Customs exemption amendment allows minting of gold manufacturing scrap and airport sale of zone-made jewellery to tourists.
The notification amends zone-related customs conditions: it qualifies references to "the importer" by reference to a new condition (xiiia); permits gold manufacturing scrap, dust or sweepings to be forwarded to the Government Mint for conversion into standard gold bars and return to the zone under the Collector of Customs' procedure; and allows gem and jewellery made in the zone to be supplied to airport departure lounge retail outlets at Delhi and Bombay for sale to tourists under paragraph 16 of the Import and Export Policy and the Collector's procedure.

Customs amendment permits airport duty free sale of zone made gem and jewellery to departing tourists under prescribed procedure.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 258/87-Cus by substituting wording in condition (viii), adding a proviso to condition (x) allowing gold scrap, dust or sweepings to be sent to the Government Mint for conversion into standard bars and return to the zone under Collector-prescribed procedure, and inserting condition (xiiia) permitting zone-manufactured gem and jewellery to be supplied to airport departure-lounge retail outlets for sale to tourists under the Import and Export Policy and procedures specified by the Collector of Customs.

Customs exemption amended to allow zone-made gem and jewellery sales at airport retail outlets for tourists under prescribed procedures.
The amendment revises importer attribution in a condition, permits zone-generated gold scrap to be sent to the Government Mint for conversion into standard gold bars and return to the zone under Collector-specified procedure, and authorises supply of zone-manufactured gem and jewellery to international airport departure-lounge retail outlets for sale to tourists under the Import and Export Policy and Tourists Baggage Rules, subject to Collector of Customs procedures.

Customs amendment permits airport duty free sale of zone made gems and mint conversion of manufacturing gold scrap.
Amendment modifies an existing customs exemption by (i) altering wording in a condition to add an exception reference; (ii) adding a proviso permitting scrap, dust or sweepings of gold from manufacture to be sent to the Government Mint for conversion into standard bars and returned to the zone under Collector of Customs procedure; and (iii) inserting a condition allowing gem and jewellery made in the zone to be supplied to airport departure lounge retail outlets for sale to tourists under the Import and Export Policy and Collector specified procedures.

Customs notification amendment increases exemption monetary threshold, altering condition clause to broaden tariff exemption applicability.
Amendment under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 substitutes the monetary wording in condition 2, clause (11) of Notification No. 321/87-Customs with a higher specified amount, raising the eligibility ceiling for that tariff exemption and noting the change is made in the public interest.

Ad valorem exemption reduction for iron ore pellets alters tariff concession under Customs Act via substitution of prior rate.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 6/90-Customs by substituting the previously specified ad valorem rate with a lower ad valorem rate for iron ore pellets, thereby altering the tariff concession for that item through textual substitution in the original exemption notification.

Customs exemption for imported fairground amusements subject to residency, foreign exchange payment, documentation and non sale undertaking.
Exempts imports of roundabouts, swings and other fairground amusements and parts (heading 95.08) for amusement parks from customs duty in excess of an amount computed at 45% ad valorem and from the additional duty under section 3, provided the importer is an Indian citizen resident abroad for at least one year, pays CIF from foreign exchange earned abroad, produces passport copy and notarised affidavit, and gives an undertaking that the goods will remain in his possession and not be sold for five years, with short visits disregarded up to a three month total.

Validity extension of customs exemption notification extends expiry date under section 25 of the Customs Act.
The Central Government, invoking the power under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 306/85 Customs by substituting a later expiry date in paragraph 2, having been satisfied that the change is necessary in the public interest.

Exchange rate amendment: Australian dollar customs conversion rate updated, affecting valuation and stamp calculations from mid-September.
Amendment to a customs notification substitutes the Schedule entry for the Australian dollar with a revised exchange rate, effected under statutory powers conferred by the Stamp Act and the Customs Act, and declared effective from a specified mid-September date; the change amends Notification No. 38/90-NT-Cus. via Notification No. 58/90-Cus.

Exchange rate amendment updates Singapore dollar valuation for customs purposes, altering schedule entries under statutory authority.
Central Government amends Notification No. 38/90-NT-Cus by substituting the Schedule entry at serial No. 18 to set the Singapore Dollar exchange rate for customs purposes; the amendment is made under section 20(2) of the Stamp Act and section 14(3)(a)(i) of the Customs Act and specifies the date from which the new rate is effective.

