Extension of utilization certificate period expands allowed time to furnish the certificate under the customs notification amendment.
Amendment substitutes the words "within a period of six months" with "within a period of twelve months" in condition number 100, clause (b) of the ANNEXURE to Notification No. 12/2012-Customs, thereby extending the time allowed for furnishing the utilization certificate to the jurisdictional Central Excise authority.

Customs exchange rate determination sets import and export conversion rates for foreign currencies for customs valuation.
Statutory determination of official exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees effective 17th October, 2014, superseding the prior customs exchange-rate notification, by listing import and export conversion rates in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units) to be applied for customs valuation and other customs purposes.

Fixation of tariff values: amendment substitutes new tariff value tables for specified imported goods under the Customs Act.
Amendment substitutes new tariff value tables in the principal notification, prescribing updated tariff values in US dollars for specified commodities (including palm oil varieties, crude soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver imports for which notification benefits are availed) and specifying units of measurement and applicable tariff headings, thereby altering the customs valuation framework under the Customs Act.

Exchange rate determination for specified foreign currencies governs conversion for import and export valuation under customs.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs prescribes the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees, effective 2 October 2014, superseding the prior notification. Two schedules provide the operative conversion benchmarks: Schedule I sets per unit rupee equivalents for listed currencies with separate rates for imported and export goods; Schedule II sets rates per 100 units for specified currencies, also distinguishing import and export applications for customs valuation and related assessments.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice to designated Customs adjudicating authority for statutory adjudication under Customs Act provisions.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice concerning M/s Aka Impex India Pvt. Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs (Port Import), Custom House, Chennai as the Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication, citing the notification issued under the Customs Act; the order transmits copies to relevant customs commissioners and the departmental contact for implementation.

Assignment of adjudication: show cause notice transferred to the Commissioner of Customs for adjudication under the customs notification.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the matter of M/s Mining & Machinery Services to the Commissioner of Customs (Port Import), Custom House, Chennai for the purpose of adjudication, directing that copies be sent to the issuing unit, the receiving Commissioner and departmental web contact for information and follow-up.

Tariff value fixation updated for specific imported commodities to serve as customs valuation benchmarks for import duty assessment.
Amendment substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by fixing tariff value rates in US dollars (per metric tonne or per stated unit) for specified imported goods, including palm oils and palmoleins, soybean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver (unit-based), and areca nuts, to serve as reference benchmarks for customs import valuation.

Anti-dumping duty on phenol imposed to counter dumped imports and protect domestic industry from specified origins.
Imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of phenol from Chinese Taipei and the United States for five years, adopting the designated authority's finding of dumping and material injury and prescribing producer- and exporter-specific duty rates per metric ton as listed, payable in Indian currency with conversion at the exchange rate specified under section 14 of the Customs Act on the bill of entry date.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of show cause notices for M/s Aban Exim under the Customs Act.
The Central Board appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad as Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act to exercise powers and duties of the listed Additional Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating the show cause notices relating to M/s Aban Exim Pvt. Ltd., centralising adjudication of those specified proceedings.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment: designated officer to adjudicate specified DRI show cause notices against named entities.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority designates a single Additional Commissioner to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Additional Commissioners for adjudicating the DRI show cause notices dated 17th June, 2014 relating to the named entities, under sub section (1) of section 4 and sub section (1) of section 5 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate specified show-cause notices issued by the revenue intelligence directorate.
A Common Adjudicating Authority is designated-vesting the Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs (Import), Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri (E), Mumbai-with authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified Joint/Additional Commissioners across multiple commissionerates for the purpose of adjudicating the show-cause notices and corrigenda issued in relation to M/s Bosch Limited and others.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication of show cause notices arising from a named customs investigation.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under sub section (1) of sections 4 and 5 of the Customs Act, appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of specified Additional Commissioners for adjudicating the show cause notices issued in relation to Srikant Jhavar and others, with the appointment tied to the identified investigation file references and corrigendum.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notices concerning the named individual and related matters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs at Custom House, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad as a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the specified Additional Commissioners or Joint Commissioners at Ahmedabad and Jamnagar for adjudicating show cause notices arising from a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence inquiry concerning Shri Pradip C. Jagada and others.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication of show cause notices issued to a specified importer.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 4(1) and section 5(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication) at the Bengaluru adjudication establishment as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Additional/Joint Commissioner and the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner (Adjudication) for adjudicating show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence's regional unit to the named importer.

Customs entry added: Hosur authorized for unloading imported goods and loading export goods under amended notification.
Designates Hosur by inserting item (xiii) in the Table against serial number 11 for Tamil Nadu, authorising the unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods at that location, thereby amending Notification No. 12/97-CUSTOMS (N.T.) under the statutory powers of the Central Board of Excise and Customs.

Anti-dumping duty extension preserves protection on flexible slabstock polyol pending statutory continuation review and enforcement.
The Central Government amended the original anti-dumping notification to continue the anti-dumping duty on Flexible Slabstock Polyol, invoking statutory powers under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules. The amendment adds a paragraph expressly maintaining the duty in force for an additional period unless revoked, following initiation of a continuation review by the designated authority and the procedural request to extend the measure.

Customs tariff amendment excludes chickpeas from pulse exemption and adds separate tariff line with nil duty, revising effective dates.
The amendment narrows tariff heading 0713 by excluding subheading 0713 20 00, revises the table description to "Pulses except chickpeas (garbanzos)", inserts a new Nil duty entry for chickpeas under 0713 20 00, and modifies the notification proviso by changing an effective date and adding a clause making the chickpea entry effective from a specified earlier date.

Exchange rate determination under Customs Act fixes foreign currency conversion rates for import and export valuation and compliance.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 14 of the Customs Act, prescribes distinct conversion rates for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for import and export purposes effective from 19th September, 2014, set out in two schedules (unit rates and per 100 unit rates); these rates supersede the earlier September notification except as to past actions and are to be applied by customs authorities for valuation and related customs calculations.

Customs designation: Modinagar added for import unloading and export loading under central customs notification amendment.
The notification amends the principal customs notification by inserting Modinagar, District Ghaziabad, in the Table for Uttar Pradesh as an additional designated location, authorising the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods at that site under the powers of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti-dumping duty on sulphur black imports from China imposed, with duty per unit and government exchange-rate conversion rules.
The Central Government imposes an anti dumping duty on sulphur black (all forms and strengths) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China at a specified US dollar amount per metric tonne; the duty applies also to imports routed through or involving third countries. The duty is payable in Indian currency, remains effective for five years from publication unless earlier altered, and conversion from US dollars shall use the exchange rate specified by Government notifications, with the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation.