Appointment of adjudicating commissioners assigns jurisdiction over specified customs show cause notices against a named importer.
Central Government appoints the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Mumbai to act as Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Mumbai, and the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai, to adjudicate specified show cause notices issued against M/s. Global Art, New Delhi, thereby allocating adjudicatory jurisdiction over the listed matters to the named commissioners and identifying the originating authorities for each notice.

Appointment of adjudicating Commissioner under Customs Act assigns Tokyo Plast show cause adjudication to Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
The Central Government, exercising statutory powers under the Customs Act, appoints the Commissioner of Customs at Jawaharlal Nehru Port as the adjudicating authority to adjudicate cases concerning M/s Tokyo Plast arising from a specified show cause notice issued by the Commissioner of Customs (Export), with the appointment limited in scope to those proceedings.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate specified show cause notices, transferring adjudicatory responsibility for listed matters.
The Central Government appoints the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), Delhi to be Commissioner of Customs to adjudicate the specific show cause notices listed in the Table, each entry identifying the company, the show cause notice, and the authority that issued it, thereby designating a Common Adjudicating Authority to determine those specified proceedings.

Buy-back regulations establish the regulator's rule-making authority to set conditions and procedures for securities buy-backs.
Creates the Buy Back of Securities Regulations, 1998 under the regulator's statutory powers derived from the securities statute and the Companies Act amendment, establishing the legal basis for prescribing conditions, procedures and safeguards governing corporate buy-backs of securities.

Investment from Capital gains under section 54EA: specified securities eligible if retained beyond the seven-year period.
Specification under section 54EA designates fully convertible debentures and bonds to be issued by Koshika Telecom Ltd as eligible reinvestment securities for long-term capital gains; issuance is limited to one year from publication and to specified aggregate amounts. Investment must be made out of income chargeable as Capital gains, and if the debentures, bonds or shares on conversion are converted into money or transferred within seven years of allotment, the initial investment is chargeable to tax as Capital gain under subsection (2) of section 54EA.

Capital gains reinvestment under section 54EA: specified Koshika Telecom debentures and bonds qualify subject to three year lock in.
Specification under section 54EA designates fully convertible debentures and bonds issued by Koshika Telecom Ltd. as eligible investments where the assessee invests net consideration from the transfer of a long term capital asset. If the assessee converts into money or transfers those securities or the shares on conversion within three years of allotment, the initial investment shall be chargeable to tax as capital gain under sub section (2) of section 54EA.

Prohibition on plastic waste imports now bars import of specified plastic and polymer scrap under the Foreign Trade Policy.
Amendments place all kinds of plastic waste, parings and scrap on the Negative List of Imports and amend ITC(HS) entries to mark specific EXIM codes for polymers and plastic wastes (including PET bottle scrap, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethanes, epoxide resins, vinyl chloride copolymers, cellulose plastics and other polymer products) as prohibited with the policy condition "Not permitted to be imported."

Customs amendment adds Ball Bearings and Cellular Phones to the notified import schedule under statutory authority.
The notification amendment inserts Ball Bearings and Cellular Phones into the Schedule to Notification No. 31/86-Customs, effected under statutory Customs Act authority by adding those items after the existing item number 10, thereby amending the roster of notified goods without altering procedural or eligibility frameworks.

New shipper review to determine separate dumping margin for PTA exports by PT Amoco Mitsui PTA Indonesia.
The Authority has initiated a new shipper review to determine a distinct dumping margin for PTA exports by PT Amoco Mitsui PTA Indonesia under the Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act and anti dumping rules, after the exporter provided prima facie evidence of eligibility. A provisional assessment on all exports is recommended pending completion of the review. The period of investigation is 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998; interested parties must submit relevant information within the prescribed time limit or the Authority may decide on the basis of available records.

Export Import policy amendment adds 'Sands and Soils' to Chapter sixteen, altering commodity classification and coverage.
The Export and Import Policy 1997-2002 is amended to add Sands and Soils as a new entry after S. No. 10 in Part I of Chapter 16; the Central Government issued the notification under its statutory powers, stating the change is in the public interest and circulating the amendment to relevant ministries, parliamentary libraries, export authorities, customs and port officers.

