Notification correction: place-name replaced to amend customs notification wording, ensuring accurate official Gazette publication record.
Corrigendum to Government of India notification No.46/2003-Customs (N.T.) directs a textual correction in the Gazette publication: in the cited notification the place name appearing in the specified line is to be read as "FALTA" in place of "Madras", amending the official wording of the notification as published.

Customs Tariff amendment substitutes tariff classification for S.No.5A to 1511 90 under section 3A authority.
The Central Government, invoking powers under section 3A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and considering maximum sales and local taxes, amends Notification No. 23/2002-Customs by substituting the entry in column (2) against S.No.5A in the Table with the tariff code "1511 90".

Customs notification amendment expands referenced notifications in a Table entry, altering the textual citation accordingly.
Amendment under section 25(1) of the Customs Act substitutes the wording in S.No.1, column (2), item (I) of the Table to Notification No.49/96-Customs so as to append an additional notification reference to the existing citation, thereby expanding the list of referenced notifications within that Table entry.

Customs exemption for OPCW inspection equipment and consumables subject to certification and export/accounting requirements under conditions.
Equipment and consumable samples imported by the Inspection Team of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and falling under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act are exempt from customs duty and integrated tax, subject to the importer producing a certificate and certified list from the Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary, National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention, and an undertaking that equipment will be exported within six months (or extended period allowed) and consumables will be accounted for.

Customs exemption amendment: crude palm oil definition clarified and tariff classification revised, changing import treatment.
Amendment replaces the Table entries in Notification No.21/2002-Customs: S.No.34 now exempts crude palm oil and its fractions of edible grade, in loose or bulk form, subject to an acid value threshold and a specified total carotenoid range, and includes an explanation defining "crude" to mean oils obtained by pressure with only decantation, centrifugation or filtration permitted; oils by extraction remain crude only if colour, odour and taste are unchanged. S.No.434's column (2) tariff entry is substituted with the revised code.

Special economic zone designation under section 76A establishes the Indore SEZ and fixes its territorial boundaries.
The Central Government, invoking section 76A of the Customs Act, 1962, specifies the Indore Special Economic Zone in Madhya Pradesh as a special economic zone, effective 11 May 2004, covering 1038.570 hectares. The notification enumerates constituent villages, patwari halka numbers and extensive survey numbers that define the zone's territorial composition and states perimeter boundaries (north: Kali Bhilod; east: Pithampur Gaon; south: Kheda, Jamaudi and Akolia; west: Sagaud).

Special economic zone designation under section 76A declares a specified Sitapura area as SEZ, effective May 2004.
The Central Government designates the Sitapura area as a special economic zone, specifying a total area of 8.70 hectares and itemising the village names and survey (khasra) numbers that define the geographic extent; the notification also notes subsequent amending notifications and fixes the commencement date for the SEZ specification.

Customs notification amendment under section 3A postpones the operative date by substituting the third proviso's specified date.
The Central Government, invoking section 3A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, issues Notification No. 119/2003 Customs to amend Notification No. 23/2002 Customs by substituting the figures and words in the third proviso: the previously specified operative date is replaced by a later specified date. The amendment is signed by the Deputy Secretary and notes the principal notification's Gazette publication and its most recent earlier amendment.

Amendment to customs exemption notification substitutes its commencement date, postponing implementation under statutory powers.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 21/2002 Customs by substituting, in the proviso to clause (c), the originally specified commencement date with a later commencement date, exercising powers under the Customs Act and stating that the change is necessary in the public interest; the amendment is issued as Notification No. 118/2003 Customs with Gazette references to the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Exchange Rate Determination setting conversion rates for foreign currencies affecting export goods under Customs Act, creating operative rate schedule.
The Board, under section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act, 1962, determines conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for export goods effective 1st August, 2003, superseding the prior notification of 25th June, 2003; rates are set out in two schedules with Schedule I giving rupee equivalents per one unit and Schedule II giving rupee equivalents per one hundred units of listed currencies.

