Nil export duty for electrodes used in furnaces established by amendment to the customs exemption schedule.
The Central Government amends the customs exemption notification to insert a new tariff entry for electrodes used for furnaces and prescribes a rate of Nil export duty for that tariff line, thereby exempting such electrodes from export duty under the amended notification.

Basic customs duty adjusted for specified mobile phone parts and chargers; new rates and selective exemptions prescribed.
Amendment to Notification No.57/2017 prescribes revised basic customs duty treatment for specified cellular mobile phone and charger components by substituting the entry for S.No.1, omitting S.Nos.2 and 3, removing item (i) from S.No.7, and inserting new entries (7A-7C and 9-20) that distinguish inputs, PCBA and moulded plastics for chargers/adapters, list tariff classifications, set differential duty rates, and add an Explanation defining Moulded Plastics and PCBA for tariff application.

Exemption of Additional Duty of Customs on imported petrol and high speed diesel in lieu of Road and Infrastructure Cess.
The Central Government exempts additional duty of customs on imported motor spirit (petrol) and high speed diesel oil to the extent that such customs duty is equivalent to the additional duty of excise described as the Road and Infrastructure Cess under the Finance Act provision, exercising powers under the Customs Act and subject to later textual substitutions clarifying the statutory references.

Exemption of Additional Duty of Customs authorizes duty relief on goods listed in the Second Schedule under statutory powers.
Exemption of Additional Duty of Customs is declared by the Central Government under its powers, exempting the additional duty (Road Cess) on the goods specified in the Second Schedule to the Finance Act, exercised under the Customs Act read with the Finance Act as necessary in the public interest; the notification was later rescinded by Notification No.42/2018.

Additional Duty of Customs exemption under section 103 granted for Second Schedule goods, later rescinded by subsequent notification.
Exemption for the Additional Duty of Customs (Road Cess) levied under the Finance (No.2) Act, 1998, is granted for goods specified in the Second Schedule; the Central Government exercised its statutory power to exempt that additional duty in the public interest, and the exemption was later rescinded by a subsequent notification.

Rescission of notification under the Customs Act withdraws prior exemption in public interest, preserving acts done before rescission.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, rescinds Notification No. 59/99 Customs dated 11 May 1999 as necessary in the public interest, subject to a savings provision preserving things done or omitted to be done before the rescission.

Rescission of customs notification withdraws the prior exemption while preserving past acts and omissions.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, rescinds Notification No. 57/98-Customs as unnecessary, declaring the earlier Gazette notification annulled while preserving effects of acts done or omitted before the rescission.

Rescission of exemption notification withdraws prior customs exemption while preserving actions completed before rescission.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Finance Act and the Customs Act and invoking public interest, rescinds a prior customs exemption notification, withdrawing that exemption regime while expressly preserving validity of things done or omitted before the rescission through a savings clause.

Rescission of customs exemption notification withdraws prior exemption while preserving pre existing acts and omissions.
Notification No. 15/2018 rescinds prior customs Notification No. 6/2015 by exercise of the Central Government's statutory power under the Finance Act and the Customs Act to withdraw exemptions in the public interest, while expressly preserving effects of actions taken or omissions made before the rescission; administrative details identify the issuing department, gazette publication, and departmental file reference.

Increase in basic customs duty on silk fabrics: rate raised by amendment to notification altering tariff classification.
Amendment increases the Basic Customs Duty applicable to silk fabrics by removing the tariff item 5007 from an existing entry and inserting a new separate serial entry for that heading, thereby subjecting all goods classifiable under that heading to a higher duty rate under Notification No.14/2018-Customs amending Notification No.82/2017-Customs.

Social Welfare Surcharge exemption for imported goods removes surcharge on integrated tax and GST compensation cess.
Exempts the whole of the Social Welfare Surcharge leviable on imported goods in respect of the Integrated tax and the Goods and Services Tax compensation cess, by notification issued under the Customs Act read with the Finance Act, applying to goods specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act when imported into India.

Social Welfare Surcharge exemption caps levy for petrol, diesel, gold and silver under customs notification.
Exempts specified Customs Tariff entries from the Social Welfare Surcharge insofar as the surcharge exceeds the rate prescribed in the notification. The listed goods are motor spirit (petrol), specified high speed diesel tariff items, unwrought or semi manufactured silver, and unwrought or semi manufactured gold; the exemption is issued under Customs Act authority read with the Finance Act authority and was later amended and subsequently rescinded by a later notification.

Social Welfare Surcharge exemption applies to specified imported goods, subject to linked customs notification conditions.
Exempts specified goods falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from the whole of the Social Welfare Surcharge leviable under the Customs Act, 1962 read with the Finance Act, 2018, on the ground of public interest. The exemption applies only to the goods described in the Table appended to the notification and operates entry-wise according to the relevant tariff headings, sub-headings and tariff items. The exempted coverage extends across a wide range of goods, subject to cross-references to other customs exemption notifications and any attached conditions.

Rescission of exemption: specified goods are again subject to Secondary and Higher Education Cess after prior notification withdrawal.
Rescission of notification No. 28/2007-Customs withdraws the exemption that had relieved specified goods from the levy of the Secondary and Higher Education Cess. The Central Government, relying on its Customs and Finance Act powers and satisfied that public interest requires it, rescinds the earlier notification while preserving a savings clause for acts done or omitted before rescission.

Rescission of exemption from education cess restores customs levy and applies prospectively, preserving prior completed actions.
Rescission of Notification No. 69/2004 Customs withdraws the exemption from the levy of Education Cess on specified goods, the Central Government exercising powers under the Customs Act and Finance Act to rescind the earlier notification, while preserving the effect of actions done or omitted to be done before the rescission.

Secondary and Higher Education Cess exemption - cess waived on imports of goods listed in First Schedule to Customs Tariff.
Exempts Secondary and Higher Education Cess from levy on imports of all goods specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, by exercise of the Central Government's exemption power under the Customs Act read with the Finance Act provision authorising the cess, thereby waiving the whole of that cess on such imported goods.

Education Cess exemption on First Schedule imports removes levy under the Finance Act, affecting customs duty treatment.
Exempts the whole of the Education Cess on all goods specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 when imported into India, exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 read with section 94 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004; notes the notification was later rescinded.

Basic customs duty adjustments amend tariff entries, prescribing altered duty rates and specific exclusions across multiple goods.
Amends notification No. 50/2017 Customs to substitute, omit or insert specified tariff table entries and to prescribe revised basic customs duty rates and carve outs for numerous tariff headings. New entries cover rubber goods (with specified exclusions), paper goods excluding kites, engine and engine part categories with motor vehicle carve outs, electronic and LCD/LED panel parts, CNC machine components, radio trunking parts, and cochlear implant inputs (nil duty). The changes alter duty percentages and tariff classifications by substitution, insertion or omission of S.Nos. and related table entries.

Exchange Rate Determination: prescribed currency conversion rates set for customs valuation, distinguishing import and export rates.
Determination of exchange rates under the Customs Act establishes specific rupee conversion rates for listed foreign currencies to be used in valuation of imported and exported goods, superseding an earlier notification and prescribing operative schedules that distinguish rates for imports and exports, including a table of rates expressed per one hundred units for certain currencies.

Tariff value fixation sets new import valuation benchmarks for specified commodities, replacing prior customs schedules.
The Central Board of Excise & Customs amends the principal non-tariff notification by substituting three tariff tables that fix tariff values for listed imports. The substituted tables set per-metric-tonne tariff values for various edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seeds and areca nuts, and unit tariff values for gold and silver when specified notification benefits are availed, replacing the prior schedules for customs import valuation and assessment.