Extension of DEPB scheme extends validity of DEPB scrips issued against exports with a Let Export Order.
Amendment substitutes paragraph 2 of Notification No.97/2009 Customs to validate DEPB scrips issued by the Licensing Authority against exports having a Let Export Order up to and inclusive of 30th September, 2011, and inserts an explanation defining Let Export Order as the order permitting clearance and loading of goods for exportation issued by the proper officer under the Customs Act.

Anti dumping duty on sewing machine needles: imports from China PR now subject to specified definitive duty and five year levy.
A definitive anti dumping duty is imposed on imports of sewing machine needles (sub heading 8452.30) originating in or exported from China PR, following findings that such exports were dumped and caused material injury to domestic industry. The duty, applicable to goods produced or exported by any producer or exporter from China PR, is set in the notification's Table by amount per specified unit and levied in the indicated currency, for a five year period subject to amendment or earlier revocation and extended to 21 June 2017.

Margin of Preference extended for imports from SAFTA Least Developed Countries under Customs Act amendment via notification amendment.
Amends preferential tariff treatment for specified goods from Least Developed Countries under SAFTA by replacing every occurrence of "75%" with "100%" in column (4) of the Table in Notification No.107/2008-Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act to increase the Margin of Preference for qualifying imports.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices concerning M/s Suresh Apparels' import compliance.
The Additional Commissioner of Customs or Joint Commissioner, CFS Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana is appointed as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise powers and discharge duties of specified customs commissioners for adjudicating matters arising from a particular show cause notice issued against M/s Suresh Apparels (P) Ltd. and others, the delegation being made under the adjudicatory provisions of the Customs Act and confined to the identified proceedings.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on Metronidazole extended after statutory review under Section 9A, amending prior customs notification.
An amendment to the principal customs notification authorizes continuation of the anti-dumping duty on Metronidazole from China PR by inserting a provision that the duty shall remain in force for the extended period specified by the Government, subject to earlier revocation, following a continuation review requested and conducted under the statutory review procedure in the Customs Tariff framework.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils and brass scrap; brass scrap value revised, others unchanged.
Amendment substitutes the tariff table in Notification No. 36/2001 Cus (N.T.) to fix per metric tonne tariff values for specified imports. The table lists values for Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, other Palm Oil categories, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, other Palmolein categories, Crude Soyabean Oil (noted as unchanged), Brass Scrap (all grades) and Poppy Seeds, and is declared the operative schedule for customs valuation.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on pentaerythritol from China PR; measures discontinued for Sweden following review.
The designated authority's sunset review found substantial dumping margins and continuing injury from Pentaerythritol imports from China PR and recommended revising the quantum of anti-dumping duty for China PR while discontinuing measures for Sweden; the Central Government imposed anti-dumping duty at the specified rate on subject goods from China PR for a prescribed period, payable in Indian currency with the rate of exchange determined as per notified procedure.

Duty concessions under ASEAN-India FTA updated to allow alternate appendix reference, clarifying eligibility and claim procedure.
Amends the proviso in a customs notification to permit reliance on Appendix I or Appendix II, as applicable, for claiming tariff concessions under the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement, clarifying which appendix governs eligibility and instructing customs and importers to apply the revised proviso when processing preferential treatment claims.

Customs duty concessions under ASEAN-India FTA apply to specified imports, subject to proof of origin and tariff-wise rates.
Customs duty concessions are granted to specified goods imported into India from ASEAN-India FTA countries, with different concessional rates for goods originating from countries listed in Appendix I and Appendix II. The benefit is available only on proof of origin in accordance with the ASEAN-India rules of origin, and the notification supersedes the earlier customs notification. The Table specifies the eligible tariff entries and rates, subject to special exclusions including the limited application of the Hilsa Fish entry.

Inclusion of beneficiary state: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan added to DFTP scheme beneficiaries under customs amendment.
Amends Notification No. 96/2008-Customs to add Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as a beneficiary under the Duty Free Tariff Preference scheme by inserting a new serial entry in the Schedule, effected by Notification No. 45/2011-Customs under the powers of the Customs Act.

