Customs exemption for propane vehicle conversion kits requires environmental ministry certificate and is time limited.
Amendment inserts serial 145A granting a conditioned customs exemption for kits to convert motor spirit vehicles to propane, and adds Condition 29A requiring an importer to produce at importation a certificate from an officer not below Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forests confirming the kits' use; the exemption is time limited until 31 March 1988.

Anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre imports applies exporter-specific and country-specific rates with a narrow exemption.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre imports under Chapter 55 prescribes exporter-specific and country-specific duty rates in a Table, differentiating a named U.S. exporter from other exporters and setting separate rates for other countries; a specific exemption covers 1.7 denier colour acrylic fibre from the named U.S. exporter.

Exchange rate determination for export goods sets specified currency conversion rates, superseding prior notification and taking effect soon.
The Central Government determines rates of exchange for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for export goods, superseding the earlier notification and taking effect from the 1st day of May, 1997. Schedule I lists rates as the rupee equivalent of one unit of each named currency; Schedule II lists rates as the rupee equivalent of one hundred units for specified currencies, thereby fixing the conversion benchmarks applicable to export-related customs processes.

Exchange rate determination sets official conversion rates for customs and stamp duty, affecting imported goods valuation.
Prescribes official exchange rates for conversion between specified foreign currencies and Indian rupees for calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and for purposes of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 relating to imported goods; two schedules set unit and per hundred unit rates for listed currencies, the notification exercises the cited statutory powers and supersedes the earlier notification.

Commissioner appointment delegated to adjudicate specified customs show cause proceedings under the Customs Act for a single importer.
Appointment under sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 designates the Commissioner of Customs II, Mumbai, to act as Commissioner of Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, solely for adjudicating matters arising from Show Cause Notice No. S/10 13/96 Gr. III issued against M/s Mehta Trading House (P) Limited; the designation transfers adjudicatory competence in respect of those specified proceedings to the named officer.

Customs exemption for refinery equipment: listed goods required for setting up crude petroleum refinery admitted duty-free.
Amendment inserts a conditioned duty-free exemption for specified goods required to set up a crude petroleum refinery by adding a new table entry granting Nil duties for listed refinery equipment, and revises an Annexure condition to require an undertaking to the Assistant Commissioner of Customs that coin blanks will be used solely for coining in a government mint.

Customs exemption for imports against special imprest licence enables duty-free inputs subject to licence, bond and utilisation conditions.
Exemption allows duty-free import of materials for manufacture of specified final goods where the importer holds a special imprest licence produced at clearance; the licence must specify descriptions, quantities and values. The importer must execute a bond with security to cover duties with interest if conditions are breached, ensure materials are used only for the declared final goods and produce evidence of supply to the satisfaction of the Assistant or Deputy Commissioner of Customs within prescribed or extended timeframes.

Customs duty amendment substitutes the list of petroleum sector equipment subject to revised effective rates and conditions.
Amendment to Notification No. 11/97 Customs substitutes List 12 to define goods for which the effective rates of standard and additional customs duty for Chapters 1-99 are changed. The substituted List 12 specifies equipment and materials used in petroleum exploration, drilling, production, pipeline laying and associated offshore/onshore services, including seismic and drilling rigs, vessels, platform equipment, pipes, valves, safety and pollution control systems, spare parts and technical documentation.

Duty Entitlement Pass Book exemption limits customs and additional duties based on notified rates when conditions are met.
Exemption for imports against a Duty Entitlement Pass Book allows relief from customs duty and specified additional duties in excess of rates notified in the Table, contingent on possession and production of a DEPB with permitted credits (or provisional credits), sufficient balance for debiting, compliance with port and validity restrictions, and execution of a bond where provisional credits are used; edible oils receive a fifty percent limitation on exemption rates and transferred credits may permit non-DEPB holders to claim benefit.

Inland Container Depot appointments authorise specified locations to unload imported goods and load export goods under customs controls.
The Central Government appoints specified places across States and Union Territories as Inland Container Depots under the Customs Act, superseding an earlier notification while preserving prior actions. The depots are authorised principally for unloading imported goods and loading export goods, with certain locations limited to export loading or authorised for specified classes of goods. The consolidated table reflects later insertions, omissions and substitutions affecting depot locations and their permitted customs functions.

Customs notification amendment updates Export and Import Policy references and relaxes data link, re export, and jewellery clearance rules.
Directive amends multiple Customs exemption notifications to substitute references to the Export and Import Policy 1 April 1997-31 March 2002, replace "prescribed value addition" with Net Foreign Exchange Earnings as Percentage of Exports (NFEP), reduce certain ad valorem thresholds, permit unit re-export of goods, allow re-export or export of dead stock/broken stones up to a specified proportion, permit clearance of plain jewellery into the Domestic Tariff Area subject to Special Import License and EEFC payment, broaden EPZ terminology to include Technology Parks, and permit data/software transfer via communication links subject to Commissioner conditions.

