Levy of excise duty on Jarda scented tobacco packaged in pouches creates excise collection obligations.
Specifies Jarda scented Tobacco manufactured with packing machines and packed in pouches as notified goods subject to levy and collection of excise duty, identifies the applicable tariff classification, and declares the notification's effective date. It defines packing machine to include all types of form-fill-and-seal and profile pouch making machines and defines brand name to encompass any name or mark used to indicate a trade connection between the product and a person.

Anti-dumping duty on Chinese front axle beams and steering knuckles: definitive duties specified, payable in domestic currency.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on Front Axle Beams and Steering Knuckles for medium and heavy commercial vehicles originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, based on findings of dumped exports causing material injury and threat to domestic industry. Duty rates vary by producer, exporter and trade-route; duties are effective from the provisional duty imposition date, payable in Indian currency, with exchange rate as notified by the Government and determined as of the bill of entry presentation date.

Anti-dumping duty on circular weaving machines from China imposed per machine, effective for a period and payable in domestic currency.
Imposition of anti dumping duty on circular weaving machines with six or more shuttles for PP/HDPE fabrics exceeding 30 cms, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, based on preliminary findings of dumping, substantial dumping margins and material injury. A provisional anti dumping duty is specified per machine (currency: US Dollar) for any producer/exporter combination, effective until 11 October 2010, payable in Indian currency using the notified exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on recordable DVDs from Malaysia Thailand Vietnam; provisional country-specific rates and producer-exporter distinctions apply.
Provisional anti-dumping duty has been imposed on all kinds of recordable DVDs from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam based on preliminary findings of dumping, material injury to domestic industry and causation; the notification prescribes country-, producer- and exporter-specific duty rates (expressed in US Dollars per 1000 pieces), is effective until the stated expiry date, requires collection in Indian currency, and directs use of the government-notified exchange rate with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date for conversion.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on imported nylon filament yarn enforces country- and producer-specific duties and preserves landed-value exemptions.
The Central Government continued definitive anti-dumping duty on synthetic nylon filament yarn following findings that dumped imports from specified countries caused material injury, amended the definitive notification to prescribe producer-specific and country-specific duty entries (including separate entries for a named Malaysian producer and other Malaysian combinations), and maintained an exclusion from duty for listed specialised nylon yarns where their landed value exceeds the prescribed thresholds.

Anti-dumping duty extension on narrow woven fastening tape sustains import controls and collection until the extension period ends.
The Central Government amended Notification No.76/2005-Customs to extend the anti-dumping duty on narrow woven pile weave fastening tape of manmade fibres from Peoples Republic of China and Chinese Taipei, inserting that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 13th February 2011, unless revoked earlier; the measure was subsequently rescinded by Notification No.109/2010-Customs dated 06-10-2010.

Anti-dumping duty on acetone imports established, with specified exporter specific rates and conversion rules for payment in local currency.
Imposition of anti dumping duty on Acetone (subheading 2914 11 00) from Thailand and Japan follows findings that exports were made below normal value causing material injury to domestic industry. The notification sets exporter and producer specific duty rates per metric tonne in US dollars for specified origin-export combinations and residual categories, prescribes payment in Indian currency, and directs use of the government notified exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date for conversion.

Compulsory registration of cotton yarn export contracts required with DGFT prior to shipment; customs to verify registration.
Contracts for export of cotton yarn under tariff items 5205-5207 must be registered with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade prior to shipment, and Customs shall permit clearance only after verifying that such contracts have been registered; the requirement is issued under the Foreign Trade Act and Policy and has been subject to substitutions that previously placed registration with the Textile Commissioner and, at times, export licensing or quantity-based restrictions.

Export controls on groundnut: EU exports require APEDA registration and aflatoxin certificates; Russia needs pre shipment quality certification.
Immediate substitution of entry 48A imposes that groundnut exports under listed HS codes remain Free but: (a) exports to the EU require compulsory registration of contracts with APEDA and a controlled aflatoxin level certificate from APEDA nominated laboratories; and (b) exports to the Russian Federation require pre shipment quality certification issued by specified laboratories or any other agency as may be notified.

SEZ authority membership change replaces a nominated member under statutory power, updating the NOIDA SEZ Authority roster.
Amendment substitutes a nominated member on the NOIDA Special Economic Zone Authority by replacing the person named at Sl. No. 5 with a new nominee under the power conferred by Section 31 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, effectuated through a central government notification.

