Tariff value fixation updated for specified imported goods, substituting prior tables and setting new foreign-currency rates.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) with revised tariff value tables prescribing specified tariff values in US$ per metric tonne (or per unit where stated) for listed imported goods including palm oil and variants, palmolein, soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver entries.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of a specified Customs show cause notice against a named firm.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as the Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Customs Commissioners and Assistant/Deputy Commissioners for adjudicating the show cause notice issued to M/s Hansraj Bhatia & Co., consolidating adjudicatory jurisdiction in that officer for the identified proceeding.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment consolidates customs adjudication for a specified show cause notice under the Customs Act.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority names the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Hyderabad-II, to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of two specified Additional Commissioners of Customs under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act for the limited purpose of adjudicating a show cause notice issued against M/s Jasmine Biotechnologies, thereby consolidating jurisdiction and designating the proper officer for that proceeding.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority centralises adjudication of specified customs show cause notices under the Customs Act.
The Central Board appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Export), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of several Additional Commissioners of Customs at specified ports and an inland container depot for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, in relation to designated importers/exporters.

Rate of exchange for customs valuation updated, specifying distinct import and export currency conversion rates effective mid April.
Determines the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies for customs purposes, effective from 18th April, 2014, superseding the earlier notification of 3rd April, 2014. Annexed Schedule I lists per unit import and export conversion rates for major currencies and Schedule II lists conversion rates per 100 units for currencies quoted on that basis, to be applied for customs valuation and related customs calculations under the statutory authority.

Fixation of tariff values: notification substitutes prescribed import tariff values for specified commodities, altering import valuation benchmarks.
Amendment under section 14(2) of the Customs Act substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by providing revised tariff values (in US dollars per metric tonne or per specified unit) for specified imported goods, including palm oil and palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and revised values for gold and silver where specified notification benefits are availed, to serve as the operative valuation benchmarks for customs purposes.

Provisional anti-dumping duty on cast aluminium alloy wheels to counter dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of cast aluminium alloy wheels (12-24 inch diameter) from the People's Republic of China, Korea RP and Thailand after preliminary findings of dumping and material injury; the notification prescribes producer- and exporter-specific rates for identified entities, limits the levy to six months from publication unless earlier revoked or amended, and requires payment in Indian currency using the Customs Act exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry date.

Custodianship continuation clause clarified: custodianship runs to the stated terminal date or until further orders, and outsourcing limited.
Amendment replaces prior fixed-term custodial wording with a continuation clause limiting custodianship to the previously stated terminal date or until further orders, whichever is earlier, and confines outsourcing by the custodian via a Strategic Alliance Partnership company to specified yard handling functions; all other notification provisions remain unchanged and the amendment takes immediate effect.

Common Adjudicating Authority: consolidation of show cause notices for adjudication by the designated customs commissioner.
Administrative order assigns specified show cause notices issued by various customs authorities to the Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Mumbai as the Common Adjudicating Authority, consolidating adjudicatory responsibility and directing that those notices be adjudicated by the designated commissioner under the customs adjudication framework.

Customs notification amendment adds Aurangabad as authorised location for unloading imports and loading exports under Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs inserts an entry for Aurangabad in Notification No.61/94-Customs (N.T.), authorising the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods (or any class of such goods) at that location, effected under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to adjudicate specified show cause notices concerning M/s Crystal Enterprises and related matters.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 designates the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Jodhpur, Headquarters at Jaipur, to exercise powers and discharge duties of both the Preventive and Export Additional Commissioners for adjudication of specified show cause notices issued to M/s Crystal Enterprises and others, superseding the earlier 2010 notification insofar as relevant to these proceedings.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate a show cause notice under Customs Act against M/s Suncity Electronics.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the specified customs officers and to adjudicate the show cause notice issued to M/s Suncity Electronics, consolidating adjudicatory responsibility in the named proper officer.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate and adjudicate customs show-cause proceedings arising from DRI notices.
Appointment under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Additional Commissioner (Exports), JNCH and the Additional Commissioner, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, for the purpose of adjudicating show-cause proceedings arising from notices issued by the Additional Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit concerning M/s Star Impex and others.

Exchange rate determination sets conversion rates for foreign currencies affecting import and export valuation purposes.
Determination prescribes conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees, effective 4th April, 2014, under section 14 of the Customs Act, to be applied distinctly for imported goods and for export goods as set out in two annexed schedules, and supersedes the prior notification except as to past actions.

Tariff Schedule Amendment: India-Japan CEPA replaces prior customs notification table for chapter-wise goods tariff rates.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, issues Notification No.09/2014 substituting the Table in Notification No.69/2011-Customs (India-Japan CEPA). The substituted Table lists chapter, heading, sub heading and tariff items with the corresponding customs tariff rate entries applicable to "All goods," thereby defining the tariff classification and preferential tariff treatment for goods covered by the India-Japan CEPA notification.

Tariff concession amendment: substitution of HS-code schedules updating preferential duty relief under the DFTP scheme.
Amendment to the DFTP tariff concession schedules by substituting Appendix I with a Table listing HS codes and the extent of tariff concession as a percentage of the applied rate of duty, and substituting Appendix II with an updated list of HS-code entries describing eligible goods for preferential treatment under the scheme.

Tariff value fixation: substituted tariff value tables set valuation references for listed imported goods under customs rules.
Amends the Customs notification fixing tariff values by substituting new Tariff Value tables for specified goods, replacing TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.). The substituted tables set tariff values in US dollars for listed edible oils, oil fractions, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver for specified concessional entries, and areca nuts, to be used as the operative valuation schedule where tariff values apply.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment designates the Commissioner of Customs (Exports) to adjudicate a DRI show cause notice.
Pursuant to Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) and section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Board assigns Show Cause Notice F.No.840/JPR/19-XIX/2010/1121-31 dated 27.05.2013 issued by the Additional Director General, DRI Delhi Zonal Unit, in the matter of M/s Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (100% EOU) to the Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, JNPT, Nhava Sheva, as the designated authority for adjudication; copies have been circulated to specified customs formations and the originating DRI unit for information and administrative action.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: show cause proceedings reassigned for adjudication under customs notification delegation.
The Board, under Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) issued pursuant to section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, assigns the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the case of M/s Romil Jewelry to the Commissioner of Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, designating that Commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication and directing communication of the reassignment to relevant offices.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority assigns a show cause notice to the customs commissioner for adjudication of customs allegations.
The Board assigns a show cause notice issued in respect of M/s Sai Deepa Rock Drills Pvt. Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Chennai Sea Port as the Common Adjudicating Authority for the purpose of adjudication under the Customs Act, and circulates copies to relevant investigative and customs offices to effect the administrative transfer of jurisdiction.