Customs notification amendment: insertion of a schedule entry adding reference to a related exemption notification under statutory Customs powers.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act read with section 93(4) of the Finance Act, 1987, amends Notification No. 207/87-Customs by inserting after Sl. No. 300 a new Sl. No. 302 referring to Notification No. 265/87-Customs dated 3rd July, 1987, on the ground of public interest, thereby adding a cross-reference in the Schedule to incorporate that auxiliary duty exemption entry.

Customs exemption for scientific and technical instruments imported for defence research conditioned on necessity and non availability certificates.
Exemption relieves Hindustan Aeronautics Limited from customs duty in excess of that calculated at 25% ad valorem and from the whole of additional duty under section 3 on scientific and technical instruments (including spare and component parts but excluding consumables) imported for defence research, conditional on a Joint Secretary's certificate of essentiality and exclusive research use and a Directorate General of Technical Development certificate that the goods are not manufactured in India, both produced to the Assistant Collector of Customs at clearance or within an allowed period.

Amendment to customs exemption substitutes polyester film description to include balanced and semi-tensilised variants.
Amendment substitutes the original description "Tensilised Polyester Film" with "Balanced/Semi-Tensilised/ Tensilised Polyester Film" in the opening portion of the earlier customs exemption notification, thereby expanding the enumerated category of polyester film products covered by the exemption under executive authority and stated public interest.

Auxiliary duty amendment inserts a new schedule entry into customs exemption notifications, modifying prior notification.
The Central Government, invoking statutory powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, amends Notification No. 207/87-Customs (dated 12 May 1987) by inserting after S. No. 292 a new Schedule entry: "293. No. 262 Customs, dated the 2nd July, 1987", declaring the addition necessary in the public interest.

Customs duty exemption for gem and jewellery imports into an export processing zone, subject to use, bond and export obligations.
Exemption from customs and additional duty is provided for specified goods imported for gem and jewellery units in the Madras Export Processing Zone, subject to conditions: authorised unit establishment, required Reserve Bank permits and import licences, use within the Zone for manufacture or packaging for export, execution of a bond to meet export obligations, maintenance and submission of accounts, prohibition on bringing manufactured goods into the Domestic Tariff Area, limits on gold sourcing and identification, permitted wastage allowances, and export by air through Madras Airport; duty is payable if conditions are not satisfied.

Auxiliary duty amendment adds a new entry to the customs exemption schedule, altering the prior notification.
The Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act read with section 93(4) of the Finance Act, amended Notification No. 207/87 Customs by inserting after S. No. 291 a new S. No. 292 containing the entry "No. 260 Customs, dated the 2nd July, 1987," thereby adding a schedule entry pertaining to auxiliary duty exemptions in the earlier notification.

Customs exemption for gem and jewellery imports at Falta EPZ permitted subject to authorization, bond, use within Zone, and recordkeeping.
Exemption from customs and additional duty is granted for goods imported for gem and jewellery units in the Falta Export Processing Zone, subject to authorization to operate in the Zone, required licences and permits, restricted import and identification of high purity gold, execution of a bond securing export obligations, use and retention of goods within the Zone for manufacture or packaging for export, maintenance and submission of records, specified wastage allowances, airfreight export requirement, and duty liability where use or re export conditions are not satisfied.

Auxiliary duty amendment inserts an additional schedule entry into the customs exemption notification, modifying the tariff schedule.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, amends Notification No. 207/87-Customs by inserting, after S. No. 290, a new S. No. 291 referring to Notification No. 258 Customs dated the 2nd July, 1987, thereby adding that entry to the Schedule of miscellaneous exemption notifications.

Customs exemption for gem and jewellery imports into Noida EPZ conditioned on zone use, bond, and export obligations.
The notification exempts specified goods imported for gem and jewellery units in the Noida Export Processing Zone from customs and additional duty, conditional on authorisation to operate in the Zone, required RBI permits and import licences, gold import through the designated agency with mint stamping, proof to the Assistant Collector of intended use for manufacture or packaging for export, execution of a bond to secure export obligations, use and retention of goods within the Zone, maintenance and submission of accounts, adherence to wastage limits, and payment of duty where use or re export conditions are not satisfied.