Exemption for imported goods for jobbing: duty waived if goods are used only for export jobbing, re exported, and meet value addition rules.
Exemption exempts imported goods used solely to execute an export order for jobbing from customs duty and specified additional duties, subject to conditions: imports must be for jobbing on a foreign supplier's export order; imported goods and resultant products must be re exported within a prescribed period (except certain tooling retained on duty payment); goods cannot be sold or otherwise disposed of; value addition must meet the FOB/CIF test; jobbing must follow concessional import procedure; specified ports/depots apply; prohibited items excluded.

Customs duty exemption for Advance Licence imports conditional on DEEC, bond security, specified ports and discharge of export obligation.
Materials imported against an Advance Licence issued on or after 1 April 1997 are exempt from customs duty where imports are covered by a Duty Exemption Entitlement Certificate issued in prescribed form, the licence and certificate are produced at clearance, a bond with security is executed to cover duties where conditions are not complied with, export obligation in respect of Resultant products is discharged within the specified period (or extended period) with evidence produced, and imports/exports occur through prescribed ports or places unless otherwise permitted by the Commissioner of Customs.

Customs duty exemption for Advance Licence imports with Actual User condition subject to certificate, bond, and export obligation discharge.
Imports under an Advance Licence with Actual User condition are exempted from customs and additional duties when covered by an Actual User Duty Exemption Entitlement Certificate and when the licence and certificate are produced at clearance; a bond with security is required at clearance (unless export obligation already discharged) to secure payment of duties and interest for any non compliance, exempt materials are restricted to export obligation discharge or replenishment, and export obligations must be discharged by exporting resultant products within prescribed or extended periods with evidence produced to customs.

EPCG duty exemption ties capital goods imports to mandatory export obligations and proportional duty recovery on default.
Exemption from basic customs duty and an additional duty cap is granted for capital goods, components and specified spares imported under a valid EPCG licence, subject to production of the licence, execution of a bond to fulfil an export obligation (expressed as a multiple of the CIF value or on Net Foreign Exchange basis), adherence to a blockwise export schedule with periodic reporting, installation and certification of imported capital goods at prescribed premises, minimum import value thresholds, and payment of duties with interest proportionate to any unfulfilled export obligation; limited extensions, condonations and re export of defective goods are permitted under specified conditions.

Concessional customs duty on capital goods under EPCG scheme subject to licence, bond, export obligation and penalties.
Concessional customs duty on import of capital goods, components and specified spare parts under the EPCG scheme is conditional on production of a valid EPCG licence, execution of a bond securing an export obligation measured as a multiple of CIF value to be fulfilled over a staged period, timely production of evidence of export performance, installation and use of imported capital goods certified by authorised officers or independent engineers where permitted, and payment of duty with interest proportionate to any unfulfilled export obligation with provisions for extension and condonation in defined circumstances.

Anti-dumping duty imposed on 8 Hydroxyquinoline from China after final finding of dumping and injury to imports.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on 8 Hydroxyquinoline of People's Republic of China origin after a final finding that it was exported below normal value, causing material injury to the domestic industry; the Central Government, under section 9A(1) of the Customs Tariff Act and Rules 18 and 20 of the Anti dumping Rules, specifies differentiated per kg duties for named Chinese exporters and for other exporters as set out in the annexed Table.

Edible oil import exemption allows duty-free entry of edible oils and oil-bearing materials until a specified deadline.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 11/97 Cus by substituting the Table entry for serial number 8 to exempt "edible oils or any material from which edible oil can be extracted" when imported up to and inclusive of 31 March 1998, recording nil customs duty and nil additional duty for the amended tariff entry and thereby creating a temporary import duty exemption for those goods.

Customs port appointment: Thirukkadaiyar added as authorised port for unloading imported goods and loading export goods.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 62/94 (N.T.) by inserting item (6) Thirukkadaiyar against serial number 10 for Tamil Nadu, designating Thirukkadaiyar as a port authorised for the unloading of imported goods and the loading of export goods or any class of such goods.

Exchange rate determination fixes conversion rates for export goods, superseding prior notification and governing customs conversion.
Determination of exchange rates for export goods under the Customs Act supersedes the earlier notification and prescribes legally binding conversion rates. Two schedules accompany the determination: Schedule I gives rupee equivalents per one unit of specified currencies, and Schedule II gives rupee equivalents per one hundred units for certain currencies. The notification applies to export goods and takes effect from the stated commencement date for use in customs valuation and export formalities.