Excise exemption for footwear increased, raising per-pair threshold and adding masonite to eligible materials under amended notification.
Amendment to Notification No. 49/86-Central Excises substitutes the material description "wood or leather" with "wood, leather or masonite" for a listed tariff entry and raises the prescribed per-pair excise exemption amount for specified footwear by replacing the earlier monetary threshold with a higher per-pair figure in the Table annexed to the notification.

Tariff amendment: exemption language narrowed and square-metre duty rate increased under central excise notification changes.
The Government, invoking statutory powers under the Central Excises and Salt Act and the Additional Duties of Excise Act, amends two prior notifications: it omits the words "or chindies" from the proviso to Notification No. 274/86-C.E., and substitutes a higher square-metre duty rate in Notification No. 52/90-C.E., thereby clarifying exemption scope and increasing the tariff rate.

Central Excise amendments update exemption rates and table entries altering specified notification charges and percentage concessions.
Direction under section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 amends thirteen specified Central Excise notifications by substituting specified monetary rates, adjusting ad valorem percentages, inserting a cross-reference to an additional notification, omitting a serial entry and deleting a proviso, thereby modifying tariff rates, percentage concessions and table entries in the enumerated notifications.

Excise duty rates on textile fibres and yarns fixed with specified exemptions and conditional concessions for handloom purchases.
The Central Government exempts specified textile goods under Chapters 50-56 from that portion of basic excise duty exceeding the effective rates set in the annexed Table, superseding Notification No. 53/91 C.E. The Table itemises effective rates and nil entries for various fibres, yarns, filaments, fabrics and related products by heading, product form, denier/count bands and manufacturing conditions, and provides conditional concessions tied to input duty credit under Rule 57A and purchases by registered handloom co operative societies or handloom development corporations paid by cheque.

Tariff amendments: substitution and omission of duty entries to update ad valorem and specific excise rates under central excise rules.
The Government, invoking section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, directs amendment of sixteen notifications to substitute ad valorem percentages and specific per unit rates, omit specified table entries, and replace a proviso to condition an exemption on paper containing a minimum proportion of pulp from listed agricultural fibres.

Effective excise rate adjustment limits excise liability to specified ad valorem rates for paper and allied goods.
The government exempts specified paper and allied goods under Chapter 48 from that part of scheduled excise duty which exceeds the effective ad valorem rate set for each listed tariff sub-heading; the annexed Table prescribes those ad valorem rates (including some nil entries) applicable to the described goods, thereby limiting excise liability to the stated percentage of value for each sub-heading.

Excise duty effective rates set for specified timber products, capping ad valorem duty for plywood and other goods.
The Central Government uses its statutory exemption power to cap excise duty for goods under the timber-related tariff heading by exempting any duty in excess of specified ad valorem rates; the table sets one ad valorem cap for plywood and a separate ad valorem cap for other goods under the same heading, thereby substituting the capped rates for the scheduled duties when calculating liability.

Excise rates adjusted for certain bag and luggage goods, prescribing nil or ad valorem effective treatment for specified subheadings.
Exemption under subsection (1) of section 5A reduces excise duty on specified Chapter 42 goods by exempting from so much of the Schedule duty as exceeds the amount calculated at the prescribed effective rates, with the Table assigning nil or ad valorem rates to listed bag and luggage descriptions.

Excise duty rates prescribed for specified tyres, tubes and flaps through substitution of the tariff table.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 41/89-Central Excises to prescribe fixed excise duty rates per tyre, tube and flap. The replacement table provides a granular, size and use based classification covering two wheelers, three wheelers, saloon cars, other motor vehicles, trailers, tractors, power tillers and off road equipment, and distinguishes construction types where relevant, assigning a specific duty amount to each listed item.

Excise duty on belts adjusted; narrow flat belts exempt, other belts subject to an ad valorem cap under notification.
The Central Government, under section 5A(1), exempts belts and beltings under tariff Headings 40.10 or 59.08 from excise duty to the extent duty exceeds amounts calculated at prescribed rates in the Table. The Table caps duty by product: flat belts or beltings not exceeding 15 centimetres width are treated at nil for this purpose, while other belts or beltings are subject to an ad valorem rate as specified.

