Amendment to Customs notification inserts a new serial entry into the exemption schedule, updating Customs tariff records.
Amendment to Notification No. 159/89-Cus inserts, by Notification No. 243/89 dated 3rd October 1989 and under statutory authority, a new serial entry after Sl. No. 269, specifically: 270 No. 242-Customs, dated 3rd October, 1989, thereby modifying the entries in the miscellaneous exemption notifications appended to the original notification.

Customs exemption for specified laser-related goods allows duty-free import for manufacture of laser and laser-based instrumentation.
Exempts specified goods within Chapters 28, 29, 84, 85 and 90 from the whole of customs duty and the whole of the additional duty when imported for manufacture of laser and laser-based instrumentation, subject to production of a Department of Atomic Energy certificate (confirming description, quantity and technical specifications) and an undertaking to the Assistant Collector that the goods will be used for that purpose and that the importer will pay, on demand, the duty difference if the goods are not used as declared.

Customs exemption amendment adds a Department of Telecommunications Director as an authorised signatory under existing condition.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 60/88 Customs by inserting the words "or a Director in the Department of Telecommunications of the Government of India" after the reference to the Directorate General of Technical Development in condition (1), thereby expanding the category of authorised officials covered by that condition.

Designation of Officers of Customs extends customs officer status to specified Kandla FTZ security and administrative personnel.
Amendment substitutes clause (d) of Notification No. 201/84-Customs to designate Administrative Officer, Superintendent (Preventive and Intelligence), Security Officer, Assistant Security Officer, Head Jamadar, Jamadars, Security Guards and Sepoys at the Kandla free trade zone as Officers of Customs within the jurisdiction of the Additional Collector of Customs.

Exchange rate determination set for foreign currencies, governing conversion for stamp duty and customs Act purposes.
Prescribes a statutory schedule of foreign currency conversion rates to be used for calculating stamp duty and for conversion under customs law. The Central Government, exercising statutory powers and superseding the prior notification, designates specific exchange rates for each listed foreign currency to be applied in conversions between those currencies and Indian currency, thereby standardising conversion practice for stamp duty assessment and customs purposes.

Extension of notification validity under section 25: customs exemption notification's expiry date deferred to next year.
The Central Government, exercising authority under the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 169/88-Cus. by substituting the previously specified expiry date in paragraph 2 with a later expiry date, thereby extending the notification's period of operation as effected by Notification No. 240/89-Cus.

Extension of notification validity: two customs exemption notifications amended to substitute expiry date and prolong operation.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification Nos. 210/82-Customs and 513/86-Customs by substituting in paragraph 2 the figures and words "30th day of September, 1989" with the figures and words "31st day of December, 1989", thereby extending the stated expiry date of those exemption notifications by virtue of Notification No. 239/89 dated 26 September 1989.

Customs amendment expands notification wording to expressly include unloading of fertilisers under existing delegated authority.
Amendment to a customs notification inserts the words "and for unloading of fertilisers" after "and rice", thereby extending the notification's operative wording to include unloading of fertilisers; the change is effected by the Central Government under delegated authority in the Customs Act.

Appointment of customs airport: Visakhapatnam designated for unloading specified ship, electronics and steel project imports.
Visakhapatnam airport is appointed as a customs airport under clause (a) of Section 7 of the Customs Act, superseding earlier notifications, solely for unloading specified imported goods: ship manufacture inputs; ship repair and maintenance goods; electronic components for wireless communication equipment and radar; and spares/components for the Visakhapatnam Steel Project.

Customs amendment adds cotton and silk durries to the notified list, altering item classification under customs rules.
The Central Government, under clause (a) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, by Notification No. 56/89 Cus. (N.T.), inserts sub item (viii) - cotton and silk durries - into Item (b), column 3, against Serial No. 2 of the Table to Notification No. 75 Customs dated 3 July 1975, thereby expanding the listed goods in that entry.

