Customs exemption for specified communication and broadcast equipment removes excess customs and additional duty on imports.
Government exempts specified communication, broadcasting and studio equipment falling in Chapters 84, 85 or 90 from customs duty in excess of a capped ad valorem rate and from additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act when imported into India; the exemption enumerates transmission, satellite, two way radio, switching, data communication, terminals, TV studio and sound broadcast equipment and various listed subcomponents and accessories.

Customs exemption caps duty on imported computers and peripherals to a fixed ad valorem rate under statutory authority.
The Central Government exempts goods classified as computers and peripherals from that portion of customs duty which exceeds an amount calculated at the rate of 35 per cent ad valorem, thereby capping the payable duty on those imported items; the exemption is effected by notification under statutory authority and applies only to the excess duty above the prescribed ad valorem amount.

Capital goods import exemption for ET&T reduces customs duty on rural exchange equipment, contingent on departmental certification and use verification.
Exemption for machinery and instruments imported by Electronic Trade and Technology Development Corporation Limited for manufacture of Rural Automatic Exchange equipment removes customs duty above a specified ad valorem threshold and the additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act, conditioned on a Director-level Department of Electronics certificate at clearance recommending the exemption and a subsequent Director-level certificate within six months (or extended period) confirming actual use for the specified manufacture.

Customs exemption for semiconductor manufacturing equipment reduces duty burden and removes additional customs duty for qualifying imports.
Notification exempts twenty-two specified machines and systems used to manufacture microprocessors and related electronic components from customs duty in excess of an ad valorem rate of 15 percent and from the additional duty, when imported under Chapters 84, 85 or 90 for production of goods in the designated electronic heading; the Table lists the qualifying equipment.

Customs exemption table amendment replaces specified exempt instruments, altering the list of goods exempt under statutory power.
The Central Government, exercising the power under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, replaces the Table annexed to Notification No. 49/78 Cus. with a new Table listing three exempted instruments: an explosimeter or combustible gas indicator; a single pan balance of sensitivity 0.00001 grams; and a vacuum type direct reading spectrometer.

Customs duty reduction on ship breaking: basic customs duty reduced by government amendment under the Customs Act.
Amendment substitutes a lower figure for the basic customs duty in clause (i) of Notification No. 142/87 Customs, replacing the previously specified amount with a reduced amount for ships imported for breaking, effected by Notification No. 54/88 Cus. under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs tariff amendment reduces specified ad valorem duty and adds automotive components to exemption tables.
Amendment exercises the Central Government's power under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 to modify notifications 254/84, 75/85, 350/85 and 351/85: inserting automotive components (auto bulb assemblies, fan motors, Macpherson struts, reed valve assemblies, front forks) into specified Tables; and substituting a lower ad valorem duty rate and omitting a serial entry in notification 351/85.

Customs exclusion list expanded: additional parts excluded from concessional duty under amended notification by central government
The Central Government amends Notification No. 69/87 Cus by inserting an additional tariff entry in the Table and expanding the proviso: omitting the terminal "and" after clause (i) and adding clauses (iii)-(xiv) to exclude specified categories of parts and articles from attracting concessional duty, including transmission and conveyor belts of plastics, leather articles for machinery, bobbins and reels, perforated jacquard cards, precious and semi precious stones, parts of general use of base metal or plastics, drill pipe of steel, endless metal belts, articles in the metalware tool chapters, millstones, ceramic products, and glass articles.

Concessional duty expansion for industrial machinery broadens tariff exemptions for leather, garments, textiles and jewellery sectors.
Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, amends Notifications 42/78 Cus., 16/85 Cus., 159/86 Cus. and 71/87 Cus. to expand the list of imported machinery and testing equipment eligible for a concessional rate of duty. The changes effect omissions, substitutions and insertions in the Tables annexed to those notifications, adding extensive items for the leather processing and finishing sector, garments and hosiery sector, gem and jewellery/textiles machinery categories, thereby broadening concessional import coverage for specified industrial machines.

Customs amendment enlarges hotel-use exemption list, adding kitchen, laundry, housekeeping, energy and front-office items.
Amendment expands a prior customs exemption notification by adding specified categories and items eligible for concessionary treatment when imported for use in hotels under the exercise of powers under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962. The amendment inserts additional entries into the Table of Notification No. 6/86-Customs across multiple headings, adding kitchen, laundry, housekeeping, energy-saving, miscellaneous hotel systems, and front-office equipment to the list of goods recognised for hotel-use exemptions.

