Exchange Rate Determination sets official currency conversion rates for import and export valuation, effective mid-August, affecting customs declarations.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under section 14 of the Customs Act, prescribes the official rates of exchange for the foreign currencies listed in Schedule I and Schedule II for conversion into Indian currency and vice versa, for valuation of imported and exported goods, effective 15th August, 2013, and supersedes the prior notification except for prior actions.

Fixation of tariff values: notification substitutes tariff value tables to update import valuation references for listed goods.
Substitution of TABLE-1, TABLE-2 and TABLE-3 in the principal non-tariff notification under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 to set tariff values in US dollars for specified goods (listed by tariff heading and description) and to fix the unit basis for valuation, effected by Notification No. 82/2013-CUSTOMS (N. T.), dated 14 August 2013.

Customs tariff amendment updates exemption table entries for specified serial numbers, substituting revised duty entries under section 25(1).
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 12/2012 Customs by substituting revised entries in the Table: column (5) entries for S. Nos. 116, 318 and 320 are replaced; column (4) entry for item (i) of S. No. 321 is replaced; and column (4) entries for S. Nos. 322, 323, 324 and 328 are replaced, with reference to the principal notification and its prior amendment.

Anti-dumping duty on resin-bonded fibre boards imposed, applying country- and producer-specific rates per cubic metre and currency.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on resin-bonded wood or ligneous fibre boards (thickness >2mm and

Customs exemption amendment swaps listed power project capacities and inserts a new thermal power station entry into the annexure.
Amendment to the customs exemption notification revises Annexure List 32A: it substitutes the figures and descriptions for two listed items by swapping their capacities, replaces an existing item entry with an entry for the Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project with its stated capacity, and inserts a new entry for the Neyveli New Thermal Power Station (Neyveli Lignite Corporation) with its stated capacity.

Exchange rate determination fixes specified foreign currency conversion rates for import and export goods under customs law.
Under the Customs Act authority, the Central Board of Excise and Customs fixes distinct foreign currency conversion rates for imported and export goods as listed in Schedule I (per unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units), effective from the notified date; the notification supersedes the prior notice and includes corrigendum corrections for certain Kenya Shilling entries.

Tariff valuation updated: prescribed US dollar values set for specified imported commodities altering the customs valuation schedule.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) by substituting TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 to prescribe tariff values in US dollars for specified imports: edible oils (various palm oil and palmolein descriptions and crude soyabean oil), brass scrap, poppy seeds, gold and silver where certain notification benefits apply, and areca nuts, thereby updating the schedule of commodity valuations.

Customs exemption: adds rice bran and rice bran oil cake to Nil-duty list and expands fastener description.
Under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, the notification amends Notification No.12/2012 Customs by inserting HS 2302 40 00 (rice bran) and HS 2306 90 90 (rice bran oil cake) with Nil duty, effective on or after 1st October, 2013, and by substituting the item (a) description at serial number 282 to specify fasteners including buttons, snap fasteners, zip fasteners (including zippers in roll), sliders/pullers, end stoppers and parts thereof.

Foreign Post Office exports permitted: exports may be undertaken through the Foreign Post Office under specified customs notifications.
Inserts an additional proviso in condition (iv) of the opening paragraph of each specified miscellaneous exemption notification to permit exports to be undertaken through the Foreign Post Office at New Delhi, effected under the Central Government's power under the Customs Act in the public interest.

ICD designation under Sec 7(aa) permits a new inland container depot to handle unloading of imports and loading of exports.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under clause (aa) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends notification No. 12/97-Customs (N.T.) to insert item (xvi) at serial number 9 for Maharashtra, authorising the designated location to perform unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods as an Inland Container Depot.

Tariff concession scope narrowed to apply only to imports of a specified fish commodity from Myanmar under the trade preference framework.
Amendment limits the exemption at Serial No. 31A to imports from Myanmar by inserting a proviso excluding other Appendix I countries, and inserts Serial No. 31A in the Table to identify Frozen Hilsa Fish (HS 03038910) with the duty column entries specified in the notification.

Customs duty exemption for importer: nil duty for LNG and NG supplied to power generators under amended notification.
The amendment substitutes the words "Gail NTPC JV or Petronet LNG Ltd." with "an importer" at serial number 139A of Notification No.12/2012-Customs, thereby permitting any importer to import LNG and NG for supply to a generating company for electrical energy generation at the nil rate of Customs duty under the notification.

Appointment of Director General (Safeguard) supersedes earlier safeguard notification under Customs Tariff safeguard rules.
The Central Government, invoking sub rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Identification and Assessment of Safeguard Duty) Rules, 1997, appoints Sh. Ram Tirath as Director General (Safeguard) and states this notification supersedes notification No. 34/2013 Customs (N.T.) (G.S.R. No. 200(E) dated 2 April 2013). The instrument is issued for publication in the Gazette and carries the Ministry of Finance administrative reference and Under Secretary endorsement.

Appointment of Director General (Specific Safeguard) appoints Sh. Ram Tirath under Customs Tariff Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Rules.
The Central Government, under sub rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Customs Tariff (Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty) Rules, 2002, appoints Sh. Ram Tirath as Director General (Specific Safeguard) for the purposes of those Rules and explicitly supersedes the earlier notification issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue).

Corrigendum to customs notification modifies regulation wording and renumbering, clarifying bonds, authorised employee and broker references.
Corrigendum effects targeted textual amendments to the cited customs notification: it replaces conjunctive wording in a proviso, renumbers sub regulations to add an additional paragraph, changes "the bond" to "a bond", inserts "who" after authorised employee, adjusts cross references by adding "in" and by including an additional regulation, deletes an extraneous preposition after "failure", and substitutes "broker" for "agent".

Exchange rate determination: specified foreign currency conversion rates set for import and export goods, effective mid July, altering prior notification.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs determines specific rates of exchange for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for import and export goods, superseding the prior early July notification and fixing separate rates for imported and export goods effective 19th July, 2013, as set out in Schedule I (per unit rates) and Schedule II (rate per 100 units for Japanese Yen).

Customs notification amendment inserts a new tariff entry prescribing specified duty rates for listed headings.
Amendment inserts a new table entry 565A into Notification No. 46/2011 Customs specifying three tariff headings applicable to all goods under those headings and recording two corresponding duty rate columns as part of the notification.

Tariff valuation updated: revised commodity specific customs values prescribed for import assessment and valuation purposes.
Central Board of Excise & Customs amends the customs non tariff notification by substituting prior valuation tables with updated commodity specific tariff value entries for edible oils, oilseeds, metal scrap, spices, areca nuts and specified precious metals, prescribing the valuation units to be applied for customs assessment and transaction value fixation where applicable.

Courier import-export regulation expands notified airports to include Tiruchirappalli, enabling courier clearance operations there under customs framework.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under section 157 of the Customs Act, 1962, issues the Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Amendment Regulations, 2013, effective on publication, to substitute in regulation 2(2)(a) of the 1998 Regulations the words "Calicut" with "Calicut, Trichirappalli", thereby notifying Tiruchirappalli Airport for courier import and export clearance.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment consolidates adjudication of show-cause notices issued by the investigative agency against exporters.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Exports), Nhava Sheva, as a Common Adjudicating Authority authorised to exercise the powers and duties of three specified Additional Commissioners of Customs for adjudicating show-cause notices originating from an investigative file concerning certain export-related entities, thereby consolidating adjudication of those notices.