Anti-dumping duty continuation extends force period for viscose filament yarn imports under Customs Tariff Act.
The Central Government amended Notification No.45/2006-Customs by inserting a paragraph that the anti-dumping duty on Viscose Filament Yarn (tariff item 5403) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 24th February, 2012, unless revoked earlier, following a review initiated by the designated authority and pursuant to the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment directs adjudication of DRI show cause notices to Coimbatore Commissioner under notification and Customs Act.
The order assigns specified show cause notices issued by a revenue intelligence unit to the Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, Coimbatore for adjudication under the notification issued pursuant to the Customs Act, designating that Commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority for those matters and noting a corrigendum correcting the officer's title.

Warehousing station designation for export oriented units expands customs infrastructure under delegated authority.
Declaration designates Plot Nos. 24, 25, 26 and 26(P) of Raichur Industrial Growth Centre as a warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962 for the limited purpose of setting up 100% Export Oriented Units (EOU), made under delegated authority conferred by Notification No. 33/94-Cus (NT) and effected by Notification No. 02/2011-Cus. (NT).

Tariff value fixation updated for specified edible oils and brass scrap, amending the earlier customs notification.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) to fix tariff values (US$/MT) for specified imports, principally edible oils and related products, and brass scrap; most edible-oil values are recorded as unchanged while a tariff value for brass scrap (all grades) is specified, all effected under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 and replacing the earlier schedule.

Exchange rate determination sets conversion rates for various foreign currencies effective 1 May 2011 for imports and exports.
Determination under section 14 of the Customs Act fixes conversion rates between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for import and export valuation effective 1 May 2011, superseding the prior notification of 29 March 2011; two schedules prescribe distinct rates for imported and export goods, with Schedule I covering unit rates for major currencies and Schedule II covering the rate per 100 units for the Japanese Yen.

Anti dumping duty continuation on silk imports from China extended; duty payable in Indian currency and remains in force.
Continuation of anti-dumping duty on silk fabric from the People's Republic of China is extended following a designated authority review under section 9A and rule 23. The amendment substitutes paragraph 2 of the principal notification to provide that the duty is effective from the date of Gazette publication, payable in Indian currency, and remains in force up to and inclusive of the specified terminal date unless revoked earlier.

Customs tariff amendment expands jute import headings to include additional classifications, altering exemption scope for imports from Bangladesh.
The corrigendum replaces the original single tariff heading reference with an expanded list so that goods classifiable under heading 5310, heading 5705 and heading 6305 are brought within the scope of the existing miscellaneous exemption notification for jute products imported from Bangladesh, clarifying the tariff classifications subject to the exemption without changing other substantive conditions.

Anti dumping duty on acetone: definitive duties imposed on specified exporter producer combinations, payable in national currency.
Definitive anti dumping duty is imposed on Acetone (2914 11 00) from Thailand and Japan following findings of dumping and material injury; the notification prescribes producer and exporter specific rates (some nil, others USD 85.85/MT or USD 94.96/MT) as set out in the table, requires payment in Indian currency, applies for five years from the provisional duty date (9 April 2010) and, as amended, remains effective up to 8 April 2016; exchange rates for conversion are those specified by the Government and determined as of the bill of entry date.

Customs exemption for fertiliser-class goods limits additional ad valorem customs duty on qualifying imports to a minimal rate.
A central government notification capped additional customs duty on imported fertiliser-class goods by exempting those goods from any portion of additional duty in excess of a minimal ad valorem rate, excluding items clearly not intended as fertilisers; the measure was issued under the executive's statutory exemption power and was later rescinded by a subsequent notification.

Customs exemption for sugar imports conditioned on refining contracts, bonds, APEDA registration, or Chartered Accountant bulk-use certification.
The amendment inserts tariff entries exempting imported raw sugar, refined or white sugar, and raw sugar imported by bulk consumers, subject to new Annexure conditions. Condition 5G grants exemption to sugar factories or refineries and to other importers upon production of a refining contract, furnishing a bond, and discharge of the bond on Central Excise certification of refining; failure entails payment of differential duty. Condition 5H requires APEDA-registered import contracts, and Condition 5I requires a Chartered Accountant certificate confirming bulk consumer status with definitional explanations.