Exchange Rate Determination sets prescribed currency conversion rates for imported goods, superseding prior notification and governing customs valuation.
Determination prescribes specific currency conversion rates for imported goods, effective from 1st August 2003, superseding the earlier June notification. Two schedules fix rupee equivalents: Schedule I lists rates per one unit of specified currencies; Schedule II lists rates per one hundred units. The notification provides the operative exchange-rate table to be used for customs valuation and related non-tariff procedures under the Board's statutory authority.

Inland Container Depot designation expands to Dadri Greater Noida permitting unloading of imports and loading of exports.
Amendment designates Dadri, Greater Noida as an Inland Container Depot entry in Notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.), authorising unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods under the powers of clause (aa) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti-dumping duty on imports of D (-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Methyl Potassium Dane Salt from specified countries imposed.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of D (-) Para Hydroxy Phenyl Glycine Methyl Potassium Dane Salt following designated authority findings of dumping, material injury and retardation; duty measured as the difference between a specified amount per unit and the landed value, payable in Indian currency with exchange conversion by notified rate, effective from the provisional duty date and operative until the stated terminal date unless earlier revoked.

Anti-dumping duty discontinuation after review finds imports did not cause material injury, leading to rescission of prior notification.
The designated authority's mid-term review concluded that imports of strontium carbonate from the People's Republic of China did not cause material injury and that cessation of the existing anti-dumping duty was unlikely to lead to continuation or recurrence of injury; accordingly, the Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and anti-dumping rules, rescinded the prior notification imposing the anti-dumping duty on such imports.

Exchange rate amendment for export goods updates the Norwegian Kroner conversion basis under customs notification, affecting valuation procedures.
Amendment sets the operative exchange rate for the Norwegian Kroner in Schedule I of the export goods notification under powers conferred by the Customs Act, substituting the prior Schedule entry with a new rate of exchange and thereby changing the conversion basis used in customs procedures for exports, effective from the stated commencement date and issued as a formal Customs (Non Tariff) notification.

Exchange rate amendment fixes the Norwegian Kroner rate for import valuation, effective under customs notification.
Amendment to Schedule I of the import goods customs notification substitutes serial No. 6 to fix the exchange rate for one unit of Norwegian Kroner at 6.30, effective from 24th July, 2003, under Notification No.55/2003 - Customs (N.T.) pursuant to the specified provision of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Advance ruling application requirements now require detailed proposed-business facts, applicant interpretation, verification, and confirmation that no parallel proceeding is pending.
The amended advance-ruling application form requires applicant and proposed-business details, eligibility particulars, non-hypothetical questions of law or fact, relevant facts, and the applicant's legal or factual interpretation. Verification must confirm that the questions are not pending before a Customs authority, appellate tribunal, or court. Applications must be filed in English or Hindi in quadruplicate, accompanied by the prescribed account-payee demand draft, and signed on every page with all annexures and supporting material.

Rescission of Customs exemption notifications: two prior notifications rescinded effective mid August 2003 under section 25.
The Central Government, exercising the statutory rescission power under section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, rescinds Notification No. 137/2000 Customs (19 October 2000) and Notification No. 82/2002 Customs (13 August 2002), each earlier published in the Gazette of India, and declares that this rescission shall come into force on 15 August 2003.

Special additional duty exemption for SEZ manufactured goods sold in domestic tariff area when not state sales tax exempt.
A nil rate of special additional duty is specified for goods manufactured by a Special Economic Zone unit and brought into the domestic tariff area for sale, provided those goods are not exempt from state sales tax when sold domestically; the exemption excludes transfers on a stock transfer basis to a domestic tariff area unit and adopts the established statutory meaning of "manufacture," with a specified commencement date.

Customs exemption for SEZ manufactured castor oil cake permits duty free entry into domestic tariff area, subject to export benefit exclusion.
Customs exemption applies to castor oil cake and castor de oiled cake manufactured from indigenous seeds on indigenous plant and machinery by SEZ units and brought into the domestic tariff area under the SEZ Act and Rules, exempting them from customs duty and additional duty; the exemption does not apply where duty drawback, DEPB or other export benefits have been availed on inputs by the SEZ unit or the supplier.