Common Adjudicating Authority assignment transfers a DRI show cause notice to Customs Commissioner for adjudication of import proceedings.
Pursuant to Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, the Board assigns a Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo (Import & General), New Custom House, I.G.I. Airport, New Delhi for the purpose of adjudication, and circulates copies to relevant customs commissioners and the issuing DRI unit for record.

Port designation Kattupalli added to authorised export and import ports, amending existing customs notifications lists.
Amendment to a series of customs notifications substituting specified port enumerations to include Kattupalli (Tamil Nadu) among ports authorised for exports and imports, by replacing existing references (such as "Ennore and Karaikal" or "Kandla, Kolkata") with wording that adds "Kattupalli (Tamil Nadu)" in the enumerated lists across the cited notifications.

Safeguard duty administration: Appointment of Director General (Safeguards) to oversee implementation under customs tariff rules.
The Central Government, under sub rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, appoints a named official as Director General (Safeguards) by Gazette notification, superseding an earlier government notification, to perform functions under those Rules.

Appointment of Director General (Specific Safeguard) establishes authority to administer transitional product-specific safeguard rules under customs tariff framework.
The Central Government appoints Sh. G.S. Sarna as Director General (Specific Safeguard) under sub rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, to perform administrative functions relating to product specific transitional safeguard duties, and supersedes the prior notification concerning that appointment.

Duty free tariff preference inclusion: Republic of Yemen added to beneficiary LDC list under customs notification.
Amendment inserts the Republic of Yemen as a new entry in the Schedule to Notification No. 96/2008 Customs, thereby extending the Duty Free Tariff Preference scheme to Yemen under the authority conferred by the Customs Act, as effected by Notification No. 19/2013 Customs dated 2 April 2013.

Tariff value fixation for specified imported commodities updated, substituting valuation tables and guiding customs assessment procedures.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, under sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes TABLE 1 and TABLE 2 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) with updated tariff values: TABLE 1 prescribing per metric tonne values for specified edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds; TABLE 2 prescribing US dollar values for gold and silver in forms where notified benefits are availed, thereby updating the valuation basis for customs assessment of those goods.

Controlled substances regulation: registration, recordkeeping, sealed transport, and import/export NOC requirements for specified chemicals.
The Order classifies specified chemicals into Schedules A, B and C and requires registration (Form A) from the Zonal Director for persons dealing with Schedule A substances, mandatory daily registers (Form C/D), quarterly returns (Form E/F), immediate reporting of loss, retention of records and consignment documents for five years, sealed transport with consignment Notes (Form G), supervised destruction (Form I), and export/import only by No Objection Certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner via Form J/Form K with post shipment documentation.

Controlled substance designation for listed precursor chemicals expands regulatory control to curb their use in illicit drug manufacture.
Declaration under clause (viid) of section 2 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, designating specified chemicals and preparations as controlled substances because of their potential use in producing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and to implement the 1988 UN Convention. A Table lists fourteen substances and categories including alkaloids, precursor ketones, aromatic intermediates, oxidising agents and preparations of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, thereby subjecting those listed items to the statutory controlled-substance regime.

Anti dumping duty on flat base steel wheels imposed to counter continued dumped imports and protect domestic industry.
The Central Government, relying on the designated authority's finding of continued dumping, price undercutting, and injury, imposes definitive anti dumping duties on Flat Base Steel Wheels from the People's Republic of China at differentiated rates by producer, exporter and trade route, bases landed value on assessable value under the Customs Act (excluding certain duties), mandates payment in Indian currency, and maintains the measures for a specified fixed duration unless revoked earlier.

Customs exemption extension for import of pulses prolonged, preserving duty-free treatment under existing notification framework
Substitution of expiry date in the proviso to Notification No. 12/2012-Customs: the words "1st day of April, 2013" in clause (a) after the Table are replaced by "1st day of April, 2014", thereby extending the exemption from customs duty on import of pulses under the principal notification.