Import classification: dumpers designed for off highway use designated free for import under amended ITC(HS) rules.
Amendment designates Exim Code 87041000 for dumpers designed for off highway use as Free for import under the ITC(HS) Classifications 1997 2002 (RE 98), to be processed under SIL/Public Notice and issued on a public interest basis pursuant to powers in the Foreign Trade legislative and policy framework.

Excise duty on metal catalysts revised, narrowing chapter scope and altering tariff description for catalyst classification.
The notification applies excise duty to catalysts and metal compounds by amending the tariff schedule: it narrows the chapter references in the tariff table entry at serial number 36 and replaces the broader descriptive text in the corresponding column with a specific reference to supported catalysts, thereby altering the classification and scope of goods subject to duty under the principal excise notification.

Land customs stations and routes amended to omit specified Bangladesh route entries under customs authority powers.
The Central Government amends the Table annexed to Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) by omitting, against serial number 2 (Bangladesh), item numbers (28), (30), (33), (44), (50), (54), (79) and (83) and the entries relating to them occurring in column (3) and their corresponding entries in column (4), under the powers conferred by clauses (b) and (c) of Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs appointment for specified purposes expanded to include gold, silver and electronic items at Jaipur airport.
Amendment modifies the Table entry for Jaipur in the earlier customs notification by inserting into item (a) the sub-items gold, silver and electronic items, and by adding electronic items as a sub-item in item (b), thereby expanding the categories of commodities authorised for the airport appointment.

Customs exemption amendment alters tariff entry to Nil and substitutes a listed commodity name, changing import classification.
Amendment to a Customs exemption notification substitutes specified entries: the entry in Column (4) at serial No. 76 of the Table is replaced with Nil, and in List 2 item (234) the words "Decapatyl Depot" are substituted with Triptorelin, altering the identification and exemption treatment of the listed tariff item.

Courier customs clearance rules set packaging, documentation, registration, bond and inspection obligations for couriered imports and exports.
Regulations govern clearance of courier carried goods at specified customs airports, categorising consignments, requiring packaging, sender declarations and prescribed courier manifests and bills of entry for imports and shipping bills for exports. Authorised Couriers must register, furnish financial proof, execute bond and security, present consignments for examination, file specified forms for documents, samples/free gifts and dutiable goods, and comply with record keeping and agency authorisation obligations. The regime prescribes detention and disposal timelines, charges recoverable from couriers, and procedures for suspension, revocation and appeal of courier registration.

Customs amendment clarifies description for modernisation of caustic soda units using membrane cell technology in notifications
Exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, Notification No. 86/98-Cus dated 6-11-1998 amends Notification No. 23/98-Customs by substituting, at Table serial 213 column (3) item (1), the phrase "modernisation of an existing caustic soda unit based on membrane cell technology" with "modernisation by using membrane cell technology, of an existing caustic soda unit," clarifying the description of mono or bipolar membrane electrolysers and parts eligible under the exemption.

Specified tax-deduction bonds under section 80L designated for IDBI Flexibond-2 public issue, listing three bond series.
Central Government specifies certain bond issues for the purpose of section 80L(1)(ii) by identifying three Flexibond-2 series-Super Deposit Bonds, Double Money Bonds and Monthly Income Bonds-each defined by specific distinctive number ranges and a face value of five thousand rupees per bond, thereby confining the specification to the enumerated bond numbers within those series.

Concessional customs duty for Nepalese small scale imports: reduced duty rates subject to certification and aggregate clearance limits.
Notification grants a concessional rate of customs duty for specified goods manufactured by Nepal small scale units imported into India, exempting duty in excess of reduced rates for successive aggregate clearance tranches within a financial year. Eligibility requires manufacture in Nepal by units qualifying under the Nepal Industrial Policy, importation into India, and production of a prescribed certificate from His Majesty's Government of Nepal. Exemptions apply on an aggregate basis across factories or manufacturers, are subject to preceding-year clearance limits, exclude goods bearing another party's brand, and exclude specified categories and clearances as listed in the Annexure.

Currency denomination in Indian rupees allowed for export contracts under EXIM Bank credit; container supply linked to export timeframe.
The Central Government permits export contracts and invoices to be denominated in Indian rupees when financed under an EXIM Bank line of credit. It also amends supply conditions to allow 100% Export Oriented Units that manufacture domestic freight containers to supply such containers domestically provided the containers are exported within the prescribed export timeframe or any further period permitted by Customs.