Customs House Agent licensing tightened with annual exams, mandatory client due diligence and expedited suspension timelines.
Amends the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004 to require annual licensing examinations and to deem certain prior examinees successful if declared so on a specified written test covering patents and copyright, central excise, export promotion schemes, appeal procedure, Prevention of Corruption law, electronic customs filing, narcotics law and foreign exchange law. Introduces a specific client due-diligence duty to verify antecedents and IEC accuracy using reliable documents. Expedites suspension and disciplinary timelines by mandating suspension within fifteen days of an investigating report, permitting expedited hearings and revising notice, report submission and decision periods under regulation 22.

Jurisdiction under Customs Act altered to assign Committee role to Commissioner of Service Tax I, Mumbai.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub section (1B) of section 129A of the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 49/2005 Customs (N.T.) by substituting "Commissioner of Central Excise Mumbai IV" with "Commissioner of Service Tax I, Mumbai" in the Table at serial number 45, column (2), and omitting the entry numbered (2), thereby designating the Commissioner of Service Tax I, Mumbai and removing the second entry within that serial position.

Constitution of Committees: specifies two Chief Commissioners compose designated Customs committees after textual amendment.
Amends Notification No. 39/2005 Customs (N.T.) by deleting the words "Mumbai IV" in column (3) against serial number 9 of the Table, thereby altering the identification of the committee composed of two Chief Commissioners of Customs; issued by the Central Board of Excise and Customs as a Gazette notification and recorded as a further amendment to the principal notification.

Zero coupon bond designation for REC deep discount bonds triggers specified tax classification under the Income Tax Act.
The Central Government, under clause (48) of section 2 of the Income tax Act and relevant sub rules of rule 8B, specifies the ten year Deep Discount Bond of Rural Electrification Corporation Limited as a zero coupon bond, recording its ten year tenor, issuance deadline, per bond maturity amount, aggregate discount for the issue, and total number of bonds to be issued.

Fair market value rules for non immovable property clarified, prescribing asset specific valuation methods and eligible valuers.
Determination of fair market value for property other than immovable property is prescribed for purposes of section 56, defining key terms and setting asset specific methods: jewellery and artistic works are valued at open market price (invoice value if from a registered dealer; registered valuer's report may be obtained where applicable); quoted securities are valued by exchange transaction value or lowest quoted prices when off exchange; unquoted equity shares are valued by a prescribed balance sheet based formula; other unlisted securities are valued by open market estimate with merchant banker or accountant report permissible.

Reconstitution of Chief Commissioners Panel replaces prior notifications and substitutes the jurisdictional table under section 35B.
The CBEC, exercising statutory review power under the Central Excise Act, substitutes the Table in Notification No. 6/2007-Central Excise (N.T.) and its amendments, thereby reconstituting Committees of specified Commissioners for review cases and superseding earlier notifications. The new Table pairs named Commissioner offices with their corresponding appellate or Large Taxpayers Unit jurisdictions to allocate review jurisdiction for regions including Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi.

Appointment of review committees: Commissioner designation substituted and an entry omitted, altering committee membership.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs amends Notification No.25/2005 Central Excise (N.T.) under sub section (1B) of section 35B by substituting "Commissioner of Central Excise Mumbai IV" with "Commissioner of Service Tax I, Mumbai" in the Table against serial number 45, column (2), and omitting entry number (2), effecting a change in the designated review committee membership for that serial entry.

Committee composition of two Chief Commissioners amended by removal of the 'Mumbai IV' entry from the notification.
The Board amends Notification No. 24/2005-Central Excise (N.T.) by omitting the word and letters "Mumbai-IV" in column (3) against serial number 16 of the Table, thereby modifying the recorded entry relating to committees consisting of two Chief Commissioners of Central Excise under the principal notification.

Denotification of SEZ land reduces designated SEZ area after statutory approval under Special Economic Zones Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the Special Economic Zone Rules, 2006, denotifies an aggregate area of 14-56-34 hectares from the Dahej multi-product SEZ after receipt of approvals from M/s. Dahej SEZ Limited and satisfaction of statutory requirements, resulting in a revised SEZ area of 1704-37-53 hectares and specifying the affected survey numbers and parcel-level area adjustments.

Double taxation relief: specified overseas territories notified for treaty application, bringing them within the tax treaty framework.
The Central Government, under Explanation 2 to section 90 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, notifies Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Netherlands Antilles and Macau as the specified territory for purposes of double taxation relief, and states that the notification is effective immediately.