Extension of customs exemption period: two notifications' expiry dates amended under statutory power to extend relief.
Notification No. 285/89 dated 29-12-1989, exercising powers under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification Nos. 210/82-Cus. and 513/86-Cus. by substituting the expiry date in paragraph 2 of each notification with a later date, thereby extending the period during which the exemptions specified in those notifications remain in force.

Customs notification amendment removes paragraph two of prior notification, modifying tariff exemption provisions under statutory power.
The Central Government, exercising powers under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, issued Notification No. 284/89-Cus dated 29-12-1989 to amend Notification No. 198/89-Customs by directing that paragraph 2 of the earlier notification be omitted.

Customs exemption extension: adds specified textile machinery to the exempted list and prolongs the notification's validity period.
Amendment inserts eleven specified textile and related machinery items into the Schedule's LIST OF MACHINERY-including hopper feeder, short fibres feeder, specialised blending cards, drawing and spinning frames, high speed winders, composite felt making plant, and selvedge devices-and substitutes the notification's expiry date to provide a one-year extension, thereby extending the period during which the listed import concessions apply under the existing customs exemption notification.

Extension of exemption notifications under Customs Act authorises substitution of expiry dates to continue tariff exemptions.
Central Government, invoking statutory power under the Customs Act and satisfied of public interest, amends Notification Nos. 514/86-Customs and 333/88-Customs by substituting the figures, letters and words denoting the prior expiry date in paragraph 2 of each notification with a new terminal date, thereby extending the period during which the tariff exemptions specified in those notifications remain effective.

Rescission of regulations: Bill of Entry (Forms) Regulation 1987 withdrawn under statutory powers of the Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, invoking statutory powers under the Customs Act, rescinded the Bill of Entry (Forms) Regulations, 1987 by Notification No. 77/89-Cus. (N.T.) dated 27-12-1989, thereby withdrawing the instrument published earlier by notification No. 3/88(N.T.)-Customs dated 14 January 1988.

Exchange Rate Determination: Government prescribes currency conversion rates for stamp duty and customs, effective prospectively.
Central Government prescribes specific exchange rates for conversion between listed foreign currencies and Indian currency to calculate stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and for determinations under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962; the notification supersedes an earlier notification and sets prospective operative rates. A Schedule lists each foreign currency with its corresponding rate expressed as the quantity of that foreign currency equivalent to a fixed amount of Indian currency, and those scheduled rates are to be used for conversions under the cited statutory provisions.

Exchange Rate Amendment sets official Norwegian kroner conversion under delegated statutory provisions, amending the customs notification entry.
Amendment substitutes the Schedule entry for serial number 13 in Notification No. 59(N.T.)-Cus., prescribing the official exchange conversion for Norwegian kroner as the listed rate for customs and related non-tariff purposes, promulgated under delegated statutory authority from the Stamp Act and the Customs Act and specifying the date from which the substituted Schedule entry takes effect.

Exchange rate amendment: Swiss franc valuation updated for customs purposes, changing applicable rate and effective date.
The Central Government amends the customs notification to replace the Schedule entry for Swiss francs, prescribing a new exchange rate for use in customs valuation and stamp-related purposes and specifying the date from which the revised rate is operative.

Warehousing station designation: Loni Railway Station declared a customs warehousing station under the Customs Act powers.
Loni Railway Station in District Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, is declared a warehousing station by the Central Board of Excise and Customs under the powers conferred by the Customs Act, by Notification No. 73/89-Cus. (N.T.) dated 20-12-1989, thereby designating the station as a customs warehousing facility for the purposes of the Act.

Exchange Rate Determination: Russian Rouble conversion rate fixed for customs under Section 14, effective from late December.
The Central Government, under Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, determines the official rate of exchange for conversion of one Russian Rouble into Indian currency for customs purposes and supersedes the prior notification; the notification fixes the rupee equivalent of one Russian Rouble as the applicable customs exchange rate and makes that rate effective from the specified date.

