Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate customs adjudication for proceedings relating to KDL Biotech.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of three named customs commissioners for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the Show Cause Notice issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit relating to M/s. KDL Biotech Limited (F.No. DRI/MZU/G/Inv-04/07-08-KDL dated 24 April 2009).

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralize adjudication of specific customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai as common adjudicating authority empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioners of Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and New Custom House, New Delhi for adjudication of Show Cause Notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in relation to proceedings involving M/s. Star Entertainment Private Limited and another.

Common adjudicating authority designated to consolidate adjudication of customs show cause notices concerning VVF Limited and associated parties.
The Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai is appointed as a common adjudicating authority under the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of two specified Commissioners of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating show cause notices relating to M/s. VVF Limited and others issued by the investigating unit; the appointment consolidates adjudicatory responsibility for those specified proceedings.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices concerning M/s Krishna Hengyuan Machines and others.
A senior customs official is designated as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified import adjudicating officers, consolidating competence previously vested in separate import commissioners. The appointment is limited to adjudication of matters arising from the Show Cause Notice and related proceedings concerning M/s Krishna Hengyuan Machines Private Limited and others issued by the investigative unit.

Anti-dumping duty on Titanium dioxide anatase imports from China maintains differential duty to offset dumped imports' landed value.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on Titanium dioxide, Anatase grade from the People's Republic of China as a differential amount equal to the Table-specified foreign-currency benchmark per metric tonne minus the assessable "landed value" of imported goods; the measure covers specified tariff headings and origin/export permutations, applies for five years from Gazette publication unless earlier revoked or amended, is payable in Indian currency, and uses the government-specified exchange rate with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date for exchange determination.

Customs port appointment: Malpe authorised to export ships manufactured by Tebma Shipyards under Customs Act powers.
Amendment to a customs notification under Section 7(1)(a) adds at Malpe an explicit entry permitting the export of ships, vessels or any class of such goods manufactured by M/s. Tebma Shipyards Limited, creating a manufacturer specific export authorization at that port.

Customs duty exemption for refined sugar permits nil basic duty subject to eligibility, bond, refinement proof and APEDA-registered contracts.
The notification inserts a nil basic duty concession for refined or white sugar imported up to a specified aggregate quantity within the prescribed period and counts earlier exempted imports for that aggregate. It replaces Annexure conditions: qualifying importers include sugar factories and refineries; other importers must produce a contract with a refinery, furnish a bond, and secure a Central Excise certificate within three months proving refinement, failing which differential duty is payable. It also requires APEDA registration of the import contract for concession eligibility.

Fixation of tariff values - substituted schedule sets per tonne values for specified oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the Table of tariff values in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), prescribing tariff values per metric tonne for specified categories including Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Palmolein variants, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap (all grades) and Poppy seeds, with most values indicated as unchanged.

Anti-dumping duty on Carbon Black imposed for imports from specific countries with country- and producer-specific rates.
Provisional anti dumping duty is imposed on Carbon Black used in rubber applications imported from Australia, China PR, Russia and Thailand with country-, producer- and exporter-specific rates per kg (priced in US dollars but payable in Indian currency), effective up to the stated expiry; exchange rate for conversion is the Ministry of Finance rate on the bill of entry date; exclusions (except serial no. 1) cover grades N880, N990, N991 and semi conductive grades.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on imported polypropylene from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, with specified producer-based rates.
The Central Government, based on the designated authority's preliminary finding of dumping, substantial dumping margins and material injury, imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on polypropylene (heading 3902) from Oman, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. A table prescribes specific duty rates per metric tonne in US dollars tied to country of origin/export and named producers/exporters, with nil or specified rates for certain combinations and higher rates for others. Duties are payable in Indian currency; exchange rate is as notified under section 14 of the Customs Act, with the bill of entry date as relevant. The duty is effective until 29 January 2010.

Exchange rate determination for customs: specified import and export conversion rates set for listed foreign currencies.
Determination under section 14 prescribes distinct import and export exchange rates for listed foreign currencies, superseding the prior notification and applying prospectively. Schedule I provides per-unit rupee equivalents for multiple major currencies with separate import and export columns; Schedule II provides the rupee equivalent for one hundred units of Japanese Yen, to be used for customs valuation and clearance until further change.

Exchange rate amendment updates Swedish Kroner conversion for import and export valuations under customs notification.
Amendment to Schedule-I of Notification No. 68/2009-CUSTOMS (N.T.) substitutes the entry for Swedish Kroner, specifying distinct rates for imported and exported goods and stating that the revised rates will be effective from 22nd July, 2009.

Adjudication authority designated for DRI show cause notices; amendment adds specific DRI file references for adjudication.
Amendment designates the Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise at Jawahar Custom House, Nhava Sheva, Mumbai as the adjudicating authority for specified show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, substituting the existing paragraph in notification 113/2005-Customs (N.T.) to incorporate two DRI file references concerning M/s Clarrity Intermediates and Pesticides and others for adjudication.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to centralize adjudication of show cause notices in a specified customs investigation.
The Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi is appointed as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge duties of the Commissioners of Customs at Tughlakabad, Nhava Sheva (Import), and Kandla for the purpose of adjudicating the show cause notice(s) issued to M/s. Sundram Overseas and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit (file reference as specified).

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate DRI show cause notice against Manoj Garg and others
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as the common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot Tughlakabad and the Commissioner of Customs (Export), New Custom House, New Delhi for adjudicating matters relating to the specified Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning Shri Manoj Garg and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of customs show-cause notices relating to Indo Gulf International.
The Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi is appointed as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, and the Commissioner of Customs, State Circle, Jaipur, for adjudicating show cause notices issued to M/s. Indo Gulf International and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, as effected by the promulgating notification.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed under Customs Act to adjudicate a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence show cause notice.
Designates the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act to exercise the powers and duties of three specified Commissioners of Customs solely for adjudicating matters relating to the show cause notice issued to M/s. Rifle Association of India by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit.

Common adjudicating authority appointment assigns adjudication of import show cause notices to the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai.
The Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai is appointed as the common adjudicating authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioners of Customs (Import) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, for adjudicating matters relating to the show cause notice concerning M/s Imam International and others issued on 25 March 2009.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to centralise adjudication of specified customs show cause notices.
Appoints a Common Adjudicating Authority under the Customs Act by designating the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Mumbai to exercise the powers and duties of two Commissioners of Customs (Export) for adjudicating specified show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, thereby centralising adjudicatory responsibility for those identified proceedings.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to hear DRI show-cause proceedings against a trader under Customs Act powers.
Appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication), Delhi as a common adjudicating authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise, Faridabad and Ghaziabad, under sub-section (1) of section 4 and sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, for adjudicating matters related to the Show Cause Notice issued to M/s Neeru Trading Company and others by the revenue intelligence directorate.