Customs tariff amendment: substitution of the schedule prescribing tariff lines and applicable rates for imports from Japan.
Amendment substitutes the Table in notification No.69/2011 Customs with a comprehensive Table listing chapters, headings, sub headings and tariff items with corresponding rates for "All goods" entries; the substitution, effected under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and published in the Gazette, changes the schedule of tariff treatment for the listed imports from Japan and comes into force on the first day of April, 2013.

Duty exemption for Project ASTRA permits specified missile system imports under authorised works centres with certification and use limits.
The notification inserts an exemption allowing imports of specified machinery, equipment, components, spares, tools, software, raw materials and consumables for Project ASTRA, conditional on import by authorised works centres designated by a Ministry of Defence officer not below Deputy Secretary and production to customs, at import, of a list certified by the Project Director, ASTRA, DRDL Hyderabad, confirming items are required for Project ASTRA, not manufactured in India, and authorised by the Ministry of Defence for use only in Project ASTRA; exemption lapses on or after 1 September 2013.

Anti-dumping duty on meta phenylene diamine to counter dumped imports and safeguard domestic industry.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China following preliminary findings of dumping below normal value and material injury to the domestic industry. The notification specifies tariff classification, identifies particular producers and exporters with differentiated provisional duty rates, provides a default rate for other combinations and for trade involving other countries, and states that duties are expressed in US dollars per kilogram but collected in Indian currency using the official exchange rate; the levy is provisional for up to six months.

Exchange rate determination for customs: prescribed conversion rates set for import and export valuation, effective March implementation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs determines the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for import and export valuation, effective 22 March 2013, superseding the earlier notification. Rates are listed in two annexed Schedules (per-unit rates and a 100-unit Japanese Yen entry), with separate columns for imported and export goods; corrigenda correct prior entries for Kenya Shilling. The determination applies prospectively except for prior acts or omissions.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified imported commodities, standardising customs valuation and import duty assessment.
Amendment under section 14(2) substitutes TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) to fix tariff values in US dollars for specified commodities, including vegetable oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, and per-unit values for gold and silver where certain notification benefits are availed, standardising benchmark values for customs import valuation and duty assessment.

Customs airport operations: Ojhar designated for loading and unloading defence personnel baggage and Ministry of Defence import/export goods.
Insertion of Ojhar (Maharashtra) into Notification No. 61/94-Customs (N.T.) as an additional customs airport entry permitting (a) unloading and (b) loading, each limited to (i) baggage of defence personnel and (ii) imported or exported goods related to the Ministry of Defence.

Customs exchange rate determination sets official foreign-to-rupee conversion rates for imports and exports effective early March.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs determines official foreign-currency-to-rupee conversion rates for import and export goods, effective 8 March 2013, superseding the prior notification of 21 February 2013; separate rates are specified for imported and export goods across two schedules, including a 100-unit schedule for the Japanese Yen. A corrigendum corrects previously misprinted Kenya Shilling entries. These prescribed rates are to be applied for customs valuation and related purposes under the Customs Act, except for actions already completed under the earlier notification.

Determination of Origin: amendment adds the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to SAFTA member list, expanding eligible origins.
Amendment to the Determination of Origin rules under the SAFTA Agreement substitutes in rule 1(1) the existing phrase listing Member States with a revised phrase that adds the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the roster of participating governments. The change is effected under the authority of sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, and the amendment comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Tariff value fixation amended to prescribe commodity valuation benchmarks for customs assessment and import valuation.
Substitution of TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) prescribes revised tariff values for specified imported goods, listing US dollar per metric tonne values for bulk commodities (palm oils, palmolein, soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds) and unit-based values for gold and silver, to serve as the valuation basis for customs assessment under the Customs Act.

Duty-free jewellery allowance increased for returning passengers, raising gender-differentiated baggage exemptions under amended customs rules.
Amendment increases duty-free baggage concessions by substituting higher monetary thresholds in rule 10 and replacing entries in Appendix D and Appendix F to raise the permitted aggregate jewellery allowances for gentleman and lady passengers, with distinct larger allowance for lady passengers; the rules become effective on publication under section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962 and further amend the Baggage Rules, 1998.