Customs notification amendment revises authorised port operations at Dabhol Port, clarifying permitted import, unloading and ship repair activities.
Amendment under the powers of Section 7(1)(a) substitutes the Table entries for Dabhol Port in the Maharashtra schedule, authorising unloading of machinery and equipment for a specified power project, unloading of liquefied natural gas and naphtha, loading of imported machinery for export related to that project, and specified import, unloading, manufacture/repair and export activities by a named shipyard concerning ships, barges and similar vessels and rigs.

Provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on certain tile imports from China PR pending new shipper review, with security and retrospective liability.
The Central Government ordered provisional assessment of imports of Vitrified/Porcelain Tiles originating in or exported from China PR by specified producers/exporters pending new shipper reviews. Such provisional assessment may be secured by a security or guarantee as deemed fit by the proper officer of customs to meet any deficiency if definitive anti-dumping duty is later imposed. If the review results in a recommendation to impose anti-dumping duty, importers will be liable to pay the duty retrospectively from the date of initiation of the review.

Customs debit obligation requires officers to account for prior excise and exemption debits when assessing duties on goods.
Amends specified customs exemption notifications to require the proper officer of customs to take into account debits already made under the exemption and the corresponding Central Excise notification and to debit the duties leviable on the goods that would be payable but for the exemption.

Exchange rate determination adjusted for specified foreign currencies, altering conversion rates for import and export valuation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs revises exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, superseding the earlier notification and prescribing distinct rates for imported and export goods effective from 6th July, 2012, as set out in Schedule I and Schedule II, with corrigenda noted for certain entries.

Anti dumping duty on soda ash imports imposes country specific per unit charges and a five year applicability period.
Imposition of anti dumping duty on Disodium Carbonate (Soda Ash) under sub heading 283620 is ordered for imports from specified countries, with country and route specific unit rates (in US dollars per metric tonne) based on findings of dumping, non de minimis margins and material injury; duties apply for five years from Gazette publication, payable in Indian currency, with exchange rate determined by the Government's notification and the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Fixation of tariff values: substituted tables set import valuation benchmarks for vegetable oils, metals, and scrap.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE 1 and TABLE 2 to fix tariff values: TABLE 1 sets US$ per metric tonne values for specified vegetable oils, Brass Scrap (all grades), and Poppy Seeds (with several oil entries unchanged), and TABLE 2 establishes valuation benchmarks for gold and silver where specified notification benefits are claimed.

Customs administrative designation changed: preventive chief commissioner's jurisdiction moved from one city to another by notification
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, has amended Notification No. 14/2002 - Customs (N.T.) by substituting, in the Table against serial number 34 column (2), the words and brackets identifying the Chief Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) at the previously listed city with words and brackets identifying that post at a different city, as promulgated by Notification No. 54/2012.

Corrigendum to Customs Order: amends show cause notice reference to include addendum, clarifying documents in proceedings.
The Board amends a prior office order by substituting the cited SCN reference to read: "SCN F.No.DRI/AZU/INV-5/2010 dated 23.09.2010 and ADDENDUM F.No. DRI/AZU/INV-5/2010/3247 to 3254 dated 28.12.2010 issued to the SCN F.No.DRI/AZU/INV-5/2010 dated 23.09.2010," exercising powers conferred under the Customs Notification issued under the Customs Act; the corrigendum also lists recipients for information and necessary action.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment directs Customs adjudication of a show cause notice under Customs Act procedures.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the matter of M/s Sun Tan Trading Co. Ltd. and others to the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai for adjudication pursuant to the statutory notification empowering assignment of non tariff customs matters.

Security instrument amendment: inclusion of bank guarantee alongside fixed deposit receipt for customs conditions under customs regulation.
The Central Government amends the Annexure to Notification No. 12/2012 by substituting in Condition No. 93 the words "Fixed Deposit Receipt" with "Fixed Deposit Receipt or Bank Guarantee", thereby permitting a bank guarantee as an alternative form of security for the specified import-related condition under the customs notification.

