-dumping duty on resin-bonded wood boards imposed; specified exporters face per-cubic-metre dollar rates and temporary application.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on resin-bonded wood or ligneous fibre boards below 6 mm thickness (excluding specified board types) originating in or exported from China PR, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, following findings of dumping, material injury and causation. Duties are set as US dollar amounts per cubic metre varying by country and by named producers/exporters as listed in the duty table. Liability exclusions, a limited effective period from Gazette publication, payment in Indian currency, and an exchange rate determination rule for billing are specified.

Exchange rate determination for customs: conversion rates set for specified foreign currencies for import and export transactions.
Determination of conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for customs purposes, prescribing separate rupee equivalents for imports and exports in two annexed schedules, effective from the stated operative date for application to customs transactions; corrigenda correct certain entries for the Kenya Shilling.

Anti-dumping duty extension preserves duty on paracetamol imports pending continuation review, keeping the measure in force.
The Central Government amended Notification No.99/2007-Customs to extend the validity of the anti-dumping duty on paracetamol imports from the People's Republic of China for one additional year, inserting a clause that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the extended date unless revoked earlier, pending completion of the continuation review requested by the designated authority.

Customs amendment clarifies exemption by replacing PDS subsidy reference with supply by national oil companies to households.
Amendment to Notification No.12/2012-Customs substitutes the prior reference to subsidised supply under the public distribution system and a specified LPG/kerosene subsidy scheme with wording specifying supply by Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited or Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for household domestic consumers, thereby clarifying the qualifying suppliers for the tariff entry.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority: Customs show cause notice reassigned for adjudication under notification powers.
The Board, invoking powers under Customs (Non Tariff) notifications issued under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, in the case of M/s Asian Hotels Ltd., Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, to the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), New Custom House, New Delhi, as the Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication, with copies forwarded to the concerned DRI and customs offices.

Mandatory e-payment of customs duty required for specified importers, including accredited clients and high-value bills.
The Central Government mandates electronic payment of customs duty for specified classes of importers: importers registered under the Accredited Clients Programme and importers who pay customs duty of one lakh rupees or more per bill of entry, creating an electronic payment compliance obligation for those classes.

Customs exemption for maize bran: amendment adds duty-free tariff classification under existing notification.
Amendment inserts a new tariff entry for maize bran (2302 10 10) into Notification No. 12/2012-Customs, declaring maize bran Nil basic customs duty under powers conferred by section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and publishing the change as Notification No. 54/2012-Customs.

Customs ports appointment adds Kattupalli for unloading imported goods and loading export cargo to facilitate trade.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under clause (a) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the entries in columns (3) and (4) of item (16) against serial number 10 for the State of Tamil Nadu to appoint Kattupalli for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods, thereby amending Notification No. 62/1994 Customs (N. T.).

Tariff value fixation updated: substitute tables set new commodity-specific import values affecting oils, brass scrap, and precious metals.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends the principal non-tariff notification to substitute TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 with updated commodity-specific tariff values: TABLE-1 provides per-metric-tonne values for various vegetable oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds; TABLE-2 provides unit tariff values for gold and silver when concessional entries are availed, thereby replacing the earlier tables in the principal notification.

Failure of foreign buyer to take delivery now expressly includes buyer rejection, clarifying import exemption treatment under Customs notification.
Amendment to Notification No. 52/2003-Customs adds an Explanation to Annexure-I, serial number 15, clarifying that goods for which there is failure of the foreign buyer to take delivery shall include goods rejected by the foreign buyer, thereby treating rejected consignments as within the scope of the failure-to-deliver concept for the notification applicable to EOUs, STP units, EHTP units and similar entities.

Customs exemption for re-imported aircraft parts covers SEZ-removed components, requiring return to owner without any sale.
Introduces a nil-duty exemption for parts and components of aircraft removed during maintenance, repair or overhaul in a Special Economic Zone and brought to any other place in India, defining SEZ by reference to the Special Economic Zones Act. The exemption is listed as a new table entry and existing cross-references are updated. A proviso requires that such goods be returned to the owner of the aircraft without any sale to qualify.

Concessional duty on gold findings expanded to include defined components and broadened textile accessory list.
The notification amends the tariff schedule by adding specified garment and packing components to Sr. No. 282 and by substituting Sr. No. 323 to include gold bars bearing manufacturer/refiner serial numbers and metric weight, high-purity gold coins, and defined "gold findings" (small jewellery components), excluding imports via post, courier or baggage, with the revised duty column treatment applied to these entries.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on ductile iron pipe imports maintained pending review, preserving the existing levy unless revoked.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 103/2007-Customs to insert a provision that the anti-dumping duty on imports of ductile iron pipes originating in or exported from China PR shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 12th September, 2013, unless revoked earlier, thereby effecting a time-limited continuation of the duty pending the review initiated under the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23 of the Anti-dumping Rules.

Port inclusion: Irungattukottai ICD added to authorised export and import ports via amendments to customs notifications.
The notification amends multiple customs exemption notifications by substituting references to Tondiarpet (TNPM), Chennai with wording that adds Irungattukottai, SIPCOT Industrial Park, Kattrambakkam Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, thereby expressly including Irungattukottai Inland Container Depot among the ports permitted for exports and imports under the relevant exemption instruments.

Duty exemption condition: exemption limited to Mega Power Projects certified before the specified cutoff, adding List 32A projects.
Amendment to Notification No.12/2012-Customs restricts duty exemption to Mega Power Projects listed in newly inserted List 32A, requires certification by an officer not below Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power before the prescribed cutoff, substitutes expansion project entries for S. No. 508 with specified units cross-referencing the definition in S. No. 507, and inserts a detailed enumerated Annexure (List 32A) identifying eligible projects and developers.

Exchange rate determination establishes new conversion rates for imports and exports for listed foreign currencies effective immediately.
Notification determining conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs valuation, prescribing separate rates for Imported Goods and Export Goods in Schedule I and a rate per 100 units for Japanese yen in Schedule II, effective from 7th September, 2012; supersedes an earlier notification and notes corrigendum corrections to Kenya Shilling entries.

SAFTA sensitive list amendment reduces tariff lines and prescribes preferential customs duty rates for specified goods.
Amendment to the SAFTA preferential regime substitutes a new tariff Table and Annexure, prescribing specified duty bands and commodity specific rates and replacing the list of tariff lines constituting the sensitive list for Non Least Developed Countries, including per unit duties and distinct treatments for refined, processed and selected industrial and agricultural goods.

Fixation of tariff values: amendment substitutes new tariff tables for specified oils, metals and seeds altering customs valuation.
Fixation of tariff values by substituting TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 of the principal customs notification with updated tariff schedules: TABLE-1 assigns US dollar per metric tonne values for specified edible oils, soyabean oil, brass scrap and poppy seeds, noting some retained values and at least one new value; TABLE-2 assigns unit-based tariff values for gold and silver imports eligible under certain notification entries, to be read as an amendment to the principal notification.