Fixation of tariff value: notification updates tariff-value table for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds.
The Board, exercising powers under the Customs Act, substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001-Cus (N.T.) with an updated Table specifying tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for listed imports, including edible oils (with most values unchanged), and newly specified values for brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds.

Anti-dumping duty revocation removes earlier duties on imports from Saudi Arabia, omitting affected table entries.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 119/2010 Customs to revoke the anti dumping duty on subject goods originating in or exported from Saudi Arabia by omitting serial numbers 5 to 13 and their entries from the Table to the earlier notification, with the omission taking effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

Customs amendment: omission of two tariff table entries from an existing exemption notification altering the exemption schedule.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act and acting in the public interest, amends Notification No.27/2011-Customs by directing that Serial Nos. 21 and 22 and the entries relating thereto in the Table to that notification shall be omitted, thereby altering the tariff exemption schedule as published in the Gazette.

Tariff revision: substitution of the customs tariff table to implement HSN changes and deeper tariff cuts to Malaysia.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 53/2011-Customs with a consolidated tariff Table setting revised ad valorem and specific rates across numerous HSN/ tariff items, implementing HSN changes and deeper tariff concessions (including to Malaysia). Issued under powers of the Customs Act as necessary in the public interest, the substituted Table replaces the earlier schedule and comes into force from 1 January 2012.

Customs tariff rates amended to revise HSN classifications and implement deeper ASEAN duty cuts, effective 1 Jan 2012.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No.46/2011-Customs with a comprehensive revised tariff schedule updating HSN classifications and stipulating new import duty rates (percentage and specific duties where applicable), including deeper tariff cuts for ASEAN nations; enacted under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, effective 1 January 2012.

Customs duty rate reduction under the ASEAN India FTA for Brunei amends the ad valorem rate and takes effect soon.
The notification amends the preamble of Notification No.116/2010 Customs to substitute the previously stated ad valorem customs duty rate with a lower ad valorem rate for the special dispensation applicable to Brunei under the ASEAN India FTA, and declares the amendment to take effect from 1 January 2012.

Customs tariff concessions for imports from Pakistan and Sri Lanka under SAFTA require importer proof of origin.
The Central Government exempts listed goods imported from Pakistan and Sri Lanka from customs duty in excess of the concessional rates specified in the annexed Table, subject to the importer proving origin under the Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under SAFTA; goods specified in the ANNEXURE are excluded. The notification is effective from 1 January 2012 and supersedes earlier notifications cited therein.

Customs tariff amendment: substituted tariff table revises HSN classifications and imposes revised duty rates including targeted reductions.
Substitutes the tariff Table in Notification No.69/2011-Customs to revise HSN classifications and import duty rates across numerous tariff headings, including targeted deeper duty reductions for tariff items 8408, 2020 and 870840; each listed heading is matched with the description "All goods" and an applicable rate. The amendment is issued under the customs enabling powers, published as an exemption notification amending the principal notification and takes effect from 1 January 2012.

Tariff reductions under India-Korea CEPA: revised customs tariff schedule replaces prior table, altering duties for specified HS codes.
Substitutes the Table in the principal customs notification to implement deeper duty reductions under the India-Korea CEPA and to effect HSN classification changes, replacing the prior schedule with a detailed list of tariff items and revised rates for the specified commodity codes; enacted under the Customs Act and effective from the commencement date specified in the notification.

HSN-based Tariff Amendments: substitution of tariff item table altering customs exemption coverage and operative classifications.
Amends Notification No.151/2009-Customs by substituting its Table with a revised Table of specified HSN chapters, headings and tariff items, largely recording scope as "All goods" with certain item-specific exceptions, thereby updating the tariff classification coverage of the principal notification under the powers of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Tariff classification changes update exemption notifications by substituting revised HSN entries and aligning tariff references.
The notification substitutes revised HSN/tariff headings into the tables and annexure of six specified customs exemption notifications by replacing designated column and serial entries with updated tariff codes. These amendments are textual and confined to replacing earlier tariff references with the substituted HSN entries, without changing exemption eligibility, and the changes take effect from the stated commencement date.

Customs tariff amendment substitutes specified commodity classifications in an exemption notification, altering covered tariff codes.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 21/2002-Customs by substituting specified tariff classification codes against several table serial numbers, thereby revising which commodity codes are covered by the exemption notification; the amendments take effect from the stated commencement date.

Tariff exemption amendment substitutes the description of areca nut under a specified subheading and sets its commencement.
Amendment to a customs exemption notification substitutes the tariff description for S. No. 4 in the Table so that column (2) now reads "Areca nut falling under subheading 0802 80," thereby altering the classificatory description that determines the scope of the exemption; the amendment is made under statutory powers and is effective from 1st January, 2012.

Customs tariff amendment: substitution of specified tariff codes for certain entries, changing headings and coming into force early next year.
Amends the miscellaneous exemption notification by substituting the column (2) entry for S.No.47 with "0801" and for S.No.53 with "1701 13 10, 1701 14 10", changing the tariff classifications; the amendment takes effect on 1 January 2012 and is recorded in the Gazette as a formal substitution in the principal notification.

Tariff classification amendments: customs notifications amended to substitute tariff codes affecting tariff entries, effective from start of next year.
Amendments substitute specified tariff classification entries in the Tables of Notifications Nos. 25/1999, 22/2007 and 27/2011 by replacing listed tariff headings with newly specified codes under the authority of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, and direct that these substitutions take effect from the commencement date stated in the notification.

Tariff concessions schedule revised under Indo Chile agreement; specified tariff lines now attract set percentage concessions.
Amendment to Notification No. 101/2007 Customs substituting a new Table that lists specific tariff headings, sub headings or items and prescribes the extent of tariff concessions as percentages of the applied rate of duty for each listed item, with varying concession rates and occasional product exceptions, thereby defining the operative schedule of preferential tariff entitlements under the Indo Chile arrangement.

Exchange rate determination for specified foreign currencies governs conversion for import and export customs valuation and compliance.
Determination of rate of exchange for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees is prescribed for the purpose of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, effective 1 January 2012, superseding the prior notification, and annexing Schedule I (per unit rupee equivalents for specified currencies with separate import and export rates) and Schedule II (rupee equivalents per 100 units for Japanese yen) to govern customs conversion for imported and export goods.

Customs exemption amendment updates tariff entries and adds an Unrecorded Compact Disc category, effective from January.
Amendment to the Customs exemption notification No.85/2004 substitutes tariff entries: S. No.6 now "100111 and 100119", S. No.7 now "100191 and 100199", S. No.73 now "85234120 to 85234150 and 85234950 to 85234970"; replaces S. No.73A with tariff 85234110 "Unrecorded Compact Disc (audio), compact disc readable"; omits S. No.73B; changes effective from 1 January 2012.

Customs exemption for jute imports from Bangladesh expanded by substituting additional tariff headings in notification.
Amends a prior customs exemption notification to broaden tariff coverage for specified jute products imported from Bangladesh by substituting additional tariff headings into the exemption list, thereby extending the exemption scope to include the newly specified headings while leaving the remainder of the principal notification intact.

Tariff concession schedule amended: HS coded goods assigned revised preferential duty percentages and beneficiary countries expanded.
Amendment substitutes Appendix I with a revised Table specifying HS codes and the extent of tariff concession (percentages of the applied rate of duty) for listed goods, substitutes Appendix II with an expanded list of eligible HS codes and descriptions, and adds the Republic of Liberia and the Union of Comoros to the Schedule of beneficiary Least Developed Countries. The amendments take effect from 1 January 2012 and include a corrigendum correcting certain percentage entries in the substituted Table.