Tariff value fixation amended for specified edible oils and metal scrap, affecting import valuation and compliance.
Substitution of the Table in Notification No. 36/2001 Cus (N. T.) fixes tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for specified commodities, the Board exercising the powers conferred by sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962; the Table lists edible oils, Brass Scrap (all grades) and Poppy seeds, with certain oil entries marked as unchanged and Brass Scrap and Poppy seeds assigned tariff values.

Provisional assessment of acetone imports by a named exporter ordered pending review, with security and retrospective duty liability.
Provisional assessment is ordered for acetone imports exported by M/s Chang Chun Plastics Co. Ltd, Chinese Taipei pending a new shipper review; such provisional assessment may be subject to security or guarantee to cover any deficiency if a definitive anti dumping duty is later imposed, and if the review results in imposition of anti dumping duty the importer will be liable to pay the duty on all imports by M/s Chang Chun from the date of initiation of the review.

Tariff classification amendment: substitution of customs subheadings refines scope of anti dumping duty coverage under the notification.
Amendment substitutes a specified tariff identifier in the Table of the principal anti dumping notification with two distinct customs tariff subheadings, thereby refining which tariff classifications fall within the notification's scope for anti dumping duty identification, assessment and collection under the Customs Tariff framework.

Exchange Rate Determination: new statutory conversion rates set for foreign currencies affecting import and export valuation.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 prescribes statutory exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for customs valuation, effective from 1st June, 2011, superseding the earlier notification except as to prior acts or omissions; rates are listed separately for imported goods and for export goods in the attached Schedules.

Customs concession: excess duties waived for pre-existing imports used in metallised plastic film manufacture subject to conditions.
Central Government, under Section 28A of the Customs Act, 1962, directs that duties of customs in excess of that payable but for a prevailing practice shall not be required to be paid for goods imported for use in or for manufacture of metallised plastic films, notwithstanding a judicial finding to the contrary, provided the goods were imported before the decision, were used in or for production of final products on which excise duty has been paid, and no refund of that excise duty has been availed.

Duty-free tariff rate quota increased for apparel exports from Bangladesh, raising the permitted duty free ceiling under the customs notification.
Amends Notification No. 51/2008 Customs by substituting, in condition (a) of the preamble, the previously specified figure and words with the revised figure and words, thereby increasing the duty free tariff rate quota for apparel exports from Bangladesh under that notification.

Provisional assessment of anti dumping duty on tile imports pending new shipper review, with security and retrospective liability.
The Central Government ordered provisional assessment of imports of Vitrified Porcelain Tiles exported by M/s. Jiangxi Zhengda Ceramics Co. Ltd. through M/s Foshan Z&D Ceramics Co. Ltd., pending a new shipper review under rule 22(2). Provisional assessment may be subject to security or guarantee as the Assistant/Deputy Commissioner of Customs deems fit, and importers will be liable to pay any anti dumping duty recommended on review and imposed retrospectively from the date of initiation of the review.

Customs notification amendment adds Marripalem Village to specified export promotion and exemption schemes, expanding eligible ICDs.
Amendment adds Marripalem Village in Taluk of Edlapadu, District Guntur alongside Veerapandi (Tamil Nadu) in the opening paragraphs/conditions of numerous customs miscellaneous exemption and export-promotion notifications, substituting the phrase "and Veerapandi (Tamil Nadu)" with "Veerapandi (Tamil Nadu) and Marripalem Village in Taluk of Edlapadu, District Guntur" to extend eligibility of the listed notifications to the Marripalem locality.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds, affecting customs reference valuation.
The non-tariff notification substitutes the existing tariff-value Table, specifying US$ per metric tonne tariff values for listed goods-crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil (values retained as no change), and distinct values for brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds-to determine reference import valuation under the notification framework.

Customs exemption: Bevacizumab added to List three, altering its tariff treatment under the relevant notification.
Inserts Bevacizumab into List 3 of the Table to Notification No. 21/2002-Customs, bringing that pharmaceutical within the notification's exemption or specified effective rate regime applicable to List 3 items; the amendment is an executive adjustment effected in the public interest and does not modify other conditions or lists of the principal notification.