Customs amendment specifying exemptible electronic industry inputs, enumerating materials and components covered under the notification.
Amendment substitutes S. No. 13 in List B of Notification No. 88/94 Cus to enumerate exemptible inputs for the electronic industry: alpha cellulose paper/cotton paper; electrical grade craft paper; tung oil; volan/silane treated glass fabric/cloth; copper clad laminates (phenolic, paper phenolic, glass epoxy); printed circuit boards; silane; glass filament yarn; and silane treated glass cloth/fabric for use in copper clad laminates.

Exemption extension for inputs used in manufacture of infantry combat vehicle armaments continues, amending earlier customs notification.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 16/89-Customs by substituting the earlier terminal date with a later date in paragraph 2, thereby extending the exemption for inputs used in the manufacture of armaments for infantry combat vehicles as specified in Notification No. 201/94-Cus., dated 29-12-1994.

Transhipment permission criteria require consideration of goods' nature, import restrictions, and other relevant circumstances.
The substituted proviso to regulation 3 requires the Collector, when considering an application for permission to tranship imported goods, to have regard to: (i) the nature of the imported goods to be transhipped; (ii) the restrictions on import of goods into the country; and (iii) any other relevant circumstance.

Exchange rate determination for exports: prescribed conversion rates for listed foreign currencies, superseding earlier notification.
The Central Government, under the Customs Act authority, prescribes specific rates of exchange for conversion of listed foreign currencies to Indian rupees for export goods, superseding the prior notification; operative rates are set out in Schedule I (per one unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units) and apply for customs and related export purposes from the notified commencement date.

Exchange rate determination for imported goods prescribed, affecting customs valuation and stamp duty calculations from notified schedule.
Prescribes fixed exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for calculating stamp duty and for customs determinations relating to imported goods, invoking statutory authority under the Indian Stamp Act and the Customs Act and superseding the prior notification; two appended schedules set the per-unit and per-100-unit rates to be used for those regulatory conversion purposes.

Officer of Customs designation updated: Assistant Collector, Preventive Unit, Bikaner specified by notification amendment.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 13/89-Customs (N.T.) by substituting in the Table against serial number 3 the entry in column (3) with the designation "Assistant Collector, Preventive Unit, Bikaner", thereby specifying that the Assistant Collector, Preventive Unit, Bikaner is the designated Officer of Customs for that serial entry.

Integrated guided missile programme import exemptions expanded to add entities eligible for customs duty relief under statutory power.
Amendment expands import exemptions under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme by adding specified corporate and institutional entities to the Table of beneficiaries in the existing customs notification, authorised under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, thereby clarifying which organisations qualify for import duty relief under the earlier exemption regime.

Transferability endorsement for writing instruments licences allowed on fulfilment of export obligation, limited to manufacturers.
Amendment permits endorsement of transferability or disposal of materials under value-based advance licences issued for the export of writing instruments (including gift sets and refills/nibs) on fulfilment of export obligation only in favour of manufacturers of writing instruments, and expands a proviso in the Explanation to include all kinds of writing instruments alongside electronic goods.

Erythropoietin term substituted in customs exemption notification, updating description for tariff and exemption application administration.
Amendment substitutes the phrase "rHu Erythropoietin (Hemax)" with the word Erythropoietin in the opening paragraph of Notification No. 164/93-Customs, enacted by the Central Government under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 in the public interest to revise the descriptive terminology used in the tariff/exemption notification.

Customs exemption expands scope to cover glass filament yarn and clarifies silane treated glass fabric for copper clad laminates.
The notification amends List B, Serial No. 13 of the earlier customs exemption by substituting the entry in column (3) to read Glass Filament Yarn (removing the prior end use limitation) and replacing column (4)'s wording with Silane treated Glass fabric/cloth for use in copper clad laminates, effected under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs exemption for aquaculture inputs enables duty-free import for export oriented production subject to approval and bond obligations.
Exemption from customs duty and additional duty is granted for specified goods imported for use in aquaculture farms by hundred per cent export oriented undertakings, subject to prior approval, execution of bonds, production of certificates of receipt and prescribed record-keeping, maintenance and periodic submission of accounts, fulfilment of export obligations for a specified period or percentage fixed by the Board, and conditions for re-export or domestic clearance on payment of duty where permitted.

