Excise duty exemption for specified iron and steel goods, limiting duty to prescribed effective rates per product.
The Central Government exempts specified iron and steel goods from excise duty exceeding the effective rates set in the Table, superseding Notification No. 34/92-C.E.; each tariff heading or sub-heading is matched to a described product and an effective rate, either ad valorem or a specific per-tonne amount, with certain items assigned a nil rate and technical definitions provided to delineate scope.

Tariff amendments: Central Excise notifications updated to revise duty rates, substitute entries, and omit items.
Amendments modify eleven Central Excise notifications by substituting duty entries, changing specified tariff expressions to ad valorem or per tonne formulations, omitting particular serial entries, and replacing certain product descriptions with precise specifications and dimensional criteria in the annexed tables.

Excise duty on converted gold revised, replacing the prior per kilogram tariff with a higher statutory per kilogram rate.
Prescribes a revised excise duty rate for gold converted from any primary form by substituting the earlier per kilogram duty expression in the cited central excise notification with a new per kilogram duty expression, effected under the powers granted by the Central Excises and Salt Act as necessary in the public interest.

Excise duty rates for specified glass sheets revised, imposing unit charges per millimetre thickness per square metre.
Amendment substitutes column (4) entries for S. Nos. 01-05 of Notification No. 68/87-C.E., prescribing excise duty on specified glass sheet items on a per millimetre thickness or part thereof per square metre basis, and differentiating substituted rates for identified items and subitems within those serial entries.

Exemption of glass founts for kerosene wick lamps expanded, now fully covered under Central Excise notification amendment.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 335/86-C.E. by inserting the words "and glass founts for kerosene wick lamps" after "lamps and lanterns", thereby bringing those glass founts fully within the existing miscellaneous exemption under the Central Excise notification.

Ad valorem duty applied to specified ceramic goods: amendment prescribes a uniform effective duty rate under central excise notification.
Amends a prior central excise notification by substituting column (4) entries in the annexed Table: the existing entries for the listed serial numbers are replaced with a uniform ad valorem effective duty applicable to the specified ceramic tariff items.

Excise duty exemption for Chapter 68 goods using substantial fly ash or phospho gypsum content, excluding specified headings.
Full exemption from excise duty is provided for goods of Chapter 68, excluding Heading 68.04, in which more than 30% by weight (minus the water content) of fly ash or phospho gypsum or both has been used, exercised under the power conferred by sub section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Excise exemption caps duty on specified particle and fibre boards, limiting levy above a fixed ad valorem rate.
Central Government, invoking section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, exempts specified boards from so much of the excise duty as exceeds 10% ad valorem, applying to goods falling under the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985; listed products include Cement Bonded Particle Board, Jute Particle Board, Rice Husk Board, Glass fibre Reinforced Gypsum Board (GRG), Sisal fibre Boards, and Bagasse Board.

Excise exemption for construction goods with substantial recycled-residue content applies where material proportion exceeds prescribed threshold.
Exempts goods under Chapter 68 (other than Heading 68.04) from the whole of the excise duty specified in the Tariff where one or more of the listed materials-Red Mud, Press Mud, Blast Furnace Slag-have been used and constitute more than 25% by weight of the goods; relief is exercised under powers conferred by section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Exemption for rural-institution footwear loses value cap under amended notification, broadening central excise relief for qualifying manufacturers.
Amendment removes the monetary ceiling on the central excise exemption for footwear produced by specified rural institutions by omitting the words and figures "of value not exceeding Rs. 150 per pair" from the Table entry against S. No. 04, column (3) of Notification No. 88/88-C.E., thereby expanding the exemption's scope for qualifying rural manufacturers under the authority of section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Excise exemption for footwear increased, raising per-pair threshold and adding masonite to eligible materials under amended notification.
Amendment to Notification No. 49/86-Central Excises substitutes the material description "wood or leather" with "wood, leather or masonite" for a listed tariff entry and raises the prescribed per-pair excise exemption amount for specified footwear by replacing the earlier monetary threshold with a higher per-pair figure in the Table annexed to the notification.

