Auxiliary duty on simulator component imports aligned to aircraft component duty rates, limiting excess customs levy.
The Central Government exempts imported component parts of simulators of aeroplanes and other aircraft from any auxiliary customs duty in excess of the amount calculated at the auxiliary duty rate leviable on component parts of aeroplanes or other aircraft, under powers conferred by the Customs Act and the Finance Bill, read with the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, as necessary in the public interest and subject to relevant notifications in force.

Partial exemption from auxiliary duty limits auxiliary customs levy for goods exempt from basic customs, subject to original conditions.
The notification exempts goods that are wholly or partially exempt from basic customs duty by specified prior notifications from that portion of the auxiliary duty under sub clause (1) of clause 35 which is in excess of the amount equal to 30 per cent of the value of such goods as determined under section 14; the exemption is subject to any conditions attached to the original notifications listed in the Schedule.

Partial auxiliary duty exemption limits excess customs levy on specified imported goods under Finance Bill provisions.
Partial relief from auxiliary duty is granted for imports of specified goods by exempting so much of the auxiliary duty as exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of 30 per cent of the value of such goods as determined under section 14 of the Customs Act, exercised under section 25 and implementing a Finance Bill provision given force by the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act; the exemption applies only to goods enumerated in the annexed Table by reference to First Schedule chapters and specified headings.

Partial exemption from auxiliary duty for goods partially exempt from basic customs duty; excess levy subject to original exemption conditions.
The Central Government exempts goods that are partially or wholly exempt from basic customs duty, as specified in the Schedule of prior notifications, from so much of the auxiliary duty as exceeds an amount calculated at a fixed rate of the value of such goods; this exemption is subject to the same conditions attaching to the original basic-duty exemption notifications.

Partial exemption from auxiliary duty protects specified imported goods from excess customs levy under prescribed tariff provisions.
Partial exemption from auxiliary customs duty is granted on specified imported goods so that auxiliary duty shall not exceed an amount calculated at a fixed rate of value determined under the Customs Act; the exemption applies to goods listed by chapter and description in the annexed Table and includes a specific definitional exclusion for lubricating oil.

Auxiliary duty exemption for goods already exempt or partially exempt from basic customs duty under specified notifications.
Exempts from the whole auxiliary duty of customs goods which are wholly or partially exempt from basic customs duty by the notifications listed in the Schedule, subject to any conditions attaching to those underlying notifications that determine eligibility and scope of the exemption.

Customs auxiliary duty exemption on specified imported goods removes auxiliary duty at import under Finance Bill authority.
Total exemption from the auxiliary duty of customs is conferred on the goods specified in the annexed Table which fall within the listed Chapters of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, such exemption being made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 read with the Finance Bill provision and effected in the public interest so as to relieve those imported goods from the whole of the auxiliary duty leviable under that Finance Bill clause.

Auxiliary customs duty rates set for specified imports; excess duty above prescribed rates exempted under statutory authority.
Prescribes commodity wise effective auxiliary customs duty rates and exempts any auxiliary duty in excess of the prescribed per unit or percentage rates for listed imports, while preserving existing separate exemptions; residual duty is tied to goods valuation under customs rules and the measure is enacted under statutory powers and provisional tax authority.

Customs duty exemption for registered newspaper establishments limits payable duty on specified printing inputs to a fixed ad valorem rate.
The Central Government exempts specified imported printing inputs used by newspaper establishments registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India from that portion of customs duty which exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of 35% ad valorem; covered items include graphic art films, pre-sensitised offset printing plates, and stereo flongs.

Rescission of customs exemption notifications: specified tariff exemption notifications revoked, altering applicability of Chapters 7, 8, 9 and 15.
The Central Government rescinds specified prior Customs exemption notifications applicable to goods under Chapters 7, 8, 9 and 15 of the Customs Tariff, identifying each cancelled notification by number and date, and activates the rescission as an exercise of administrative authority in the public interest.