Appointment of Adjudicating Authority to adjudicate import-related show-cause proceedings involving Inter Gold under Customs Act powers.
The Central Government, relying on section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Collector of Customs-II, Bombay to exercise the powers of the Collector of Customs in the Sahar Airport jurisdiction for the limited purpose of adjudicating import-related proceedings arising from a specified show-cause notice issued to M/s. Inter Gold (India) Ltd.; the appointment is confined to those identified cases.

Transfer of export bound gems and jewellery permitted to airport showrooms for handover to foreign passengers under specified procedures.
Gem and jewellery manufactured in an EPZ/FTZ may be transferred to retail outlets or showrooms in the departure lounge or customs warehouse at specified international airports for sale and handover to foreign bound passengers for export; such transfers must conform to the Import and Export Policy and follow the procedure specified by the Collector of Customs.

Airport transfer of gems and jewellery allowed to departure-lounge retail outlets for handover to foreign bound passengers under Collector procedure.
The amendment permits gem and jewellery manufactured in the Jhandewalan Complex and sold to a foreign bound passenger to be transferred, in accordance with the Import and Export Policy, to retail outlets or showrooms in the departure lounge or to a customs warehouse at Delhi airport for handover to the passenger for export, as per the procedure specified by the Collector of Customs.

Customs exemption amendment expands permitted imports to include processing and authorises transfers to export units with permission.
The amendments substitute "for repair or display" with "for repair, processing or display" and replace Condition (12) to authorise the Assistant Collector of Customs to allow supply or transfer of goods imported by a unit, or electronic hardware or software manufactured by such unit, to other hundred percent export oriented undertakings or units in the Free Trade Zone/Export Processing Zone for manufacture and export or for use within the receiving unit, subject to specified procedure and Committee permission; they omit Condition (14) and add a table entry permitting re importation within three years for repair or re conditioning.

Customs authorization for re export and inter unit transfer for software export, subject to procedure and required permissions.
The amendment authorizes the Collector of Customs to permit re-export of imported goods by a unit and authorizes the Assistant Collector of Customs, with procedure and necessary permission from the Chief Executive of the Software Technology Park, to allow supply or transfer of imported goods to another hundred per cent export oriented undertaking or to a unit in an Export Processing Zone/Free Trade Zone for software development for export. It also empowers the Collector to permit imported infrastructural equipment to be linked to approved non commercial research or educational institutes, subject to Committee approval and Standing Committee permission.

Duty-free transfers by EPZ/FTZ units to other zones and EOUs permitted for manufacture and export, excluding repaired goods.
Amendment permits EPZ/FTZ units to supply or transfer duty-free imported goods to units within the same Zone, to units in other Zones, or to Export Oriented Undertakings for manufacture and export or for use within the receiving unit, and excludes goods imported for repairs, reconditioning or reengineering from this relief.

Duty-free transfer by EOUs permitted to other EOUs or FTZ/EPZ units, subject to customs conditions and export-import policy.
Hundred Per Cent Export Oriented Units may supply or transfer imported goods duty free to other EOUs or to units in Free Trade Zones/Export Processing Zones for further manufacture and export or for use within the receiving unit, subject to conditions prescribed by the Assistant Collector of Customs and in accordance with the Export-Import Policy; the amendment replaces the earlier condition and omits condition (10). It also adds an exemption for goods re-imported within three years for repairs or reconditioning.

Rescission of import-export prohibition restores trade in military equipment after government withdraws prior Customs notification under statutory power.
The Central Government, exercising the power under section 11(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and being satisfied it is necessary in the public interest, rescinds Notification No. 135 Customs dated 3 October 1964, thereby withdrawing the prior prohibition on import and export of military equipment to and from the Republic of South Africa.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets official foreign-currency conversion rates effective from early December 1994.
The Central Government determines official rates of exchange for specified foreign currencies for conversion into Indian rupees (and vice versa) for export goods, effective 1 December 1994, and supersedes the earlier notification; two schedules list the prescribed rates per one unit and per 100 units for the named currencies.