Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: Show Cause Notice transferred to Commissioner of Customs for adjudication.
The Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the matter of M/s Mortex (India) is assigned to the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Custom House, Kolkata for the purpose of adjudication under the Notification issued under the Customs Act, with copies of the order circulated to relevant customs and revenue offices and the departmental webmaster.

Assignment of show cause notice to designated customs commissioner enables adjudication under the Customs Act by port authorities.
Pursuant to the statutory notification under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, the Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in respect of M/s Vedika Metals Private Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata for adjudication, directing transfer of adjudicatory responsibility and circulating copies to the issuing unit and relevant customs officials for implementation.

Appointment of Common Adjudicating Authority assigns a show cause notice to the designated customs commissioner for adjudication.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice in the referenced matter to the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Custom House, Strand Road, Kolkata for adjudication under the Customs Act, 1962 pursuant to the Notification issued under section 4(1); the order delegates adjudicatory responsibility from the issuing intelligence unit to the designated customs adjudicating authority and directs transmission of the assignment to listed recipients for service and record.

Assignment of adjudication: show cause notice transferred to Commissioner of Customs for adjudicatory proceedings under customs delegation.
A show cause notice issued by a revenue intelligence unit against M/s Vidres India Ceramics Private Limited and others is assigned to the Commissioner of Customs, Ahmedabad for adjudication pursuant to the delegation mechanism under the relevant Customs notification, with administrative copies circulated to concerned offices to enable adjudicatory proceedings.

Assignment of Adjudication: DRI show cause notices assigned to the Commissioner of Customs for adjudication under the Customs Act.
Assignment of specified Show Cause Notices and a corrigendum issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Kolkata Zonal Unit to the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Custom House, Kolkata for adjudication, effected pursuant to Notification No.15/2002 Customs (N.T.) and the statutory power under section 4 of the Customs Act; administrative circulation of the assignment to designated customs officers and units and electronic notification to the Board's webmaster is directed.

Assignment of adjudication: Show Cause Notice transferred to Customs Commissioner for adjudication under customs administrative framework.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Additional Director General, DRI Delhi Zonal Unit, in the matter of M/s Sun Infonet (P) Ltd. and others to the Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, for adjudication, and circulates copies to relevant customs formations and officers to establish the proper adjudicating authority.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment: Show Cause Notice transferred for adjudication under Customs Act to Port (Import) Commissioner.
The Board, under the Customs Act notification framework, assigns the Show Cause Notice dated 25.04.2014 concerning M/s Tirupathi Enterprises to the Commissioner of Customs, Port (Import), Custom House, Chennai for adjudication, directing the named Commissioner to exercise adjudicatory functions and issuing copies to relevant customs and air cargo commissioners and the issuing revenue intelligence unit.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment directs adjudication of show cause notices by designated customs commissioner under Customs Act.
Multiple show cause notices issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence against M/s S.J. Marketing, M/s Sukaso Ceracolors Pvt. Ltd. and Grindwell Pulverizers Pvt. Ltd. are assigned to the Commissioner of Customs, Hyderabad-II Commissionerate for adjudication under the Notification made under the Customs Act, relocating adjudicatory responsibility to that Commissioner for processing the specified notices.

Assignment of Adjudication: Show Cause Notice reassigned to Customs Commissioner for adjudication under the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs has assigned the Show Cause Notice issued by the Additional Director General, DRI Zonal Unit, Ahmedabad, in the case of M/s Mulchand M. Zaveri and others to the Commissioner of Customs, Custom House, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, for adjudication, designating that Commissioner as the Common Adjudicating Authority and circulating copies of the order to the issuing DRI unit, the Mumbai import commissioner, and the CBEC web administrator.

Exchange rate determination sets official foreign currency conversion rates for import and export valuation under Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs fixes official exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees for customs valuation of imported and export goods, effective from 22nd August, 2014, prescribing separate rates for imports and exports in annexed schedules and superseding the immediately preceding exchange rate notification except as to prior actions.

Customs tariff amendment substitutes specified duty entries in an existing notification, increasing import duties on sugar.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.12/2012 Customs by substituting the entries in column (4) for serial numbers 76, 77 and 78 in the Table with a uniform duty entry of 25% as a further modification to the principal notification.

Fixation of tariff values for specified imports establishes reference values for customs valuation and duty assessment.
Substitutes TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) to fix tariff values in US dollars for specified imported goods, including palm oil and palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver categories where certain notification benefits are availed, under the authority of section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti dumping duty on imports of Ceftriaxone Sodium Sterile imposes trade remedy obligations on imports from specified origins.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of Ceftriaxone Sodium Sterile (Ceftriaxone Disodium Hemiheptahydrate Sterile) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China, and on consignments involving China as origin or export country, at the rates specified per kilogram in the Table. The duty follows a review finding of continued dumping causing injury and likely intensification of dumping if duties were withdrawn, is levied under the Customs Tariff Act and anti dumping rules, payable in Indian currency, and converted using the government notified exchange rate based on the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty extension on polypropylene from Singapore preserves existing import protection under the Customs Tariff Act review.
The notification inserts a new paragraph continuing the anti-dumping duty on Polypropylene originating in or exported from Singapore, declaring that the principal notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of 29 July 2015 unless revoked earlier, thereby extending the existing anti-dumping protection under the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23.

Safeguard duty on seamless pipes to phase down over prescribed periods, protecting domestic industry from injurious imports.
Imposition of safeguard duty on imports of seamless pipes and tubes falling under specified tariff items, applied as staged ad valorem rates over successive periods, following a finding of serious injury to domestic producers. The notification excludes imports from developing countries (with a specific exception) and lists defined product exclusions including certain alloy-steel specifications, patented premium connections and threaded tubes of specified grades, 13 chromium grade tubes not otherwise excluded, and drill collars.

Rate of interest fixation under Customs Act prescribes applicable interest for liabilities and refunds under the Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, fixes the rate of interest at six percent per annum for purposes of the Act's provision governing interest on customs-related obligations, effected by a notification of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, to prescribe the applicable interest rate for calculation of interest on customs liabilities and refunds.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment assigns a Show Cause Notice for adjudication under the Customs Act.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice F. No. DRI/MZU/F/16/2012-13 dated 07.04.2014 issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, in the case of M/s Shreeji Trading Co. and others to the Commissioner of Customs (Import), Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva for the purpose of adjudication, pursuant to the notification under the Customs Act.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment transfers DRI show cause notices to the Commissioner of Customs for adjudication.
The Board assigns the show cause notice and supplementary notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in respect of M/s Kalpena Industries Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata under the Common Adjudicating Authority mechanism for the purpose of adjudication, and furnishes copies of the assignment to the issuing unit and other concerned customs formations for information and coordination.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice: customs export adjudicating authority designated to conduct adjudication in investigation-originated case.
Under Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) pursuant to section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Board assigns Show Cause Notice F.No.DRI/AZU/INV-19/2013 dated 06.03.2014 in the matter of M/s Sarin Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. to the Commissioner of Customs (Export), Air Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri (East), Mumbai for adjudication, with copies forwarded to concerned customs formations and the originating investigation unit.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointed to adjudicate show cause notice concerning M/s Leo Timber and related customs matters.
The Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad is appointed as Common Adjudicating Authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner of Customs at Custom House Kandla, Custom House Mundra, and Inland Container Depot Tughlakabad for adjudicating a show cause notice relating to M/s Leo Timber (P) Ltd. and others issued by the revenue intelligence unit.