Exemption notification amendment narrows coverage for trawler manufacturers with overlapping relief and extends the notification's duration.
The amendment inserts a proviso excluding manufacturers of trawlers who benefit from Notification No. 237/87-Customs from the application of Notification No. 247/84-Cus., and substitutes the original terminal date with a later terminal date, thereby extending the duration of the notification under the authority of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Fuel efficiency certification for light commercial vehicles mandates specified tests, standards and official certification before exemption.
Defines fuel efficient light commercial motor vehicle by prescribing specific fuel-consumption and kms-per-litre or NTKMPL norms for IDI and other light commercial vehicles as set in two annexed tables, including specified upgradation of norms. Certification by an officer not below Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Industry is required based on Fuel Efficiency Tests by designated agencies. Tests must be at rated GVW/payload, with standard cab and body (with weight allowances where applicable), using diesel cetane 42, conducted at steady speeds of 40, 50 and 60 km/h over a minimum one-kilometre stretch with twenty runs averaged, corrected to sea level and +25 C, and specific fuel consumption taken at full load and full throttle per IS:10000 (Part VIII)-1980.

Fuel efficiency standards require certified testing and specified procedures for petrol and diesel vehicles to qualify for customs exemption.
The amendment defines fuel efficient motor vehicle for customs exemption, setting minimum petrol and diesel performance criteria and prescribing certification by a Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Industry based on tests by specified research establishments. It prescribes payload, fuel quality, steady-speed and full-load testing conditions, cab and body weight allowances, multi-speed diesel testing, correction of test results to sea level and ambient temperature, and refers to Table II for category-specific specific fuel consumption and net-tonne kilometre norms with specified upgradation rules.

Fuel efficiency standards for petrol and diesel vehicles prescribe testing, certification and norms for customs exemption eligibility.
The amendment redefines a fuel efficient motor vehicle and sets certification based on Fuel Efficiency Tests by designated testing agencies; petrol vehicles under 1000 cc must achieve a minimum nineteen kilometres per litre under prescribed conditions, while diesel commercial vehicles must meet specific fuel consumption and NTKMPL norms set in annexed tables, with stated speed, payload, fuel specifications, cab/body allowances, averaging and correction procedures and officer certification requirements.

Fuel efficiency standards for motor vehicles require certified laboratory testing and specified fuel consumption and tonne kilometre norms for exemption.
Amendment replaces the prior Explanation to define fuel efficient motor vehicle, setting petrol and diesel eligibility by prescribed kilometres per litre or specific fuel consumption and net tonne kilometre norms respectively, certified by a designated Ministry of Industry officer based on Fuel Efficiency Tests by specified research establishments. The amendment prescribes detailed testing conditions including payload determination, cab and body weight allowances, fuel quality, steady speed test regimes with bi directional averaging, corrections for altitude and temperature, and reliance on specified Indian Standards; an annexed Table sets the diesel consumption and NTKM norms and their scheduled upgradations.

Fuel efficiency certification requirement for light commercial vehicles based on prescribed tests and upgradeable fuel-consumption norms.
The amendment defines fuel efficient light commercial motor vehicle by prescribed specific fuel consumption and kilometres or net-tonne kilometres per litre norms in an annexed Table, subject to scheduled upgradation. Certification by a Deputy Secretary-level officer in the Ministry of Industry, based on Fuel Efficiency Tests performed by approved testing agencies, is required. Tests must be conducted at rated GVW or specified payload, with manufacturer's standard cab and body (or specified weight allowances), using diesel of prescribed cetane, steady-speed runs with bidirectional averages corrected for altitude and temperature, and specific fuel consumption measured at full load in accordance with the referenced standard.

Customs amendment adds a new entry to the exemption schedule, inserting a cross reference notification under statutory powers.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, amends Notification No. 163/88-Customs by inserting an additional serial entry in its Schedule to incorporate a reference to a subsequent customs notification, thereby expanding the Schedule of miscellaneous exemption notifications.

Customs exemption for components of fuel efficient light commercial vehicles, conditional on certification, approved programme and compliance.
Exemption limits ad valorem customs duty on components for manufacture of fuel efficient light commercial motor vehicles with IDI engines to 10% and removes additional duty under section 3, subject to certification by Industrial Advisers, import under a Ministry of Industry-approved programme, an importer's undertaking to use components for specified manufacture and to maintain and produce certified accounts, and payment of duty differences on non compliance; absence of a fuel efficiency certificate at importation must be cured within a prescribed period or duty difference paid.

