Common Adjudicating Authority assigned for adjudication of a customs show cause notice, transferring proceedings to the designated Commissioner.
Under Notification No.15/2002-Customs (N.T.) issued under the Customs Act, a show cause notice in the case of M/s Devendran Coal International Pvt. Limited is assigned to the Commissioner of Customs, New Harbour Estate, Tuticorin as the Common Adjudicating Authority for the purpose of adjudication, with copies sent to the originating investigating unit and relevant customs offices for record and action.

Assignment of Show Cause Notice assigned for adjudication to Commissioner of Customs (Port) under Customs Act.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the case of M/s C & C Construction Ltd to the Commissioner of Customs (Port), Kolkata for the purpose of adjudication, citing the notification under which administrative assignment of adjudicatory functions is effected, and directs service copies to the issuing unit, the receiving commissioner, a related export customs commissioner, and the departmental webmaster.

Assignment of show cause notice: transferred to port import commissioner for adjudication under the Customs Act.
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the investigative unit in respect of specified importers to the Commissioner of Customs (Port Import), Jawaharlal Nehu Sheva, for adjudication, thereby transferring adjudicatory responsibility to the designated Common Adjudicating Authority and directing information copies to relevant commissionerate and enforcement formations for follow up.

Exchange rate determination sets operative foreign currency rates for import and export valuation under customs authority.
Determination of official exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian currency for import and export valuation under customs authority, fixing separate rates for imported goods and export goods via two annexed schedules, and superseding the immediately prior notification while noting subsequent substitutions and corrigenda to specific currency entries.

Land frontier route restriction: specified route limited to exports only; new Pyrkan-Kalatek-Chargaon border entry added.
Amendment limits a newly notified land frontier route at the Bangladesh border to exports only and inserts route (e) identifying the Pyrkan-Kalatek-Chargaon corridor near Border Pillar 1241 to Sripur in Sunamganj district of Bangladesh.

Tariff value fixation updated for specified imported commodities, substituting prior tables to set per-unit customs values.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 to fix revised tariff values in US dollars for specified imported goods (including various palm oils, palmolein, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver benefiting from specified entries, and areca nuts), identifying goods by tariff headings and specifying per-unit tariff values.

Customs exemption for LR-SAM programme imports requires authorised works centres and certified lists at time of import.
A new entry inserts an exemption for specified machinery, equipment, components, software, raw materials and consumables for the LR-SAM Programme, conditional on import by authorised works centres designated by a Deputy Secretary-level officer and on production at import of a Programme Director-certified list to the Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Customs confirming the goods are required for, authorised under, and will be used solely for the LR-SAM programme; the exemption ceases to have effect on or after the 1st day of January, 2016.

Exchange rate notification sets conversion rates for specified foreign currencies affecting import and export valuations.
Amendment to a customs exchange-rate notification substitutes Schedule I entries to prescribe separate import and export rupee conversion rates for Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Norwegian Kroner, Pound Sterling, Singapore Dollar and South African Rand, for application in customs valuation and related transactions, effective from 30th August 2013.

Tariff value fixation: substituted tables set tariff values for specified goods under section 14(2) of the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 in Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), thereby fixing specified tariff values in US dollars for listed imported goods (including edible oils, brass scrap, seeds, areca nuts, and specified gold and silver categories) to serve as valuation benchmarks for customs assessment.

Baggage declaration requirement: arriving passengers must complete a customs declaration and report specified items at the Red Channel.
Passengers arriving in India must declare accompanied baggage by completing Form I (Indian Customs Declaration Form) under the Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations, 2013, effective 1 January 2014. The form records passenger and travel details, baggage count, countries visited, and the value of dutiable goods, and requires yes/no disclosures for prohibited articles, gold jewellery and bullion beyond allowances, certain food and plant materials, satellite phones, and holdings of Indian or foreign currency or aggregate foreign exchange beyond specified thresholds; affirmative answers require reporting to the Red Channel.

