Common adjudicating authority assignment: show cause notice transferred to designated Commissioner for adjudication under Customs Act.
Pursuant to Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Board assigns a specified show cause notice issued by a revenue intelligence unit to the Commissioner of Customs, Mulund CFS & General, Mumbai for the purpose of adjudication, and circulates copies to the issuing unit, relevant port Commissioners, the designated Commissioner and the Board web administrator.

Common adjudicating authority reassignment: show cause notice transferred to Import Commissioner for adjudication under customs jurisdiction.
The Board orders reassignment of a specified Show Cause Notice issued by an intelligence formation to the Commissioner of Customs (Import) at a major port, designating that Commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority for adjudication; the order also notifies the originating office, a regional customs formation for coordination, and the departmental web administrator for record and service.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment directs adjudication of DRI show cause notices to the Port Import Commissioner at Nhava Sheva.
Assignment under a statutory customs notification delegates specified DRI Show Cause Notices concerning M/s Container Corporation of India Limited to the Commissioner of Customs (Port-Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, Nhava Sheva for adjudication, with copies circulated to named port-import and ICD customs officers and relevant DRI units for administrative follow-up.

Assignment of adjudication transfers a show-cause notice to the Commissioner of Customs for adjudicatory proceedings.
The board assigns a show-cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to the Commissioner of Customs, Bangalore, designating that Commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority and proper officer to undertake adjudication under the applicable notification, and circulates the assignment to relevant investigative and customs offices and the departmental web service.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment transfers adjudication of show cause notice to a designated customs commissioner.
The Board, invoking Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) and provisions of the Customs Act, assigns the Show Cause Notice dated 03.05.2013 concerning M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and M/s Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs, New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai for adjudication, with copies circulated to relevant operational and investigative offices.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: show cause notices reallocated to Commissioner of Customs New Delhi for adjudication.
The Board, invoking Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.), assigns specified show cause notices issued by various customs and investigative units to the Common Adjudicating Authority-the Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi-for the purpose of adjudication, with copies circulated to relevant customs formations to effect administrative reallocation of adjudicatory jurisdiction.

Tariff valuation revised: customs authority substitutes specified tariff values for listed imported goods, modifying valuation application under statutory power.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, under sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, hereby substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal notification with new tables that fix specified tariff values in US dollars for listed goods (including specified edible oils, metals, seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver entries) to be applied for customs valuation and assessment.

Anti-dumping duty on paracetamol imports from China continued, imposing specified per-unit charges and requiring payment in Indian currency.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on paracetamol imports from the People's Republic of China is continued after a review found ongoing and likely-increasing dumping, significant dumping and injury margins, and a risk of increased dumped volumes. The notification prescribes a per unit duty for paracetamol of all grades under the stated tariff item, payable in Indian currency, with the applicable exchange rate determined by Government notifications and the bill of entry date. The duty covers imports where origin and/or export involve the subject country and remains in force for the prescribed continuance period unless earlier revised.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment of multiple customs show cause notices to Commissioner Adjudication for adjudication under customs law.
The Board assigns the show cause notices listed in the appended table, issued by various customs and DRI authorities, to the Commissioner (Adjudication), New Custom House for adjudication under the customs adjudication framework, centralising adjudicatory responsibility for the named parties and matters.

Anti-dumping duty: provisional assessments for specified tile imports converted into final assessments requiring duty payment.
Consignments of vitrified and porcelain tiles from M/s Foshan Qiangbiao Ceramics Co. Ltd (producer) exported through M/s Sheenway Corporation Ltd. (exporter), previously provisionally assessed under the new-shipper provisional notification, shall be finally assessed and collected at the residual anti-dumping duty rate recommended by the designated authority, pursuant to powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules.

Anti-dumping duty on methylene chloride instituted to counter dumped imports, with provisional duties set per origin and exporter.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride) imports from the European Union, United States of America and Korea RP, pursuant to preliminary findings that exports were below normal value causing material injury to domestic industry, with duty rates prescribed by origin, exporter and producer in the notification's table; duties are payable in Indian currency using the exchange rate specified under section 14 of the Customs Act, with the relevant date being presentation of the bill of entry, and shall be levied for a period not exceeding six months unless earlier revoked, amended or superseded.

Exchange rate determination under Customs Act establishes specified import and export currency conversion rates effective mid-October 2013.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs determines, by administrative notification under the Customs Act, the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for purposes relating to imported and export goods, effective 18 October 2013, superseding the prior notification and implemented through two schedules listing separate rates for import and export valuation.

Tariff valuation update revises customs tariff values for specified imported commodities, affecting assessment under the Customs Act.
The Central Board substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 of the principal notification with revised valuation tables, updating specified tariff values in US dollars for listed tariff items (including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver where certain notification benefits apply, and areca nuts) and thereby amending the schedule used for customs import valuation and assessment.

Tariff concessions under IMCECA expanded, substituting the customs notification schedule to grant reduced duties on specified imports.
Amends Notification No. 53/2011 Customs by substituting the entire tariff Table to provide deeper tariff concessions for specified goods from Malaysia under IMCECA; the Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act and in the public interest, issues a revised list of chapter/heading/tariff items with the applicable ad valorem rates, predominantly nil or reduced percentages, governing customs duty treatment for those imports.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on ductile iron pipe imports from China; specified rates and duration maintained.
Continuation of anti-dumping duties on ductile iron pipe imports from the People's Republic of China was ordered after a sunset review found likely increased dumped and injurious exports and probable injury to domestic industry; specific per metric tonne rates in US dollars were prescribed for listed tariff items, producers and exporters, the duty to be leviable for the notified period and payable in Indian currency with the government determined rate of exchange.

Anti-dumping duty on Cefadroxil Monohydrate imports imposed; differentiated duties apply by producer and exporter, payable in domestic currency.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Bulk Drug Cefadroxil Monohydrate from the European Union, with specified duty amounts tied to named producer-exporter combinations and residual rates for other combinations. Duty is payable in Indian currency for five years from Gazette publication, with the rate of exchange for calculation set by separate government notifications and the relevant date for exchange determination being the date of presentation of the bill of entry under section 46 of the Customs Act.

Exchange Rate Determination: conversion rates fixed for listed foreign currencies for import and export goods effective in October.
Statutory conversion rates for specified foreign currencies are fixed for the valuation of imported and export goods, effective 4th October, 2013, with separate rupee-equivalent rates for imported goods and export goods set out in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per one hundred units), and the notification supersedes the earlier exchange rate notification No.100/2013-Customs (N.T.) for future application.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: Show Cause Notice delegated to Commissioner for adjudication under customs notification.
The Board, invoking powers under the notification issued under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in respect of M/s Nikhaar Associates and others to the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), New Custom House, New Delhi for the purpose of adjudication, thereby designating the Common Adjudicating Authority and transferring responsibility for adjudication to the specified Commissioner.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment transfers a DRI show cause notice for adjudication to a designated customs adjudicating authority.
The Board assigns the DRI show cause notice in the matter of M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited to the Commissioner of Customs (Port-Import), Chennai for adjudication, under the notification issued pursuant to the Customs Act, and circulates the order to specified customs and revenue offices and the department webmaster for information and action.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: DRI show cause notice transferred to Commissioner of Customs for adjudication.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit in the matter of M/s Sun TV Network Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs (Imports & General), IGI Airport, New Delhi for adjudication, identifying the transferee as the Common Adjudicating Authority under the applicable Customs notification and statutory framework.