Customs exemption scope expanded to cover bicycles and their components, altering terminology in the existing notification.
Central Government amends Notification No. 22/88-Cus by substituting the term "bicycles and components thereof" for "bicycles" in the opening portion and in condition (i) of the notification, expanding the descriptive scope of the exemption. The amendment is taken under powers conferred by the Customs Act, 1962 and effected in the interest of the public.

Customs notification amendment extends expiry date for an existing exemption notification under statutory power.
Amendment to an existing customs exemption notification substitutes the expiry date in paragraph 2, extending the operative period by replacing the earlier date with a later one. The Central Government acts under its statutory power under the Customs Act and records that the substitution is necessary in the public interest; the amendment effects only the administrative change of the date in Notification No. 341/76-Cus.

Auxiliary duty amendment inserts aluminium waste and scrap into customs exemption table, altering tariff classification.
Amendment adds a new entry for aluminium waste and scrap as Serial No. 8A (Tariff item 76) to the Table of Notification No. 160/88-Cus by Notification No. 273/88-Cus, effected under the powers of the Customs Act and the Finance Act and inserted after existing serial No. 8, thereby expanding the list of goods covered by the notification.

Customs tariff amendment: substitution of ad valorem rate for specified entry under Customs Act powers.
Amendment substitutes the tariff entry against serial No. 3, column (4) in the Table to Notification No. 83/86 Cus with 30% ad valorem, effected under the powers of sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 and formalised by Notification No. 272/88 Cus dated 30 9 1988.

Customs ad valorem exemption reduced by central government via substitution of the previously specified ad valorem rate.
The Central Government, exercising its statutory customs power and satisfied of public interest, amends an earlier customs tariff notification by substituting the previously specified ad valorem figure with a lower ad valorem figure; the amendment solely changes the numerical exemption rate in the 1978 notification and leaves other provisions intact.

Customs tariff amendment reduces ad valorem exemption rate for specified tariff entries, modifying previously notified concessions.
Amendment to a customs tariff notification substitutes the ad valorem concession rate applicable against S. Nos. 5 and 6 in the Table of Notification No. 84/86-Customs by replacing the earlier specified ad valorem rate with a different ad valorem rate, effected under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act as necessary in the public interest.

Customs notification amendment expands authorized officials to include Industrial Adviser in office of the Development Commissioner, Small Scale Industries.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 20/88 Customs by inserting the words "or Industrial Adviser in the office of the Development Commissioner, Small Scale Industries" after the words "Technical Development" in condition (i), thereby expanding the class of officials recognised under that condition for the exemption.

Customs exemption for components of heavy-capacity forklift trucks permits reduced duty subject to certification and compliance conditions.
Exempts imported components for manufacture of heavy-capacity forklift trucks from customs duty in excess of a capped rate, subject to certified parts lists, production programme approval by relevant industrial authorities, and an importer's undertaking requiring use for the specified manufacture, prescribed recordkeeping of receipt and consumption, production of certified account extracts within a limited period, and payment of the duty differential on failure to comply.

Customs exemption expansion adds pineapple pulp, orange juice and orange extracts to the notification's exempt schedule.
Amendment under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act authorises Notification No. 268/88 to modify Notification No. 132-Customs by inserting, after serial No. 63 in the Schedule, three new entries: Pineapple pulp; Orange Juice; and Orange Extracts, thereby adding those goods to the notification's exemption schedule.

Customs amendment adds Lichen Resinoid to exemption schedule, altering tariff treatment under statutory customs power.
The Central Government, invoking its statutory power under the Customs Act, has inserted a new Serial No. 63 into the Schedule to Notification No. 132-Customs by Notification No. 267/88-Cus, adding Lichen Resinoid as a listed item for customs and tariff treatment.

Amendment to customs notification inserts a new schedule entry to include an additional exemption notification.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, 1962 s.25(1) read with Finance Act, 1988 s.77(4), amends Notification No. 159/88-Customs by inserting a new Sl. No. and entry in its Schedule to reference Notification No. 265-Customs, thereby formally adding that notification to the Schedule of miscellaneous exemption notifications.

Import exemption for planting material caps customs duty and waives additional duty subject to Form D permit and declarations.
Exempts specified planting material such as oil seeds, vegetable and flower seeds, tubers, bulbs, cuttings, saplings and fruit seeds or plants from customs duty above a 15% ad valorem cap and from additional duty; requires importer declaration that material is for sowing or planting and production of a valid Form "D" import permit; oil seeds and fruit seeds/plants additionally require a certificate from a Deputy Secretary-level officer in the Ministry of Agriculture recommending the exemption.