Warehousing station designation: Village Dadra declared a warehousing station under section 9 of the Customs Act by CBEC.
Central Board of Excise and Customs, exercising powers under section 9 of the Customs Act, declares Village Dadra in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to be a warehousing station by notification as a non-tariff administrative designation.

Exchange rate determination for export goods: government fixes prescribed conversion rates effective from the stated date.
The Central Government, invoking statutory power, prescribes the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies for the purposes of Customs in relation to export goods, superseding the earlier notification and making the rates in the appended Schedule I (per one unit) and Schedule II (per 100 units) operative from 1 May 1994 as the conversion standard for export-related customs procedures.

Exchange rate determination for imported goods prescribed for customs and stamp duty, effective from 1 May 1994.
Prescribes rates of exchange for specified foreign currencies for use in calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act and for purposes of section 14 of the Customs Act in respect of imported goods, issued under the cited statutory powers and superseding the earlier notification; Schedule I lists rupee equivalents per one unit of listed currencies and Schedule II lists rupee equivalents per one hundred units of listed currencies, the prescribed rates to apply from the notification's commencement.

Customs duty exemption for gold and silver imports under special licence, duty payable in convertible foreign currency.
Exempts from customs duty any amount exceeding the fixed effective rates on imports of gold and silver (Chapter 71) when covered by a Special Import Licence, and exempts the whole of additional duty under section 3; duty at the specified rates must be paid in convertible foreign currency from the Exchange Earnings Foreign Currency Account of the importer.

Prohibition on POL imports lifted: amendment removes POL products from restricted list under Customs Act authority.
The Central Government, invoking sub section (1) of section 11 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 135 Customs (3 October 1964) by replacing the phrase "military equipments and POL Products" with "Military equipments," thereby withdrawing the prior prohibition on imports of POL products and removing them from the restricted items list.

Customs duty reduction for iron and iron-ore products: lowers ad valorem rates for specified scrap and ore classifications.
Amendment of customs tariff notifications reduces ad valorem duties by substituting a lower ad valorem rate in one prior notification and replacing the operative tariff Table in another, specifying revised ad valorem rates for iron ore pellets and other mineral classifications and excluding certain wastes from particular rates, thereby altering the duty schedule applicable to the listed commodity classifications.

Customs amendment imposes certified usage-account production requirement and adds TCMTB and PCMC to permitted leather imports.
Amendment requires importers or recipients to produce, within three months or extended period allowed by the Assistant Collector, an extract of the account certified by the Assistant Collector of Central Excise for the factory confirming use of the imported goods; it also excludes goods specified at S. No. 9 from the general heading B reference and revises heading B to add formulations containing TCMTB or PCMC and expressly lists TCMTB and PCMC under S. No. 9.

Customs exemption update for almonds in shell revises tariff table entries and replaces a prior schedule provision.
Amendment to a customs exemption notification deletes a table entry and substitutes another to alter tariff treatment for almonds in shell by listing tariff classification 0802.11 for "All goods" and applying amended duty/exemption terms, effected as a further amendment to the earlier Ministry of Finance notification under the Customs Act.

Customs exemption for raw cotton removes import duty, exempting specified tariff-heading imports from customs levy.
The Central Government exercises its executive power to exempt raw cotton falling under the relevant Customs Tariff heading when imported into India from the whole of the customs duty otherwise leviable under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, removing the specified tariff charge on imports of raw cotton covered by that classification.

Exemption scope clarified: refined sugar including white crystal sugar exempted while raw sugar excluded under customs notification.
The notification amends Notification No. 103/94-Customs by substituting the words "exempts refined sugar" with "exempts refined sugar including white crystal sugar but excluding raw sugar," thereby clarifying that the customs exemption applies to refined sugar and white crystal sugar while expressly excluding raw sugar, effected under the Customs Act on public interest grounds.

Clearance from export zones allowed with duty rules: machinery on depreciated value, other goods on import value.
Clearance from Zone to other places in India, authorised by the Development Commissioner and shown to the satisfaction of the Assistant Collector of Customs, is allowed: (a) machinery, material handling equipment, office equipment and captive power plants on payment of customs duty on their depreciated value at rates in force on the date of payment; (b) other goods (including reusable containers) on payment of customs duty on value at time of import at rates in force on the date of payment; (c) used packing materials unsuitable for repeated use without duty. Exemptions under heading 98.01 and EPCG or other export promotion schemes are excluded. Depreciation is allowed from commencement of commercial production or first use until payment of duty.

