Customs duty ceiling for specified electronic components limits payable duty by exempting amounts above a set ad valorem rate.
Prescribes a customs duty ceiling for imports of specified electronic components by exempting that portion of basic customs duty in excess of a prescribed ad valorem rate. The notification lists specific items within Chapters 85 and 90 of the Customs Tariff and limits the effective duty payable on those listed imports by treating duty above the stated ad valorem threshold as exempt.

Increase in basic duty on paper capacitors via omission of the relevant customs table entry under statutory customs powers.
Increase in basic duty on paper capacitors effected by amendment to Notification No. 106/86 Customs: the Central Government, exercising statutory powers under the Customs Act and acting in the public interest, omits Sl. No. 6 and the entries relating thereto from the Table annexed to that notification, thereby changing the customs duty treatment of paper capacitors.

Duty exemption for specified raw materials permits reduced customs duty on imports used in manufacturing telecommunication-grade optical fibres and cables.
Prescribes a conditional customs duty exemption reducing basic customs duty on specified raw materials imported for manufacture of telecommunication grade optical fibres and cables to an amount not exceeding the duty calculated at the rate of 50% ad valorem, subject to certification by a senior technical officer, evidence of import under an approved programme, and an importer's undertaking to use the goods for the stated purpose, maintain and produce certified accounts and repay differential duty on non compliance.

Customs ad valorem rate amendment raises exemption rate for computer peripheral parts by substituting prior notification terms.
The Central Government, under the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 349/86-Cus by substituting the words and figures "20 per cent ad valorem" with "30 per cent ad valorem", thereby altering the ad valorem rate applicable to piece parts for computer peripherals within the existing exemption notification.

Customs duty exemption for polyester film subject to usage, approval, bond and certificate requirements for magnetic tape manufacture.
Exempts Balanced/Semi-tensilised/Tensilised Polyester Film 39 microns in Chapter 39 when imported for manufacture of magnetic tapes from customs duty in excess of an amount calculated at 40% ad valorem, subject to recommendation by specified senior technical officers, execution of a bond to secure payment of any differential duty for goods not used as declared, and production within six months (or extended period) of a Central Excise certificate confirming use in magnetic tape production; defines Polyester Film as untreated, uncoated film excluding magnetic tapes.

Tariff amendment increases ad valorem rate and updates exempted electronics piece parts list under customs notification.
Amendment revises a customs exemption notification by increasing the ad valorem rate and altering table entries to redefine covered electronic piece parts. Changes substitute the previous ad valorem rate with a higher rate and amend multiple serial entries to add or replace descriptions, specifically including capacitors, an added screen drawing item, Printed Circuit Boards to include Hybrid Micro Circuits, expanded semiconductor descriptions to include silicon forms and Hybrid Micro Circuits, insertion of specified solvents, gases and an alloy, and a new entry for video head drum assembly parts.

Tariff amendment raising ad valorem rate expands exempt electronics piece parts list and adds plating and PCB chemical entries.
Amendment increases the ad valorem tariff rate and revises schedule entries for electronics piece parts to add and clarify covered components such as LEDs, displays, semiconductor devices, hybrid micro circuits, relays, switches, printed circuit boards, electron guns and SO package diodes, transistors and integrated circuits. It also inserts new entries listing electroless nickel solutions and reducing agents, copper plating salts with brighteners and conditioners, alkaline etchants, black oxide coatings, desmearing agents, fluoroboric acid, and expressly includes printed circuit boards.

Tariff amendment raises ad valorem rate and revises electronics raw material exemptions, expanding listed components and chemicals.
Amendment revises a customs exemption notification for electronics raw materials by increasing the ad valorem tariff rate and updating Schedule entries. The Table's item descriptions are substituted to include an expanded list of components and materials (e.g., liquid crystal displays, metal film resistors, semiconductor devices, printed circuit boards, piezoelectric crystal, hybrid microcircuits, glass-to-metal seals, lead frames, magnetic tape, parts of electron guns), and a quantitative weight allowance is raised. New serial entries add specific chemicals and material suspensions and enumerate associated electronic parts.

Ad valorem tariff increase for electronic raw materials revises semiconductor, high-purity chromium and hybrid micro-circuit entries.
Amendment substitutes the opening tariff language to impose 35% ad valorem on specified electronics raw materials and revises Table entries: S. No. 7 becomes "Semi-conductor devices, silvered or unsilvered discs/di-electrics;" S. No. 17's goods specified as "High Purity Chromium (99.99% or above) in the form of wire, strip, flat, ribbon or powder" with the column entry replaced by "Semi-conductor devices, Mounted Piezoelectric crystals, Electronic valves and Tubes, Vacuum interrupter tubes;" and S. No. 18's column entry is amended to insert "Hybrid Micro Circuits" after "Semi-conductor Devices."

