Special Economic Zone customs procedures streamline import, export, transfer and compliance mechanisms under customs law.
Establishes customs procedures for SEZ units and developers: Letters of Permission by the Development Commissioner; defined import channels including ports, airports, land customs stations, couriers and electronic links; filing and assessment of bill of entry with "special economic zone cargo" endorsement; assessed bill treated as permission to transfer to the zone; arrival verification and submission of the fifth copy within forty-five days or duty demand; special procedures for sealed FCL containers, courier/postal imports, gems and jewellery personal carriage, software via data links, procurement from warehouses and domestic tariff area units, and prescribed export documentation and self-certification; running bond and security requirements to cover duty forgone.

Special economic zone customs regime: duty-free admission tied to authorised use, bonds, monitoring and recovery obligations.
The Rules create a customs framework allowing duty-free admission and use of goods in designated SEZ processing areas for authorised operations, subject to secured demarcation, documentation, inspection and strict accounting. Duty becomes payable where goods are diverted, used outside authorised operations, not accounted for, or upon transfer to the domestic tariff area; developers and units must furnish bonds, submit quarterly returns, and face monitoring, recovery and interest liabilities if foreign exchange or utilization conditions are not met.

Special Economic Zone designation for Surat establishes defined territorial area and boundaries for customs application.
Specification designates the Surat area at village Sachin, taluka Choryasi, district Surat (Gujarat) as a Special Economic Zone for customs purposes, fixes the commencement date, and defines the SEZ's territorial extent by total area, an enumerated list of land block numbers, and cardinal-boundary references using local features and proximity to transport nodes.

Special economic zone designation for Kandla establishes territorial limits and commencement under customs law.
Specifies the special economic zone status for the Kandla area in Gujarat under section 76A of the Customs Act, 1962, fixes the notification's commencement date, and defines the SEZ's territorial limits by enumerating survey numbers in the taluka of Anjar, district of Kutch, together with enclosing works and metrical extents describing the combined area.

Special Economic Zone designation specified under the Customs Act; geographic boundaries and survey parcels formalised and brought into force.
The Central Government specifies the NOIDA Special Economic Zone as a special economic zone under section 76A of the Customs Act by Notification No. 49/2003 (as amended), coming into force on 11th May, 2004. The notification defines the SEZ by listing the villages and specific khasra/survey numbers included and by describing the enclosed site through measured boundary wall segments, thereby fixing the legal footprint for application of SEZ customs provisions.

Special Economic Zone specification designates Cochin area as SEZ under customs law, specifying location, boundaries and commencement.
Central Government, under section 76A of the Customs Act, 1962, specifies the Cochin Special Economic Zone at Cochin, Kerala as a special economic zone, fixes its commencement date, and delineates the zone by listing survey numbers, stating total area and location, and defining boundaries and a masonry compound wall with measured segments to establish the zone's geographic extent for regulatory purposes.

Special Economic Zone designation: SEEPZ specified as a special economic zone with notified area and boundaries.
The Central Government has specified SEEPZ in Mumbai as a special economic zone by notification under the Customs Act, naming Notification No. 47/2003 (as amended) and fixing its date of commencement. The notification defines the SEEPZ Special Economic Zone by plot reference, former industrial area, village and taluka limits, approximate area of 3,75,013 square meters, and by described boundaries on the north, south, east and west.

Special Economic Zone designation: Falta SEZ specified under Customs Act, defining its territorial boundaries and constituent plots.
Specifies the FALTA Special Economic Zone as a special economic zone under section 76A of the Customs Act, designating the Falta SEZ in Mouza Bisra, J. L. No. 1, p.s. Diamond Harbour, district of 24-Parganas, West Bengal, and prescribing its territorial limits by specific survey and plot numbers, internal dump plots, masonry enclosure and measured boundary extents; issued by the Central Government with cited amendments and official file reference.

Special Economic Zone designation places Visakhapatnam area within the Customs SEZ framework, defining site, parcels and boundaries.
The central government notification specifies the Visakhapatnam area as a Special Economic Zone, identifying constituent villages and specific khasra/survey numbers and describing perimeter boundaries and adjacent landmarks to delineate the SEZ site; it incorporates later amendments and states the date of commencement.

Special Economic Zone designation confirms Madras SEZ status, applying SEZ customs regime to specified land and boundaries.
The Central Government specifies the Madras Special Economic Zone as a special economic zone under powers conferred by the Customs Act, identifying the zone by a precise list of survey numbers and a detailed perimeter description of masonry wall and barbed wire fencing with a stated total circumference, thereby establishing the legal area that falls within the SEZ regulatory and customs framework and fixing the notification's commencement date.

