Exemption for newsprint removes additional customs duty on imported newsprint used for printing newspapers, books and periodicals.
The Central Government exempts newsprint classified under the relevant tariff heading and imported for printing newspapers, books and periodicals from the whole of the additional duty leviable under the customs tariff statute, by issuing a miscellaneous exemption notification exercising statutory powers in the public interest.

Customs amendment on low density polyethylene imposes differentiated duty treatment for sheathing and other goods.
The amendment replaces S. No. 01 of the Table to Notification No. 47/89-Customs to cover low density polyethylene and copolymers within heading 39.01 having specific gravity less than 0.94, with two entries: (a) LDPE based sheathing or insulation compound - 50% ad valorem; and (b) all other goods - Rs. 2000 per tonne.

Customs exemption thresholds increased for certain notifications, raising monetary eligibility limits for import concessions by government amendment.
The Central Government, exercising power under Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No.229/88 Cus by substituting higher monetary figures in two conditions: condition (b) is revised to a raised threshold and condition (c) is revised to a substantially increased threshold, thereby modifying the monetary criteria for entitlement to the exemptions specified in the original notification.

Customs exemption amendment removes specified table entries from a prior exemption notification under statutory authority.
The Central Government, invoking its authority under the Customs Act as necessary in the public interest, amends the March 1979 customs exemption notification by directing that two specified serial numbers and their corresponding entries in the Table annexed to that notification are omitted, thereby removing those items from the notification's operative schedule.

Customs exemption amendment updates tariff chapter references to include chapter thirty and remove chapter ninety eight.
Amendment revises the tariff chapters specified in Notification No. 65/88-Customs for medical equipments: the prior reference to Chapter 29, 84, 85, 90, 94 or 98 is replaced with Chapter 29, 30, 84, 85, 90 or 94, effectuating a change to the operative text of the exemption notification under the Government's powers in the Customs Act.

Customs exemption rate increase changes tariff concession and extends expiry period under statutory amendment from specified date
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 247/84 Customs by substituting a higher percentage in the opening clause effective from the operative date and by substituting a later expiry date in paragraph 2, thereby increasing the tariff exemption rate and extending the notification's period of application.

Customs notification amendment inserts an additional exemption schedule entry, effected under statutory customs and finance act powers.
The Central Government, under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, amends Notification No. 161/89-Customs by inserting after Sl. No. 97 a new Sl. No. 98 entry referencing Notification 228/89-Customs dated 23rd August, 1989, effected by Notification No. 229/89-Customs dated 23-8-1989 to expand the Schedule to the original notification.

Customs exemption for lyophilizer imports for antibiotic manufacture, conditional on certification and specified export obligation and monitoring.
Exemption reduces customs duty on lyophilizer equipment within Chapter 84 imported for antibiotic manufacture by exempting duty above a fixed ad valorem threshold and the entire additional customs duty under the Tariff Act, conditional on production of a technical certificate confirming requirement for antibiotic manufacture and a certification that the importer has executed a bond undertaking a multi fold export obligation and will comply with monitoring instructions to enforce that obligation.

Exemption for outboard motor imports conditioned on fisheries certification and importer undertaking, with state fisheries bodies exempted.
The amendment makes the exemption for imported outboard motors under the Customs Tariff Act conditional on (i) a certificate from a senior State fisheries officer confirming fitment to boats used exclusively for fishing and recommending the concession, and (ii) an importer's undertaking to the Assistant Collector to use the motors as specified and to pay, on demand, the difference between duty otherwise leviable and duty paid if the conditions are not complied with; these conditions do not apply to State Fisheries Corporations or recognised Fisheries Co-operative Federations.

Customs amendment: insertion of a new Schedule entry adding a referenced exemption notification under statutory powers.
Amendment to an existing customs exemption notification inserts a new entry into the Schedule of Notification No. 161/89-Customs by adding, after serial number 96, a new serial number 97 referencing Notification No. 225/89-Customs, effected under powers conferred by the Customs Act and the Finance Act.

Customs duty exemption for specified dead burnt magnesite imports permitting relief from duty above the statutory ad valorem threshold.
Exempts certain imports of dead burnt magnesite within Chapter 25 from customs duty in excess of a specified ad valorem threshold where the material meets defined silica, magnesium oxide and bulk density criteria; the relief is time limited and eligibility must be determined by applying those compositional and density requirements.

Warehousing station declaration allows designated locality to operate as customs-controlled storage under customs law and procedures.
Murbad Town in District Thane, Maharashtra is declared a warehousing station by notification exercising powers under the Customs Act, enabling the locality to function as a customs-controlled storage facility subject to applicable customs procedures and oversight.

Customs exemption amendment removes specified entries from an earlier notification, narrowing the scope of tariff exemptions and applicability.
The Central Government, exercising statutory authority, omits S. Nos. 1, 3 and 10 and the entries relating thereto from the Table annexed to Notification No. 224/85-Customs, thereby modifying the scope of the miscellaneous exemption framework established by that notification as necessary in the public interest.

Customs amendment expands exemption scope, substituting specified lysine and methionine compounds in the notification.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 40/89-Customs by substituting the words "amino acids L Lysine and D L Methionine" with "L Lysine, L Lysine Mono Hydrochloride, D L Methionine and Methionine hydroxy analog," thereby expanding the description of covered amino acid compounds under the existing customs exemption in the public interest.

Customs notification amendment expands authorised signatory to include Development Commissioner office and extends notification validity to a later date.
The Central Government, invoking powers under Section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 297/87-Customs to insert the Director in the office of the Development Commissioner, Small Scale Industries as an authorised signatory in clause (i) and to substitute the original terminal date in paragraph 3 with a later terminal date, thereby extending the notification's operative period.

Baggage allowance revision in rule 4B increases the fixed figure, effective upon Gazette publication under Customs Act authority.
The amendment replaces the numeric figure in rule 4B of the Baggage Rules, 1978 with a higher fixed figure; it is made under delegated rulemaking authority provided by the Customs Act and comes into force on publication in the Official Gazette.

Customs notification amendment updates tariff table entry by substituting polyphenylene oxide including modified polyphenylene oxide.
Amendment substitutes, in the Table annexed to Notification No. 48/89-Customs against S. No. 1, column (2), the entry "polyphenylene oxide including modified polyphenylene oxide", made under sub-section (1) of Section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 as necessary in the public interest.

Customs service fees amended: specified hourly rates and table structure for categories of customs officers and staff.
Amendment substitutes a new table in the 1968 Regulations prescribing time banded hourly fees for distinct categories of customs personnel-senior technical officers, air customs officers, examiners and preventive staff, and class IV staff-differentiating rates by working day and Sunday/holiday time bands, and adjusts regulatory column references to match the revised table; commencement is upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Exchange rate amendment: Pound Sterling rate revised for customs and stamp law purposes, becoming effective on notified date.
Amendment revises the Schedule entry for Serial No. 14 by substituting a new exchange rate for Pound Sterling and specifies the date from which that rate is effective for customs and stamp law purposes, enacted under powers in the Indian Stamp Act and the Customs Act.

Customs exemption expanded to include courier service, extending notification scope under statutory amendment in public interest.
Amendment adds the words "or by courier service" after "Aircraft" in Notification No. 33/86 Customs, thereby extending the notification's operative language to include movements effected by courier service; made under statutory authority and stated to be in the public interest.