Custodian appointment requires bonds and bank guarantees to secure duties and cover transshipment liability for cargo movements.
The custodian is authorised to handle unloading of imports and loading of exports at the notified Customs area until goods are cleared, exported, warehoused or transshipped, subject to conditions: execute/renew a bond per the Handling of Cargo in Customs Area Regulations, 2009 with a Bank Guarantee at 10% of bond value; provide a separate bond and 10% Bank Guarantee covering duty incentives for export/transshipment movements and bear liability for duty and penalties for goods lost during transshipment; earlier notification conditions apply mutatis mutandis.

Customs duty on cashew nuts: new tariff entries impose specific duty with ad valorem fallback, higher rate prevailing.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 12/2012-Customs by inserting two tariff entries (22A and 22B) covering specified HS subheadings for cashew nuts and applying duties composed of a specific rate per unit or an ad valorem rate, with the higher of the two to prevail, effected by Notification No. 27/2013-Customs dated 10 May 2013.

Rate of exchange wording amended to base foreign currency quote on one hundred units, clarifying Schedule II table.
Corrigendum to Notification No. 36/2013 Customs (N.T.) dated 10 April 2013 replaces, in column (3) of Schedule II, the heading "Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees" with "Rate of exchange of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees".

Special Additional Duty exemption withdrawal on brass scrap imports, revoking the specific customs concession by amendment.
Withdrawal of the Special Additional Duty exemption on imports of brass scrap by omission of serial number 80 from the Table in Notification No. 21/2012 Customs, effected through Notification No. 26/2013 Customs, thereby revoking the specific exemption without creating a new tariff item.

Customs exemption for imported liquefied and natural gas allowed when supplied to generating company, subject to security and verification.
Exemption permits import of LNG and NG by specified importers for supply to a generating company for generation and supply of electrical energy, excluding captive generating plants, subject to furnishing a bank guarantee equal to the duty difference, producing a post import certificate of utilisation within six months (or allowed extension), and furnishing an undertaking to pay the duty difference with applicable interest on demand.

Anti dumping duty on Phenol: duties withdrawn for EU and Singapore, continued for South Africa with specified application and duration.
The Central Government, under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant rules, withdraws anti-dumping duties on Phenol from the European Union and Singapore while continuing duties on Phenol originating in or exported from South Africa at specified per metric tonne rates (set in US dollars) applied to listed tariff headings; the duty is payable in Indian currency, effective from Gazette publication and valid until 30 October 2013, with exchange rate for conversion as notified under section 14 of the Customs Act and determined on the bill of entry date.

Exchange rate determination: Notification sets conversion rates for foreign currencies under the Customs Act, affecting import-export valuation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 14 of the Customs Act, fixes the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies effective 3 May 2013, superseding the 18 April 2013 notification. Distinct conversion rates for imported and export goods are set out in Schedule I and the rate for 100 units of Japanese yen in Schedule II. Corrections to Kenya Shilling entries were later issued by corrigendum.

Correction of company name in anti dumping notification: replaces incorrect entry with Kodak (China) Graphic Communication Company Limited.
Corrigendum corrects typographical errors in the customs anti dumping notification by replacing the incorrectly transcribed name "M/s Kodak (China) graphics commounication system Ltd." with the correct corporate designation "Kodak (China) Graphic Communication Company Limited" in the Table entries for S. No. 5 and S. No. 6, thereby amending the Gazette publication to ensure proper identification of the exporter/producer.

Fixation of tariff values sets new customs tariff benchmarks for specified oils, metals and seeds under amended notification.
Substitutes TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) with revised tariff values: TABLE-1 sets US$ per metric tonne benchmarks for specified edible oils (crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soybean oil), brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds; TABLE-2 fixes US$ values for gold and silver in specified forms where benefits of certain entries of Notification No. 12/2012 Customs are availed.

Tariff value fixation amended: substituted tables set benchmark tariff values for specified imported goods under Customs Act authority.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 of the principal notification to prescribe tariff values for specified imported commodities, establishing the US dollar per metric tonne and unit benchmark values for customs valuation of the listed goods.

Anti-dumping duty on carbon black imports from specified countries continued with country-specific per-unit duties and exclusions.
Imposes anti-dumping duty on Carbon Black used in rubber applications under tariff item 28030010 from specified countries, prescribing country- and flow-specific per-unit duties in US dollars per kilogram, excluding Thermal Black and semi-conductive grades; duty effective from publication until 29th July, 2014, payable in Indian currency with exchange rate for conversion determined as of bill of entry presentation.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication for specified customs show-cause notices under the Customs Act.
Appointment of the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (R&I), Mumbai, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise powers and discharge duties under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 in respect of specified show-cause notices issued by the Additional Director, DRI/MZU, Mumbai, with a tabulated list of SCN file numbers and dates transferred to the designated authority.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment reassigns adjudication of specified customs show-cause notices to Additional/Joint Commissioner Mumbai.
Pursuant to sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Mumbai as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise powers and duties of a proper officer for the enumerated show-cause notices. The notification lists each SCN by file number and date and records the issuing authority for all matters as the Additional Director, DRI/MZU, Mumbai.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment transfers a show-cause notice to the Commissioner for adjudication under customs law.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice F. No. DRI/MZU/E/1/2009/537 to 543 dated 14.01.2011 issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit in the case of Shri Harjeet Singh Makkar and others to the Commissioner of Customs, Pune for the purpose of adjudication, effectuating an administrative transfer of adjudicatory responsibility and notifying relevant offices.

Common Adjudicating Authority assigned a show cause notice for adjudication under customs law, reallocating jurisdiction administratively.
The Board, invoking its power under the customs notification, assigns adjudicatory responsibility for a specified show cause notice to a designated commissionerate, transferring jurisdiction and administrative responsibility for hearing and deciding the notice; copies of the assignment are circulated to relevant customs and export units and the issuing investigative unit for coordination.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of specific customs show cause notices, consolidating delegated officers' powers and duties.
The Central Board appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, Delhi IV as the Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the powers and duties of several named customs officers for adjudicating show cause notices issued to M/s. M.P. Lights, M/s. M.P. Manufacturing Co. and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, limited to the matters specified in the notification.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to adjudicate DRI show cause proceedings against specified exporter entities.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Container Freight Station, Mulund, Mumbai, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified Deputy/Assistant and Additional/Joint Commissioners of Customs for the purpose of adjudicating matters relating to the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s Jai Shiv Sulztex Pvt. Ltd. and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to exercise two customs officers' powers for adjudicating a show cause notice dispute.
A Common Adjudicating Authority is appointed by designating the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs at Inland Container Depot (GRFL), Sahnewal, Ludhiana to exercise the powers and duties of both that office and the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs at Custom House, Kandla for adjudication of show cause notice proceedings pertaining to M/s. Steelman Industries and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to consolidate export customs adjudication for DRI-issued show cause matters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Export), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of four named Additional/Joint Commissioners of Customs at specified locations for adjudicating matters arising from show cause notices issued to M/s. Galundia Textiles Pvt. Ltd. and others by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit dated 21 September 2011.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of Customs show-cause notices concerning specified DRI investigation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of three specified Additional/Joint Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating matters arising from a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence show-cause notice relating to M/s. Sarvodaya Suitings Ltd. and others.