Customs exemption for polypropylene masterbatch limits payable duty for manufacturers using it in yarn production, subject to certification and bond.
Exemption provides partial customs duty relief on polypropylene master batch imported for manufacture of polypropylene multi filament yarn by limiting duty payable to an amount calculated at a specified ad valorem rate. Conditions require production of a use certificate from the Assistant Collector of Central Excise within a period specified by the Assistant Collector of Customs and execution of a bond to secure payment of the difference where goods are not proved to have been used for the permitted manufacturing purpose.

Customs amendment: substitution of tariff entry to list polystyrene and copolymers of styrene under Customs Act authority.
The Central Government, invoking its statutory power under the Customs Act and citing public interest, amends Notification No. 47/89-Customs by substituting in the annexed Table, against serial number 3, the entry in column (2) with the description "polystyrene and copolymers of styrene."

Port renaming updates a customs notification, replacing Nhava Sheva with Jawaharlal Nehru Port across the notification table.
Amendment under powers of section 4(1) of the Customs Act substitutes port nomenclature in clause (c) of Item No. 1 of Notification No. 251/83 Customs: column 1 replaces "The Port of Nhava Sheva" with "the Jawaharlal Nehru Port", and columns 2-4 replace every occurrence of "Nhava Sheva" with "Jawaharlal Nehru Port".

Customs port designation amended: Nhava Sheva replaced by Jawaharlal Nehru Port in notification under customs law.
Amendment substitutes the words "Kandla and Jawaharlal Nehru Port" for the words "and Kandla, Nhava Sheva" in clause 1 of Notification No. 38-Customs (1 February 1963), effected under the powers conferred by section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs designation change: Collector of Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru Port inserted into notification list by Central Government.
Amendment substitutes the entry in the Table to Notification No. 48/88 Customs (N.T.), replacing the previous Serial No. 15 entry with the Collector of Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, effected under the Central Government's powers under the Customs Act, 1962.

Appointment of Collector of Customs: Bombay designated to adjudicate specified cross regional smuggling cases involving seized fax machines.
The Central Government appoints the Collector of Customs, Bombay to act as Collector of Customs for Delhi, Bangalore, Calcutta, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Madras solely for the purpose of adjudicating matters arising from the seizure and alleged smuggling of 58 fax machines involving M/s. Micro Documentation Centre and M/s. Fototech Services, under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Declaration of warehousing stations under customs law supersedes prior notification, formally designating specified villages for warehousing.
The notification, issued under section 9 of the Customs Act, declares specified villages in Tehsil Dhar as warehousing stations, and supersedes an earlier board notification, thereby establishing those localities for application of customs warehousing procedures and territorial control.

Exchange rate amendment: Pound Sterling rate substituted under statutory customs and stamp powers, effective mid-September.
Under the statutory powers cited, the Central Government substitutes the Schedule entry for Serial No. 14 in Notification No. 40/89-Cus. (N.T.) by specifying the Pound Sterling exchange rate as 3.8445, effective from 16-9-1989, via Notification No. 50/89-Cus. (N.T.).

Customs notification amendment expands permitted unloading at Port of Karwar to include timber and timber logs.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 76-Customs (19 May 1973) by inserting the words "timber and timber logs," after "unloading of" in entry (i) under the Purpose column for item 3 relating to the Port of Karwar (including Sadashiveged), thereby expanding the list of goods specified for unloading at that port.

Concessional Duty Exemptions reduce customs tariffs for specified developing countries' imports under trade preferences, subject to origin proof.
Exempts specified imports from a portion of the standard customs duty when imported from countries listed under the Belgrade trade-preferences Agreement, by reference to a Table that pairs goods with First Schedule tariff headings and specifies percentage tariff concessions. Importers must prove origin under the Agreement's Rules of Origin to customs authorities. A higher special concession percentage applies to certain goods when imported from Less Developed Countries listed in Appendix II. The notification defines standard rate scope and notes specified exclusions and prior amendments.