Customs duty reduction under SAFTA: preferential import rates for listed countries with origin proof required.
The notification prescribes preferential customs duty rates for specified goods imported from SAFTA partner countries: column (4) rates apply to APPENDIX I countries and column (5) rates to APPENDIX II countries, normally as ad valorem rates unless otherwise specified. Importers must satisfy the Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Customs that goods satisfy the SAFTA Rules of Determination of Origin to claim the reduced duty. The notification excludes items listed in Annexure I (for APPENDIX I), Annexure II (for APPENDIX II) and Annexure III generally, and takes effect from 1 July 2006.

Customs duty on wheat adjusted; new tariff entry adds wheat under specified tariff codes with future duty applicability.
The notification inserts a new proviso clause and adds Schedule entry 18A, covering tariff items 10011090 and 10019020 described as Wheat, subject to a customs duty of 5%, applicable on or after 1 January 2007; the amendment supplements Notification No.21/2002-Customs under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Exchange rate determination for exports establishes notified rupee equivalents for specified foreign currencies, superseding prior notification.
Determines the notified rate of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for export purposes, effective 1st July, 2006, superseding the earlier notification of 26th May, 2006; Schedule I lists rupee equivalents per one unit for various currencies and Schedule II lists the rupee equivalent per one hundred units for Japanese Yen, to be applied for export-related customs conversions.

Exchange rate determination: revised import currency conversion rates take effect under Customs Act, updating prior notification.
Determination of the rate of exchange for conversion of foreign currencies for imported goods, effective 1 July 2006, under the authority of the Customs Act, superseding the earlier notification and prescribing specific conversion rates in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per one hundred units) for use in customs valuation and related import calculations.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on hexamine extended pending review, amendment mandates continued duty and payment in Indian currency.
The Central Government amends the earlier notification to extend the continuation of anti-dumping duty on Hexamine from Saudi Arabia and Russia pending review, substituting the prior paragraph to make the duty effective up to the newly specified terminal date and to require that the duty be paid in Indian currency, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff regime and applicable anti-dumping procedural rules.

Customs amendment substitutes expiry date in exemption table, extending applicability of the notification under statutory powers.
Amendment substitutes the expiry date in the Explanation to S.No.18 of the Table in notification No.39/96-Customs, replacing the earlier prescribed date with a later one to extend the temporal applicability of the exemption. The change is effected under the statutory power conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 by Notification No.64/2006-Customs.

Delegation of Adjudicatory Authority: Mumbai Customs Commissioner authorised to adjudicate DRI show-cause notices concerning Sagar Electronics.
Delegation of adjudicatory authority to the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), New Customs House, Mumbai, authorises that office to exercise powers and duties of specified Commissioners/Joint Commissioner for adjudicating show-cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence relating to Sagar Electronics, consolidating cross-jurisdictional proceedings under the authorised Mumbai Commissioner.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority: Commissioner designated to adjudicate DRI-issued show cause notices against specified parties.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs (Administration and Airport) to act as Commissioner of Central Excise, Kolkata III and as Commissioner of Customs (Port) for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s. Ruia Cotex Limited and other specified parties, pursuant to powers under the Customs Act and Central Excise Rules.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication for a specified customs show cause notice.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority empowers the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Jawahar Customs House, Nhava Sheva to act as the Commissioner of Customs (Import) and Commissioner of Customs (Export), New Custom House, Mumbai, solely for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to M/s. Vastupal Tejpal (India) and others.

Authorised courier ports now include Coimbatore, expanding the listed locations for courier import and export clearance.
Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Amendment Regulations, 2006 amend the definition of authorised courier port under the Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Regulations, 1998 by adding Coimbatore to the listed locations after Trivandrum and Cochin. The amendment took effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Customs exemption for white sugar: nil duty tariff entry added, enabling duty-free importation under the amended notification.
Notification No.63/2006 amends notification 21/2002 by inserting serial No.38A in the tariff Table to cover goods under headings 1701 91 00 or 1701 99 90 described as white sugar, assigning a Nil duty entry and specifying that the goods at serial No.38A are exempt on or after 1st October, 2006.

Customs exemption modifies tariff table wording and substitutes product description, implementing sugar exemption through notification.
The Central Government, invoking its statutory power on public interest grounds, amends Notification No. 21/2002-Customs by substituting the word "Pulses" in column 3 of the Table against the specified serial entry, and implements an exemption for white sugar effective from the stated future date through publication in the Gazette.

Appointment of Land Customs Stations adds Chakan-da-bagh for baggage and Salamabad for cargo clearance at designated border roads.
Amendment appoints Chakan-da-bagh as a Land Customs Station for baggage clearance and Salamabad as a Land Customs Station for cargo clearance, and inserts corresponding entries in the notification's table identifying each location and its connecting road and district.

Tariff valuation: revised import unit values set for specified edible oils and brass scrap for customs valuation purposes.
The Board, under sub section (2) of Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.36/2001 Cus (N.T.) by substituting a revised Table that fixes unit tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified imported goods, listing edible oil categories and brass scrap with their corresponding tariff value entries for customs valuation purposes.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on Metronidazole: import duty set as difference between reference price and landed value.
Anti-dumping duty is continued on Metronidazole from the People's Republic of China and is imposed equal to the difference between a specified reference price and the landed value per kilogram. The duty applies to imports under the listed tariff item irrespective of producer or exporter; calculation uses the assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain duties and the rate of exchange notified by the Ministry of Finance, and the duty is payable in Indian currency.

Customs amendment updates UV resin description in exemption list, altering item wording under Customs Act authority.
The Central Government, invoking the power under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, substitutes in the Annexure, List 5, item (10) of Notification No. 21/2002 Customs the description "UV resin-142/Ribbon matrix" with "UV resin 1 & 2/ Ribbon matrix," effected by Notification No. 60/2006 Customs dated 15th June 2006 as a further amendment to the principal notification.

Customs tariff amendment inserts petrol and high-speed diesel entries, applying a specified concessional customs rate to them.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 21/2002-Customs by inserting Table entries 488A and 488B identifying Motor spirit (petrol) and High Speed Diesel (HSD), each recorded with the customs rate shown in the Table's rate column; the amendment references the principal notification and a recent prior amendment.

Appointment of special adjudicator authorises Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata to adjudicate specified show-cause notice matters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Customs House, Kolkata and authorises him, subject to statutory limits, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of another port Commissioner for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from a specified show-cause notice issued in relation to certain exporters.

Amendment to customs notification revises designated customs and central excise appellate commissioner assignments under statutory authority.
Amendment substitutes the Table entry for Sl. No. 15 in the customs notification to designate the Commissioner of Customs, Visakhapatnam-I; Commissioner of Customs (Airport and Aircargo), Chennai; and multiple Commissioners of Central Excise (Appeals), Visakhapatnam, thereby updating the enumerated officers in the notification's annexed table under the Board's delegated authority.

Customs jurisdiction realignment restructures commissioner and appeals benches to redefine administrative oversight and appellate alignment.
The Board amends the Table in Notification No. 49/2005-Customs (N.T.) by substituting entries for Sl. No. 25 and Sl. No. 67 to reallocate administrative jurisdiction: Sl. No. 25 restructures the jurisdictions of the Commissioner of Customs, Pune, Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Goa and Commissioner of Central Excise, Belgaon, including identification of the Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Goa; Sl. No. 67 amends the Commissioner of Central Excise, Visakhapatnam-I and Visakhapatnam-II entries to specify their corresponding Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) benches in Visakhapatnam.