Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: show cause notice transferred for adjudication under Customs Act notification procedures.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, dated 31.12.2013 concerning M/s Power Grid Corporation of India Limited to the Commissioner, Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax, Bhubaneswar-I, for the purpose of adjudication, under the relevant Customs Act notification, effecting an administrative transfer of adjudicatory responsibility.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment of a customs show cause notice to the relevant Commissioner for formal adjudication and processing.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the investigative revenue agency in respect of imported goods to the Commissioner of Customs at the relevant Air Cargo Complex for formal adjudication, designating that Commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority and instructing circulation to the investigative agency, the receiving Commissioner, other customs formations, and electronic portals to enable procedural follow up and adjudicatory processing.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: show cause notices reassigned for adjudication to a designated Customs Commissioner.
The Board, invoking Notification No.15/2002 Customs (N.T.) and sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, assigns specified Show Cause Notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Mumbai Zonal Unit to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai for adjudication, listing four SCNs with respective issuing authorities and noticees and directing administrative reallocation of adjudicatory responsibility.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment directs adjudication of DRI show-cause notice by designated Customs Commissioner for proceedings.
Assignment of a show cause notice issued by a central revenue intelligence unit to the local Commissioner of Customs for the purpose of statutory adjudication, effected under the applicable customs notification and the Customs Act, thereby transferring adjudicatory jurisdiction and initiating administrative adjudication before the designated Commissioner.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment redirects adjudication of allegations concerning import of used equipment to designated customs commissioner.
Under the notification-based delegation under section four of the Customs Act, the Board assigns a specified Show Cause Notice concerning alleged irregular importation to the Commissioner of Customs (Sea Port Import), Custom House, Chennai, for adjudication by the designated customs adjudicating authority, with administrative copies circulated to relevant customs and excise commissioners and departmental web contact.

Rate of exchange determined for listed foreign currencies under Customs Act, affecting import and export valuation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 14 of the Customs Act, determines the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies for valuation of imported and export goods, effective 21st March, 2014, superseding the prior notification; Schedule I sets rates per one unit with separate columns for imported and export goods, and Schedule II sets rates per one hundred units with separate columns for imported and export goods.

Provisional anti dumping duty on sodium nitrate imposed to counter dumped imports and protect domestic industry for six months.
The Central Government imposes provisional anti dumping duty on imports of Sodium Nitrate under the specified tariff items, following preliminary findings that exports from the European Union, the People's Republic of China, Ukraine and Korea RP were dumped and caused material injury to domestic industry. Duty rates are specified per kilogram in the Table for defined origin/export permutations and producers/exporters (often designated as "Any"). The duty is levied for up to six months from publication, payable in Indian currency, with the rate of exchange determined by Government exchange rate notifications and the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on red phosphorous imports from China imposed to counter dumping and protect domestic industry.
Imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of red phosphorous excluding electronic applications from the People's Republic of China, pursuant to the Customs Tariff Act and anti-dumping rules, following findings of dumping and material injury. A unit-based duty rate in foreign currency per kilogram is prescribed for specified origin/export/producer/exporter combinations; the duty is effective for five years, payable in Indian currency and converted using the official exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry date.

Fixation of tariff values: updated declared values for specified commodities affecting customs valuation and import assessment.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 to prescribe revised declared tariff values in US dollars for specified imported commodities, including various palm and soyabean oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and unit values for gold and silver where notification benefits are availed, thereby establishing commodity specific declared values for customs valuation and import assessment.

Common Adjudicating Authority assigned show-cause notices to Commissioner of Customs (Import) for adjudication under the Customs Act.
The Board assigns specified show-cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai for adjudication, under Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby consolidating adjudicatory responsibility and transferring jurisdiction to the designated Commissioner for the listed notices.

Adjudication assignment: Show Cause Notice transferred to Commissioner of Central Excise for adjudication under Customs Act.
Board assigns a Show Cause Notice issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication) for adjudication under powers conferred by Notification No.01/2003-Customs (N.T.) read with Notification No.37/2003-Customs (N.T.) and sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, directing that the notice concerning M/s Nikhaar Associates be processed by the designated adjudicating authority.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment transfers a show cause notice for adjudication to the Customs Commissioner.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence concerning M/s Redington (India) Limited to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo Complex, Mumbai for the purpose of adjudication, designating that Commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority to undertake adjudicatory proceedings under the delegated notification issued under the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty on plain medium density fibre board extended, maintaining protection for imports from specified countries under statutory review.
Amendment inserts a temporal continuation clause into the earlier notification to extend the operation of the anti-dumping duty on plain medium density fibre board of thickness 6 mm and above originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The extension is effected under the statutory review powers of the Customs Tariff Act and the implementing rules after initiation of a review and a request for continuation, preserving the existing duty regime by specifying that the notification remain in force up to and inclusive of the stated date.

Anti-dumping duty on Meta Phenylene Diamine enforces producer-specific and residual import tariffs, payable in domestic currency.
Definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA) imports from the People's Republic of China for five years, following findings of dumping, material injury, and causal linkage; tariff classifications and producer-/exporter-specific rates are specified in US dollars per kilogram with a residual rate for other combinations. The duty is payable in Indian currency, with conversion at exchange rates notified under section 14 of the Customs Act using the bill of entry date, and is effective from the provisional duty imposition date of 22 March 2013, subject to earlier amendment or revocation.

Anti-dumping duty on acetone imports from designated countries extended with specified country and producer rates and set duration.
The Central Government continued imposition of Anti-Dumping Duty on acetone imports from the European Union, South Africa, Singapore and the United States based on findings of likely dumped imports and likely deterioration of the domestic industry. The notification prescribes country-, producer- and exporter-specific duty rates per metric unit for acetone under the relevant tariff item, fixes effectiveness for a specified duration from publication, requires payment in Indian currency, and applies the exchange rate specified under the Customs Act as of the bill-of-entry date.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority centralises adjudication for a DRI-originated show cause notice involving named parties.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs (Airport), Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of three specified Customs adjudicating officers for adjudicating matters arising from a show cause notice issued by the Additional Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai Zonal Unit dated 31 January 2014 concerning Shri A. Kirishnamoorthy and others.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to hear the show cause notice against M/s Hyundai Rotem arising from DRI proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Import & General, New Custom House, New Delhi as Common Adjudicating Authority, empowered under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, to exercise the powers of specified Assistant Commissioners for the sole purpose of adjudicating the DRI show cause notice issued to M/s Hyundai Rotem.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to adjudicate Customs show cause notices arising from a DRI investigation.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962, designating the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Navrangpur, Ahmedabad to exercise powers and duties for adjudicating matters arising from a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence show cause notice dated 27 February 2013 against specified corporate entities and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment consolidates adjudication of customs show cause notices for a specified respondent.
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 (Port-Import), Chennai as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of several named customs adjudicating officers for the limited purpose of adjudicating show cause notices issued by revenue intelligence concerning M/s Faiveley Transport Rail Technologies India Limited.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment designates authority to adjudicate customs show-cause notices under the Customs Act.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority designates the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), Jodhpur, to exercise powers and discharge duties under the Customs Act for adjudicating specified show-cause notices arising from an investigation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Regional Unit, Jaipur, thereby consolidating adjudicatory jurisdiction and transferring responsibility to the appointed authority.