Anti-dumping duty extension on DVD-R/DVD-RW imports from China PR, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei continues after statutory review.
Amendment extends the anti-dumping duty on DVD R and DVD RW imports from China PR, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei by inserting a paragraph into the principal notification declaring continued operation of the duty until the stated terminal date, following a designated authority continuation review and recommendation under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti dumping rules.

Safeguard duty on stainless steel imports from China imposed, applying a temporary ad valorem tariff for a fixed period.
Following safeguard investigative findings that increased imports of Hot Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel 304 grade (minimum Ni six per cent., chromium containing, up to 1605 mm width) from China caused and threatened market disruption, the Central Government, under section 8C of the Customs Tariff Act and related safeguard rules, imposed a final ad valorem safeguard duty at the recommended rate on all imports of the subject goods from China for a fixed 200 day period, identifying the applicable Customs Tariff sub headings.

Exchange Rate Revision: Swedish Kroner rates for import and export revised, new rates to govern customs valuation.
Amendment substitutes the Schedule I entry for Swedish Kroner by prescribing distinct import and export rupee equivalents for one unit of the currency for customs valuation and related processes, replacing Serial No.15 of the earlier notification and to take effect from the stated operative date under the statutory authority of the Customs Act.

Customs ICD designation under Section 7(aa): new ICD enables unloading of imports and loading of exports.
The Central Government amends the principal Customs (N.T.) notification to insert an additional item for the State of Haryana, designating Village Panchi Gujaran, District Sonepat, as a location for "Unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods," thereby creating a specified inland container depot/place under the Customs Act; a corrigendum later corrects the village name.

Exchange rate notification updates customs conversion rates for specified foreign currencies, altering import and export valuation effects.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, under the Customs Act, substitutes specified conversion rates in Schedule-I for listed foreign currencies (with separate import and export rates) and replaces the Schedule-II Japanese Yen 100 unit rate; these substituted rates take effect from 23rd August 2013, and the notification notes corrigenda correcting previously published numeric entries for the Kenya Shilling.

Exchange Rate Amendment updates Pound Sterling conversion rates for import and export under customs notification.
Amendment under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 substitutes Serial No. 11 in Schedule I of Notification No. 83/2013 CUSTOMS (N.T.), updating Pound Sterling conversion rates with separate rates for imported goods and export goods, effective from 21st August, 2013, via Notification No. 86/2013.

Tariff value fixation: substitution of tariff value tables for specified commodities preserves existing per-unit values.
Substitution of TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 in the principal non-tariff notification to prescribe specific US dollar tariff values for listed commodities (per metric tonne or per unit as indicated) including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and per-unit values for gold and silver when certain notification benefits are availed; the schedule notes these tariff values as no change from prior figures.

Warehousing station designation enables setting up of export oriented units under Customs Act provision by delegated authority.
Pet Basheerabad village in Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh, is declared a Warehousing Station under the Customs Act by a Commissioner's notification for the limited purpose of setting up export oriented units, and the declaration is made using delegated authority conferred on the Commissioner.

Customs baggage rules amendment adds flat panel televisions to listed baggage items, altering regulatory coverage and treatment.
Amendment inserts Flat Panel (LCD/LED/Plasma) Television into Annex I of the Baggage Rules, 1998 as a new listed item following the existing entry for gold or silver, under the rule making power of section 79 of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby expanding the catalogue of articles governed by the Baggage Rules and specifying an operative commencement date for the amendment.

Warehousing station designation enables establishment of an exclusive Export Oriented Unit on specified land under Customs Act.
The Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise, exercising delegated authority, declares 2.4282 hectares at Revenue Survey No. 339/14, Ratadiya village, Taluka Mundra, District Kutch, with specified boundary descriptions, as a warehousing station under Section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962 for the limited purpose of setting up a 100% Export Oriented Unit, by Notification No. 1/2013-Cus. (N.T.) dated 17-8-2013.