Fixation of tariff values substitutes the prior table, updating declared values for specified imported commodities under customs law.
Substitutes the tariff value Table in Notification No. 36/2001, listing declared tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for specified tariff items including crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soybean oil, brass scrap and poppy seeds, with most vegetable oil entries retained at prior values.

Anti-dumping duty corrigendum updates tariff classification and substitutes the listed exporting country in the measure.
Corrigendum to the anti-dumping duty notification corrects the tariff classification number for Circular Weaving Machines and substitutes one listed exporting country with another in the operative paragraph, amending the schedule and territorial scope of the original customs notification as published in the Gazette.

Drawback recovery exception: non recovery permitted where export proceeds are uninsuredly compensated, regulator waives realisation, and foreign mission certifies non recovery.
The amendment creates a non recovery exception in rule 16A: drawback paid shall not be recovered where sale proceeds are not realised within the permitted period but the non realisation is compensated by export credit insurance, the financial regulator writes off the realisation requirement on merits, and the exporter produces a certificate from the relevant foreign mission confirming non recovery.

Appointment of customs airports: limited unloading and loading for defence baggage and Ministry of Defence goods at specified airports.
Substitution of table entries appoints Ahmedabad and Jamnagar (Gujarat) and Rajasansi/Amritsar and Chandigarh (Punjab) as customs airports limited to unloading of baggage of defence personnel and imported goods related to the Ministry of Defence, and to loading of baggage of defence personnel and exported goods related to the Ministry of Defence; amendment effected under statutory power and effective from publication in the Official Gazette.

Warehousing station designation: Tehsil Sadar and Sikandarabad declared warehousing stations under Section 9 of Customs Act.
The Chief Commissioner, relying on Notification No. 33/94-Cus. (N.T.) as amended and clause (a) of Section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962, declares Tehsil Sadar and Sikandarabad in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, to be warehousing stations under Section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962, and records the office file reference and issuing authority.

Anti-dumping rules amendment clarifies representation by domestic industry and prescribes a corrected statutory wording.
The corrigendum to the Custom Tariff anti dumping rules replaces the words in sub paragraph (1B) of paragraph (4) to alter the precise wording concerning actions taken on behalf of the domestic industry, effecting a ministerial textual correction to the previously notified provision.

Customs port designation: Hazira (Surat) added for unloading of imports and loading of exports under customs notification.
The central government inserts Hazira (Surat) into the principal customs notification as a recognised location in Gujarat with the operative function of unloading imported goods and loading export goods, thereby bringing Hazira within the regulatory framework for Inland Container Depots/Land Customs Stations/Ports for those specified customs operations.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to centralize adjudication of Show Cause Notice against specified importers and related proceedings.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority designates the Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs (Import) at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, to exercise powers and discharge duties of specified Customs adjudicating officers at other Mumbai ports for the limited purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the Show Cause Notice issued in relation to Max-Pure Water Systems Pvt. Ltd. and others, centralizing adjudication under the Customs Act.

Courier electronic declarations introduce low value dutiable consignments and revise courier authorisation, transition, and form requirements.
Courier import and export electronic declaration procedures are amended to define low value dutiable consignments and allow a transition period for Authorised Couriers to satisfy examination-related requirements. For specified documents, gifts, samples and low value dutiable consignments, consignee authorisation may be obtained at delivery if consignor authorisation is produced before clearance and consignee authorisation is retained for one year or until Customs audit, whichever is earlier. Form D references are corrected and specified Form E details become non-mandatory.

Definition of glass fibre clarified to list included forms and specific exclusions affecting import classification under tariff rules.
Corrigendum refines the definition of Glass fibre under the customs notification to include glass roving (assembled and direct rovings), glass chopped strands and chopped strands mats, and to expressly exclude glass wool and wool-form insulation, fibre glass wool, glass yarn, glass woven fabrics and woven rovings, glass fibre fabric, chopped strands for thermoplastic applications, and micro glass fibre used in battery separators, surface mats, surface veils or tissue.