Assignment of adjudication: show cause notice delegated to the Commissioner of Customs for formal adjudication proceedings.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs assigns the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the case of M/s Akhil Bhartya Samajotthan Sansthan and others to the Commissioner of Customs (Imports) for the purpose of adjudication, exercising powers under the applicable Customs notification made under the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty recalculated as the difference between notified amount and landed value for specified stainless steel imports.
Corrigendum revises the anti-dumping duty formula for cold-rolled flat stainless steel (400 series) under 600 mm, replacing a flat per-unit rate in column (8) with a duty equal to the difference between the column (8) amount and the landed value of the imported goods in the same currency and unit.

Designation of Designated Authority: appointment of a new official to administer anti dumping and countervailing duty functions.
An administrative order modifies a prior appointment and designates a new Additional Secretary as the Designated Authority, effective from the stated date, to discharge functions under the Customs Tariff Rules relating to identification, assessment and collection of countervailing duty and anti dumping duty and the determination of injury on subsidised and dumped articles.

Corrigendum corrects export goods rate entry in a customs notification, altering the published tariff figure accordingly.
The corrigendum directs that the rate for export goods at S.No.13, Column (3), Part (b) in Notification No.93/2012-CUSTOMS (N.T.) dated 9th October 2012 be read as "5.75" instead of "6.05 (i.e. no change)", thereby correcting the numeric entry for that tariff line in the published notification.

Assignment of Show Cause Notices centralises adjudication by transferring listed customs notices to the Commissioner of Exports, Mumbai.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notices listed, originally issued by various customs authorities in the case of M/s Nitco Ltd., to the Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Mumbai Zone-I, for adjudication, consolidating adjudicatory responsibility at New Customs House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai.

Exchange rate amendment adjusts foreign currency valuation for import and export transactions under Customs Act authority, effective from notified date.
Amendment to the customs exchange rate schedule under Section 14 of the Customs Act substitutes the Schedule entry for the South African Rand to set distinct rates for imported goods and export goods, and declares the revised rates effective from the notified date, with a corrigendum noting a prior reading and its correction.

Anti-dumping duty on Melamine imports from EU, Iran, Indonesia and Japan imposed to offset dumping margins.
Imposition of an anti-dumping duty on Melamine (tariff item 29336100) from the European Union, Iran, Indonesia and Japan, computed as the difference between specified reference amounts per metric tonne in US dollars and the landed value of imports; duty payable in Indian currency, levied for a five year period unless earlier revoked, with "landed value" defined as assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain duties and exchange conversion governed by Department of Revenue notifications with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Anti-dumping duty on pneumatic bias tyres imposed; applies to specified imports from China and Thailand, payable in Indian currency.
Imposes anti-dumping duty on new/unused pneumatic non-radial bias tyres, tubes and flaps above 16" nominal rim diameter for buses and lorries/trucks originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Thailand (and specified other trade scenarios), with specified duty rates per kilogram in US dollars for identified producer/exporter categories. The duty, imposed under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act following a designated authority review, is effective for five years from publication, payable in Indian currency, and converted using the rate of exchange prescribed under section 14 of the Customs Act based on the bill of entry date.

Safeguard duty on carbon black imports from China with a higher initial ad valorem rate reduced in a later period.
The Government imposes a safeguard duty on imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) from the People's Republic of China, based on findings that increased imports caused and threatened market disruption. The duty is ad valorem, applied in staged rates across consecutive application periods, and each applicable ad valorem duty is reduced by any anti-dumping duty payable; the measure is adopted under the Customs Tariff transitional safeguard rules following the Director General (Safeguards)'s final findings.

Drawback rates determined with tariff alignment, Cenvat conditions, exclusions, and procedural claim requirements for export goods
The Central Government determines drawback rates as specified in the annexed Schedule, aligning tariff items at the four digit level with the Customs Tariff Act and applying the General Rules for Interpretation. Rates are expressed as percentages of FOB value or specific per unit amounts, with caps and separate columns for cases when Cenvat facility has or has not been availed. Drawback includes packing unless otherwise stated, and is payable only when procedural claim requirements are satisfied and specified exclusions do not apply.

