Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of customs show cause notices against A Square Automation Private Limited.
Designation appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Import and General), New Customs House, New Delhi as the common adjudicating authority empowered under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of two Joint Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence against M/s A Square Automation Private Limited and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate a DRI-issued show cause notice against M/s. J. Kumar Infraprojects.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Mumbai Port to exercise and discharge the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House specifically for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s. J. Kumar Infraprojects Limited.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of show cause notices for M/s Rochi Ram and Sons.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs, Central Revenue Building, Statue Circle, Jaipur as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of three named Commissioners of Customs in Mumbai for adjudicating show cause notices issued to M/s Rochi Ram and Sons and others by the Additional Director General, Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice against Bhagirath Fibre Private Limited under Customs Act authority.
The CBEC, under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, appoints the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Sea Port Import), Chennai for adjudication of the show cause notice issued to M/s. Bhagirath Fibre Private Limited by the Additional Director, DRI, Ahmedabad, referenced in Notification No. 46/2008-Cus. (N.T.), dated May 29, 2008.

Exchange rate determination for customs valuation establishes prescribed currency conversion rates for imports and exports.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under the Customs Act, prescribes specific rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for valuation of imported and export goods, effective 1 June 2008, as set out in Schedules I (per unit rates for eleven currencies) and II (rate for 100 Japanese Yen); the notification supersedes a prior Ministry of Finance notification and was subsequently rescinded by a later notification dated 25 June 2008.

Customs duty amendment: goods under tariff heading 1207 91 00 now subject to a specified basic customs duty rate.
The notification inserts a new Table entry, serial 23A, covering tariff heading 1207 91 00 and specifying the applicable basic customs duty rate for "All goods" under that heading, thereby amending Notification No. 21/2002-Customs by adding the stated entry to the principal Table.

Customs exemption amendment expands port designations and excludes specified beneficiary units from certain notification benefits.
A central government customs notification amends three miscellaneous exemption notifications by substituting wording to include Haldia (Haldia Dock Complex of Kolkata Port) alongside Vadinar and to include Dabolim (Goa) alongside Indore, thereby expanding listed port and location designations; it also inserts proviso language in specified conditions to exclude units already availing certain central excise notification benefits, narrowing eligible beneficiaries under those provisos.

Anti-dumping duty imposed after revocation of price undertaking, reinstating provisional measures and definitive investigation.
Imposition of an anti-dumping duty on imports of fully drawn/fully oriented/spin drawn/flat polyester yarn produced and exported by M/s H.K. Corporation, Republic of Korea, follows findings of dumping, material injury and causal link; the designated authority revoked a prior price undertaking by the exporter, recommended provisional measures pending final determination, and the Central Government imposed a specified duty per metric tonne payable in Indian currency with exchange rate determined by the notified Customs Act rate on bill of entry presentation.

Anti-dumping amendment removes supplier-specific undertaking language and provisos, changing notification terms for polyester yarn imports.
The Central Government amends Notification No.15/2007 CUSTOMS on anti dumping duty for specified polyester yarns by omitting the portion of paragraph 1 that referred to an undertaking by a named foreign supplier and by deleting the proviso after Table I and the proviso after Table II, thereby removing those supplier specific and table related conditional qualifications from the notification.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils and brass scrap under Customs Act, via substituted notification table.
The Board, under sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, substitutes the earlier tariff table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) with a new operative schedule fixing USD-per-metric-tonne tariff values for specified items including Crude Palm Oil, Palmolein variants, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap (all grades), and Poppy seeds, to serve as the binding reference for customs valuation.

Prohibition of fake currency: designated as prohibited goods under the Customs Act by government notification, restricting import and carriage.
The Central Government has designated Fake Indian Currency Notes as prohibited goods under the Customs Act by government notification dated 13 May 2008, bringing such notes within the importation and carriage restrictions applicable to prohibited goods.

Customs jurisdiction reallocation: paired commissioner responsibilities redefined to align Customs and Central Excise administration.
The Board amends the schedule of the principal notification by substituting Sl. No. 25 to reallocate paired jurisdictional responsibilities: Commissioner of Customs, Pune with Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Goa; Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Goa with Commissioner of Customs, Pune; and Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Belgaon with Commissioner of Central Excise, Goa and Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals), Goa, under the Board's delegated authority under the Customs Act.

Amendment to Customs notification: Board omits a specified Table entry under section 129A powers, altering the schedule.
Board, invoking powers under section 129A(1B) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 40/2005 Customs (N.T.) by omitting the entry at Sl. No. 25 in the Table of the principal notification, as published in Notification No. 41/2008 dated 12 May 2008.

Rescission of notification under Customs Act ends a prior customs notification while preserving prior acts performed.
The Central Government, invoking statutory powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, rescinds Notification No.22/2008 Customs (G.S.R.121(E)) and provides a saving that the rescission does not affect acts done or omissions made before the rescission.

Export duty exemption for specified iron and steel products and basmati rice prescribes reduced or nil effective duty on export.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, exempts specified ferrous goods and basmati rice from so much of the customs duty under the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as exceeds the rate set in the Notification's Table, thereby prescribing reduced or nil effective export duty rates for the listed Heading numbers; subsequent entries substitute nil or amended rates for particular items by later notifications.

Export Obligation Relief: licencees may obtain proportionate reduction when sector exports suffer a significant year on year decline.
Amendments permit proportionate reduction of a licencee's export obligation where a sector's exports have declined in the comparative year, by inserting a new paragraph into multiple Customs notifications; the Explanation is expanded to state that certain obligations remain over and above the licencee's average exports in the preceding three licensing years for the same or similar products. Textual substitutions also update port/location descriptors in specified conditions.

Concessional customs duty under EPCG: conditional exemption tied to fulfilling export obligations, installation proof, and compliance requirements.
Exemption permits import of specified capital goods under a valid EPCG licence at an effective customs duty of three percent and allows exemption of certain additional duties when claimed, subject to conditions: production of licence at clearance; prohibition on disposal until export obligation is met; execution of a bond with security to secure an export obligation fixed as a multiple of duty saved and to be discharged within prescribed block periods; installation and usage certification; prescribed ports and locations; and payment with interest for defaults, with provisions for extension, condonation and waiver in specified circumstances.

Customs exemption amendments expand designated ports to include Haldia and Dabolim, altering multiple notifications' port references.
Under authority of sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 the Central Government directs amendments to specified miscellaneous Customs exemption notifications: in each listed notification the phrase "and Vadimar" is substituted with "Vadimar and Haldia (Halida Dock Complex of Kolkata Port)" and the phrase "and Indore" is substituted with "Indore and Dabolim (Goa)", affecting the opening-paragraph conditions of those instruments.

Customs exemption amendments increase value thresholds and require Chartered Engineer certification for units not registered with Central Excise.
The Central Government, invoking sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends notification No.154/94-Customs by increasing specified monetary thresholds in the schedule, and amends notification No.21/2002-Customs by adding verification from an independent Chartered Engineer for units not registered with Central Excise while retaining Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise verification for registered units.

Anti-dumping duty on rubber chemicals imposed, specifying per-kilogram duties and targeted exporters and producers from specified countries.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on specified rubber chemicals (MBT, CBS, TDQ, PVI, TMT and PX-13/6PPD) under listed Customs Tariff headings, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Korea RP, following preliminary findings that the goods were dumped, caused material injury to the domestic industry, and that the injury was due to dumped imports. The Central Government, invoking section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti dumping rules, prescribes product- and exporter/producer specific duties per kilogram in Indian currency as set out in the Table; duties are effective up to and inclusive of 4 November 2008.