Customs tariff amendment: substitution of the concessional schedule under India ASEAN trade arrangement, altering applicable tariff lines.
Substitution of the Table in Notification No. 46/2011-Customs by a new consolidated Table listing HS chapters, headings and sub-headings with corresponding descriptions and specified rate columns, thereby revising the schedule of tariff entries and applicable rates under the principal notification.

Customs tariff amendment replaces the CECA schedule, prescribing specific duty rates and coming into effect at start of January.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 53/2011-Customs (India-Malaysia CECA) with a detailed list of tariff classifications and assigned duty rates for specified chapters, headings and subheadings (including particular exceptions and differentiated rates), thereby amending the schedule of customs duty treatment under the principal notification. The amendment takes effect from the start of January 2014 and is made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Tariff amendment under section 25(1) substitutes specified customs table entries, altering applicable column rates.
Amendment to Notification No.69/2011-Customs substitutes the column (4) table entries: for S. No. 521 replace with "7.81" and for S. No. 746 replace with "9.38". The Central Government exercises its power under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and declares the substitution effective from the commencement date specified in the notification.

Customs tariff amendment: substituted Schedule of tariff items and corresponding duty rates under notification coming into force.
Central Government amends Notification No.152/2009-Customs by substituting the prior Table with a new comprehensive Table listing chapters, headings and tariff items matched to specified customs duty rates for the listed goods; the amendment takes effect from the stated commencement date and records the file reference and antecedent notifications.

Anti-dumping duty modification increases tariffs on recordable DVDs from specified Asian exporters, altering import duty schedules.
The notification substitutes the anti-dumping duty table for tariff heading 8523 (Digital Versatile Disc Recordable), specifying revised duty amounts per 1000 pieces in US Dollars and applying distinct rates based on country of origin and country of export for Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and other specified country groupings, pursuant to a statutory review under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and related rules.

Anti dumping duty continuation on phosphoric acid imports enforces specified per unit rates after sunset review findings of continued dumping.
Continuation of anti dumping duty is imposed on Phosphoric Acid (Technical and Food/Industrial Grade) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and related export origin combinations, following a sunset review finding continued dumping and likelihood of injury; duties are specified in US Dollar per metric tonne, payable in Indian currency with exchange rate and relevant date determined by government notifications, and effective for five years unless earlier revoked.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified imported commodities, altering customs valuation framework and entry-specific rates.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) under sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 with revised tariff values: US dollar per metric tonne values for specified edible and industrial oils (including crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, and crude soybean oil), values for brass scrap and poppy seeds, unit tariff values for gold and silver under specified notification entries, and a reaffirmed tariff value for areca nuts.

Commencement date change for Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations postpones implementation to a later March commencement.
Amendment substitutes the figures, letters and word "1st January, 2014" in regulation 2 of the Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations, 2013 with the figures, letters and word "1st March, 2014", thereby postponing the regulations' commencement; issued under clause (a) of section 81 of the Customs Act, 1962 as the Customs Baggage Declaration (Amendment) Regulations, 2013.

Safeguard investigation extension: procedural deadline extended for final findings in seamless pipes imports inquiry.
The notification extends the period for submission of final findings in the safeguard investigation concerning imports of seamless pipes, tubes and hollow profiles of iron or non-alloy steel to 21st March, 2014, invoking the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997 and thereby altering the procedural timetable for that inquiry.

Customs exemption amendment adds Kameng Hydro Electric Power Project to notified list altering applicability under existing customs notification.
The Central Government, satisfied it is necessary in the public interest and exercising its statutory powers, amends the principal customs exemption notification by inserting Kameng Hydro Electric Power Project of North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. into List 32A of the ANNEXURE, thereby adding the project to the list of entities covered by the miscellaneous exemption notification.

Customs exemption amendments expand excluded export categories to include meat, cotton, cotton yarn and MEP or duty subject exports.
The notification amends the principal customs exemption by inserting exclusions for Export of Meat and Meat Products, Export of Cotton, Export of Cotton Yarn, and Exports subject to Minimum Export Price or Export Duty into paragraph 2, and by adding corresponding paragraph 3 entries linking cotton, cotton yarn and exports subject to minimum export price or export duty to paragraph 3.14.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy.

Common adjudicating authority appointment directs adjudication of a show cause notice against importers by the designated Commissioner.
A show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit, against M/s Health Code (India) Pvt. Ltd., M/s Health Care Impex Chennai and M/s Health Impex (India) Private Limited is assigned to the Commissioner of Customs (Airport and Air Cargo), New Custom House, Meenambakkam, Chennai for adjudication under Notification No.15/2002 Customs (N.T.) issued under the Customs Act, 1962, thereby designating that Commissioner as the proper officer to hear and decide the proceedings, with copies circulated to relevant customs and enforcement offices.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment transfers a DRI show-cause notice to the designated customs export adjudicator for adjudication.
A show-cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has been assigned to the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Chennai Sea Port, for adjudication under the statutory power to allocate proceedings among customs authorities, transferring responsibility for processing and deciding the matter to the designated customs export adjudicator.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice: adjudicatory responsibility transferred to the designated Commissioner of Customs for further proceedings.
The Board assigns a Show Cause Notice issued by the investigative authority to the Commissioner of Customs, Seaport-Import, Custom House, Kolkata, for adjudication in respect of M/s Beriwala Impex Pvt. Ltd. and others, transferring adjudicatory responsibility and directing notification to listed customs officers and the Board's records/webmaster.

Common Adjudicating Authority assigned a DRI show-cause notice to a Customs adjudicator for adjudication under the Customs Act.
A show-cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has been formally assigned to a designated Customs adjudicating officer for adjudication, effectuating an administrative transfer of the proceeding under the notification made pursuant to the Customs Act.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: Show Cause Notice reassigned for adjudication to Commissioner of Customs (Export), Chennai port.
The Board assigns Show Cause Notice F.No.DRI/AZU/INQ-71/2013 issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad, in respect of M/s MRF Limited to the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Chennai Sea Port for adjudication, under the delegatory framework of the Customs (N.T.) notification pursuant to the Customs Act.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice to a different customs adjudicating authority for adjudication under Customs Act provisions.
The Board, under the statutory delegation framework provided by the customs notification issued under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner designated as the Common Adjudicating Authority for the purpose of adjudication, effecting an administrative transfer of adjudicatory responsibility to the receiving customs commissioner for disposal under applicable customs adjudication procedures.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment directs adjudication of DRI show cause notice to Nhava Sheva Customs
Pursuant to Notification No.15/2002 Customs (N.T.) under section 4 of the Customs Act, the Board assigns the Show Cause Notice dated 04.09.2013 in the matter of M/s Kolorjet Chemical Pvt. Ltd., originally issued by the DRI Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, to the Commissioner of Customs (Imports), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva, for adjudication and circulates the assignment to relevant customs and preventive formations for implementation.

Basic Customs Duty cap increase for natural rubber adjusts the non ad valorem ceiling under the customs notification.
Substitutes the tariff table entry for the specified item to read "20% or Rs.30/- per kg, whichever is lower," thereby raising the monetary cap on the non ad valorem component of Basic Customs Duty for natural rubber under the principal notification.

Exchange rate determination sets distinct rupee conversion rates for imports and exports under customs valuation rules.
The notification determines rupee conversion rates for specified foreign currencies for customs valuation, effective from 20th December, 2013, prescribing separate rates for imported goods and for export goods in two annexed schedules, and superseding the earlier exchange rate notification for future application.