Tariff amendment: exemption language narrowed and square-metre duty rate increased under central excise notification changes.
The Government, invoking statutory powers under the Central Excises and Salt Act and the Additional Duties of Excise Act, amends two prior notifications: it omits the words "or chindies" from the proviso to Notification No. 274/86-C.E., and substitutes a higher square-metre duty rate in Notification No. 52/90-C.E., thereby clarifying exemption scope and increasing the tariff rate.

Central Excise amendments update exemption rates and table entries altering specified notification charges and percentage concessions.
Direction under section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 amends thirteen specified Central Excise notifications by substituting specified monetary rates, adjusting ad valorem percentages, inserting a cross-reference to an additional notification, omitting a serial entry and deleting a proviso, thereby modifying tariff rates, percentage concessions and table entries in the enumerated notifications.

Excise duty rates on textile fibres and yarns fixed with specified exemptions and conditional concessions for handloom purchases.
The Central Government exempts specified textile goods under Chapters 50-56 from that portion of basic excise duty exceeding the effective rates set in the annexed Table, superseding Notification No. 53/91 C.E. The Table itemises effective rates and nil entries for various fibres, yarns, filaments, fabrics and related products by heading, product form, denier/count bands and manufacturing conditions, and provides conditional concessions tied to input duty credit under Rule 57A and purchases by registered handloom co operative societies or handloom development corporations paid by cheque.

Tariff amendments: substitution and omission of duty entries to update ad valorem and specific excise rates under central excise rules.
The Government, invoking section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, directs amendment of sixteen notifications to substitute ad valorem percentages and specific per unit rates, omit specified table entries, and replace a proviso to condition an exemption on paper containing a minimum proportion of pulp from listed agricultural fibres.

Effective excise rate adjustment limits excise liability to specified ad valorem rates for paper and allied goods.
The government exempts specified paper and allied goods under Chapter 48 from that part of scheduled excise duty which exceeds the effective ad valorem rate set for each listed tariff sub-heading; the annexed Table prescribes those ad valorem rates (including some nil entries) applicable to the described goods, thereby limiting excise liability to the stated percentage of value for each sub-heading.

Excise duty effective rates set for specified timber products, capping ad valorem duty for plywood and other goods.
The Central Government uses its statutory exemption power to cap excise duty for goods under the timber-related tariff heading by exempting any duty in excess of specified ad valorem rates; the table sets one ad valorem cap for plywood and a separate ad valorem cap for other goods under the same heading, thereby substituting the capped rates for the scheduled duties when calculating liability.

Excise rates adjusted for certain bag and luggage goods, prescribing nil or ad valorem effective treatment for specified subheadings.
Exemption under subsection (1) of section 5A reduces excise duty on specified Chapter 42 goods by exempting from so much of the Schedule duty as exceeds the amount calculated at the prescribed effective rates, with the Table assigning nil or ad valorem rates to listed bag and luggage descriptions.

Excise duty rates prescribed for specified tyres, tubes and flaps through substitution of the tariff table.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 41/89-Central Excises to prescribe fixed excise duty rates per tyre, tube and flap. The replacement table provides a granular, size and use based classification covering two wheelers, three wheelers, saloon cars, other motor vehicles, trailers, tractors, power tillers and off road equipment, and distinguishes construction types where relevant, assigning a specific duty amount to each listed item.

Excise duty on belts adjusted; narrow flat belts exempt, other belts subject to an ad valorem cap under notification.
The Central Government, under section 5A(1), exempts belts and beltings under tariff Headings 40.10 or 59.08 from excise duty to the extent duty exceeds amounts calculated at prescribed rates in the Table. The Table caps duty by product: flat belts or beltings not exceeding 15 centimetres width are treated at nil for this purpose, while other belts or beltings are subject to an ad valorem rate as specified.