Additional duty exemption amendment removes a Schedule item, changing which goods remain eligible under the customs notification.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 49/79-Cus. by omitting Item No. 21 and its corresponding entry from the Schedule, thereby removing an additional duty exemption previously applicable to goods covered by Notification No. 118/80-Cus.; the amendment is effected under delegated legislative powers and stated public interest.

Customs exemption amendment revises moulds and tools scope, excludes specific drills, and raises ad valorem rate.
The notification amends an earlier customs exemption by substituting "moulds and the tools" with "moulds (including chases for the manufacture of semiconductor devices) and the tools (excluding tungsten carbide micro PCB drills)", thus adding chases for semiconductor manufacture and excluding specific drills from exemption. It also replaces the ad valorem rate specified in clause (a) with a higher ad valorem rate. These amendments are made under the power conferred by section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 in the public interest.

Customs duty amendment on specified LSI/VLSI capital goods inserts wafer and die equipment into the exemption schedule.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 56/88 Customs by inserting entries that prescribe duty treatment for specified LSI/VLSI capital goods: Wafer Recognition Wire Bonder; Wafer Scribers (Pattern Recognition type); Die Bonder; Wafer Sewing Machine; and Wafer Prober.

Customs exemption for capital goods components limited by certification requirement and importer undertaking to repay duty if misused.
Exempts imported components required for manufacture of specified capital goods from customs duty in excess of 30% ad valorem, subject to certification by an Additional Industrial Adviser and an importer undertaking at the time of importation to use the components for the specified purpose and to repay the difference in duty if that use condition is not met.

Customs exemption for specified capital goods: limits duty to a fixed ad valorem rate and waives additional duty.
Exempts specified capital goods used in the electronics industry, falling within Chapters 84, 85 and 90, from that portion of basic customs duty exceeding an amount calculated at the rate of 30 per cent ad valorem and from the whole of the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act; qualification is strictly limited to the goods described in the Table accompanying the notification.

Customs duty exemption for specified electronic capital goods limits payable duty to a capped ad valorem rate on importation.
Exempts specified capital goods used in the electronics industry from customs duty in excess of a 40 percent ad valorem rate and from the additional duty leviable under the applicable statute on importation. Eligibility is limited to goods listed in the Table and falling within the designated tariff chapters; entitlement depends on correspondence to the enumerated descriptions which encompass manufacturing, testing and inspection equipment for electronic components and assemblies.

Extension of customs exemption period for specified watch components, continuing relief under section 25(1) of the Customs Act.
The Central Government, exercising the power under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 65/87 Cus. by substituting in paragraph 2 the original expiry date with a new date, thereby extending the period of exemption for specified watch components.

Customs tariff amendment revises ad valorem duty and tightens dimensional specifications for horological raw materials.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 46/85-Cus., substituting the concession rate of 25 per cent ad valorem with 30 per cent ad valorem and revising Table entries for specified horological raw materials: S. No. 3 thickness to 0.01-0.05 mm; S. No. 38 thickness up to 0.1 mm; S. No. 40 description expanded to "Aluminium alloy strips whether in coils or not" with thickness up to 0.55 mm and width up to 35 mm; S. No. 41 diameter 1.0-2.50 mm and length up to 2500 mm.

Customs exemption amendments expand covered automotive components to include steering, wiper systems, distributor assemblies and fuel pumps.
Amendment of existing customs exemption notifications substitutes the steering gear assembly entry to include collapsible and powered steering gear, steering linkage, tie rod ends and axle assembly, substitutes the wiper assembly entry to include wiper motors and washer motor assembly, and inserts schedule entries for Distributor Assembly and Fuel/Oil Pumps, thereby expanding the list of automotive components covered by the notifications.

Customs duty exemption for lyophilisers enables reduced tariffs on vaccine manufacturer imports subject to certification.
Conditional exemption for imports of Lyophiliser (Freeze Drier) by vaccine manufacturers for the Government immunisation programme: duty above an amount computed at 35 per cent ad valorem is exempted and the additional duty under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act is wholly exempt, subject to certification that the equipment is not manufactured in India and that it is required for the immunisation purpose.

Customs duty exemption for garment machinery limits payable duty and waives additional customs levy on specified imported equipment.
Exempts specified imported machinery for the garment and hosiery industry from customs duty in excess of an ad valorem cap and from the additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act, applying to the enumerated industrial sewing, stitching, cutting and related apparel-manufacturing machines when imported for use in that industry.