Anti-dumping duty extension on saccharin from China PR will remain in force until 5 June 2012 unless revoked.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 41/2007-Customs to extend the provisional anti-dumping duty on saccharin from China PR, adding that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 5th June, 2012, unless revoked earlier, pursuant to the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on R-134a imposing definitive duties on imports from specified producers and exporters under customs rules.
Definitive anti dumping duty is imposed on 1,1,1,2 tetrafluoroethane (R 134a) following findings that exports from specified countries were below normal value and caused material injury; duty applies to listed combinations of origin, export, producer and exporter at the rates and units specified in the notification, payable in Indian currency, and leviable for five years with exchange rate for conversion as per the Customs Act.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils, brass scrap and seeds establishing new customs valuation benchmarks.
Substitutes the tariff-value Table in the principal customs non-tariff notification, fixing tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for specified import items-crude and refined palm oil and palmolein, crude soybean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds-thereby establishing customs valuation benchmarks for those tariff headings and indicating which values remain unchanged.

Customs duty exemption for locally produced goods imported via designated land customs stations for sale in border haats.
Exempts specified locally produced goods imported from Bangladesh through designated land customs stations for sale in specified border haats from customs duty, Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess and integrated tax, provided the importer satisfies the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs that the goods were locally produced in Bangladesh and brought by land to the relevant land customs station for sale in the corresponding border haat; excludes tobacco products and alcohol and is subject to a per-person, per-day value ceiling.

Customs exemption period amended to cover the remaining part of the next financial year under the revised notification.
This amendment substitutes in Notification No.21/2002 Customs, Table entry S. No. 491A, column (3), the temporal phrase so that the exemption applies to the remaining part of the financial year 2011-12 instead of the previously stated period, leaving all other terms of the exemption intact.

Anti-dumping duty on STPP from China set with specified per kg rates, five year applicability, paid in domestic currency.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on Sodium Tripoly Phosphate (STPP) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China based on findings of dumping, dumping margins above de minimis, and material injury to the domestic industry. The notification prescribes producer- and exporter-specific per-kilogram duty rates in USD as listed in the Table, sets the tariff sub-heading for identification, makes the duty effective for five years from the provisional imposition date, requires payment in Indian currency, and specifies that the exchange rate for conversion is determined by separate Government notifications with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty withdrawal on hydrofluoric acid from China PR after review found no likely recurrence of injury.
The Central Government rescinds the notification imposing anti-dumping duty on hydrofluoric acid imports from China PR after a statutory review under the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23 concluded that lifting the duties is unlikely to cause recurrence of injury to the domestic industry; the rescission is subject to a saving for actions done or omitted before its effective date.

Customs exemption for goods gifted under bilateral government agreements now covers imports supplied free of cost.
The entry at S.No.8 of Notification No.148/1994-Customs is substituted to provide that goods, gifted or supplied free of cost under a bilateral agreement between the Government of India and a foreign government are covered by the exemption, effected by the Central Government exercising its statutory powers under the Customs Act.

Customs notification amendment expands coal description to include all types and limestone by substituting wording in the third proviso.
The notification amends the third proviso of Notification No. 64/1994-Customs (N. T.) by substituting the words "all types of coal and limestone" for the earlier words "coking coal, thermal coal and limestone", thereby broadening the commodity description within the proviso under the Customs Act authority.

Customs port designation: Dhamra authorised for unloading coal and limestone and loading iron ore concentrates.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs amends Notification No. 62/1994-Customs (N. T.) by substituting the TABLE entries against serial number 9 for the State of Orissa so that the port Dhamra is specified for unloading of all types of coal and limestone and for loading of iron ore and concentrates of all types.

Proper officer designation assigned to revenue intelligence, preventive customs and excise officers under specified Customs Act provisions.
Assigns the function of proper officer for section 17, section 28, section 28AAA and the second proviso to section 124 of the Customs Act to specified officer grades in revenue intelligence, preventive customs and central excise cadres, delegating enforcement and procedural authority to those designated posts and recording subsequent substitutions and eventual supersession by a later notification.

