Rescission of notifications: two prior customs notifications rescinded under section 11K(2) as necessary in public interest.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 11K(2) of the Customs Act, 1962, rescinds Notification No. 9-Customs dated 3-1-1969 and Notification No. 51-Customs dated 27-3-1980 by Notification No. 30/90-Cus. (N.T.) dated 8-6-1990, doing so as necessary in the public interest and thereby withdrawing the earlier non-tariff customs measures.

Rescission of Customs notification withdraws a prior notification under the Customs Act and removes its operative effect.
The Central Government, invoking section 11-1 of the Customs Act, 1962 and citing public interest, rescinds the Government of India notification of 3 January 1969 issued by the Department of Revenue and Insurance, thereby withdrawing that notification and removing its operative effect as a customs instrument.

Customs amendment adding silver bullion to notified list under statutory authority changes commodity treatment in customs law.
Insertion of Silver bullion is effected by Notification No. 28/90-Cus dated 8-6-1990 under the statutory power conferred by sub-section (2) of section 123 of the Customs Act, 1962, amending Notification No. 204/84-Customs by inserting item 13 to bring silver bullion within the notified list of goods.

Customs amendment removes specified paragraph from earlier tariff exemption notification, altering titanium dioxide regulatory provisions.
The Central Government, exercising its authority under sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 215/88-Customs (1 July 1988) by expressly omitting paragraph 2 and the entries relating thereto, thereby removing the specified exemption provisions for titanium dioxide from the earlier notification.

Appointment of Collector of Customs extends adjudicatory jurisdiction to cover specified corporate entities across multiple ports.
The Collector of Customs, Delhi is appointed concurrently as Collector of Customs for Bombay and Calcutta under powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962, for the specific purpose of adjudicating cases relating to M/s. Super Cassettes Industries Ltd., Noida, and their sister concerns.

Importer certification requirement: specific manufacturer registration certificates now required for stainless steel cold drawn seamless pipes and tubes imports.
The substituted condition requires importers to produce a certificate proving registration as a manufacturer of cold drawn seamless pipes and tubes of stainless steel: small scale sector firms must obtain certification from an authorised senior state industrial officer or the Development Commissioner (Small Scale Industries); other firms must obtain certification from a senior technical industrial officer in the central technical development directorate.

Amendment to customs notification inserts new schedule entry modifying auxiliary duty references under customs law.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act and section 64(4) of the Finance Act, amends Notification No. 180/90 Customs by inserting after serial number 268 a new Sl. No. 269 entry referencing the specified customs notification, thereby altering the Schedule to include that entry.

Designation substitution: customs notification replaces General Manager with Deputy Director General, changing the authorized telecommunications post.
Central Government, under the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 315/83-Customs (26 November 1983) by substituting the words "or General Manager in the Department of Telecommunications" with "or Deputy Director General in the Department of Telecommunications," thereby changing the named authorized post within that notification.

Exemption from additional duty removes the incremental levy on goods falling under Chapter 13, based on public interest authority.
Exemption from additional duty is granted for all goods classified under Chapter 13 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, on public interest grounds, exempting those goods from the entirety of the additional duty leviable under the Customs Tariff Act; the measure removes that specific additional levy for the identified tariff classification while leaving other duties unaffected.

Drawback on imported materials deemed imported for exports, enabling drawback treatment for specified inputs transactions.
The Government declares that materials listed in the annexed Table, when contained in goods manufactured in India and exported, shall be deemed to be imported material for the purposes of subsection (1) of section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962, making those specified inputs eligible for drawback treatment; the declaration is made under subsection (1A) of section 75 and operates for the period specified in the notification.

Customs exemption for specified tariff goods limits duty on imports, prescribing lower rates for listed items.
The notification exempts specified goods of Chapter 96 from customs duty in excess of reduced rates when imported into India, superseding a prior notification and substituting the First Schedule duty with the lower rates set out in the annexed Table; the Table differentiates between ad valorem relief, specific per metre duties for zip coils/rolls/tapes and zip fasteners, and an elevated ad valorem rate for certain parts of zip fasteners.

