Customs tariff amendment updates classifications and descriptions, inserts polyester yarn entry and revises multiple HS codes.
This notification amends notification No.78/2006-Customs by substituting specified tariff codes and commodity descriptions in the table, omitting one tariff figure, and inserting a new serial entry for partially oriented polyester yarn (single, untwisted or with twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre). The amendments are made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and take effect from 1 January 2007.

Customs tariff amendment: modifies exemption table entries, substituting and omitting tariff classifications and duty conditions effective thereafter.
Alters notification No. 68/2006 by omitting, substituting and inserting table entries to revise tariff classifications and duty descriptions for specified textile and related goods; inserts new rows specifying twill fabric categories with adjusted duty conditions; substitutes several commodity codes and descriptions; omits multiple prior serial entries. Promulgated under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the amendments take effect from the first day of January, 2007.

Customs tariff amendment revises import duty rates and updates annexures, altering exemptions effective from 1 January 2007.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the existing tariff Table in notification No. 67/2006 with a comprehensive replacement specifying import duty rates for goods by chapter and specific tariff items applicable to countries listed in Appendices I and II, and makes extensive substitutions, omissions and insertions across Annexure I, Annexure II and Annexure III-replacing tariff item numbers, refining descriptive entries, omitting serial entries and inserting new entries-with the amendments to take effect from 1 January 2007.

Customs exemption for information technology software exempts customs duty on software not distributed on floppy or cartridge tape.
The notification amends Notification No. 20/2006 by substituting S. No. 60 in the TABLE to classify information technology software, other than that on floppy disc or cartridge tape, under the relevant tariff heading and to specify a Nil customs duty for that entry; the amendment is made under executive powers in the public interest and includes an operative commencement date.

Customs tariff amendment revises duty classifications and specific rate conditions for various upholstery and woven fabrics, changing applied rates.
Amendment substitutes multiple TABLE entries in Notification No.14/2006-Customs to revise tariff classifications for various woven and polyester staple-fibre fabrics, distinguishing upholstery and other fabrics and 3-thread or 4-thread twill types, and prescribing a combined duty of 12.5% ad valorem or specified specific rates per square metre or kilogram, whichever is higher. The changes are effected by direct replacement of the listed serial entries and take effect from 1 January 2007.

Customs Tariff Amendment: reclassifies and revises exemption schedule entries, altering exempted goods descriptions and HS codes effective 1 Jan 2007.
Amendment under section 25(1) of the Customs Act revises Notification No.75/2005 Customs by inserting, substituting and omitting specified serial entries, tariff headings and goods descriptions within the exemption schedule. The changes update HS classifications and narrative descriptors across chemical, paper, textile, machinery, electronic and other commodity groups, adding some entries, substituting numerous column entries to refine subheadings or exclusions, and omitting multiple serial numbers, with the amendment coming into force on the stated commencement date.

Customs tariff amendments revising HS classifications and exemption entries, altering tariff lines and descriptions effective 1 January 2007
Further amends notification No.74/2005 Customs by substituting numerous HS codes and column descriptions, inserting multiple new S. Nos. and tariff lines (often stating "All Goods"), and omitting many listed S. Nos. and entries; several column (3) product descriptions are narrowed to exclude specified subcategories. The amendments effect broad tariff classification, exemption and description revisions and take effect from 1 January 2007.

Customs tariff amendment updates classifications and exemptions, substituting headings and altering listed goods' coverage across schedules.
Amends the customs exemption Table in Notification No. 73/2005 by substituting numerous tariff headings and goods descriptions, inserting new serial entries and omitting specified serial entries, thereby realigning exemption coverage to updated tariff classifications; issued under section 25(1) of the Customs Act and effective from the first day of January following issuance.

Customs tariff amendments redefine classification and exemption scope, altering applicable duties and exclusions for specified goods.
Amendment to the customs exemption notification revises tariff classifications, exclusions and duty rates by inserting new mercury-related entries, substituting numerous Harmonized System subheadings and commodity descriptions, omitting specified serial numbers and altering exclusion language across chemicals, wood products, paper, machinery, toys, musical items and photographic equipment; Part B exclusions are aligned to except carbonising base paper. The amendments modify the scope of concessional treatment and applicable duties for identified goods and take effect from the first day of January following issuance.

Tariff classification amendment: substitution of specified customs tariff entries alters applicability of an existing exemption notification.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.25/2005 Customs by substituting revised tariff classification entries in column (2) of the Table against Serial Nos.12, 13, 14, 26, 28 and 29; the substitutions take effect from 1 January 2007 and otherwise leave the principal notification intact.

