Customs exemption for tags and labels: duty relief for manufacturer imports when buyer logo appears and goods are supplied free.
Exempts tags, labels, printed bags and stickers imported by manufacturers of export goods from basic customs duty and additional duty under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, subject to conditions that the goods be imported for the manufacture of export goods, bear the overseas buyer's logo, and be supplied free of charge by the foreign buyer, with an importer's declaration at the time of import.

Customs exemption amendment changes raw wool eligibility by lowering the fibre-diameter threshold in the notification.
Exercising sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, Notification No. 218/89-Cus. dated 1-8-1989 amends Notification No. 192/88-Customs by substituting the words "carpet grade raw wool of average fibre diameter 36 microns and above" with "raw wool of average fibre diameter 32 microns and above," thereby changing the descriptive eligibility criterion in the exemption text.

Customs amendment inserts new schedule entries to an existing exemption notification under statutory powers from customs and finance acts.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act and sub section (4) of section 35 of the Finance Act, amends Notification No. 159/89 Customs by inserting two new serial numbers and corresponding entries into the Schedule immediately after the stated serial entry, each cross referencing subsidiary notifications issued on the same date.

Customs exemption for educational magnetic tapes allows duty-free import by university bodies subject to certification and usage restrictions.
Exemption from customs duty and the additional duty under section 3 is available for recorded magnetic tapes under Heading No. 85.24 imported for use in computers by university-level academic bodies, conditional upon a certification from a senior Ministry of Education officer that the tapes contain educational or scientific material for approved institutes, an undertaking to the Assistant Collector restricting use and re-recording, and prior permission from the Collector of Customs before any sale or disposal.

Customs amendment: substitution of exempted electrical and audio components clarifying tariff exemption coverage.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 345/86 Customs by substituting, at serial number 17 column (4) of the annexed Table, a new enumerated list of exempted parts: switches with contact rating less than 5 amps at 250 volts AC/DC, relays of contact rating up to 7 amps, connectors, potentiometers, paper cones or spiders for loudspeakers, and capacitors, effected by Notification No. 215/89 Cus dated 1 8 1989.

Customs notification amendment inserts a new schedule entry updating auxiliary duty exemption listings under statutory authority.
An amendment inserts a new serial entry into the Schedule of Notification No. 159/89 Customs, altering the list of notifications applicable to auxiliary duty exemptions. The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act in conjunction with the Finance Act, adds the specified serial number and entry immediately after the stated serial number, thereby updating the Schedule's contents without restating substantive exemption terms.

Customs exemption for consumable imports by public-funded research institutions requires officer certifications, use-restrictions, and official recommendation.
Exemption from customs duty and additional duty is granted for consumable goods imported by public-funded research institutions under the Departments of Space or Atomic Energy, provided three certifications are produced: a non-availability certification by a Directorate General of Technical Development officer, a research-need and non-commerciality certification and recommendation by a Deputy Secretary-level officer, and a Head-of-institution certification that the goods will be used only for research and not transferred.

Extension of notification validity under the Customs Act extends the expiry date of a customs exemption notification.
The Central Government, exercising sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 287/87-Cus. (7 August 1987) by substituting the words "31st day of July, 1989" with "31st day of July, 1990", thereby extending the expiry date of the specified customs exemption notification.

Extension of notification validity: customs exemption notification expiry date substituted to extend validity under Customs Act
Amendment extends the operative life of an existing customs exemption notification by substituting the expiry date; the Central Government, invoking its executive power under the Customs Act, replaces the figures and words denoting the earlier expiry in paragraph 2 of Notification No. 351/85-Customs with new figures and words to prolong the notification's applicability.

Customs port designation: Port Blair authorized for loading marine products and unloading timber and wood products.
Port Blair is appointed as a customs port, superseding the earlier notification, limited to (a) the loading of fish and other marine products and (b) the unloading of timber and wood based products.

