Common Adjudicating Authority appointment centralizes adjudication of DRI show cause proceedings against M/s Aries Agro Ltd.
Appointment under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of the Customs Act names the Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner of Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House, Nhava Sheva as the Common Adjudicating Authority empowered to exercise the powers and duties of the specified Additional/Joint Commissioners for adjudicating the show cause notice issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit, concerning M/s Aries Agro Ltd.

Drawback rate for silver jewellery amended to a specified per-kg net silver content standard under Customs notification.
Substitutes tariff item 711302 in Chapter 71 to classify articles of jewellery and parts thereof made of silver, measured in kilograms and assessed by net silver content with a prescribed drawback rate tied to net silver content and a .999 purity standard, thereby amending Notification No. 92/2012-Customs (N.T.).

Customs tariff amendment replaces column entries for specified serial numbers to alter applicable exemption rate.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, by Notification No.34/2013-Customs, substitutes the entries in column (4) of the Table in the principal notification No.12/2012-Customs for specified serial numbers, thereby altering the tariff entries for those items and recording the change in the Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty extension on rubber chemical PX-13 maintains levy by substituting the earlier expiry date for a further period.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23 of the anti dumping rules following a continuation review, amends the principal notification to substitute the prior expiry date in paragraph 2 with a new date, thereby extending the anti dumping duty on rubber chemical PX-13 (6PPD) originating in or exported from Korea RP for a further period.

Anti-dumping duty extension on rubber chemicals maintained after statutory review, continuing duty for a further period.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the applicable anti-dumping rules, amended Notification No. 133/2008-Customs to insert a provision maintaining the anti-dumping duty on specified rubber chemicals originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China for an additional period, following a statutory continuation review and a request for extension, and subject to earlier revocation where applicable.

Exchange rate determination for foreign currency conversion affecting import and export valuation under Customs Act.
Determination of exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupee for customs valuation purposes effective 5th July 2013, superseding the prior notification; Schedule I sets unit rates for multiple currencies with separate columns for imported and export goods, and Schedule II sets the rate for 100 units of Japanese Yen. Corrigenda correct previously published numeric entries for the Kenya Shilling.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on PVC Paste Resin: imports from the European Union subject to specified per unit customs levy.
Continued imposition and modification of definitive anti-dumping duty on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin from the European Union following a Sunset Review: dumped imports caused injury to domestic industry, existing duties were insufficient, and the Central Government, under section 9A and anti-dumping rules, imposes a specified per unit duty on imports from or exported from the European Union, excludes certain PVC variants, and prescribes exchange rate and bill of entry rules for duty calculation.

Anti-dumping duty on acetone imports from a reviewed exporter now subject to final assessment for the provisional period.
The Central Government orders that imports of Acetone exported by M/s Chang Chun Plastics Co. Ltd, Chinese Taipei, which were provisionally assessed during the new shipper review period, shall be finally assessed by applying the anti-dumping duty rate recommended by the designated authority for that provisional period; the rate of exchange for duty calculation shall be the rate specified in notifications under the Customs Act and determined with reference to the date of presentation of the bill of entry.

Tariff value fixation: Government updates prescribed tariff values for specified imported commodities under customs valuation framework.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs, invoking sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes TABLE 1, TABLE 2 and TABLE 3 of Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) with new schedules prescribing tariff values in US dollars for specified imported commodities (including edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts) and per unit valuations for gold and silver when particular notification benefits are availed.

Tariff value fixation: substitution of tariff tables fixing valuation benchmarks for specified imported commodities under customs rules.
Amendment under section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962 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 commodities. The substituted Tables set commodity-specific tariff values per metric tonne or per unit for palm oils and palmoleins, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap, poppy seeds, areca nuts, and for gold and silver where certain notification benefits are availed, thereby updating valuation benchmarks for customs duty assessment.