Customs exemption amendment narrows descriptions and replaces tariff table, altering covered goods and procedural import conditions.
The notification rewords the opening paragraph to require that exempted goods be identified by descriptions in column (3) corresponding to tariff entries in column (2), and substitutes a new table listing tariff headings and descriptions of exempt goods-including photocopying apparatus, semiconductor processing equipment, electronic integrated circuits, ion implanters, proximity cards, electronic microassemblies, recorded media, and parts and accessories-and provides that goods in all chapters imported for manufacture of the listed items are exempt subject to compliance with the Customs concessional import procedure rules.

Customs tariff amendment updates HS code entries and exemption schedule, inserting, substituting and omitting specified goods' coverage.
Central Government amends Notification No. 85/2004-Customs by inserting, substituting and omitting specified tariff entries in the exemption TABLE, including new entries for certain chemical and machinery parts, substituted classifications for plywood and metal goods, omissions of several prior serial entries, and additions for staplers, industrial vacuum cleaners and compact discs, thereby changing which imported goods are covered by the exemption notification, with the amendments taking effect from the notified commencement date.

Customs tariff amendment substitutes the tariff classification at serial 20, effective from the start of 2007.
The Central Government, under the authority of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.76/2003 Customs by substituting the entry in column (2) against serial number 20 of the Table with the tariff classification "1211 90"; this substitution takes effect from the first day of January, 2007 and references the principal Notification No.76/2003 Customs published as G.S.R.394(E).

Customs tariff amendments adjust tariff classifications and import duty rates through substitution and insertion of tariff items.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 21/2002 Customs by substituting multiple tariff headings, sub headings and product descriptions in the Table, inserting new serial entries with specified duty treatments (including items such as rice bran residues, raw camel hides, lead and tungsten products, tin plates and electronic toy parts), and revising List 32A machinery descriptions; the amendments alter classification and duty treatment of specified goods and come into force on the stated commencement date.

Customs exemption amendment revises exempted goods lists, substitutes tariff entries and inserts List-1A, effective at year start.
Amendment to the customs exemption notification reconfigures exempted tariff lists: LIST-1 is omitted; LIST-2 entries at specified serial numbers are substituted with narrower descriptions and exclusions; LIST-3 entry is narrowed by excluding certain garments; the Annexure substitutions, omissions and reclassifications of tariff headings are effected; and a new LIST-1A is inserted listing specific exempted product categories including certain medical fabrics, copying and tarred papers, coconut coir, specific yarns, specified 5607 90 goods (with exclusions), and plastic optical connectors, all effective from 1 January 2007.

Customs tariff amendments update exemption schedule by substituting, inserting and omitting tariff entries and applicable rates.
Amendment to the exemption schedule of Notification No.105/99-Customs substitutes, omits and inserts specified tariff classifications and descriptive entries in Parts A and B, reclassifying goods by HS codes, refining product descriptions, and adding new line items with stated concession rates; the Central Government acts under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and declares the notification's commencement date.

Tariff classification amendment replaces specified headings with exclusions for input/output units, effective from notified commencement.
Amends the Annexure to the principal customs notification by substituting, in Serial No.1 (xxv), the earlier tariff references with "8521, 8528 other than input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing," thereby excluding input and output units from the exemption; enacted under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and effective from 1st January, 2007.

Tariff Item Revision updates customs classification headings and substitutes specified tariff entries under the exemption notification.
Exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the Government amends Notification No.25/98 Customs by substituting the TABLE heading wording to "Sub-Heading or Tariff Item" and replacing tariff classifications for S.No.10, S.No.11, S.No.12, S.No.51, S.No.55 and S.No.56 with the specified entries, thereby updating the tariff references in the miscellaneous exemption notification; the notification records its commencement and parent notification references.

Customs tariff amendment: substitution of commodity description in exemption notification, changing the scope of an exemption effective from January.
Amendment to the customs exemption notification substitutes the entry at serial number 5 in the TABLE with "Gums, Benjamin and Damar, other than lac," made under powers of the Customs Act and declared effective from the first day of January, 2007.

Customs tariff amendment revises specified tariff classifications by substituting codes and taking effect from the start of next year.
Amendment revises specific tariff classifications in the TABLE of the principal miscellaneous exemption notification by substituting revised entries in column (3) opposite specified serial numbers; effected under statutory power under the Customs Act, 1962, and taking legal effect from the first day of January following publication.