Customs duty exemption on sugar granted with conditions requiring refining contracts, APEDA registration, or bulk-consumer CA certification.
Amendment to Notification No.21/2002 inserts Nil basic customs duty entries for specified raw and refined sugars effective from the stated terminal date, and imposes conditions: imports by sugar factories or refineries qualify; other importers must produce a refining contract and furnish a bond discharged on Central Excise certification of refining within three months or pay the duty difference; alternative eligibility is shown by APEDA-registered import contracts or a Chartered Accountant certificate certifying bulk-consumer status based on twelve months' consumption.

Import duty exemption for naphtha enables its use in manufacture of specified polymers when imported by the named company.
Amendment adds a specific entry to Notification No. 21/2002-Customs granting import duty exemption for Naphtha when imported by M/s Haldia Petrochemicals Limited for use in the manufacture of the polymers specified in the principal notification; the entry records a nil duty rate and references the applicable condition column.

Tariff concession for Malaysian-origin imports under India-Malaysia CECA applies only on proof of origin and listed goods.
Tariff concession is granted to specified goods imported into India from Malaysia under the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement. The exemption reduces the customs duty otherwise leviable on the goods listed in the tariff table to the preferential rate specified for each entry, including nil rates and reduced rates. The benefit is available only where the importer proves Malaysian origin in accordance with the applicable Rules.

Rules of origin defining when goods qualify for preferential tariff treatment under the India Malaysia trade framework.
Goods qualify as originating and eligible for preferential tariff treatment if wholly obtained in the exporting Party, or if non originating materials meet product specific rules or undergo the required change in Harmonised System classification or satisfy a qualifying regional value content determined by either a direct or indirect method. The rules specify valuation methods (CIF/FOB/ex factory), cumulative origin, de minimis and minimal operations exclusions, and require a Certificate of Origin issued by a designated authority with procedures for pre export verification, retroactive checks, verification visits, record keeping and presentation to customs.

Tariff value fixation: updated customs tariff values for specified vegetable oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds under notification.
The Board amends Notification No. 36/2001 Cus (N. T.) by substituting the tariff value Table to fix US$ per metric tonne values for specified vegetable oils, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, with several oil entries shown as no change and new values specified for brass scrap and poppy seeds.

Fixation of tariff values updates specified edible oils and brass scrap valuation under Customs Act authority.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking powers under the Customs Act, substitutes the tariff-value table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.), specifying per-metric-tonne tariff values for listed commodities including crude palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades), and poppy seeds, with most values noted as unchanged and the table providing the declared value for brass scrap.

Exchange rate determination for customs: prescribed conversion rates for foreign currencies to be applied in import and export transactions.
Determination of exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for customs purposes, effective from 1st July, 2011, with separate prescribed rates for imported and export goods set out in Schedule I and Schedule II (the latter for Japanese Yen), superseding the prior customs exchange rate notification and issued under the Central Board of Excise and Customs' authority under the Customs Act for valuation and customs conversions.

Customs Tariff Amendment adjusts duties on petroleum products by inserting a new entry and altering specified exemptions.
The notification inserts a new table entry 72B covering goods under tariff headings 2710-2715, applying the specified Basic Customs Duty to those petroleum products except items explicitly excluded by other serial numbers; it also substitutes the column (4) duty entries for serial numbers 487, 488A and 488B, replacing 487 with a nil entry and revising 488A and 488B as set out, all effected as further amendments to Notification No. 21/2002-Customs under the Customs Act in the public interest.

Determination of Origin expanded to include the Republic of Philippines under ASEAN-India preferential trade rules via amendment.
Adds the Republic of Philippines as a new entry (S.No.9) in Annexure IV to the Customs Tariff Rules for Determination of Origin of Goods under the ASEAN-India Preferential Trade Agreement by means of the Second Amendment Rules, 2011 issued under section 5(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975.