Project import documentation: applications must include original contract deed, true copy, required import licence, and approved items list.
The substituted provision requires that an application for project import be accompanied by the original deed of contract with a true copy, the import trade control licence where applicable, and an approved list of items issued by the technical approval or sponsoring authority.

Customs exemption amendment: animal feeds added to the tariff notification's exemption table, expanding covered items.
Amendment to Notification No. 203/90-Cus. by Notification No. 141/92-Cus. adds a new entry in the Table of the earlier notification: immediately after serial No. 93, insert serial No. 94 labelled "ANIMAL FEEDS," thereby expanding the schedule of items covered by the exemption under the parent customs notification.

Rescission of notification under statutory power repeals the earlier customs notification while preserving prior actions.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, rescinds Notification No. 124-Cus., dated 14 June 1966, on grounds of public interest, with the rescission not affecting things done or omitted before such rescission.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets prescribed conversion rates for listed foreign currencies, effective immediately.
The Central Government, under the Customs Act, prescribes rates of exchange for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian currency for export goods, effective from the notification date. A schedule to the notification lists named foreign currencies with corresponding equivalents to be used as the operative conversion rates for export transactions.

Exchange rate determination for imported goods prescribes conversion rates into Indian currency for customs and stamp duty.
The notification prescribes official exchange rates for specified foreign currencies to be used for converting into Indian currency (and vice versa) for the purpose of calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act and for section 14 of the Customs Act insofar as they relate to imported goods, and it supersedes the prior notification by providing a Schedule of fixed conversion rates effective as stated therein.

Customs bond cancellation clause amended to remove 'no objection' statement and officer signature requirement in notifications.
The Central Government deleted from Part I of the Schedule the words stating there was "no objection to the cancellation of the bond/legal undertaking so far as the Customs Department is concerned," and removed the related signature, designation and seal block for the Customs Officer at the Port of Registration, thereby amending the procedural text governing bond or legal undertaking cancellation under the notification.

Customs notification amendment modifies tariff exemptions, adding tartaric acid for manufacture use and omitting an earlier entry.
Statutory authority under the Customs Act is used to amend two miscellaneous exemption notifications: Notification No. 64/79-Customs is expanded by adding an entry exempting specified tartaric acid isomers for the manufacture of methyl dopa, while Notification No. 213/88-Customs is modified by omitting Sl. No. 8 and its entries, thereby removing that exemption from the Table.

Exchange rate determination for export goods: prescribed foreign currency conversion rates set as operative benchmarks under customs notification.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, prescribes by notification the rates of exchange for specified foreign currencies in relation to Indian currency for export goods; the notification fixes the equivalent of each listed foreign currency to Rs.100 as the operative conversion rate and takes effect from the stated commencement date, with a Schedule enumerating the currencies and corresponding rates to be applied in customs procedures for exports.

Exchange rates for imported goods prescribed as official conversion rates for customs and stamp duty purposes nationwide.
The Central Government prescribes official exchange rates for specified foreign currencies to be used for calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and for section 14 purposes of the Customs Act, 1962 insofar as they relate to imported goods; the notification supersedes an earlier notification and directs that, from the notified commencement date, the rate for each currency shall be the figure shown opposite it in the schedule.

Transfer of residence rules add non-ornamental gold to specified goods list, altering eligibility for baggage concessions.
Amendment to the Transfer of Residence Rules, 1978 adds a new entry in rule 3: gold, in any form, other than ornaments, by Notification No. 19/92-Cus. (N.T.), effective 1 March 1992.

Baggage rules amendment adds gold in any form other than ornaments to Appendix B, altering customs baggage coverage.
The Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 1992, insert a new serial No. 6 into Appendix B of the Baggage Rules, 1978, adding the entry: Gold, in any form, other than ornaments, as the operative modification to the schedule of items.

Customs exemption rates increased by amendment to specified notifications, altering ad valorem percentages accordingly under statutory authority.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends specified miscellaneous exemption notifications by substituting ad valorem rates: Notifications 155/91-Cus. and 6/92-Cus. replace "10% ad valorem" with "20% ad valorem", and Notification 160/91-Cus. replaces "twenty five per cent ad valorem" with "30% ad valorem", as set out in the Table.

Export duty exemption for goods of tariff heading twenty-six prescribes reduced payable duty rates on polished stones and other exports.
Export duty exemption applies to goods under tariff heading 26: exported goods are exempt from customs duty to the extent that duty exceeds the amount calculated at the prescribed rates. The Table differentiates polished stones, which attract no export duty, and other goods of the heading, which are subject to an ad valorem rate; the exemption thereby limits collectible export duty on those classified exports.

Export duty exemption for finished goat, sheep and bovine leather where duty limited to a prescribed ad valorem rate.
The Central Government exempts finished leather of goat, sheep and bovine animals and their young when exported from duty in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 10% ad valorem; the scope is confined to goods under the relevant tariff heading in the Second Schedule and the term "finished leather" is defined by the applicable Indian Standards specification (IS:8170-1981).

Export duty exemption: portion above a fixed ad valorem cap removed for raw fur lamb skins on export.
Exemption is provided for raw fur lamb skins exported from India, classified under heading No. 14 of the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, so that the portion of customs duty exceeding the amount calculated at a specified ad valorem rate is exempted; the measure is adopted under the authority of the Customs Act, 1962 on public interest grounds.

Export duty exemption for iron ore limits customs duty to a specified ad valorem rate on exports.
The notification exempts iron ore of all sorts under heading No. 11 of the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, when exported from India from so much of the duty of customs leviable thereon as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 5% ad valorem, thereby limiting duty liability on iron ore exports to that ad valorem rate.

Export duty on iron ore amended by omitting the specified table entry under customs notification powers.
The Central Government, invoking statutory power under the Customs Act and satisfied it is necessary in the public interest, amends Notification No. 100/89-Customs (1 March 1989) by omitting Sl. No. 10 and the entries relating thereto from the Table annexed to that notification, effecting a modification to the prior exemption framework concerning export duty on iron ore.

Auxiliary duty exemption suspends auxiliary customs duty on First Schedule goods for a limited government-declared period.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, exempts all goods specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act from the whole of the auxiliary duty of customs leviable under the cited Finance Act provision for the defined commencement-to-termination period specified in the notification.

Auxiliary duty exemption limits import duty to toll processing, insurance and freight where imports result from toll smelting abroad.
Exemption for imports of specified copper and precious metal products produced abroad from exported copper reverts, spent anodes or anode slime for toll smelting/processing: auxiliary duty is limited to an amount representing only toll smelting/processing costs (labour, materials used abroad excluding cost of goods sent out, other payable charges) plus insurance and freight both ways, conditional on import within a defined time window and documentary proof that the goods were obtained from the specified toll operations.

Auxiliary duty exemption for parts imported for initial setting up, assembly or manufacture limits duty to finished-article rate.
Exemption from excess auxiliary customs duty is provided for specified parts imported for initial setting up, assembly or manufacture of listed articles, contingent on satisfactory proof to the customs authority and adherence to conditions in the earlier Ministry of Finance notification; liability is limited to the amount calculable at the auxiliary duty rate applicable to the finished article.