Assignment of Adjudicating Authority: Board directs transfer of DRI show cause notice to Commissioner for adjudication under Customs Act.
The Board, invoking Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, assigns a Directorate-initiated show cause notice in the matter of M/s Eastern Silk Industries Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs (Airport & Admn.), Custom House, Kolkata, for purpose of adjudication, thereby transferring adjudicatory authority to the named Commissioner under the Customs Act.

Export obligation rules revised: 100% bank guarantee for common service providers, documentation, sectoral and scrip clarifications.
Amendments require authorisations (from 5 June 2012) to specify capital goods and the export-obligation quantum for Common Service providers, mandate a bond with a bank guarantee equal to 100% of duty foregone (providable by provider, a user, or combination), require shipping bills for users to record EPCG authorisation details and prior notification to the Regional Authority, clarify counting of users/Authorization Holder for obligations, relax TUFS and SHIS conditions where benefits are refunded or surrendered, and introduce reduced export obligations for specified green technologies and additional definitional and transfer rules for Status Holders Incentive Scheme scrips.

Inclusion of section 28AAA amends two customs notifications to add statutory reference and table entry.
Amendment of two Customs notifications to add section 28AAA. Notification 44/2011 Customs (N.T.) is revised in its opening paragraph to substitute the reference "Section 17 and Section 28" with "section 17, section 28 and section 28AAA". Notification 40/2012 Customs (N.T.) is amended by inserting a new table item "(vi a) Section 28AAA;" against serial number 3 in column (3), placing the provision into the notification's schedule.

Exchange rate determination for customs: official conversion rates set for imported and export goods, effective June 2012.
Determination of rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, effective 22nd June 2012, superseding the earlier notification of 7th June 2012, and fixing distinct conversion rates for imported and export goods as listed in Schedule I and Schedule II; includes corrigenda correcting earlier printed figures for the Kenyan Shilling.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: Show Cause Notice reassigned to Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai for adjudication.
Under Notification No. 15/2002 Customs (N.T.) issued under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Board assigns Show Cause Notice F.No. DRI/MZU/NS/INV 02/10 11/2273 2284 dated 17.02.2012 issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, in the case of M/s Welspun Corporation Limited and others, to the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai for adjudication.

Anti dumping duty on pentaerythritol imports from European Union excluding Sweden imposed, specifying affected exporters, producers and duration.
The Central Government has imposed anti dumping duty on pentaerythritol imports originating in or exported from the European Union (excluding Sweden) after findings of dumping, material injury and causation. Duties are specified in a Table by origin/export, producer and exporter, with amounts stated in US dollars per metric tonne. The duty is effective for five years from Gazette publication, payable in Indian currency, and conversion will use the Ministry of Finance exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty corrigendum corrects the producer and exporter names in an earlier customs notification official.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 24/2012 Customs (ADD) amends the named parties by changing "M/s Haining Tianfu Wrap Knitting Co Ltd" to "M/s Haining Tianfu Warp Knitting Co Ltd" as the producer, while confirming "M/s Manna, Korea RP" as the exporter; issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) for Gazette publication.

Anti-dumping duty calculation redefined as difference between specified amount and landed value; tariff classification corrected.
The corrigendum replaces the previous provision of an anti-dumping duty equal to the Table amount with a rule that the anti-dumping duty shall be the difference between the Table amount and the landed value of the imported goods, in the same currency and per the same unit; it also corrects an erroneous tariff classification code in the Table.

Drawback classification updated: tariff item 1302 subdivided to distinguish guar gum from other extracts and specify differential rates.
The Central Government amends the Schedule to Notification No. 68/2011-Customs (N.T.) by substituting the entries for Chapter 13, tariff item 1302, to create separate tariff sub-items including a distinct entry for Guar Gum and a separate entry for other vegetable saps and extracts, thereby providing differentiated drawback treatment under the Drawback Rules, 1995.

Fixation of tariff values updates scheduled US dollar values for palm oils, soybean oil, brass scrap and precious metals.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, exercising powers under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 to prescribe tariff values in US dollars for specified imports, including crude and refined palm oil and palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, and unit tariff values for gold and silver when particular notification entry benefits are availed.