Partial auxiliary duty exemption for specified copper and precious-metal imports limits duty to toll processing, insurance and freight.
Exemption from auxiliary customs duty is allowed for specified copper and certain precious metal imports produced by toll smelting or toll processing abroad, limited to that portion above forty-five per cent of value which represents only toll smelting or toll processing costs (labour, materials excluding cost of goods sent out, and other toll charges) and insurance and freight both ways. Qualification requires import within three years of sending inputs out of India and sufficient evidence that the imports were obtained from the declared toll processing.

Auxiliary duty exemption on machinery component imports limits duty to that on the completed article, subject to proof and conditions.
Exemption limits auxiliary duty on component parts imported for initial setting up, assembly or manufacture of specified machinery to the amount not exceeding that leviable on the completed article, subject to proof to the Assistant Collector of Customs and the conditions specified in a prior notification; applicability is confined to parts and articles listed by heading, with stated inclusions and exclusions and use-based qualifications.

Auxiliary duty exemption for imported medical electronic equipment components, subject to specified exclusions and proof requirements.
Auxiliary customs duty exemption is provided for component parts imported for manufacture of medical electronic equipment, excluding parts with thermionic valves, certain semiconductors, LEDs, electronic micro circuits and non-paper capacitors, conditioned on proof to the Assistant Collector that parts are required for manufacture, and limited to amounts not exceeding duty calculated at the rate applicable to the completed equipment under the Finance Act and relevant notifications, subject to prior notification conditions as amended.

Auxiliary duty exemption on imported cinematograph film reduces duty to the portion tied to print cost, freight and insurance.
Partial exemption from auxiliary duty is provided for imported exposed cinematograph film under Heading 37.06 by excluding from charge that portion of auxiliary duty which exceeds a specified proportion of value when that value is limited to the cost of the film print and the freight and insurance attributable to the print; the notification supersedes an earlier notification and is made under statutory powers in the public interest.

Auxiliary duty exemption on simulator component imports caps customs duty at the aircraft component parts rate.
The Central Government exempts component parts of simulators of aeroplanes and other aircrafts falling within Chapter 88 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, from so much of the auxiliary duty of customs under the Finance Act as exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of auxiliary duty leviable on component parts of aeroplanes or other aircrafts under the Finance Bill and relevant notifications, thereby capping duty on simulator parts at the aircraft component rate.

Auxiliary duty exemption limits excess levy on goods exempt from basic customs duty while preserving original exemption conditions.
Exempts from the auxiliary duty of customs that portion in excess of the amount equal to 30 per cent of value those goods which are partially or wholly exempt from basic customs duty under the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, value to be determined under section 14 of the Customs Act; application limited to goods covered by the listed notifications and subject to their attached conditions.

Partial exemption from auxiliary customs duty limits levy to a specified ad valorem threshold on listed imported goods.
The Central Government exempts imports of the goods specified in the annexed Table from that portion of auxiliary customs duty which exceeds an ad valorem threshold of thirty percent of value as determined under the customs valuation provisions; the exemption is granted under powers in the Customs Act and Finance Act and supersedes an earlier notification.

Partial exemption from auxiliary duty on goods exempt from basic customs duty limits excess auxiliary levy under statutory rules.
The Central Government exempts goods that are partially or wholly exempt from basic customs duty, as specified in the listed prior notifications, from that portion of auxiliary customs duty which exceeds an amount calculated at the rate of five per cent ad valorem of the goods' value as determined under the Customs Act; the exemption is subject to the conditions attached to the original notifications and supersedes an earlier notification.

Partial exemption from auxiliary customs duty limits additional duty on specified imports to a statutory ad valorem threshold.
Partial exemption from auxiliary duty of customs is granted for specified imported goods so that auxiliary duty leviable under the Finance Act shall not be imposed to the extent it exceeds an ad valorem threshold of five per cent of value as determined under the Customs Act; the exemption applies to the goods listed by chapter and description in the annexed Table and includes an explanatory proviso narrowing the definition of lubricating oil for the notification's purposes.