Certificate of Origin requirement for Nepalese-manufactured goods enables preferential import treatment upon authorised Nepalese certification.
Amendment requires production of a Certificate of Origin certified by His Majesty's Government of Nepal, issued by an officer not below Chief Customs Officer or Under Secretary, as a condition for preferential duty treatment for manufactured goods from Nepal. Exclusions include alcoholic liquors or beverages and their concentrates (except beer and industrial spirits), perfumes and cosmetics with non-Nepalese brand names, and cigarettes and tobacco. The substituted Annexure prescribes exporter/consignee details, shipment particulars, an exporter declaration of Nepalese origin and compliance with Rules of Origin, and a Nepalese certifier's confirmation of manufacture, manufacturing process, non-assembly status, and non-third-country origin, with an Indian customs examination endorsement.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets specified foreign currency conversion rates into Indian rupees for customs purposes.
The Central Government prescribes exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for export goods, superseding the prior notification, and directs that the rates set out in Schedule I (per one unit) and Schedule II (per one hundred units) shall apply for customs conversion from the commencement date stated.

Exchange rate determination for imported goods prescribes official currency conversion rates for stamp duty and customs calculation.
The Central Government prescribes exchange rates listed in Schedule I and Schedule II for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees, effective 1 January 1997, for calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and for the purposes of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 insofar as those provisions relate to imported goods, superseding the earlier notification.

Customs notification amendment adds machine cut glass chatons to Rajasthan list under Section 7 authority.
Notification No. 60/96-Cus.(N.T.) dated 26-12-1996, issued under clause (a) of Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 61/94(N.T.) by inserting, against serial number 14 for Rajasthan in column (4), item (b), a new sub-item (xii) adding Machine Cut Glass Chatons to the annexed Table.

Anti-dumping duty on Dead Burnt Magnesite to counteract dumped imports with exporter-specific duties imposed.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Dead Burnt Magnesite (DBM) with MgO content 85%-92% from the People's Republic of China after designated authority findings of export below normal value, material injury to domestic industry, and causation; under section 9A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and rules 18 and 20 of the Customs Tariff Rules, exporter-specific duties are prescribed in a table naming certain exporters and a residual rate for others.

Anti-dumping duty on sodium ferrocyanide imports from China imposed against specified exporters under domestic tariff rules.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on sodium ferrocyanide of People's Republic of China origin, based on designated authority findings of dumping, material injury and causal link; the Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, imposes specified duty rates on named exporters and on other exporters as set out in the annexed Table.

Export obligation extension: Assistant Commissioner may extend fulfilment period and condone minor shortfalls when licensing authority permits.
Where the Licensing Authority grants an extension for fulfilment of export obligation or regularisation of a shortfall under the Handbook of Procedure provision, the period for fulfilment may be extended and a limited shortfall may be condoned by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs.

Export obligation extension permitted, enabling condonation of minor shortfalls by Assistant Commissioner following Licensing Authority action.
The amendment inserts a condition allowing that where the Licensing Authority grants an extension for fulfilment of export obligation or regularisation of a shortfall not exceeding five percent under the Handbook of Procedure provision, the period for fulfilment may be extended and the shortfall condoned by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs.

Exemption for re imported export goods: customs duty relief subject to specified conditions and time limits.
Exemption applies to re imported goods exported under export promotion schemes, relieving specified portions of customs and related duties up to amounts in the Table. Categories include goods exported under drawback/rebate/bond or DEEC/EPCG, goods exported for repair (duty on reconstructed value including repair cost, materials, insurance and freight), DEPB exports, treated precious stones, and certain SEZ aircraft parts. Exemptions are subject to conditions: goods must be the same, re imported within scheme specific time limits (with limited extensions), required intimation and acknowledgements to excise/licensing authorities, possible transit bonds for clearance, and additional duty where exported value fulfilled export obligations via nominated agencies.