Customs amendment expands notified goods to include parts of wrist watches and finished watches and clocks.
The notification table entry for Jaipur is amended to remove a trailing conjunction in an existing sub-item and to insert two new sub-items: one adding parts of wrist watches and clocks to item (a), and another adding finished watches and clocks to item (b), thereby revising the descriptive scope of goods covered under the original customs notification.

Exchange rate determination for Russian rouble under Customs Act establishes specified conversion rate into Indian currency effective early September.
The Central Government prescribed a statutory conversion rate for one Russian rouble into Indian currency, effective from 7 September 1990, superseding the prior notification of 10 August 1990; the rate is to be applied for customs valuation and related non-tariff purposes under the Customs Act.

Exchange rate amendment updates specified foreign currency rates in customs schedule, altering tariff valuation and import calculations.
Amendment under sub section (2) of section 20 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and sub clause (i) of clause (a) of sub section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 substitutes the entries at serial Nos. 11 and 15 in the Schedule to Notification No. 38/90 NT Cus., replacing those entries with revised exchange rates for Japanese Yen and Swedish Kroner, effective from the stated implementation date.

Appointment of Collector of Customs centralizes adjudication for specified cases across multiple jurisdictions.
Appointment of the Collector of Customs, Bombay as concurrent Collector of Customs for Delhi and Calcutta under section 4(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 to centralize adjudication of cases relating to M/s. Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. and their sister concerns, superseding Notification No. 27/90 Customs (N.T.).

Customs tariff amendment increases duties on glycerol and other goods under Chapter 15 through substituted notification entries.
Amendment to Notification No. 31/89 Cus substitutes entries for Sl. Nos. 51 and 52, altering basic ad valorem duties for goods under the specified tariff headings: glycerol (glycerine), whether or not pure, is set apart with a higher ad valorem basic duty, and other goods under those headings are assigned a lower ad valorem basic duty. The Central Government effected the change by exercising statutory powers to amend the exemption notification.

Customs exemption insertion: addition of Bleomycin hydrochloride to tariff notification alters exempted bulk drug list.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 45/79-Cus by inserting a new Sl. No. 40 in the Table annexed to that notification, adding Bleomycin hydrochloride as an entry, thereby modifying the list of exempted or specially treated bulk drugs under the customs tariff framework pursuant to its statutory customs powers and in the public interest.

Appointment of Inland Container Depot authorizes the Pakwara complex to be used for loading export goods under customs powers.
Appoints the Container Corporation of India Complex at Pakwara as an Inland Container Depot under clause (aa) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, designating the specified complex near Moradabad for the loading of export goods or any class of such goods and thereby authorizing its use as a customs administrative facility for export loading operations.

Customs amendment removes paragraph from exemption notification, changing the regulatory treatment of burnt magnesite under tariff rules.
The Central Government, invoking statutory powers under the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 225/89-Customs (21 August 1989) by omitting paragraph 2 in respect of burnt magnesite; the amendment is issued as Notification No. 238/90-Cus dated 30 August 1990 and is stated to be in the public interest.

Customs zone definition amended to specify Kadapperi survey parcels and enclosure requirements for exemption notification
The amendment substitutes paragraph 4 to define the exempted customs zone by listing specific survey numbers in Kadapperi village, describing the zone's location relative to nearby ports and airports, and prescribing detailed boundary lines by bearings and distances together with required physical perimeter features: masonry brick compound wall of varying heights supplemented by 'Y' angle barbed wire fencing and temporary fencing, with the composite perimeter lengths specified to constitute the zone's total circumference.

Exchange rate amendment: Norwegian kroner customs rate revised and the new official rate takes effect imminently.
The notification, issued under provisions of the Indian Stamp Act and the Customs Act, substitutes the Schedule entry for serial No. 13 in Notification No. 38/90-NT-Cus., revising the customs exchange rate for the Norwegian kroner and declaring the revised rate effective from 30-8-1990; it formally amends the earlier notification of 27 June 1990 to govern customs valuation reliant on the Schedule exchange rate.