Anti-dumping duty on Diclofenac Sodium imports from China applied retroactively and payable in domestic currency.
Imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty on Diclofenac Sodium from the People's Republic of China pursuant to designated authority findings of dumping, injury and causation; duty levied from the date provisional duty was imposed, payable in Indian currency, with exchange rate for calculation fixed by central government notification and the relevant date for that rate being the presentation date of the bill of entry.

Customs border route designation expands specified land, river and rail crossings with operational restrictions for certain exports.
The Central Government, under clauses (b) and (c) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the Serial No. 2 entry in Notification No. 63/94-CUSTOMS(NT) to specify authorised land frontiers, land customs stations and the permitted river, rail and road routes between India and Bangladesh, listing detailed Calcutta-Howrah area jetties, ghats, railway stations, district crossings and modal links. The amendment also identifies limited-route commodity restrictions (notably for coal) and updates the official roster of recognised cross-border corridors for customs purposes.

Unloading permission at Ranpar expanded to include methanol and low sulphur heavy stock, altering permitted import handling locations.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 62/94-Customs (NT) to add Methanol and Low Sulphur Heavy Stock as authorised goods for unloading at Ranpar, Maharashtra, by inserting them as sub-items (vi) and (vii) in the Table entry for Ranpar, thereby expanding permitted import unloading at that facility under the customs notification framework.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets specified currency conversion rates effective August 1, 2002.
The Board, under section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act, prescribes the rate of exchange for conversion between Indian currency and specified foreign currencies for export goods, superseding Notification No.40/2002 NT Customs; rates listed in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units for Japanese Yen) are effective from 1st August, 2002.

Exchange rate determination for imported goods set effective 1 August, specifying Schedule I per unit and Schedule II per hundred.
Determination under the Customs Act supersedes the earlier notification and prescribes exchange rates for valuing imported goods effective 1 August 2002. Schedule I gives rupee equivalents per one unit for named currencies including US Dollar, Euro and Pound Sterling; Schedule II gives the rupee equivalent for one hundred units of Japanese Yen. The numeric rates in the schedules are declared operative for customs conversion purposes.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority: Commissioner of Customs empowered to adjudicate a specified show cause notice for an importer.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Mumbai to act as Commissioner of Customs for New Custom House, Ballard Estate Mumbai, Kolkata and Air Cargo Complex Chennai for the purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s. Sanghvi Reconditioners Pvt. Ltd., effectuating a delegation of adjudicatory responsibility for that specified matter.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs as adjudicating authority for show-cause notices concerning multiple importers and trading firms.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs, ICD Tughlakabad, New Delhi, to act as the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata, Commissioner of Customs, Kandla, or Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Mumbai, for adjudication of Show Cause Notice No.50D/25/98-CI issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, listing multiple corporate and individual parties as respondents.

Appointment of adjudicating authority: Commissioner reassigned to adjudicate Show Cause notices issued by revenue intelligence unit.
The Central Board designates the Commissioner of Customs, Pune to act as the Commissioner of Customs, Goa for the sole purpose of adjudicating specified Show Cause cum Demand Notices issued by the revenue intelligence unit against two exporters, representing an interjurisdictional administrative delegation confined to the identified proceedings.

Rescission of anti-dumping duty on acrylic yarn from Nepal announced, withdrawing the earlier notification while preserving prior actions.
The Central Government, invoking the statutory framework for anti-dumping measures and associated procedural rules, rescinds Notification No. 105/2001-Customs (10 October 2001) concerning anti-dumping duty on acrylic yarn originating in or exported from Nepal, while preserving the legal effect of acts done or omitted prior to the rescission.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on acrylic yarn from Nepal, with distinct exporter rates and retrospective application.
Imposition of an anti-dumping duty on acrylic yarn imported from Nepal is announced after findings that exports were below normal value and caused material injury to the domestic industry; the notification prescribes specific per unit duty rates distinguishing a named exporter from all others, preserves an exemption under a separate customs notification, makes the duty payable in Indian currency with retrospective effect from the provisional duty date, and directs use of the officially published exchange rate as of the bill of entry date for conversion.

