Customs duty exemption for imported machinery enabling manufacture of rubber surgical gloves, subject to official certification.
Exemption permits specified imported plant and equipment for manufacture of rubber surgical gloves to be relieved of customs duty in excess of 25% ad valorem and of the entire additional duty under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, conditional on certification by an Additional Industrial Advisor that the goods are or will be required for that manufacture. The Schedule lists machinery components such as endless chain, porcelain forms, dipping devices with tanks, drying, beading and forms cleaning devices, panel control, ball mill, roater and testing devices.

Customs notification amendment adds a new schedule entry affecting auxiliary duty exemption references under existing notifications.
The Central Government amends Notification No.159/88 Customs by inserting, after Sl. No.285, a new Sl. No.286 in the Schedule which records Notification No.16/Customs (dated 1 February 1989); the amendment is made under powers derived from the Customs Act and the Finance Act, effecting a formal update to the miscellaneous exemption/auxiliary duty schedule.

Customs exemption for defence manufacturing granted for specified project imports subject to certification and restricted use conditions.
The Central Government exempts machinery, instruments, tools and accessories imported by the Ordnance Factory Board for setting up indigenous manufacturing facilities for the Infantry Combat Vehicle EMP-II Project from the whole of customs duty and additional duty, subject to production at import of a list of project goods certified by a Deputy Secretary rank officer in the Ministry of Defence that the goods are required for the project, are not manufactured in India, and will be used only for that project.

Customs exemption amendments update eligible life saving and medical equipment lists, revising specified entries and omissions.
Central Government amends two customs exemption notifications: Notification No. 208/81 Cus has Schedule substitutions under B. Life saving equipments replacing item 11 with Nebulized Humidifier, item 21 with Nebulizers excluding ultrasonic and heat types, and omitting item 34. Notification No. 65/88 Cus expands scope to include Chapter 29 and revises the Table under (C) Other Medical Equipments by substituting multiple items-including blood cell counters, electro hydraulic operating tables, shadowless operating lamps, bilirubinmeters, auto biochemistry analysers with printer, specified resuscitators, microprocessor biochemistry analysers and non anaesthesia ventilators-and omitting several other listed entries.

Rescission of customs notification: government withdraws prior exemption notification under powers of the Customs Act.
The Central Government, invoking its powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, rescinds Notification No. 223/88-Customs dated 19 July 1988, having been satisfied that rescission is necessary in the public interest, thereby withdrawing that miscellaneous customs exemption.

Customs exemption amendments remove specified schedule entries, narrowing prior tariff exemption coverage under statutory authority.
Exercise of power under sub-section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 directs omission of specified schedule and table entries from earlier miscellaneous exemption notifications, removing designated tariff exemptions by excising particular serial entries from the Schedule to Notification No. 464/86-Customs and from the Tables annexed to Notification Nos. 15/88-Customs and 16/88-Customs.

Customs exemption for offshore oil exploration imports: specified classes of rigs, equipment, spares and consumables listed.
Amendment substitutes the Table in the earlier notification to specify goods eligible for customs exemption when imported in connection with offshore oil exploration or exploitation, listing classes of rigs, drilling and down-hole tools, tubulars, production and pressure-control equipment, platforms, vessels, subsea pipelines, telemetry and control systems, safety and pollution-control apparatus, testing and laboratory instruments, and related sub-assemblies, spares and consumables required for operation, maintenance and repair.

Exemption for on shore oil exploration imports consolidates eligible oilfield equipment, spares and consumables under a substituted notification.
Amendment substitutes a comprehensive Table listing goods eligible for customs exemption when imported for on shore oil exploration or exploitation. The Table enumerates capital items, specialised tools, production and testing equipment, seismic and geophysical units, safety and pollution control devices, telecommunication systems, and expressly includes sub assemblies, tools, accessories, warranty replacements and consumables for running, repair and maintenance of the covered goods, thereby consolidating the catalogue of items qualifying for the notification's exemption.

Customs amendment removes specified textual proviso and university references, narrowing qualifications for certain exemption notifications.
The government amends two customs exemption notifications by omitting a proviso after clause (ii) in Notification No. 70/81-Customs and by deleting references to universities and related qualifying phrases in the opening paragraph, conditions 1-3, and the Explanation of Notification No. 321/87-Customs, thereby altering the textual qualifications and scope of those exemptions.

