Appointment of common adjudicating authority under Customs Act centralises adjudication of specified import related show cause matters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Chennai, under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, as common adjudicating authority to adjudicate and investigate the specific import related show cause matters listed in the Table, centralising responsibility for inquiries originally handled by various Commissioners for the identified parties and file references.

Exchange rate determination for export valuation establishes specified currency conversion rates for customs under Customs Act provision.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, exercising powers under section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act, specifies conversion rates of listed foreign currencies into Indian rupees for export valuation, effective 1st May, 2007, superseding the earlier March notification. Schedule I provides per-unit rupee equivalents for specified currencies and Schedule II provides the rupee equivalent for 100 units of Japanese Yen for use in customs export computations.

Exchange Rate Determination fixes statutory conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for import valuation and customs compliance.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, under the Customs Act, 1962, prescribes statutory conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for purposes of import valuation and customs processes, effective from 1st May, 2007, and supersedes the earlier notification; two schedules list the applicable rupee equivalents for the listed currencies.

Tariff valuation updated: substituted table sets fixed per-metric-tonne values for specified edible oils and brass scrap.
An amendment under Section 14(2) of the Customs Act substitutes the Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) with a new schedule fixing per-metric-tonne tariff values for specified goods: crude palm oil, RBD and other palm oil variants, crude and refined palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, and brass scrap (all grades), with most entries recorded as unchanged from the previous schedule.

Effective duty rates substituted for specified tariff items under Customs notification amendment, altering exemption and duty structure.
Amendment substitutes revised effective duty rates in the Table to Notification No. 21/2002-Customs: column (4) entries for items (A), (B) and (C) against S.No. 34 are substituted with a revised rate, and the column (4) entry for S.No. 434 is substituted. The substitution is effected by Notification No.58/2007-Customs under powers conferred by the Customs Act, with reference to the principal notification and its last amendment.

Anti-dumping duty on dry cell batteries reinstated; duties calculated against landed value and paid in Indian currency.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on zinc-carbon dry cell batteries (pencil batteries, R6/AA/UM3) involving China is prescribed as the difference between the Table's reference amount (expressed per 1000 pieces in US dollars) and the landed value of imported goods; the duty is payable in Indian currency, the applicable exchange rate is that notified for bill of entry date, and "landed value" means assessable value under the Customs Act excluding specified customs duties.

Anti-dumping duty on white cement imports extended to prevent dumped imports and recurrence of domestic industry injury.
Pursuant to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and the anti dumping rules, the Central Government imposed anti dumping duty on imports of white Portland cement (tariff item 2523 21 00) originating in or exported from specified countries, with country and export specific duty rates denominated in US dollars per metric tonne as set out in the notification table; duties are payable on import, converted to Indian currency at the prescribed rate of exchange, and effective for a five year period from publication (subject to amendment and to remaining in force up to the eleventh day of April, 2013 unless revoked earlier).

Customs exemption conditions revised to require compliance with applicable law and payment of customs duties instead of prior departmental approval.
The amendment substitutes the proviso to condition (5) in Notification No.157/1990-Customs, replacing the phrase requiring import "on payment of customs duty with the prior approval of the Government of India in the Department of Revenue" with a requirement that such imports be made "in accordance with any law for the time being in force applicable to such goods and on payment of the duties of customs which are payable in respect of such goods," thereby conditioning exemptions on legal compliance and payment of duties.

Customs duty exemption cap introduced for a specified import item with conditional inclusion in annual import aggregate calculations.
The notification amends the principal customs exemption schedule by inserting a proviso extending the scheme to goods at a new serial number and by revising S.No.3 to limit the exemption to goods imported up to an aggregate annual quantity, expressly including imports under the newly inserted S.No.3A for calculating the financial year aggregate. It also inserts S.No.3A specifying a tariff item subject to an exemption ceiling measured by total imports in a financial year and setting the corresponding duty column entries.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of DRI-issued show cause notices against specified individuals.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), New Custom House, New Delhi, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of several Commissioners of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating specified show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning named individuals and others, thereby consolidating the related proceedings.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to adjudicate DRI show cause notices against specified exporters under Customs Act powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Jawahar Custom House, Sheva, as Common Adjudicating Authority under the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, solely for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit dated 31 May 2006 relating to specified exporters.

Appointment of adjudicating authority authorizes a different commissioner to adjudicate a specific customs show-cause notice.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints and authorizes the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Coimbatore, to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Customs House, Tuticorin, solely for adjudicating the show-cause notice issued to M/s. Rubfila International Limited by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit.

Adjudicator appointment: Commissioner of Customs empowered to adjudicate DRI show cause notices against M/s. F.M. Communication.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Air Cargo Complex, New Delhi to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of two specified Commissioners of Customs for the sole purpose of adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in relation to M/s. F.M. Communication and others, thereby centralising adjudication of those specified DRI matters.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate DRI-issued show cause notices across specified customs jurisdictions.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints a common adjudicating authority, namely the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), New Custom House, New Delhi, to exercise the powers and duties of specified Commissioners of Customs for the limited purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, in relation to Sanjay Dogra and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices in customs intelligence investigation related matters.
The central board, invoking statutory adjudication powers under the Customs Act, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Export), New Custom House, Mumbai, solely for adjudicating the show cause notice relating to M/s New Generic Drug House Limited and others issued by the customs intelligence unit.

Customs duty amendment substitutes Nil entry for specified tariff item, changing its effective exemption and duty treatment.
The Central Government, invoking its power under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 21/2002-Customs by substituting the entry "Nil" in column (5) against S.No. 60A in the Table, thereby changing the exemption/effective duty treatment for that tariff item by Notification No. 53/2007-Customs.

Customs exemption for wheat introduced, establishing nil basic and additional duty for specified tariff entries.
The notification amends the principal Customs notification by omitting clause (h), inserting proviso clause (iab) to cover goods at new serial No. 18AA from a stated future date, adding Table entry 18AA for tariff items 1001 10 90 or 1001 90 20 (Wheat) carrying Nil basic and additional duty, and omitting S.No.18A and its entries, issued under section 25(1) of the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty on imported steel wheels imposes exporter specific charges and requires payment in Indian currency.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of flat base steel wheels (tariff heading 8708 70 00), applying provisional, exporter and origin specific per metric ton rates for steel wheels of nominal diameter 16"-20" originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and for certain routed shipments; duties are expressed in foreign currency but shall be payable in Indian currency, with the rate of exchange determined by government notification and the relevant date being presentation of the bill of entry.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on potassium permanganate to counter dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of Potassium Permanganate from the People's Republic of China after a review found substantial dumping margins, likelihood of continued dumping if duties were revoked, and marginal material injury to the domestic industry caused mainly by volume and price effects of dumped imports. The Central Government, relying on section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant Anti-dumping Rules, prescribed duty rates by producer/exporter combinations, specified units and currency, and provided that duties are payable in Indian currency with an exchange-rate rule; the duty is effective for five years unless earlier altered.

Customs exemption rate adjustment for Singapore origin imports alters specified preamble percentages and takes effect as notified.
Amendment to two customs exemption notifications substitutes revised preamble percentages for Singapore-origin imports: Notification No. 74/2005 replaces "75 per cent." with "50 per cent.", and Notification No. 75/2005 replaces "90 per cent." with "80 per cent.". The amendments are issued under section 25 of the Customs Act and take effect from the 1st day of April, 2007, modifying the exemption thresholds in the specified notifications.