Exemption amendment expands eligible beneficiaries to include Registered Apex State Level Khadi Federations under the customs notification.
Amendment expands the beneficiaries of a customs exemption by substituting the phrase to read "State Khadi and Village Industries Board or Registered Apex State Level Khadi Federations," thereby including Registered Apex State Level Khadi Federations alongside State Khadi and Village Industries Boards for eligibility under the notification.

Customs exemption updated to add specified immunoglobulins, sera, plasma, albumin and HIV diagnostic kits to lifesaving drugs list.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 208/81-Customs under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 by inserting items 206-218 in the Schedule under the heading "A. Life saving drugs or medicines", listing specified anti-disease normal human immunoglobulins, antitoxin and diagnostic sera, normal human plasma, normal human serum albumin injections, and diagnostic kits for detection of HIV antibodies.

Amendment to Customs notification modifies the Schedule by omitting one entry and inserting a new notification reference.
Amendment alters a prior customs exemption notification by removing a specified Schedule entry and inserting a new serial entry referencing another Customs notification, effected under delegated powers conferred by the Customs and Finance Acts to revise the Schedule of exempted entries.

Exemption for foodstuffs imported by foreign residents permits full customs and integrated tax relief subject to annual value cap and currency sourcing.
Exemption to foodstuffs and provisions imported into India by a person residing in India, not being a citizen of India, provides relief from the whole of the customs duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and from the whole of the integrated tax under the said Act, subject to an annual aggregate c.i.f. value cap and the condition that the importer secures the foreign currency required for importing such foodstuffs and provisions from funds available to them in the foreign country.

Exchange rate determination under the Customs Act fixes conversion terms and supersedes prior notification, effective immediately.
The Central Government, under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, determines the exchange rate for conversion between the Russian rouble and Indian currency for customs purposes, superseding the prior notification and making the newly determined rate effective from 11 July 1989 for use in customs valuation and related procedures.

Duty-free clearance for Open General Licence imports on production of a Pass Book; warehoused goods limited to specified warehouses.
The amendment permits duty-free clearance of goods imported under an Open General Licence upon production of a valid Pass Book at specified Customs ports, airports or Inland Container Depots, and restricts duty-free clearance of warehoused OGL goods against a Pass Book to withdrawals from warehouses at Kandla, Calcutta, Bombay, Cochin, Madras, Visakhapatnam, Delhi or Bangalore.

Customs exemption for research and development: tariff notification amended to exempt the R&D project of RDSO Lucknow.
The central government, invoking sub-item (6) of Heading No. 98.01 of the Customs Tariff Act, amends Notification No. 110/86-Cus by inserting a new serial entry that grants a customs exemption to the research and development project of the Research, Designs and Standards Organisation of the Indian Railways, Lucknow, via Notification No. 205/89-Cus.

Customs amendment clarifying scope of copper clad laminates in exemption notifications by specifying eligible laminate types.
Amendments revise product descriptions in Notifications Nos. 345/86-Cus. and 347/86-Cus. by substituting specified Table entries with precise phrases such as "copper clad laminates of glass epoxy type", "copper clad laminates of paper phenolic or glass epoxy type" and "copper clad laminates phenolic or paper phenolic or glass epoxy types" to clarify the scope of covered laminate types.

Notification amendment inserts new Schedule entry under customs tariff, altering exemption notifications and auxiliary duty framework.
Amendment to a customs notification inserts a new Schedule entry into Notification No. 161/89-Customs by adding S. No. 96, which records Notification No. 202/89-Customs; the change is made under the exercise of delegated statutory power within the customs and fiscal framework and is limited to the Schedule cross-reference.

Customs exemption for jigat limits applicable customs duty to a capped ad valorem rate under section 25(1).
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, exempts jigat (bark of Machilus makarantha) falling under sub heading 1211.90 from so much of the customs duty specified in the First Schedule as exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of 30% ad valorem, thereby capping the effective duty on that product by notification.