Amendment to exemption notification removes a Schedule entry and inserts a new serial affecting customs auxiliary duty treatment.
Amendment to a customs exemption notification omits Sl. No. 219 from the Schedule to Notification No. 159/88-Cus and inserts, after Sl. No. 284, a new Sl. No. 285 with an entry referencing the customs notification dated the sixteenth of January, 1989, effected under the statutory powers conferred by the Customs Act and the Finance Act.

Customs exemption for consumable research imports requires certification and restricted research-only use upon import clearance.
The Central Government exempts consumable goods imported by a public-funded research institution or a University from customs duty and additional duty, subject to conditions: certification by a Directorate General of Technical Development officer that the goods are not manufactured in India; certification by a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Science and Technology or Department of Education that the goods are required for research and the importer is not engaged in commercial activity; and certification by the Head of the importing institution that the goods will be used only for research and not transferred to others.

Warehousing station declaration enables establishment of warehousing to support full export oriented undertakings at Village Belgaum.
Declaration of a warehousing station designates Village Belgaum, Karnataka, as a location to establish warehousing facilities to support the setup of full export oriented undertakings under the customs administration's statutory powers, serving as a non tariff regulatory instrument to enable customs warehousing benefits at that site.

Warehousing station designation enables export oriented undertakings to use a local customs facility for export production and storage.
The notification designates Village Mesma in Surat, Gujarat as a warehousing station under the Customs Act to enable establishment and operation of hundred per cent export oriented undertakings, authorizing the use of the location for warehousing and customs procedures supporting export production.

Customs exemption for machinery used in manufacture of lacquered, coated and printed aluminium collapsible tubes is specified.
The Central Government, exercising statutory power in the public interest, substitutes the Table entry at Sl. No. 4 of an earlier customs exemption notification to specify "machinery for the manufacture of lacquered, coated and printed aluminium collapsible tubes," thereby bringing that machinery within the scope of the exemption provided by the referenced notification.

Customs amendment adds a Schedule entry to an existing exemption notification under statutory executive authority.
The Central Government, invoking its authority under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, amends Notification No. 163/88 Customs by inserting a new Sl. No. and corresponding entry into the Schedule, thereby adding a reference to a subsequent customs notification as part of the miscellaneous exemption regime.

Customs exemption for button cell components relieves excess and additional duties subject to certification and undertaking.
Specified inputs imported for manufacture of button cells are exempt from customs duty in excess of 25% ad valorem and from the additional duty under section 3, subject to certification by an officer not below Additional Industrial Adviser as to description and quantity needed, and subject to an importer's undertaking to use the goods for that purpose and to repay the differential duty on demand if conditions are breached. The exemption applies only to the goods listed in the Table.

Customs notification amendment removes a schedule entry and inserts a new entry, altering the exemption schedule accordingly.
Amendment revises the Schedule of Notification No. 159/88-Customs by omitting Sl. No. 112 and inserting after Sl. No. 283 a new entry as Sl. No. 284 referencing Notification No. 3/89-Customs dated 9th January 1989, effected under powers conferred by the Customs Act and the Finance Act.

Exemption for exhibition imports: customs duty waived subject to authorised certification, bond for re export and identification conditions.
Goods imported for display or use at listed public or government approved events are exempt from customs duty and additional duty if they fall within Schedule I and the importer produces an authorised certificate at clearance, executes a bond to re export within six months (subject to permitted extensions), complies with identification and listing procedures, and does not hire, remove or sell the goods without customs permission; specified small samples, demonstration consumables, low value stand materials and publicity materials are excepted from re export subject to reasonableness limits and other exclusions.

Customs amendment expands exempt items to include tools, accessories and computer-software for light combat aircraft programme.
Notification No. 2/89-Cus (5-1-1989) amends Notification No. 228/88-Customs by inserting "tools, accessories, computer-software" after "spares" in the opening portion and by adding two serial entries in the annexed Table to include additional institutional beneficiaries for machinery, equipment and instruments used in the light combat aircraft programme, effected under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs exemption: Ginger Oleoresin added to schedule under Customs Act, extending exemption for imports manufactured in Nepal
The notification amends the Schedule to Notification No. 132 Customs by inserting "Ginger Oleoresin" after "Ginger oil" in Serial No. 37, effectuating that imports of Ginger Oleoresin manufactured in Nepal are encompassed by the existing concessional treatment; the amendment is made under the powers of sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 in the public interest.