Warehousing station designation permits a location to operate as a customs warehouse under the Customs Act framework.
Designation of a warehousing station authorizes a specified location to operate as a customs warehouse; the Central Board of Excise and Customs declares Khatima in District Nainital, Uttar Pradesh, as a warehousing station to bring that place within the regulatory framework for custody, storage and handling of goods under customs control.

Appointment of customs officers: CEIB personnel designated to exercise customs powers nationwide under the Customs Act.
The Central Government appoints specified Central Economic Intelligence Bureau officers to hold customs ranks-Principal Commissioner/Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, and Assistant/Deputy Commissioner-and confers on them customs powers and nationwide jurisdiction under the Customs Act; the notification maps CEIB designations to corresponding customs ranks and records subsequent textual substitutions to those designations.

Rate of exchange set for Russian Rouble conversion, guiding customs currency conversion under section 14 of Customs Act.
The Central Government, under sub clause (i) of clause (a) of sub section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, determines the rate of exchange for conversion of one Russian Rouble into Indian currency or vice versa to be applied for purposes of section 14, and supersedes the earlier notification referenced in the preamble.

Customs exemption wording broadened to link life-saving drugs to tariff classification, altering the exemption reference accordingly.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 45-Customs (1 March 1979) by substituting in the first proviso the words "life saving drugs and medicines specified" with the phrase "life saving drugs and medicines falling within Chapter 99 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) or", altering the textual qualifier that governs exemption treatment for specified bulk drugs used in the manufacture of those life saving drugs and medicines.

Excisable goods sample removal allowed outside FTZ on duty payment, subject to import-export policy quantity limits.
The notification permits excisable goods produced or packaged within the Kandla Free Trade Zone to be taken outside the Zone for display as samples on payment of excise duty under section 3 of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, subject to conditions and restrictions specified by the Development Commissioner. The combined quantity for display plus quantity permitted for sale under the Import and Export Policy must not exceed the Policy's limit for any unit in the Zone in a financial year.

Auxiliary duty amendment inserts a new serial into the customs exemption schedule, updating notification entries.
The Central Government, invoking powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, amends an earlier customs notification by inserting a new serial entry into the Schedule after Serial No. 271, thereby updating the Schedule of miscellaneous exemption notifications to include an additional auxiliary-duty notification reference.

Customs exemption for audio cassettes for the blind permitted, contingent on re-export, identification and importer undertaking.
Exemption provides complete customs and additional duty relief for Chapter 85 audio cassettes recorded with material for the blind when consigned by organisations listed in Table A and imported by organisations listed in Table B, subject to re-export within one year or permitted extension, an importer's undertaking to pay duties if re-export fails, and production of the cassettes for identification before re-export.

Warehousing station designation under Customs Act enables customs bonded storage at a declared location for regulated import consignments.
Declaration designates Ratnagiri City as a warehousing station under the authority of section 9 of the Customs Act, establishing the locality as eligible for customs-controlled bonded storage under the notification mechanism.

Warehousing station declaration: Harur town designated to enable establishment of export-oriented units under the Customs Act.
Harur town in Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu is declared a warehousing station under section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962 by the Central Board of Excise and Customs, designated to facilitate the setting up and operation of export-oriented units through the specified exemption notification.

Extension of exemption notification continues the expiry of the customs exemption for coking coal into the following year.
Central Government amends paragraph 2 of Notification No.166-Customs (dated 19 August 1980) by substituting the previously prescribed expiry date with a later expiry date, exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, to continue the operation of the miscellaneous exemption for coking coal in the public interest.

Customs amendment extends exemption expiry date for carbon steel billets under section 25 to maintain continuity of exemptions.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, issued Notification No. 375/86 Cus dated 30 6 1986 amending Notification No. 213/85 Customs by substituting in paragraph 2 the earlier expiry date with a later expiry date, thereby extending the miscellaneous exemption applicable to carbon steel billets to preserve continuity of the exemption.

Appointment of land customs station designates Orient Jute Mill Jetty and the Budge Budge-Beharikhal waterway for foodgrain export clearance to Bangladesh.
The Central Government designates Orient Jute Mill Jetty, within the Collector of Customs (Preventive), West Bengal, Calcutta jurisdiction, as the land customs station for clearance of foodgrains exported by land or inland water to Bangladesh and specifies the land waterway from Budge-Budge to Bangladesh via Beharikhal as the sole route for such passage.

Warehousing station declaration enables establishment of fully export-oriented units in Gandhinagar under Customs Act authority.
Gandhinagar is declared a warehousing station under section 9 of the Customs Act, 1962, enabling establishment of fully export oriented units and providing the statutory status for customs warehousing operations connected to such units.

Rate of exchange determination sets specified foreign currency conversions for Customs Act purposes effective from the stated date.
The Central Government determines official rates of exchange for the listed foreign currencies for purposes of the Customs Act, superseding an earlier notification; the Schedule prescribes the conversion of each specified foreign currency equivalent to Rs.100, to take effect from the notification's stated commencement date.

Extension of exemption period for forklift truck components postpones prior notification's expiry under Customs Act authority.
Amendment substitutes the operative expiry date in a prior miscellaneous customs exemption notification concerning components for forklift trucks, extending the period during which the exemption applies by replacing the earlier date in paragraph 2 of the prior notification with a new date.

Extension of exemption deadline: expiry date in specified customs notifications shifted to late-September 1986.
The Central Government amends specified customs exemption notifications by substituting in paragraph 2 the figures, letters and words "30th day of June, 1986" with "30th day of September, 1986", thereby extending the stated expiry date for the listed notifications.

Auxiliary duty amendment directs targeted changes to customs exemption schedules, inserting and omitting specified entries under statutory powers.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 25 of the Customs Act and section 49 of the Finance Act, directs amendments to specified customs exemption notifications: it inserts Schedule entry 238A referencing Notification 364 Customs into the Schedule of Notification 312/86 Customs and omits Sl. No. 54 from the Schedule of Notification 314/86 Customs, thereby modifying the listed exemption entries.

Tariff exemption rate for aluminium ingots amended to a lower ad valorem rate under customs statutory power.
Amendment substitutes the ad valorem exemption rate applicable to aluminium ingots under an existing miscellaneous exemption notification by invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, effected through Notification No. 370/86-Cus dated 27 June 1986 to replace the previously specified ad valorem percentage with a lower ad valorem percentage.

Customs exemption for specified stainless steel strips conditioned on use in manufacture of electrical heating element tubes.
The Central Government exempts imported stainless steel strips that meet specified nickel and chromium compositions and dimensional limits from so much of the customs duty under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act as exceeds an amount calculated at the rate of 60 per cent ad valorem, provided the imported strips are used in the manufacture of tubes for electrical heating elements.

Import approval for polyester fibre requires programme authorisation and post-import certification for intended textile use.
Amendment prescribes that importers must produce evidence to the Assistant Collector that polyester fibre is intended for use under a duly approved programme for manufacture of low price fabrics; approval is by the Development Commissioner for Handlooms for handloom fabrics, or by the Textile Commissioner and a senior Ministry officer for other fabrics. Importers must also, within a specified period, produce a certificate from the State Director of textiles and handlooms (for handloom fabrics) or from the Textile Commissioner (for other fabrics) confirming the fibre's use for that purpose.