Research institution import exemption: certification requirements enable duty-free imports for qualifying research bodies upon prescribed departmental and institutional certificates.
Amendment allows import concessions for research institutions if the importer either is a public funded research body under the Department of Space, Atomic Energy, or Defence Research and Development supported by a Deputy Secretary's certificate, or is registered with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; additionally, the head of the institution must certify at importation that the goods are required for research purposes only.

Unloading of imported goods from Sri Lanka and Sharjah allowed at designated regional airport under customs amendment.
The Central Government, under clause (a) of the Customs Act, substitutes the Tiruchirappalli entry in the notified customs table to permit unloading of imported goods from Sri Lanka and Sharjah and baggage, replacing the prior item and thereby authorising that specified unloading activity at the airport.

Anti-dumping duty on Bisphenol-A imports from USA imposed under Customs Tariff Act following preliminary authority findings.
The Central Government, relying on the preliminary findings of the designated authority, has imposed an anti dumping duty on Bisphenol A originating from the United States under powers conferred by the Customs Tariff Act and the relevant procedural rules governing identification, assessment and collection of anti dumping duty.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets prescribed currency conversion rates to govern export valuation and customs processes.
Determination of exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian currency for export goods, superseding the prior notification and fixing the rate for each listed currency as specified in the appended Schedule I (rates per one unit) and Schedule II (rates per one hundred units), with those rates applicable from the stated commencement date.

Exchange rate determination for import valuation and stamp duty prescribed, setting conversion rates for foreign currencies.
Prescribes exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and for determining values under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 in respect of imported goods, superseding Notification No. 51/96 N.T. Customs, and notifying rates in Schedule I (per one unit) and Schedule II (per one hundred units) to operate with effect from the 1st day of December, 1996.

Customs amendment: tariff table differentiates newsprint by ash content thresholds, altering duty entries accordingly.
Notification No. 91/96-Cus (20-11-1996) amends Notification No. 36/96-Cus by substituting S. No. 83 in the tariff table. The substitution creates two entries under heading 48.01 distinguishing newsprint by ash content, with one entry showing a positive rate in the first duty column and nil in the next, and the other entry showing nil in the specified duty columns.

Customs Airport appointment designates Yelshanka Air Force Station for unloading exhibitor equipment during Aero India within a set period.
Appointment of a temporary Customs Airport under clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 designates the airport at Yelshanka Air Force Station (Bangalore, Karnataka) to be a Customs Airport for unloading equipment brought by exhibitors/participants during the International Aerospace Exposition (Aero India 96); this designation is effective from 26th November, 1996 until 10th December, 1996.

Exchange of machine-made gold and silver chains permitted with equivalent purity and weight, subject to Commissioner of Customs conditions.
The amendment permits exchange of machine-made gold and silver chains sent from any place in India to the designated zone with gold and silver of the same purity and weight, subject to conditions prescribed by the Commissioner of Customs.

Customs exemption for software and data-service imports expanded to cover development, processing and on-site consultancy, subject to conditions.
The amendment exempts goods imported for development of software and for data entry, conversion, processing, analysis, control and management used by software development units in the Software Technology Park Complex for export, subject to conditions including use under customs bond and compliance with export and procedural requirements.

Exemption for software and data services imports extended to cover goods for export and on-site consultancy abroad.
The amendment extends the customs exemption to goods imported by units engaged in computer software development, data entry and conversion, data processing, data analysis and control, or data management for the purposes of export and for providing consultancy services on site abroad, subject to compliance with the notification's conditions and the procedure specified by the Commissioner of Customs.

Exemption conditions: jobbing must follow import-at-concessional-duty rules and cottage industries must execute bond for duty liability.
The amendment requires jobbing on imported goods for export orders to be undertaken in accordance with the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996. Where jobbing is carried out by or through cottage industry without fixed premises, the importer must execute a bond with such surety, security, form and sum as specified by the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, binding to pay on demand duty equal to that leviable but for the exemption if notification conditions are not complied with.