Clearance of imported goods permitted subject to customs duty on depreciated value for capital items, others taxed on import value.
Where clearance to another place in India is authorised under the Export Import Policy and shown to the satisfaction of the Assistant Collector or designated authority, (a) capital goods, material handling equipment, office equipment and captive power plants may be cleared on payment of customs duty on their depreciated value at rates in force on date of payment; (b) other goods (including reusable containers) may be cleared on payment of customs duty on import value at rates in force on date of payment; (c) used packing materials unsuitable for repeated use may be cleared duty free. Depreciation runs from commencement of commercial production or date of commercial use until payment. Certain exemption provisions including EPCG scheme relief are expressly excluded.

Customs exemption for synthetic tracks and installation equipment subject to certificate and six-month re-export undertaking.
The Central Government exempts synthetic tracks and artificial surfaces and equipment for their installation from customs duty and additional customs duty when imported under the Scheme for Laying Synthetic Tracks and Artificial Surfaces, subject to production of a Deputy Secretary level certificate from the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports recommending the exemption and an undertaking that the equipment will be re exported within six months or the importer will pay, on demand, duties equal to those leviable but for the exemption.

Capital equipments definition for EPCG Scheme clarified; eligible hotel and restaurant imports now specified by appended equipment list.
The amendment to the EPCG notification inserts a proviso that, for licences issued on or after 31 March 1994, capital equipments for an importer being a hotel or a restaurant means the equipments specified in the annexed Table; the notification is further amended by appending a Table listing eligible capital equipments across categories such as Food and Beverage, Front Office, Housekeeping, Laundry, Health Club/Beauty Services, Audio Visual, Engineering, Recreational, Adventure Sports and Golf facilities.

Extension of exemption validity for donations to earthquake victims; customs notification amends the stated expiry date.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 175/93-Customs by substituting the figures and words in paragraph (2) that specified the earlier expiry date with figures and words specifying an extended expiry date, thereby extending the validity of the customs exemption for donations for earthquake victims.

Land customs station designation: Champai authorized for land clearance of imports and exports with exclusive route to Myanmar.
Designation under section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 appoints Champai, Mizoram, as a land customs station for clearance of goods imported from or exported to Myanmar (including any class of goods), and prescribes the road from Champai to Malbek Tiau as the sole route by which such goods may pass by land to or from Myanmar.

Exchange rate determination sets statutory conversion rates for export goods under the Customs Act, governing currency conversion into Indian rupees.
Determines exchange rates for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees and vice versa for export goods under the Customs Act, 1962, effective from 1st April, 1994, superseding the earlier notification. Rates are set out in two schedules: Schedule I (rupees per one unit) and Schedule II (rupees per 100 units), listing the covered currencies and corresponding conversion rates to be applied for customs purposes.

Exchange rate schedule set for calculating stamp duty and customs valuation for imported goods under notification.
Prescribes an exchange rate schedule of specified foreign currencies to be used for calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act and to determine values for purposes of the Customs Act in relation to imported goods, superseding the prior notification and listing rupee equivalents in two schedules for statutory use in import and stamp duty calculations.

Licence duration and renewal: fixed term with renewal conditioned on performance, timely clearance, and compliance.
The amendment fixes a licence under the Customs House Agents Licensing Regulations at a five-year validity and allows the Collector of Customs to renew it for further five-year periods upon timely application. Renewal is subject to a satisfactory performance assessment focusing on cargo quantity or value conforming to Collector-prescribed norms, absence of delays in clearance or duty payment attributable to the licencee, and absence of misconduct or non-compliance with obligations in regulation 14.

Customs exemption amendments update relief for replacement of worn membranes in membrane-cell plants and remove a specified exemption entry.
Amendment under section 25(1) of the Customs Act directs substitution in the Table to Notification No. 57/94-Cus. to permit replacement of worn out membranes in an industrial plant based on membrane cell technology, and directs omission of a specified serial number and its entries from the Table to Notification No. 93/94-Cus., effectuating the changes by substitution and omission in the annexed Tables.