EPCG catalyst import permitted under the original authorization, with exception for separate Regional Authority authorization.
The amendments allow import of a catalyst for one subsequent charge under the same EPCG authorization used to import plant, machinery or equipment and the initial-charge catalyst, while preserving the Regional Authority's discretion to issue a separate authorization for a subsequent-charge catalyst after the initial imports.

Common Adjudicating Authority: show-cause notice reassigned to designated Customs Commissioner for adjudication under Customs Act.
The Board, under Notification No. 15/2002-Cus(NT) read with Section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, assigns the Show Cause Notice dated 20.09.2012 concerning M/s. Questnet Enterprises (India) Pvt. Ltd., issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, to the Commissioner of Customs (Administration & Airport), Kolkata as the Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication and directs communication of the order to relevant Customs formations.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice under Customs Act transfers adjudication responsibility to the designated customs adjudicating authority.
In exercise of authority under the Notification made under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, the Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the matter of M/s Emars Mining & Construction Pvt. Ltd. and others to the designated customs adjudicating office for the purpose of adjudication, effecting an administrative transfer of adjudicatory responsibility.

Designation of Private Customs Bonded Warehouse: specified land parcels declared warehousing station under Customs Act notice.
The Chief Commissioner, exercising delegated notification powers under the Customs Act, declares specified Khasra parcels in Village Shivpura, Tehsil Raghuraj Nagar, District Satna as a warehousing station for the limited purpose of a Private Customs Bonded Warehouse, identifying the parcels and recording the administrative reference.

Exchange rate determination: revised foreign currency conversion rates set for customs valuation affecting imports and exports.
Determination of revised rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies for customs valuation and related purposes, effective from 8th February, 2013, superseding the earlier notification and prescribing distinct rates for imported and export goods as set out in two schedules; corrigenda later corrected certain typographical entries.

Customs House Agents licensing amendment removes examination sub regulation, changing eligibility procedure and taking effect on Gazette publication.
Amendment removes the examination-related provision in regulation 8 of the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations, 2004 by omitting sub regulation (9); enacted under delegated statutory powers and effective upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty extension on Flexible Slabstock Polyol maintained, continuing import duty obligations for affected exporters.
An amendment extends the anti-dumping duty on imports of Flexible Slabstock Polyol from the United States of America and Japan by inserting a provision in the original notification that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the 4th day of February, 2014, unless revoked earlier, pursuant to the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules following a continuation review and request for extension.

Assignment of Adjudication: Show cause notice reassigned to the Commissioner of Customs for adjudicatory proceedings.
Assigns adjudicatory responsibility for a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence show cause notice concerning M/s. Havells India Limited to the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot Tughlakabad, by exercising the notification-based statutory mechanism that delegates adjudication to the designated proper officer; specifies circulation of the order to the originating revenue intelligence unit, the designated customs commissionerate, an adjudication administrative office, and the departmental web administrator for coordination and record.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice: notice reassigned for adjudication to the Commissioner of Customs at ICD Tughlakabad.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the revenue intelligence unit in the matter of M/s. Aakanksha Syntex Pvt. Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, for the purpose of adjudication, and circulates copies of the direction to multiple customs and central excise formations for information and administrative follow-up.

Adjudication assignment under customs statute: DRI show cause notice referred to the Commissioner at ICD Tughlakabad for adjudication proceedings.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit, in the matter of M/s. Krishna International and others to the Commissioner of Customs at ICD Tughlakabad for adjudication, under the notification empowering transfer of adjudicatory responsibility to the Common Adjudicating Authority.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment of show cause notice for adjudication under Customs Act procedures issued by revenue intelligence
The order transfers the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Nhava Sheva, assigning that office as the Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication and recording circulation of the order to relevant customs and revenue offices and the departmental webmaster for administrative coordination.

Land Customs Station appointments limit specific imports and allow seasonal cross border trade through designated routes.
The amendment appoints Loksan and Nagarkata as Land Customs Stations limited to the import of ginger, orange and cardamom, and Kulkuli as a Land Customs Station limited to the import of oranges; trade through these stations is allowed only seasonally between the first day of August and the thirty-first day of March. The notification also inserts specific road connections for each station in the TABLE for the Land Frontier of Bhutan, identifying the routes that link the named Indian bazaars to their Bhutanese counterparts.

Exchange Rate Notification revised: yen conversion rates adjusted for import and export, taking effect from end of January.
Amendment substitutes the Japanese Yen entry in Schedule-II of the exchange rate notification, revising distinct conversion rates for imported and exported goods to be used for customs valuation. The Board, invoking Section 14 of the Customs Act, replaces Serial No. 1 of the earlier notification and makes the revised rates effective from the date of issuance under Notification No. 17/2013-Customs (N.T.).

Tariff values fixed: substituted tables set import valuation benchmarks for specified oils, brass, seeds and precious metals.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE 1 and TABLE 2 to fix tariff values for specified imported goods, listing US dollar per metric tonne values for vegetable oils, soyabean oil, brass scrap and poppy seeds, and prescribing valuation entries for gold and silver where specified notification benefits are availed, thereby establishing the import valuation benchmarks for customs assessment of those items.

Customs permitted activities clarified: amendment specifies unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods at a specified airport.
Exercising powers under section 7(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Government substitutes the table entry for item (b) relating to the Airport "Mangalore" in Notification No. 61/94-(N.T.), specifying the authorized activity as "Unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods." The amendment replaces the existing column (4) text for serial No. 8 without changing other parts of the principal notification.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to adjudicate a show-cause notice against M/s J K Tyres, consolidating jurisdiction in Mumbai.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (import), New Custom House, Mumbai, as the Common Adjudicating Authority, consolidating adjudicatory powers exercisable at Mumbai and at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, for the purpose of adjudicating a specific show-cause notice issued to M/s J K Tyres and Industries Limited by the revenue intelligence unit.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to consolidate adjudication of customs show-cause proceedings against a specified importer.
The Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Loni, Ghaziabad is appointed as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of the Deputy Commissioners of Customs at ICD Loni and ICD Tughlakabad for adjudication of matters arising from the show cause notice issued to M/s. Dharmendra Kumar by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Lucknow Zonal Unit under the Customs Act.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority designates Kandla Customs adjudicator to hear the show cause notice against KLJ Polymers.
Designation under section 5(1) of the Customs Act appoints the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Import), Custom House, Kandla, to act as the adjudicating authority and exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the specified Additional/Joint Commissioners for adjudicating matters arising from the show cause notice issued to M/s KLJ Polymers and Chemicals Ltd by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of show cause notices against Sanam Exports with the designated customs officer.
The Additional Commissioner of Customs at the Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi is designated as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the named Additional Commissioners for the purpose of adjudicating specified show cause notices issued against M/s Sanam Exports, centralising adjudicatory responsibility for those proceedings.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to centralize adjudication of show cause notices relating to Aparna Lace Crafts and others.
Appoints the Common Adjudicating Authority by directing the Commissioner of Customs, New Custom House, IGI Airport, New Delhi to exercise the powers and discharge duties of specified Customs officers for the purpose of adjudicating the Show Cause Notice issued to M/s Aparna Lace Crafts and others by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Zonal Unit, Delhi, under sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962.