Anti-dumping duty on thermal sensitive paper: imports from China subject to definitive duty, payable in Indian currency under exchange rules.
A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on thermal sensitive paper imported from the Peoples' Republic of China after findings of dumping and material injury; the duty applies to specified tariff headings at the rate set in the annexed table, is effective from the provisional duty commencement date, must be paid in Indian currency, and uses the government-notified rate of exchange with the bill of entry date as the relevant date for conversion.

Import exemption conditions for garment and leather manufacturers limited by FOB export-linked value and certification requirements.
The Notification inserts a new tariff entry listing various accessory and haberdashery items with nil duty and revises Annexure conditions: Condition 21 permits registered textile or leather garment manufacturers to import specified goods for use in exported manufacture subject to a capped proportion of the prior year's FOB exports and a specific cap for lining materials; Condition 21A allows registered manufacturers of leather footwear, gloves and similar goods to import under a lower capped proportion of their prior year FOB exports provided they produce an export council certificate certifying export value and prior imports under the notification.

Extension of anti-dumping duty: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber levy maintained for a further limited period by administrative order.
An administrative amendment extends the anti-dumping duty on Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber by substituting a later expiry date for the earlier one in the principal customs notification, invoking statutory powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules to maintain the levy pending completion of the designated authority's review.

Specification for refund claim of export duty allows company to seek refund where duty incidence not passed on.
Specification of a claimant for refund of export duty where the government concluded that duty and interest paid on export of iron ore concentrate and pellets were not passed on; the Central Government, exercising powers under the proviso to the Customs Act, designates M/s Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited as the specified person eligible to pursue the refund claim for the relevant period.

Customs exemption amendment adds Sipat STPP to the thermal projects list, expanding notification coverage under the Customs Act.
Amendment inserts "Sipat STPP" as item 15 in the Annexure, List 42 (Thermal Projects) of Notification No. 21/2002 Customs, exercising powers under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and stating the change is made in the public interest to extend the prior miscellaneous exemption coverage to the named thermal project.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on imported polyester staple fibres: producer-specific margins applied against landed value pending final decision.
Provisional anti-dumping duty on Polyester Staple Fibres (PSF) from Korea RP, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand is imposed as producer- and exporter-specific margins equal to the difference between specified US$ per kg amounts and the assessable landed value; certain speciality PSF are excluded. The duty is payable in Indian currency, effective until the notified expiry date, and the rate of exchange for conversion shall be the official rate notified for the bill of entry date. ''Landed value'' is defined as assessable value under the Customs Act excluding specified customs duties.

Baggage transit rules now include trucks, require containerised sealed carriage with bond and security, and raise the fee.
The amendment adds multiple ports and cities to the baggage transit regime, expressly includes trucks as a mode of carriage, and requires that goods transported by trucks travel in containerised trucks sealed by a one time bottle seal applied by Customs; such movement is conditional on execution of bond and security to the satisfaction of the Commissioner at the originating airport/air cargo complex. The regulation 4 fee is increased from five to twenty rupees, and the amendments commence on publication in the Official Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty on D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base from EU; provisional duties and conversion rules specified.
Provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on D(-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Base from the European Union, based on findings of dumping, material injury and threat thereto; duties set as the difference between specified US$ per kilogram amounts and the assessable landed value per kilogram for named and other EU exporters; duties payable in Indian currency; landed value and the exchange rate for conversion defined by Customs and Finance notifications, with a specified expiry for the provisional measure.

Omission of tariff entry: amendment removes a specified serial entry from the customs exemption table.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 21/2002 Customs by omitting S. No. 174A and its related entries from the Table in the principal notification; this amendment is promulgated by Notification No. 67/2002 Customs and follows earlier amendments recorded in the Gazette.

Appointment of Director General (Specific Safeguard) establishes designated authority to administer product specific safeguard rules under transitional customs framework.
The Central Government, exercising the power under sub rule (1) of rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, appoints Shri R. K. Gupta, Commissioner of Customs (General), New Delhi, as Director General (Specific Safeguard) to perform the administrative and procedural functions under those Rules.