Anti-dumping duty imposed on cathode ray television picture tubes, calculated as the difference between benchmark and landed value.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Cathode Ray Colour Television Picture Tubes (sub-heading 8540 11) following preliminary findings of dumping and injury. The duty equals the difference between the benchmark amount specified in the Table for each country/producer/exporter/size and the landed value per unit as determined under the Customs Act. The notification lists country- and producer-specific benchmark amounts, provides a definition of television picture tubes, prescribes reductions for imports of bare tubes, and defines landed value for duty calculation.

Anti-dumping duty on imported recordable DVDs imposed to address dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of recordable DVDs (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW) under heading 8523, based on preliminary findings that exports from China PR, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei were dumped and caused material injury to domestic industry; duties are specified per piece in Indian currency according to combinations of country of origin and country of export and apply to producers and exporters generically, with a product note covering all kinds of recordable DVDs.

Common adjudicating authority appointment centralises adjudication of a customs show cause notice against an exporter under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), New Customs House, Mumbai as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Export), the Commissioner of Customs (General) and the Commissioner of Central Excise, Rohtak, for the purpose of adjudicating matters relating to the show cause notice issued by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s Arushi Exports and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice against M/s Agarvanshi Aluminium under Customs Act powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Commissioners for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Agarvanshi Aluminium Limited dated 31 December 2007.

Inland Container Depots designated for import unloading and export loading at two additional locations by notification.
Inserts two entries to the principal Customs notification authorizing specific Inland Container Depots: (v) Dhannad Rau, District Indore, for unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods; and (xiii) Talegaon, District Pune, for unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods.

Anti-dumping duty rescission on vitrified and porcelain tiles withdraws prior provisional duty while preserving prior acts.
The Central Government rescinds the earlier anti-dumping notification imposing provisional anti-dumping duty on vitrified and porcelain tiles under powers in the Customs Tariff Act and the related anti-dumping rules, while preserving effects of acts or omissions done before the rescission.

New shipper review finds de minimis dumping and results in no anti dumping duty on specified tile imports during review period.
A new shipper review found M/s Foshan Nanhai Jing Yu Ceramics Ltd. and M/s Shye International eligible for a separate dumping margin and that their dumping margin during the review period was de minimis; consequently the Central Government ordered no anti dumping duty on imports of the subject vitrified and porcelain tiles produced by that firm and exported by that exporter for the period from 9 March 2007 through 1 May 2008.

Customs notification amendment inserts excise notification references, updating exemption conditions for imports under Advance Licence annual requirement.
The Central Government amends Notification Nos.93/2004-Customs and 94/2004-Customs to insert additional central excise notification references after the words "both dated 10.06.03" in specified provisos (condition (vii) of No.93/2004 and condition (10) of No.94/2004), thereby expanding the list of excise notifications incorporated into the exemption conditions for imports under the Advance Licence/DEEC schemes.

Amendment to Customs notification reconstitutes committee membership assigning Chief Commissioners for Bangalore and Cochin customs jurisdictions.
The Board, exercising statutory authority, amends Notification No. 39/2005-Customs (N.T.) by substituting the Table entry for serial number 29 with two entries. The substitution reallocates Chief Commissioner responsibilities, specifying Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise for Bangalore and Cochin and identifying the Customs jurisdictions (including preventive Cochin) governed by those committee compositions.

Anti-dumping duty extension on titanium dioxide maintained pending review by notification amendment for a further period.
The Central Government, exercising statutory review powers and in pursuance of the implementing rules, amended the prior notification to insert a provision that the anti-dumping notification on Titanium Dioxide from the People's Republic of China shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the stated expiry date unless revoked earlier, thereby extending the effect of the duty pending completion of the review.

Drawback rate amendment: drawback for a Chapter 52 tariff item reduced to nil, effective upon publication.
The Schedule to the principal drawback notification is amended for Chapter 52 by substituting "nil" for the "1%" entries in column 4 and in column 6 against the specified tariff item; the substitution takes effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Tariff exemption for specified cotton goods introduced, making imports exempt from basic and additional customs duties.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 21/2002-Customs by inserting Serial No. 166A in the Table, declaring that all goods classified under Tariff Item 5201 shall attract nil basic and additional customs duty, thereby creating an explicit duty exemption entry for that tariff heading.

Tariff concessions updated: specified schedule entries revised to a uniform preferential rate under SAFTA amendment to customs notification.
Amendment substitutes the entry in column (4) of the Table in Notification No.68/2006-Customs for numerous specified serial numbers, replacing those column (4) entries with a uniform 10% rate to give effect to SAFTA concessions, made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 as a further amendment to the principal notification.

Tariff values updated: substitution of customs tariff value table fixing values for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds.
An amendment substitutes the tariff-value Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, fixing unit tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for specified goods, including crude and refined palm oil and palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds; most edible-oil entries remain unchanged while the Table lists values for brass scrap and poppy seeds.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to exercise Commissioner of Customs powers for adjudicating a specified show cause notice.
Appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority by delegating the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Kolkata to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva for adjudicating the show cause notice relating to M/s. Surat Metlon Private Limited; the appointment rests on statutory authority under the Customs Act and confines the transfer of jurisdiction to the specified proceedings.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate a show cause notice against Shree Laxmi Trading Company.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Kolkata, for adjudicating a show cause notice issued to M/s. Shree Laxmi Trading Company and another.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to decide the show cause proceedings against M/s Agarwal Metals and Alloys.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawahar Customs House, Nhava Sheva as the Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the adjudicatory powers of the Joint Commissioner, Customs House Kandla and the Commissioner, ICD Tughlakabad for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Agarwal Metals and Alloys by the Additional Director General, DRI, Ahmedabad, as identified by the cited file reference.

Anti dumping duty on vitrified and porcelain tiles from China PR maintained to prevent dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
The Central Government has continued imposition of anti-dumping duty on vitrified and porcelain tiles originating in or exported from China PR following a sunset review that found likely recurrence of dumping and ongoing injury to domestic industry; the notification prescribes producer- and exporter-specific duties (nil for specified combinations, a specified per-square-metre duty for others), is issued under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with anti-dumping rules, defines the subject goods by water absorption and exemption of industrial tiles, and is effective for five years.

Anti-dumping duty extension maintains protection on graphite electrodes, prolonging applicable customs measures pending review process.
The Central Government, exercising powers under Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act read with Rule 23, amended the principal notification to continue the anti dumping duty on graphite electrodes originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, inserting a paragraph that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 6 July 2009 unless revoked earlier, thereby extending the duty pending completion of the statutory review.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment transferring adjudication responsibility for specified customs show cause notices.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority under the Customs Act designating the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Mumbai Port to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, specifically for adjudication of show cause notices issued to M/s. Valecha Engineering Limited and others, effectuating a transfer of adjudicatory responsibility for the listed proceedings.