Customs exemption amendments narrow applicable headings, restrict imports for food processing use and revise ad valorem duty levels.
Amendment Notification revises prior customs exemption notifications by substituting specified ad valorem duty rates, replacing a generic heading reference with specific heading numbers, restricting an exemption to imports "for use in processing/packaging of food articles," omitting certain table entries, and substituting entries to describe aseptic packaging machinery and aseptic packaging materials, bags and drums.

Customs exemption amendment revises tariff entries and widens commodity composition thresholds, changing exemption eligibility parameters.
The Central Government directs substitution of specified Table entries in two prior customs exemption notifications, replacing certain per tonne tariff figures with new prescribed per tonne amounts and widening the stated nickel content range for a listed item to include lower concentrations, thereby altering the tariff relief parameters and material specification criteria that govern exemption eligibility.

Customs amendment: exclusion of iron powder by narrowing "iron or steel powders" to "steel powders" in notification.
The Central Government, citing public interest and its statutory power, amends Notification No. 151-Customs (15 July 1977) by substituting "iron or steel powders" with "steel powders" in the Table to that notification, thereby excluding iron powder from the notification's coverage.

Customs tariff amendment updates specified goods' duty rates and unit-based exemptions under the notification schedule.
Amendment revises specified entries in prior customs exemption notifications by textual substitution, insertion and renumbering: one entry is changed to a 20% ad valorem duty; another entry is replaced with a fixed per-tonne rate; a new table item is inserted imposing a specific per-kilogram rate on goods under a designated tariff heading; and the polyvinyl chloride entry is replaced with tiered specific rates distinguishing paste or battery grade from other grades.

Customs duty reduction for polyurethane films alters exemption mechanics, limiting exempted customs and additional duty portions.
Substitutes the opening paragraph of Notification No. 54/87 Cus. to exempt only (a) that portion of the duty of customs specified in the First Schedule in excess of the amount calculated at the ad valorem rate of sixty per cent; and (b) that portion of the additional duty of customs leviable under the Customs Tariff Act in excess of forty per cent ad valorem, thereby altering the calculation of exempted duty portions for specified polyurethane films.

Increase in customs duties on specified chemicals raises import tariffs for listed substances under customs authority.
Amendment to Notification No. 136/86 Cus under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act inserts and substitutes tariff entries to reclassify specified chemicals and increase basic customs duties: new entries prescribe higher ad valorem rates for Sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate and Sodium ferrocyanide; antibiotics/precursors (TIOC/erythromycin thiocyanate and 6 APA) receive a combined ad valorem and specific duty; Sorbitol and Formic Acid are explicitly specified; ether derivatives and acetate variants of several glycols are listed with increased ad valorem duties; and Chapter 35 goods are reassigned a revised ad valorem rate.

Duty exemption expansion for pesticide intermediates adds specific intermediates to eligible exemptions under customs notification.
Amendment expands additional duty exemption by substituting the Table in Notification No. 12/84-Cus. to revise listed goods and pesticides, and by inserting three entries-Paracumidine, Trimethyl Phosphite, and Monomethyl Aceto Acetamide-into the Schedule of Notification No. 464/86-Cus., thereby including those pesticide intermediates within the exemption framework.

Extension of customs concession periods: exemptions for inputs to oxoalcohol manufacture are extended to the next year-end.
Extension of customs concession periods for specified inputs used in oxoalcohol manufacture: the Central Government amends Notifications Nos. 19/85-Cus., 50/87-Cus. and 52/87-Cus. by substituting the earlier March 1988 expiry wording in paragraph 2 of each notification with the 31st day of March, 1989, thereby continuing existing concessions on alpha pinene and turpentine, soda ash and specified olefins for oxoalcohols in the public interest.

Withdrawal of customs concession on listed life saving drugs, removing specified items from the exemption schedule.
Amendment withdraws the customs concession by omitting specified items from the Schedule to Notification No. 208-81-Customs under the Heading Life Saving Drugs or Medicines; the Central Government, invoking powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and acting in the public interest, directs that the listed items and their related entries be removed from the exemption list.

Customs amendment withdraws concessional basic duty on liquors and limits additional duty exemption to liqueurs.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends two notifications: Notification 44/86-Customs is modified by omitting Sl. No. 3 and its entries from the annexed Table; Notification 76/86-Customs is modified by substituting the word "liquors" with "liqueurs" in the notification, thereby altering the scope of the concessional/basic duty and additional duty exemption entries.