Customs exemption limits duty on specified Chapter 15 imports to prescribed effective ad valorem rates under the Customs Act.
The Central Government exempts specified imported goods under Chapter 15 from customs duty to the extent that duty exceeds the amount calculated at the ad valorem rate specified in column (4) of the Table annexed; the exemption caps the duty payable for each First Schedule tariff sub heading at the effective ad valorem rate shown and distinguishes classifications (for example, rapeseed oil versus other goods) where different rates apply.

Customs duty cap on specified Chapter Nine imports limits excess duty to stated standard or preferential rates.
Notification limits customs duty on specified Chapter 9 imports by exempting any duty in excess of prescribed effective rates. Where the standard rate applies, excess is capped at the listed standard effective rate; where a preferential rate applies, excess is capped at the listed preferential effective rate. The Table provides the sub headings and corresponding effective rates to be applied in place of the higher First Schedule liabilities.

Effective customs duty rates set to lower standard and preferential ceilings for imported Chapter eight agricultural goods.
The notification exempts from customs duty that portion of the First Schedule duty on goods under Chapter Eight which exceeds the amounts calculated at specified effective rates, providing separate ceilings where the standard rate or a preferential rate is leviable. The Table lists sub headings and descriptions with corresponding standard and preferential effective rates, including ad valorem ceilings, nil entries, and specified per kilogram rates for particular commodities or varieties.

Customs duty cap on specified chapter imports limits payable basic duty to a prescribed ad valorem rate.
The Central Government exempts goods within specified Chapter 7 tariff sub headings from that portion of basic customs duty which exceeds the amount calculated at the prescribed ad valorem rate, applying this ceiling at importation to all goods falling under each listed sub heading and preserving tariff classification under the First Schedule.

Auxiliary duty on rough wood waived where prevailing practice led to non-levy, directing non-payment.
The Central Government directed that where a generally prevalent practice resulted in non-levy of the auxiliary duty on rough wood during the relevant past period, the whole of the auxiliary duty that would otherwise have been payable is not required to be paid in respect of such wood on which the duty was not levied in accordance with that practice.

Appointment of Customs Authority: Central Excise officer designated to exercise customs adjudicatory powers in specified Union Territory.
The Central Government, invoking section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, appoints the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise, Ernakulum-II Division, to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Customs or Deputy Commissioner of Customs, conferring the role of Common Adjudicating Authority / Proper Officer for the Union Territory of Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands.

Amendment to customs notification updates permitted goods at Jaipur airport to include cubic zirconia and cut synthetic stones.
Amendment to a customs notification substitutes sub-item (ii) for the Jaipur entry in the annexed Table to the earlier notification, specifying that the relevant goods are "cubic zirconia and cut precious, semi-precious and synthetic stones," thereby altering the commodity description permitted for loading and unloading at the designated airport.

Exchange rate amendment: Swiss franc rate set and scheduled to take effect under stamp and customs statutory authority.
Central Government, under specified provisions of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the Schedule entry at Serial No. 16 of Notification No. 92/88-Customs (N.T.) to set a new exchange rate for Swiss Francs and specifies the effective date for that rate.

Warehousing station designation for Baikapady enables storage of melting scrap under specified customs tariff heading.
The notification designates Village Baikapady in Mangalore District as a warehousing station for warehousing of melting scrap specified by the customs tariff heading, exercised under powers conferred by the Customs Act and linking the place-based designation to tariff classification for customs warehousing control.

Customs notification amendment adds manganese ore, sillimanite, rutile, zircon, monazite and rice for loading.
The Central Government, under clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends notification No. 43/87-Customs by substituting the words "and rice bran extraction" with "rice bran extraction, Mangenese ore, Sillimanite, Rutile, zircon, Monazite and rice," thereby expanding the list of specified commodities in the earlier notification.

Customs exemption amendment clarifies covered manufacturing implements, expanding and specifying dies, moulds and press tools under the notification.
The notification amends an earlier customs exemption by substituting the words "dies, tools, jigs and fixtures" with a detailed description: "jigs fixtures, dies and pattern (including contour roler dies), moulds (including moulds for dies castings), press tools and parts of press tools," thereby clarifying the items covered by the exemption under the Customs Act exercised in the public interest.