Customs commencement notification appoints the date for insertion of Chapter XA into the Customs Act.
The Central Government appointed 11 May 2004 as the date on which Chapter XA, proposed by section 126 of the Finance Act, 2002, would be inserted into the Customs Act, 1962. Issued under the power conferred by section 126, the notification brought the relevant Customs Act amendment into force on the specified date, with the notes recording several earlier substitutions of the appointed date before the final date was fixed.

Anti-dumping duty on XBIS machines provisionally imposed, with specified tunnel-size scope and technical exemptions until expiry.
Provisional anti dumping duty is imposed on XBIS machines under heading 9022 originating in or exported from the EU, following preliminary findings of dumping and material injury; specified per unit duty amounts, tunnel size ranges, producers and exporters are listed; technical exemptions are set out for machines meeting certain penetration, alarm, TIP and resolution criteria; duty is payable in Indian currency, conversion uses notified rate of exchange on bill of entry date, and the measure is effective up to and inclusive of 17 January 2004.

Customs exemption for agro chemical R&D imports: duty relief subject to export linked eligibility, installation, certification, and non transfer conditions.
Exemption from basic and additional customs duties is granted for specified research and scientific equipment imported for use by Agro Chemical Sector Units that meet export turnover and registered R&D wing requirements. Condition No. 53A requires imports to be for R&D, to remain within a capped value relative to prior year FOB exports, to be supported by a Joint DGFT export certificate, to be installed within six months with excise certification at the port, and to remain non transferable for a seven year retention period from installation. Eligible items are listed in List 28A.

Customs exemption amendments expand textile machinery categories, refining which production equipment qualifies for import duty relief.
Amendments to a customs exemption notification revise Annexure Lists by omitting certain items, substituting descriptions for specified entries, and inserting new machinery categories for the textile sector, including dyeing equipment and machinery for denim and non-wovens production, thereby refining the classes of imported textile machinery eligible for exemption.

Provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on ammonium nitrate imports from Russia and Iran, applying specified per tonne rates and rules.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on ammonium nitrate (tariff item 3102 30 00) from Russia and Iran following preliminary findings of dumping, material injury to the domestic industry, cumulative causation, and threat of imminent injury. The duty is calculated as the difference between specified per-unit amounts set in the notification and the landed value of imports; separate per-tonne amounts in US Dollars are specified for melt, high-density prills (>0.85 g/ml) and low-density prills ( 0.85 g/ml) across listed origin/export combinations. The duty is effective until 13 January 2004 and payable in Indian currency, with landed value and exchange-rate rules as defined.

Customs exemption amendment expands eligible entities to include the scientific research council under the technology leadership initiative.
The amendment expands the class of entities eligible for the customs exemption by substituting references to "Ministry or Department" with "Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under the New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative Scheme," thereby making that Council eligible for the relief originally available to ministries and departments under Notification No.50/96-Customs.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on Titanium dioxide anatase grade imports from China, rates set per producer and payable in Indian currency.
Provisional anti-dumping duties are imposed on Titanium dioxide anatase grade imports originating in the People's Republic of China (tariff item 2823 00 10) after findings of dumping below normal value, material injury to domestic industry, and causal link; specified per-metric-tonne rates in US dollars apply to three named producers and to other producers. The duties are effective until 10 January 2004, payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate for conversion determined by notifications under the Customs Act and the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation.

Anti-dumping duty on Mulberry Raw Silk imposed, covering Chinese-origin imports and transshipments, payable in local currency.
An anti-dumping duty is imposed on Mulberry Raw Silk (not thrown), 2A grade and below (sub-heading 5002 00) originating in, or exported from, the People's Republic of China or exported from China via other countries; the duty equals the difference between a specified foreign-currency amount per kilogram and the landed value of the imported goods, is payable in Indian currency, applies to any producer or exporter identified in the Table, and is calculated using the exchange rate on the bill of entry with grading as per International Silk Association standards.

Interest for non compliance: amended customs rule imposes interest where import-for-jobbing export conditions are breached.
The Central Government amended the customs exemption notification to insert in the proviso to the relevant condition an obligation that payment of specified interest is required from the date of clearance of goods where the conditions governing import for jobbing for export are not complied with, thereby attaching an additional monetary consequence to post-clearance non compliance.

Rescission of notification removes an earlier customs exemption while preserving prior acts and omissions.
Notification No.104/2003, issued under the statutory power in sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, rescinds the earlier customs notification 117/94 published in the Gazette, on grounds of public interest, and provides that the rescission does not affect things done or omitted to be done before the rescission.