Exchange rate determination establishes official conversion rates for listed foreign currencies for import and export transactions.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising statutory authority under the Customs Act, prescribes official conversion rates of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees effective 5th October, 2012, for customs purposes. Separate rates for imported and export goods are listed in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units for Japanese Yen). The notification supersedes an earlier exchange-rate notification and records subsequent corrections and substitutions in ancillary corrigenda.

Anti-dumping duty on cold-rolled stainless steel imports enforces price-correction and a conditional levy on specified foreign sources.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Cold Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel (400 Series) under 600 mm from EU, Korea R.P. and USA, calculated as the difference between the tabled amount and the landed value; landed value means assessable value under the Customs Act excluding certain customs duties; duty payable in Indian currency; applicable exchange rate is that notified by the Ministry of Finance and the duty is levied for five years unless earlier revoked or amended.

Declaration of warehousing station enables establishment of an export-oriented unit in Santacruz upon notification publication.
Village Santacruz, Taluka Tiswadi, District North Goa is declared a warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962, made under delegated authority from clause (a) of Section 152, to permit establishment of an export-oriented unit, with effect from the date of publication of the notification in the Gazette.

Duty concession for Least Developed Countries expanded to cover whole customs duty with increased concession rates.
Amendment broadens DFTP relief for Least Developed Countries by substituting clause (i) to exempt "whole of the duty of customs as specified in the first schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975" and by increasing the percentage concession entries in Appendix I, column (4), replacing existing lower rates with higher specified rates to raise tariff concession levels under the scheme.

Tariff values for specified edible oils, brass scrap, gold and silver updated to amend customs valuation framework.
Amendment substitutes TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 of the principal customs notification, establishing tariff values for specified commodities: dollar-per-metric-tonne values for listed edible oils, brass scrap and poppy seeds, and unit tariff values for gold and silver when concessional notification entries are availed, thereby setting the customs valuation reference points for assessing import duties on those items.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to adjudicate specified show cause notices issued by revenue intelligence.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise adjudicatory powers and discharge duties in respect of specified show cause notices issued by the Additional Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, by designating the Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs (Import) at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva as the officer to adjudicate the listed cases.

Common Adjudicating Authority designated to adjudicate a show cause notice concerning Faizco under customs adjudication powers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs designates the Joint/Additional Commissioner of Customs (Preventive) at Sarda House, Jamnagar as Common Adjudicating Authority, empowering that officer to exercise the adjudicatory powers and duties of both the Jamnagar Preventive Commissionerate and the Custom House, Kandla, solely for adjudication of the show cause notice issued to M/s Faizco by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority to centralize adjudication of specified customs show cause notices involving imports.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs (Imports) at Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva, as the Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of specified Additional Commissioners of Customs (Imports) for adjudication of show cause notices issued against M/s Jojojem International by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence zonal unit.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralises adjudication powers for specified customs commissioners in a DRI-show-cause notice matter.
The Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, is appointed as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the specified Additional/Joint Commissioners of Customs (Navrangpura Ahmedabad, Kandla, and Import Commissioner at Nhava Sheva) for adjudicating the show cause notice proceedings against M/s Aries Dye-Chem Industries and others originating from a revenue intelligence investigation.

Jurisdiction of Customs Appellate Authorities defined, assigning appellate oversight to specified officers; Chief Commissioner may limit jurisdiction.
Defines the jurisdiction and appellate oversight under the Customs Act, 1962 by appointing specified Chief Commissioners and Commissioners of Customs (Appeals) in Tables I and II to exercise jurisdiction over orders and decisions of subordinate customs officers, superseding the earlier 2002 notification; includes a proviso allowing Chief Commissioners to specify and limit a Commissioner of Customs (Appeals)'s jurisdiction within their territory.