Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate specified customs show-cause notices against multiple importers and units.
The Director General, Revenue Intelligence appoints the officer specified in the notification as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the various specified customs adjudicating officers for adjudication of the identified show-cause notice against M/s Divis Laboratories Ltd. and other listed noticees, thereby consolidating adjudicatory responsibility for the cited proceedings under the appointed authority.

Exchange rate determination for customs conversion fixes currency rates for import and export calculations effective on specified date.
The notification fixes the rate of exchange for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian currency for customs purposes, effective from 17th January, 2020, superseding the prior board notification; rates are listed in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units), each distinguishing rates for imported goods and exported goods.

Fixation of tariff values sets prescribed import valuation for specified edible oils, metals and agricultural commodities under customs rules.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs amends the principal non tariff notification by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 to fix tariff values for specified imported commodities. The substituted tables prescribe US dollar denominated tariff values per metric tonne or per unit for edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seed, areca nut, and set unit valuations for specified forms of gold and silver where concessional entries are availed or for defined forms excluded from concessions.

Customs amendment: omission of proviso item modifies notification to enable Ghasuapara land customs station for imports.
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, under clauses (b) and (c) of sub section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 63/1994 Customs (N.T.) by omitting item (ii) in the first proviso of the opening paragraph, as effected by Notification No. 03/2020 Customs (N.T.), dated 15th January 2020.

Extension of adjudication period under Customs law: authority grants additional time to determine duty or interest on SCN.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence extends the period for determination of duty or interest for a specified show cause notice by formal notification, effective from expiry of the initial notice period, and confirms the appointment of the Common Adjudicating Authority to continue adjudication.

Countervailing duty on continuous cast copper wire rods imposes producer and origin specific import levies under customs rules.
Imposes a countervailing duty on Continuous Cast Copper Wire Rods under tariff heading 7408 from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, with producer- and origin-specific percentage rates (including a nil rate for a named Thai exporter). Duties are calculated as percentages of the landed value, payable in Indian currency, with exchange rate and assessable value rules specified, and remain in force for a statutory period absent earlier revocation or amendment.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment enables designated officers to adjudicate specified customs show cause notices.
Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act, 1962 to exercise powers and discharge duties of specified adjudicating officers for adjudication of identified show cause notices. The notification maps noticees and show cause notices to the adjudicating authorities being superseded and names the officers appointed as common adjudicating authorities, with substitutions and corrigenda noted.

Common adjudicating authority appointed to consolidate adjudication of specified show cause notices under the Customs Act.
Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to consolidate adjudication of specified show cause notices by designating officers to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of original adjudicating authorities under clause (a) of section 152 of the Customs Act; the notification identifies noticees and show cause notices and maps original adjudicating authorities to the officers now authorised to act as common adjudicating authorities across multiple customs formations.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority for show cause notices against Cisco Commerce India assigns Group VA Deputy or Assistant Commissioners.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act to adjudicate specified show cause notices issued to M/s Cisco Commerce India Private Limited, by designating named Deputy or Assistant Commissioners of Customs, Group VA, at specified customs formations to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the originally notified adjudicating officers for each listed SCN.

Extension of adjudication period under Customs Act allows one-year prolongation for specified noticees' duty or interest determination.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, invoking the first proviso to the Customs adjudication provision, extends by one year from 10.01.2020 the period for determination of duty or interest in respect of the listed show cause notices where a Common Adjudicating Authority has been appointed; the notification identifies the noticees, their show cause notice references, and the earlier notification appointing the Common Adjudicating Authority.

Exchange Rate Determination sets customs conversion rates for specified foreign currencies, with separate import and export figures.
Determination of exchange rates for customs conversion effective 3rd January, 2020, superseding the prior notification; prescribes currency-specific rates for conversion between foreign currencies and Indian rupees for customs purposes with separate columns for imported goods and exported goods as set out in Schedule I and Schedule II, applying under the statutory authority of the Board except for acts done under the earlier notification.