Excise exemption for feeding bottle nipples removes the entire duty under the Central Excise Tariff by statutory notification.
A Government notification, exercising statutory authority and invoking the public interest, exempts nipples for feeding bottles classified under relevant Central Excise Tariff chapters from the whole of the duty of excise leviable on them as specified in the Tariff Schedule.

Excise rate change for polyethylene coated paper increases ad valorem duty by amendment under central excise law.
Amends the prior tariff notification by substituting the previously stated ad valorem rate for polyethylene coated paper under Chapter 39 with a new ad valorem rate; the change is effected by textual substitution in the earlier notification pursuant to the government's power to amend excise notifications in the public interest.

Effective duty rates prescribed for specified engineering plastics by substituting ad valorem entries in the excise tariff table.
Amendment revises Notification No. 133/86-C.E. by substituting new ad valorem duty entries in column (4) of the Table for S. Nos. 1-16, thereby prescribing the effective duty rates for specified engineering plastics under Chapter 39 pursuant to sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Effective rates of duty revised for specified polyurethane resins and articles by substitution of ad valorem and specific duties.
Amends Notification No. 54/88-C.E. under section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 to prescribe revised effective rates of duty on specified polyurethane resins and articles by substituting the existing entries in the Table with new ad valorem and a specific per kilogram duty for the listed serial entries in Chapter 39.

Excise duty rates revised for resins and plastics under notification, substituting multiple ad valorem and specific rate entries.
Amends Notification No. 14/92 C.E. by substituting new duty entries in the annexed tariff table for numerous serial numbers, replacing many existing entries with specified ad valorem rates, substituting specific per kilogram rates for certain items, altering the description of a cellulose acetate product entry, and omitting two serial entries, thereby revising excise duty treatment for resins and plastics under Chapter 39.

Excise duty exemption for plant growth regulators removes excise liability under central tariff notification issued by government
Exempts Plant Growth Regulators falling under the relevant tariff subheading from the whole of excise duty leviable under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, by notification issued under section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 on satisfaction of public interest.

Excise exemption for cinematographic films: notification removes duty liability for specified tariff sub headings under statutory power.
The Central Government exercised statutory power to notify that goods classified under specified cinematographic film sub-headings in the Central Excise Tariff Schedule are exempted from the whole of the excise duty leviable on them, justified as necessary in the public interest and effected through a formal notification.

Duty exemption for cottage match units grants reduced excise rates for first clearances subject to production and membership conditions.
Concessional excise duty applies to matches manufactured without the aid of power by cottage and tiny units, limiting duty on first clearances subject to annual and monthly production and clearance caps, eligibility restricted to members of registered co-operative societies or manufacturers recognised by KVIC or State KVIBs, exclusions where higher-duty labels of other manufacturers are used, and specific adjustments for bamboo splints and pack sizes, with prior concessional clearances aggregated for threshold computation.

Exemption thresholds revised for small-scale cosmetics manufacturers and export inclusion, and declaration requirements adjusted.
The amendment expands the notification's scope to cover clearances for home consumption and exports to Bhutan and Nepal, raises the aggregate-value ceilings that determine exemption entitlement, and substitutes a new proviso capping aggregate clearances under qualifying clauses at the revised ceiling. It revises the exclusion where aggregate clearances in the preceding year exceed a specified ceiling by excluding from computation goods affixed with another person's brand when that person is ineligible, recasts the declaration to the Assistant Collector to reflect the revised ceiling, omits the earlier paragraph 4, and adjusts transitional and explanatory provisions.

Excise duty cap on cosmetics and toilet preparations limits chargeable duty to a specified ad valorem rate.
The Central Government exempts goods under sub headings 3304.00, 3305.90, 3307.10, 3307.20, 3307.30 and 3307.90 from so much of the excise duty leviable as exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of seventy per cent ad valorem, exercising powers under the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 on grounds of public interest.