Rescission of export duty notifications withdraws a series of prior miscellaneous Customs exemptions under statutory executive power.
The Central Government, invoking its power under the Customs Act, rescinds twenty-one specified miscellaneous exemption notifications relating to export duty, each identified by notification number and date as listed in the instrument, thereby withdrawing the export duty exemptions previously granted by those notifications.

Export duty exemption for specified goods: listed commodities exempt from customs export duty when exported from India under notification.
The Central Government, under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, exempts specified goods listed in the annexed Table and falling under designated tariff headings of the Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, from the whole of the customs duty leviable on export; the Table lists agricultural commodities, de oiled oil cakes and meals, raw fibres, certain minerals and related products, and the notification has been amended and later superseded by subsequent notifications.

Increased ad valorem duty for rubber glove machinery announced, substituting the prior rate under customs notification.
Amendment increases the ad valorem rate for rubber glove making machines by substituting the earlier 25% ad valorem phrase in Notification No. 18/89-Cus. with 35 per cent ad valorem, under the Central Government's statutory power and stated public interest rationale.

Customs duty exemption for imports used in manufacturing high pressure sodium vapour lamps subject to certification and quantity limits.
Targets specified imports for manufacture of high pressure sodium vapour lamps by exempting customs duty in excess of an ad valorem rate cap and exempting additional duty, conditional on production at import of a certificate from an industrial-adviser level officer confirming the goods are required for such manufacture and specifying required quantities; eligible items are listed components used in HPSV lamp production.

Customs exemption for components of specified instruments: exemption from excess duty subject to certification and importer undertakings.
Exempts imported parts for manufacture of specified measuring and analytical instruments from customs duty above an ad valorem cap and from additional duty, conditional on certification by an authorised technical officer that the parts are required, and on an importer undertaking: use for the stated manufacture, maintenance of accounts as directed, production of account extracts within the prescribed period, and payment on demand of the duty differential if conditions are breached.

Customs exemption amendments update medical equipment lists and alter specified notification table entries and provisos.
Amendments to five customs exemption notifications alter annexed Tables and a proviso: omitting a heading phrase, deleting a Table entry, removing specified item entries, substituting and inserting items to list Ultra Sound Scanner and Infusion sets under Other Medical Equipments, and omitting a second proviso, thereby changing the exemption schedules for the identified equipment categories.

Customs exemption for thermoplastic splinting material allows duty-free importation for use as fracture and spinal braces.
A statutory exemption removes customs and additional duty on low-temperature thermoplastic splinting material and parts imported for use as fracture or spinal braces by handicapped or temporarily disabled persons, conditioned on production at importation of a Ministry of Welfare officer's certificate certifying type, quantity, description, value and recommendation for the exemption.

Customs exemption amendments expand listed satellite communication and telecommunication test equipment eligible for duty relief.
Amendment expands the customs exemption schedule to add and substitute items covering satellite communication equipment (including amplifiers, converters, earth stations, antenna systems, terminals and networking devices), revises broadcasting equipment entries to include mobile coverage vans without chassis and frame synchronisers and adds slide scanners, compact disc players and programme amplifiers, and inserts a new category of optical and RF test and measurement instruments such as power meters, attenuators, reflectometers, spectrum and network analysers and microwave test sets.

Rescission of notifications under section 25(1) removes specified customs exemption notices affecting the electronics industry.
The Central Government, invoking powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest, hereby rescinds four prior miscellaneous exemption notifications relating to the electronics industry: No. 118/80-Customs (19 June 1980), No. 81/87-Customs (1 March 1987), No. 188/87-Customs (29 April 1987) and No. 231/87-Customs (5 June 1987).

Customs tariff amendment: DC micromotors reclassified with an ad valorem duty specified in the notification.
Amendment substitutes the S. No. 2 entry and inserts a new S. No. 2A identifying tariff heading 85.01 for DC micromotors of voltage rating not exceeding 13.5 volts and output not exceeding 20 watts (other than those covered by earlier entries) and prescribes an ad valorem duty rate for that entry.