Fuel efficiency standards define certification and testing requirements for motor cars, requiring agency-conducted fuel-efficiency tests.
A "fuel-efficient motor car" is defined by minimum petrol kilometre-per-litre thresholds by engine-capacity bands and requires a fuel efficiency certificate from a Deputy Secretary based on tests by designated agencies. Tests must follow prescribed payloads by engine-capacity band, round engine capacity to the nearest multiple of ten, use petrol with octane not exceeding 87, employ 20 steady-speed runs at 50 km/h on a level track with corrections to sea level and +25 C, and sample two production cars with the lower result used for certification.

Fuel-efficiency standards require certification based on prescribed vehicle tests and conditions for customs exemption eligibility.
Amendment defines fuel-efficient two wheeled motor vehicle by specific kilometres-per-litre thresholds for engine-capacity bands and requires certification by a Deputy Secretary-level officer based on fuel efficiency tests conducted by the Vehicle Research Development Establishment or the Automotive Research Association of India. It prescribes payloads by capacity band, rounding of engine capacity to the nearest multiple of five, petrol octane not exceeding 87, steady-speed runs on a level one-kilometre track with speeds set by capacity band, an average of 20 runs, and correction of figures to sea-level and +25 C.

Fuel efficiency standards for two wheelers updated, imposing specified lab testing protocols and certification requirements for eligibility.
The notification redefines fuel efficient two wheeled motor vehicle and sets certification based on fuel efficiency tests by specified laboratories, under authority of a Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Industry. It prescribes minimum fuel consumption thresholds by engine capacity bands, payload conditions for testing, rounding of engine capacity to the nearest multiple of five, petrol octane not exceeding 87, steady speed runs on a level test track with twenty runs averaged, and correction of results to sea level and +25 C.

Fuel efficiency certification requirement links tariff exemption to standardized vehicle testing and administrative fuel-efficiency certificates.
Amendment conditions tariff exemption on components for fuel-efficient motor cars upon obtaining a fuel efficiency certificate issued by a specified Deputy Secretary, based on tests by designated agencies. Certification relies on tests of two randomly selected production vehicles with the lower test result controlling. Tests must follow prescribed payload, engine-capacity rounding, petrol octane ceiling, steady-speed runs over a measured track with multiple runs in opposing directions, and corrections to sea-level and ambient temperature. The amendment also extends the administrative period applicable to the certificate.

Fuel efficiency certification updated: standardized testing procedures and certificate validity extended under customs exemption rules.
Amendment prescribes that a fuel efficiency certificate for motor cars up to 1000 cc must be issued by an officer not below Deputy Secretary based on tests by specified agencies. Tests require a 300 kg payload, engine capacity rounded to nearest 10, petrol octane 87, steady 50 km/h runs over a one kilometre stretch with average of 20 runs (10 each direction), correction to sea level and +25 C, and testing two randomly selected cars with the lower result used; paragraph 2's period is extended to one year.

Customs exemption amendments expand schedule to require bottle/can packaging and add specified manufactured goods to exempt list.
Amendment to the customs exemption schedule inserts "packed in bottles" after Serial Nos. 37-44, omits the proviso after Serial No. 44, and adds new Schedule entries listing specified packaged foodstuffs (fruit juices, tomato juice, pineapple slices, tomato puree in bottles or tin-coated soft-steel cans) and manufactured goods (wire nails, barbed wires, aluminium utensils, laundry soap, cube sugar) as qualifying for the exemption under the notification.

Customs airport appointment permits export loading and limited import unloading at Hyderabad airport for specified categories.
Appointment of Hyderabad airport as a customs airport authorises loading of export goods and unloading of specified imports including seed consignments for an agricultural research institute, aircraft parts and maintenance materials, medical equipment, poultry breeding stock, machinery parts, and trade samples, superseding prior administrative notifications and concentrating customs clearance for these categories at the appointed airport.

Customs exemption adds Lincomycin Hydrochloride capsules, syrup and injection as specified goods for import for manufacture.
The Central Government amended Notification No. 213/88-Customs by substituting the entry against Sl. No. 2 in the annexed Table to read "Lincomycin Hydrochloride capsules, syrup and injection", thereby specifying those formulations as goods eligible under the miscellaneous customs exemption for imports used in the manufacture of specified drugs under Chapter 29.

Customs amendment adds a new schedule entry to existing exemption notification, altering auxiliary duty notifications.
Amendment inserts Sl. No. 287 and its entry after Sl. No. 286 in the Schedule to Notification No. 159/88-Customs, adding the entry referencing No. 18 Customs dated 2nd February, 1989, under the statutory authority of the Customs Act and the Finance Act as necessary in the public interest.