Basic customs duty maintained on mixtures of nuts or dried fruits; amendment inserts new tariff entry under customs notification.
Amendment adds a new Table entry to Notification No. 124 Customs under the power of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, inserting Sl. No. 7 for tariff heading 0813.50 described as "Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits" and recording the existing basic customs duty figures for that classification, thereby maintaining the prior duty treatment for the commodity.

Engineering prototype import rules updated: re-export or destruction required within specified period and bond security mandated.
Amendment prescribes that lower value samples must be rendered useless where practicable or re exported within nine months (or extended period allowed by the Assistant Collector of Customs) otherwise duty is payable; higher value samples must be re exported within the same time frame; and importers must execute a bond with specified form, sum and surety to enforce these conditions.

Commercial sample import limits expanded, increasing allowable value and extending the permitted re-export period under customs notification amendment.
The amendment to Notification No. 186/76 Cus. substitutes condition (ii) to allow import of not more than ten commercial sample units with aggregate value not exceeding five thousand rupees within twelve months, substitutes the proviso to raise the value limit to five thousand rupees, and amends condition (iii) to extend the required re export period from six months to nine months.

Import of commercial samples allowed when supplied free of charge following amendment removing specified eligibility restrictions.
The Central Government, under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 33/86 Cus by omitting the words "by manufacturers of export goods" from the opening paragraph and by deleting the "and" at the end of condition (i) and inserting condition (iii) that the said samples or prototypes are supplied free of charge, thereby removing specified restrictions on import of commercial samples.

Customs duty exemption for specified tariff-heading goods limits customs liability to a capped ad valorem rate on import.
Exemption from basic customs duty is granted for specified imported goods under the relevant tariff heading so that customs duty payable shall not exceed an amount computed at a fixed ad valorem rate. The exemption applies to transmission or conveyor belts of plastic, textiles or vulcanised rubber for technical uses, rubber blankets, and ceramic fibre blocks (pyro-blocks), implemented by a tariff notification to cap duty liability on import.

Customs exemption caps import duty on specified testing and safety equipment, restricting duties above a fixed ad valorem threshold.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, exempts ten specified testing, measurement and breathing-rescue instruments when imported into India from customs duty to the extent that such duty exceeds 30 per cent ad valorem, effectively capping the customs levy on those listed goods.

Customs duty exemption for components used in fuel-efficient light commercial vehicles, subject to certification and compliance requirements.
Notification exempts specified non-raw imported goods used to manufacture listed components for fuel-efficient light commercial vehicles of payload not exceeding 4,000 kilograms from customs duty in excess of an effective capped rate and from additional customs duty, subject to certification by designated Ministry officers, programme approval, importer undertakings, prescribed account maintenance and production requirements, fuel-efficiency testing by authorized establishments under specified conditions, and compliance with performance thresholds in the Appendix.

Customs exemption for components for manufacturing fuel efficient sub 1000cc cars subject to certification, indigenisation and undertakings.
Exemption allows import of components (including SKD/CKD packs) for manufacture of fuel-efficient motor cars up to 1000 cc from duty above 25% ad valorem and from additional customs duty, subject to certification of component lists by a senior Industrial Adviser, approval of an import programme by the Ministry of Industry, production of evidence to the Assistant Collector of Customs, provision of an undertaking to use and account for components with certified manufacturer extracts within prescribed periods, reimbursement of duty differential on breach, indigenisation certification, and mandatory fuel-efficiency certification valid for six months.

Effective duty exemption for components used to manufacture fuel-efficient small cars, conditional on certification and indigenisation.
Exempts components for manufacture of fuel-efficient sub-1000cc motor cars from customs duty in excess of a 50 per cent ad valorem equivalent and from additional duty under section 3, conditioned on importation by a qualifying manufacturer, certification by an Industrial Adviser that components are for warranty or after-sales service, manufacture under an approved phased manufacturing programme with required indigenisation certificates (and, if shortfall occurs, Joint Secretary certification of marginal valid reasons), and production of a time-limited fuel-efficiency certificate based on prescribed tests.

Customs exemption for printing machines permits reduced duty on imports by registered newspaper establishments subject to conditions.
Exemption allows four colour and above sheet fed offset printing machines imported by newspaper establishments registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India to attract customs duty only up to a prescribed ad valorem rate and exempts such imports from the additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act, subject to conditions of registration and importation.

