Exemption for display goods: marbles, granites and other stones exempted when cleared for fairs and exhibitions.
The Central Government amended the schedule to an existing tariff notification, inserting a new scheduled entry that exempts Marbles, Granites and other Stones when cleared specifically for display at fairs and exhibitions, enacted under powers conferred by the Central Excise Rules and implemented by notification-based schedule insertion.

Tariff classification amendment expands exempted tariff headings for jute twist, yarn and thread under Central Excise rules.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 56/72-Central Excises by substituting the figures and word "53 or 56" in the opening portion with "53, 56, 57 or 63", thereby changing the tariff headings referenced in the miscellaneous exemptions applicable to jute twist, yarn, thread and related items under the Central Excise Rules, 1944.

Exemption for jute fibre: in-factory consumption for manufacture of jute products exempted from central excise duty.
Jute fibre falling within the relevant tariff classification and consumed within the factory where it is produced for the manufacture of jute products is exempted from the whole excise duty leviable under the central excise statute, by a notification issued under the delegated rule-making power of the Central Government.

Excise exemption for rubberised textile fabrics conditioned on weight limit and predominance of rubber in composition.
The Central Government exempts rubberised textile fabrics falling under the Central Excise Tariff from all excise duties under the Central Excises and Salt Act and the Additional Duties of Excise Act, subject to eligibility limited to fabrics meeting specified maximum surface weight and where rubber predominates by weight, the exemption being issued by statutory notification under the Central Excise Rules and the Additional Duties of Excise Act.

Excise exemption added for specified intermediates when consumed within the factory for manufacture of designated end-products.
The Central Government amends a prior notification to add Para-toluic Ester (PT Ester) and Methyl Acrylate to the annexed Table, subjecting them to conditional excise treatment only when consumed within the factory of production for specified downstream manufacture: PT Ester for Dimethyl Terephthalate and Methyl Acrylate for acrylic fibre.

Exemption for woven polymer sacks limited where manufactured on circular looms by substituted proviso.
The substituted proviso excludes from the exemption woven sacks of polymers of ethylene or propylene, or combinations thereof, when they are manufactured on circular looms, so that such sacks produced on circular looms do not benefit from the earlier notification's exemption under the Central Excise Rules.

Excise exemption for kraft paper used in apple carton manufacture subject to authorised clearances and certification.
The Central Government grants an exemption from the whole duty of excise on kraft paper and kraft paper board under Chapter 48 when intended for manufacture of cartons for packing apples, subject to specified quantity limits and clearances to authorised carton manufacturers nominated in writing by the Managing Director of the specified State Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporations; compliance with Chapter X of the Central Excise Rules, 1944; and production, within a period specified by the Assistant Collector, of a certificate from the relevant Managing Director confirming use of the cartons for packing apples.