Customs valuation defaults set presumptive cost percentages for imports, including capped freight cost for air shipments.
The amendment to rule 9(2) prescribes fixed presumptive percentages when specified cost components are not ascertainable: twenty percent of the free on board value for clause (a) costs; one percent for clause (b) charges; and 1.125 percent for clause (c) costs. It further caps the ascertainable clause (a) cost for goods imported by air at twenty percent of the free on board value.

Rules of origin determine eligibility for GSTP preferential concessions, requiring origin certification and direct consignment.
These Rules set origin criteria for GSTP preferential concessions: goods qualify if wholly produced in the exporting participant or if non originating content and processing satisfy specified value content and local processing requirements. Importers must claim preference and present evidence; the Assistant Collector must be satisfied. The Schedule prescribes treatment of wholly produced goods, valuation of non originating inputs, cumulative origin, direct consignment conditions, packing treatment, and certification by a designated authority via a Certificate of Origin.

Appointment of Commissioner of Customs (Appeals): Director of Statistics and Intelligence assigned appellate jurisdiction for North Zone.
Designation of the Director, Directorate of Statistics and Intelligence, Customs and Central Excise, New Delhi, as Commissioner of Customs (Appeals) with appellate jurisdiction over North Zone collectorates, effected by government notification under the statutory power conferred by Section 4 of the Customs Act.

Customs exemption for specified yarn: table duty entry replaced with 'Nil', amending the earlier notification under Customs Act.
The Central Government, invoking sub section (1) of Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 38/78 Customs by substituting the column (3) Table entry against Serial No. 6 with "Nil", thereby changing the tariff treatment for specified yarn falling within Chapters 54 and 55.

Exchange rate notification establishes new Italian lire conversion rate under Stamp and Customs Acts, effective from specified date.
Fixes the exchange rate for the Italian lire by substituting a Schedule entry in an earlier customs notification under the Stamp Act and Customs Act, prescribing a specific conversion rate to be applied in customs and stamp transactions and stating the date from which that rate is to be effective.

Customs appointment: Principal and Assistant Commissioners designated to exercise jurisdiction over Vashi warehouses under statutory authority.
The Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, and the Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, are appointed to discharge the functions of their respective offices for all warehouses situated in Vashi within the warehousing station of Thana taluka, district of Thana, State of Maharashtra, under the authority of sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Exchange rate notification: substituted customs conversion rates effective from the stated date under stamp and customs provisions.
Notification substitutes specified foreign currency conversion rates for three currencies in the Schedule to an earlier customs exchange-rate notification, promulgated under statutory provisions of the Stamp Act and the Customs Act, and declares the substituted rates effective from a stated effective date to govern customs and stamp-related conversions.

Customs amendment to notified list of specified machinery updates descriptions for rolling bearings manufacture and related inspection equipment.
Amendment under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 substitutes multiple entries in the Table to Notification No. 26/88-Customs to specify machinery for manufacture of rolling bearings, including outer diameter centreless grinders, automatic cycle internal grinders, automatic superfinishing/micro-finishing/honing machines, flashing and grading machines for steel balls or rollers, bearing inspection equipment for surface defects, roundness/waviness measuring machines, testing rigs for bearings, and high speed parting machines for rollers, needle rollers or rings.

Customs exemption expanded to cover transport refrigeration units for low-temperature carriage of meat and seafood.
The Central Government, invoking Customs Act powers and acting in public interest by Notification No. 278/89 dated 1-12-1989, substituted S. No. 42 in Notification No. 125/86-Customs to exempt a transport refrigeration unit operating between -15 C and -20 C for carriage of meat, fish and other sea food, thereby amending the tariff notification's annexed Table to expand exemption coverage for specified food refrigeration equipment.

Exchange rate notification sets official conversion rates for specified foreign currencies, affecting customs and stamp assessments.
Central Government amends a prior customs notification, under section 20(2) of the Indian Stamp Act and section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act, substituting schedule entries for serial numbers 5-7 to set the official conversion rates for Danish Kroners, Deutsche Marks and Dutch Guilders, and declaring the substituted rates operative from the stated effective date.