Auxiliary duty amendment inserts a new customs schedule entry, updating exemption references under existing notification.
The Government amends Notification No. 207/87-Customs by inserting a new Schedule entry after S. No. 289, adding S. No. 290 which references Notification No. 256 Customs, effectuating an auxiliary duty-related exemption change under the Customs Act and the Finance Act in the public interest.

Customs duty exemption for gem and jewellery imports conditional on Zone use, bond, export obligation and compliance with import controls.
Exemption from customs duty is provided for listed goods imported for gem and jewellery units in the Cochin Export Processing Zone, subject to conditions: authorized Zone establishment, required licences and RBI permits, designated-channel import and mint marking for fine gold, use and manufacture within the Zone for export or export promotion, execution of a bond, mandatory accounting and export obligations, prohibition on bringing produced goods into the Domestic Tariff Area, permitted gold wastage limits, air freight export via Trivandrum Airport, and duty liability where goods are not proven to have been used, re exported or retained as allowed.

Customs notification amendment expands chapter reference and deletes specified table entries altering exemption scope.
The amendment substitutes the reference to Chapter 29 with Chapter 28 or Chapter 29, expanding the tariff chapters covered, and omits Sl. Nos. 27, 35 and 57 and their entries from the Table annexed to the original exemption notification, effectuating removal of those specific exemption provisions under the government's statutory authority.

Warehousing station designation under section 9 designates Village Mirya Bunder as a customs warehousing station.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962, by Notification No. 254/87 dated 1-7-1987, declares Village Mirya Bunder in District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra to be a warehousing station for customs purposes.

Amendment of customs exemption notifications postpones operative date to October under Central Government section 25 authority.
The Central Government, under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, directs that in Notifications 74/85-Cus., 75/85-Cus. and 222/87-Cus. the figures, letters and words "1st day of July, 1987" in paragraph 2 shall be substituted by the figures, letters and words "1st day of October, 1987."

Customs exemption amendment removes a scheduled exemption entry, altering applicability under statutory amendment power.
Amendment removes Sl. No. 44 from the Schedule to Notification No. 209/87-Customs: the Central Government, exercising delegated legislative power under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, effects a targeted modification to the miscellaneous exemption notifications in the public interest by omitting that entry from the Schedule.

Ad valorem exemption rate increased and notification validity extended under Customs Act powers affecting customs tariff relief.
Amends Notification No. 216/85-Cus by substituting a higher ad valorem exemption rate for the previously specified rate and by replacing the expiry date in paragraph 2 with a later date, thereby extending the notification's operative period; both amendments are effected under the Central Government's powers under the Customs Act as necessary in the public interest.

Amendment to customs exemption notifications substitutes Deputy Secretary for Joint Secretary and removes higher-rank reference.
Central Government, under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notifications 502/86-Cus. and 503/86-Cus. by omitting the reference to a higher-ranking officer in condition (i) of the first notification and substituting the designation "Deputy Secretary" for "Joint Secretary" in the Explanations to both notifications, thereby lowering the prescribed administrative rank specified in those provisions.

Extension of exemption notification expiry under Customs Act by substituting the original expiry with a later date.
Amendment substitutes the textual reference to the expiry date in paragraph 2 of Notification No. 474/86 Customs, effecting a temporal extension of the exemption by replacing the earlier specified date with a later one under the statutory power exercised by the central government.

Customs notification amendment expands exempted hydrocarbons list by adding Hexene and mixed Octenes to exemptions.
Amendment replaces the existing item descriptions in paragraph 1 and its proviso of the customs exemption notification to expand the listed hydrocarbons: "Di-iso-butylene, Heptene and Nonene" is substituted with "Di-iso-butylene, Heptene, Nonene, Hexene and mixed Octenes," and the proviso is correspondingly updated to include "Hexene or mixed Octenes."

Rates of exchange prescribed for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian currency, governing stamp duty and customs.
The Central Government prescribes rates of exchange for specified foreign currencies to be used in calculating stamp duty and for customs purposes, effective 1 July 1987, superseding the earlier notification; a Schedule lists each foreign currency with the rate equivalent to Rs.100 for conversion into Indian currency or vice versa.