Duty exemption for advance authorization: imports permitted for manufacture of otherwise prohibited exports subject to strict compliance conditions.
The notification exempts materials imported under an Advance Authorization for manufacture and export of an otherwise prohibited item from additional duty, safeguard duty and anti dumping duty, subject to production of the authorization at clearance, conformity of imported materials to authorised descriptions, adherence to notified SION or fixed norms, execution of a bond securing duty with interest if conditions fail, routing through specified EDI-enabled ports/ICDs/LCS, discharge of the export obligation within ninety days by exporting the resultant product made in India, non-transferability and actual user restriction, and documentary and procedural requirements including re export for defective materials.

Anti-dumping duty on Nonyl Phenol extended with specified producer-specific and residual import rates, payable in domestic currency.
Imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on Nonyl Phenol (tariff item 2907 13 00) from Chinese Taipei after a review found continued dumping and likely injury to domestic industry; prescribes producer/exporter-specific per-metric-ton duty amounts and higher residual rates for other suppliers, applies for five years from publication, and requires payment in Indian currency using Government-specified exchange rates with the bill-of-entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty extension continues import duty on caustic soda from Korea after statutory review under Customs Tariff Act powers.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23 of the relevant rules, amends Notification No. 95/2011-Customs by substituting the earlier expiry date in paragraph 2 with a new date, thereby extending the anti-dumping duty on caustic soda originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea for a further period.

Anti-dumping duty continuation for caustic soda imports from China extended, maintaining the existing duty in force for one year.
Extension of anti-dumping duty on caustic soda originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China by inserting a paragraph in the principal notification to continue the existing duty for a further one-year period, the Central Government acting under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable administrative rules to preserve the notification's force until the stated terminal date.

Exchange rate determination sets new conversion rates for foreign currencies for import and export from mid-January, affecting customs valuation.
Determination of exchange rates for conversion between listed foreign currencies and Indian rupees for customs valuation, effective 17 January 2014, superseding the earlier notification; Schedule I provides unit rates with separate entries for imported and export goods, while Schedule II provides rates per one hundred units for currencies so quoted, and these prescribed rates apply for computations under the relevant customs provision except as to prior completed acts.

Fixation of tariff values updated for specified imported goods, substituting Tables 1-3 to set new customs valuation rates.
CBEC amends Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix tariff values in US dollars for specified imported commodities, stating benchmarks generally per metric tonne and for gold and silver per unit weight, and listing commodity-specific valuation figures for vegetable oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts and precious metals.

Anti-dumping duty extension maintains measures on compact fluorescent lamps from specified origins through the extended statutory period.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 55/2009-Customs to provide that the anti-dumping duty on compact fluorescent lamps listed at serial numbers 1 to 28 shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the specified extended date, following a review initiated under section 9A and rule 23 and a recommendation to continue the duty.

Amendment to anti-dumping notification: substitute producer/exporter name with JSC Grodno Azot in affected table columns.
The Central Government, invoking powers under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and the Anti dumping Rules, substitutes the entry JSC Grodno Azot for the existing entries in the Table of Notification No. 121/2009 Customs: for serial number 1 in column (7), and for serial number 2 in column (7) and column (8), effecting a name change of the producer/exporter specified in that notification.

Exchange rate determination fixes import and export conversion rates for multiple foreign currencies effective early January.
Determination fixes exchange rates for specified foreign currencies for customs conversion effective 3rd January, 2014, superseding the prior notification. Distinct rates are prescribed for imported goods and for export goods in two annexed schedules (per unit and per 100 units) and the figures in the schedules are the operative conversion rates to be applied for customs valuation, with exceptions for actions completed before the supersession.