Tariff value fixation for imported areca nuts added to customs notification, setting a specified per ton valuation.
The Central Government, under Section 14(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 36/2001 Customs (N.T.) by inserting TABLE 3 to fix a tariff value for imported goods; TABLE 3 lists Chapter/Heading 080280 for areca nuts with a specified tariff value per metric ton, formalizing that valuation for customs assessment.

Anti-dumping duty extension on pentaerythritol prolongs protection for imports from Chinese Taipei under Customs Tariff provisions.
The Central Government amends the principal notification to extend the anti-dumping duty on pentaerythritol originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei for an additional year, substituting the earlier expiry date in paragraph 2 with the later date and maintaining the levy until that date unless revoked earlier, pursuant to the continuation-review mechanism under the Customs Tariff Act and applicable anti-dumping rules.

Anti-dumping duty extension preserves the levy on acetone imports from Korea RP for an additional year unless revoked.
Amendment to the principal customs notification extends the anti-dumping duty on acetone imports from Korea RP by inserting a paragraph that preserves the duty for an additional one-year period, specifying that the duty shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the terminal date unless revoked earlier; the extension is effected under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules following a continuation review.

Tariff value fixation: notification substitutes tables fixing customs tariff values for specific oils, metals and seeds.
Amendment substitutes TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 of Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.), fixing tariff values for specified imported goods including vegetable oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds, and specified gold and silver imports; most values are retained as no change and the substituted tables become the operative tariff-value schedule for customs valuation and related import regulation.

Customs broker licensing: regulated entry, mandated examinations, bonds and security, with suspension and revocation procedures.
The Regulations require persons acting as customs brokers to hold a licence subject to eligibility criteria (citizenship, sound mind, solvency, clean criminal/penalty record), educational or experience qualifications for authorised personnel, financial viability proof, and Commissioner verification. Entry requires passing prescribed written and oral examinations administered by the DGICCE, followed by licence issuance on fee payment, execution of a bond and furnishing of specified security. Licences are ten-yearly and renewable; licensees must observe supervisory, recordkeeping and client-authorisation obligations, and are subject to suspension, revocation, forfeiture of security or penalties under defined procedural safeguards.

Customs drawback rate revised for high-purity gold jewellery; tariff entry substituted to update per-gram drawback provision.
Substitution of tariff item 711301 in Chapter 71 revises the drawback provision for articles of jewellery and parts thereof made of gold, prescribing a drawback amount per gram of net gold content for jewellery meeting a high-purity standard and replacing the earlier entries in the Schedule under the Drawback Rules.

Customs exchange rates fixed for conversion of foreign currencies, setting distinct import and export rates for valuation purposes.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs determined exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees to be used for valuation of imported and exported goods, superseding the prior notification; two schedules list separate import and export rupee equivalents for listed currencies and a corrigendum corrected specific entries.

Inclusion of Republic of Haiti in Least Developed Countries list extends customs exemption coverage under amended notification.
Amendment to Notification No. 96/2008-Customs inserts the Republic of Haiti into the Schedule of Least Developed Countries, adding it after serial number 30 as Sl. No. 31, effected under the powers of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to update the list of countries eligible for treatment accorded to Least Developed Countries.

Fixation of tariff values updates prescribed customs valuation benchmarks for specified imported commodities under statutory authority.
The Board, invoking section 14(2) of the Customs Act, substitutes TABLE-1 and TABLE-2 in Notification No. 36/2001-Customs (N.T.) to prescribe revised tariff values: per metric tonne values for specified edible oils, oil fractions, crude soybean oil, brass scrap and poppy seeds in TABLE-1, and unit values for gold and silver where benefit of specified notification entries is availed in TABLE-2.

Exchange rate change for Danish kroner: new official import and export conversion rates take effect, altering customs valuation.
Amendment revises the customs schedule to substitute the Serial No. 4 entry, setting distinct rupee conversion rates for one unit of Danish Krone for imported goods and for export goods; the change alters the conversion basis used in customs valuation and takes effect on the stated effective date under the notifying authority's statutory powers.