Customs exemption for book binding machinery: registered newspaper establishments may import with duty relief subject to non availability certification.
Exemption permits registered newspaper establishments to import book binding machinery with relief from customs duty in excess of that calculated at 35 percent ad valorem and from the entire additional customs duty, provided the importer produces a certificate from the authorised technical authority confirming the machinery is not manufactured in India and the importer is registered with the Registrar of Newspapers.

Customs exemption for specified cattle-breeding imports reduces standard duty to an ad valorem threshold and waives additional customs duty.
Exempts specified cattle-breeding goods, within Chapters 29, 30, 84, 85 or 90, imported by the government department responsible for Animal Husbandry from customs duty in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 25 per cent ad valorem and from the whole of the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, limited to the items listed in the annexed Table.

Customs exemption for specified bearing-manufacturing machinery permits import relief for qualifying production and testing equipment.
Exemption for importation of specified machinery and equipment for use in the manufacture of rolling bearings, relieving the listed goods within specified tariff chapters from customs duty above a prescribed ad valorem threshold and from the additional customs duty under the Customs Tariff Act. The relief is limited to the machines and testing, finishing, inspection, assembly and handling equipment itemised in the Table, including grinders, superfinishing and honing equipment, ball and roller processing machines, testing and gauging devices, washing and assembly lines, marking and grading machines, and ring rolling and forging machinery.

Customs duty exemption for specified newsprint machinery waives excess ad valorem duty and additional tariff.
The Central Government exempts specified imported machinery for use in newsprint manufacture from basic customs duty in excess of 25 percent ad valorem and from the entire additional duty under section 3, limited to goods imported for that manufacturing purpose; identified items include continuous digesters, refiners for mechanical/chemi-mechanical pulping, and winders.

Customs exemption for tea-processing machinery caps applicable customs duty and waives additional duty on specified imported machines.
Exemption grants concessional import treatment to specified machinery used in processing and packaging of tea by capping the basic customs duty payable on those listed goods at a specified ad valorem rate and exempting them from the whole of the additional customs duty, when imported for use in tea processing and packaging.

Customs duty exemption for specified silk-industry machinery reduces duty to a capped ad valorem rate and waives additional duty.
Exemption is granted for specified goods falling in Chapters 84, 85 or 90 when imported for use in the silk industry: (a) the portion of customs duty in the First Schedule in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 35 per cent ad valorem is exempted; and (b) the whole of the additional duty of customs leviable under the Customs Tariff Act is exempted. The Table enumerates eligible machinery categories such as feeders, combs, spinning and twisting machines, reeling and winding machines, carding and drawing sets, looms, finishing machinery, and silk waste processing equipment.

Exemption for bicycle-manufacturing machinery permits limited customs duty relief subject to a binding export obligation and bank guarantee.
Exemption for specified bicycle-manufacturing machinery from customs duty above an ad valorem cap and from additional customs duty, conditional on production of a certificate by a senior imports-and-exports officer, execution of a bond undertaking an export obligation to export bicycles of multiple times the value within a fixed period, a bank guarantee backing the bond for a prescribed multiple of the duty difference, and compliance with monitoring instructions issued by the imports-and-exports authority.

Exemption for woollen industry machinery caps customs duty at an ad valorem rate and waives additional customs duty.
The Government exempts specified machinery imported for use in the woollen industry from customs duty in excess of an ad valorem ceiling and from the additional duty under the Customs Tariff Act, applying the concession to listed textile and finishing machines when imported for use in woollen manufacture.

Exemption from additional customs duty for specified industrial inputs, conditional on certification, undertaking, and repayment for misuse.
Exemption relieves specified imported raw materials and components, when used in listed industries, from the portion of customs duty above a 25% ad valorem rate and from the additional customs duty, subject to certification by a technical officer of intended industry use and quantity, an importer's undertaking to use the goods as specified, and a repayment obligation to cover the duty difference if the undertaking is breached.

Customs exemption for plain felt sheets limits payable duty when imported for manufacture of card clothing, subject to undertaking.
Exemption for plain felt sheets imported for manufacture of card clothing limits customs duty to an amount calculated at forty per cent ad valorem; excess duty is exempted. The exemption is conditional on an undertaking to the Assistant Collector of Customs that the goods will be used for the specified purpose, and requires payment on demand of the difference between duty otherwise leviable and duty already paid if the undertaking is breached.