Excise rate change for polyethylene coated paper increases ad valorem duty by amendment under central excise law.
Amends the prior tariff notification by substituting the previously stated ad valorem rate for polyethylene coated paper under Chapter 39 with a new ad valorem rate; the change is effected by textual substitution in the earlier notification pursuant to the government's power to amend excise notifications in the public interest.

Customs exemption amendments increase ad valorem rates and revise exempted inputs for pharmaceutical manufacture and rename certain entries.
Amendments revise exempted inputs and substitute specified ad valorem rates in Notifications 64/79, 58/85, 67/91, 53/92 and 251/92; they insert, substitute or omit table entries naming inputs and intermediates for pharmaceutical manufacture and add an entry for Melagenina.

Customs duty rate increase adjusts tariff table and exemption entries, bringing specified corticosteroids within the revised tariff framework.
Amendment prescribes a new effective rate of Customs duty by substituting the ad valorem rate in the annexed Table, omitting certain serial entries and entries relating thereto, and inserting new entries for Hydrocortisone, Prednisolone, Betamethasone and Dexamethasone, thereby modifying the tariff/exemption treatment under the earlier notification.

Effective duty rates prescribed for specified engineering plastics by substituting ad valorem entries in the excise tariff table.
Amendment revises Notification No. 133/86-C.E. by substituting new ad valorem duty entries in column (4) of the Table for S. Nos. 1-16, thereby prescribing the effective duty rates for specified engineering plastics under Chapter 39 pursuant to sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Effective rates of duty revised for specified polyurethane resins and articles by substitution of ad valorem and specific duties.
Amends Notification No. 54/88-C.E. under section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 to prescribe revised effective rates of duty on specified polyurethane resins and articles by substituting the existing entries in the Table with new ad valorem and a specific per kilogram duty for the listed serial entries in Chapter 39.

Customs duty cap on specified bulk drugs limits liability to a fixed ad valorem rate, exempting excess duty.
The Central Government, invoking its statutory power and public interest, exempts specified bulk drugs (including salts and esters) from customs duty to the extent that such duty exceeds a stated ad valorem rate; the notification lists Pilocarpine, Sulfadoxin, Sulphamethoxypyrazine and Salazosulphapyridine as the eligible imported goods.

Concessional customs duty for specified drug intermediates: 50% ad valorem concession subject to usage and recordkeeping conditions.
Prescribes a concessional customs duty reducing effective duty to 50% ad valorem on specified intermediates imported for manufacture of listed bulk drugs. The concession applies only where importer furnishes an undertaking that goods will be used for the stated manufacture, the manufacturer maintains specified accounts, and a certified extract evidencing receipt at the manufacturing premises is produced within three months (or extended period). Failure to comply triggers recovery of the duty difference. The notification preserves other existing exemptions and defines eligible goods by an annexed Table.

Excise duty rates revised for resins and plastics under notification, substituting multiple ad valorem and specific rate entries.
Amends Notification No. 14/92 C.E. by substituting new duty entries in the annexed tariff table for numerous serial numbers, replacing many existing entries with specified ad valorem rates, substituting specific per kilogram rates for certain items, altering the description of a cellulose acetate product entry, and omitting two serial entries, thereby revising excise duty treatment for resins and plastics under Chapter 39.

Excise duty exemption for plant growth regulators removes excise liability under central tariff notification issued by government
Exempts Plant Growth Regulators falling under the relevant tariff subheading from the whole of excise duty leviable under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, by notification issued under section 5A(1) of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 on satisfaction of public interest.

Customs duty rates capped for specified chemical imports, fixing effective ad valorem liability across listed tariff headings.
The Central Government exempts specified chemicals imported under Chapters 28 and 29 from that portion of basic customs duty which exceeds the capped ad valorem rate stated for each listed tariff heading or subheading, with the Table identifying the goods and their corresponding effective ad valorem rates.

Customs duty cap on specified pesticides limits excess import duty by exempting surplus customs levy.
The Central Government exempts specified pesticide, insecticide, fungicide and weedicide chemicals imported under the First Schedule tariff classifications from so much of the customs duty as exceeds an amount calculated at the rate of 75% ad valorem, applying this public interest exemption to the chemicals listed in the annexed Table.

Excise exemption for cinematographic films: notification removes duty liability for specified tariff sub headings under statutory power.
The Central Government exercised statutory power to notify that goods classified under specified cinematographic film sub-headings in the Central Excise Tariff Schedule are exempted from the whole of the excise duty leviable on them, justified as necessary in the public interest and effected through a formal notification.

Duty exemption for cottage match units grants reduced excise rates for first clearances subject to production and membership conditions.
Concessional excise duty applies to matches manufactured without the aid of power by cottage and tiny units, limiting duty on first clearances subject to annual and monthly production and clearance caps, eligibility restricted to members of registered co-operative societies or manufacturers recognised by KVIC or State KVIBs, exclusions where higher-duty labels of other manufacturers are used, and specific adjustments for bamboo splints and pack sizes, with prior concessional clearances aggregated for threshold computation.

Customs duty cap limits duty on imported prawn feed and fish meal to a capped ad valorem rate.
Prawn feed under sub headings 2301.20 or 2309.90 and fish meal under sub heading 2301.20 are exempted from so much of the customs duty in the First Schedule as exceeds the amount calculated at an effective rate of 15% ad valorem on imports into India.

Customs exemption amendments revise ad valorem exemption rates and add pesticide entries to the exemption schedule.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, amends eleven specified customs exemption notifications by substituting stated ad valorem exemption rates with newly prescribed ad valorem rates and, in one instance, by adding named chemical entries (including pesticide active ingredients) to the exemption Table, thereby modifying the extent and scope of customs duty exemptions in the cited notifications.

Exemption thresholds revised for small-scale cosmetics manufacturers and export inclusion, and declaration requirements adjusted.
The amendment expands the notification's scope to cover clearances for home consumption and exports to Bhutan and Nepal, raises the aggregate-value ceilings that determine exemption entitlement, and substitutes a new proviso capping aggregate clearances under qualifying clauses at the revised ceiling. It revises the exclusion where aggregate clearances in the preceding year exceed a specified ceiling by excluding from computation goods affixed with another person's brand when that person is ineligible, recasts the declaration to the Assistant Collector to reflect the revised ceiling, omits the earlier paragraph 4, and adjusts transitional and explanatory provisions.

Excise duty cap on cosmetics and toilet preparations limits chargeable duty to a specified ad valorem rate.
The Central Government exempts goods under sub headings 3304.00, 3305.90, 3307.10, 3307.20, 3307.30 and 3307.90 from so much of the excise duty leviable as exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of seventy per cent ad valorem, exercising powers under the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 on grounds of public interest.

Customs duty cap limits applicable duties on specified imported goods, exempting any charge above the ad valorem maximum.
The Central Government exempts all goods under sub heading Nos. 0802.90, 0804.10 and 0907.00 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, when imported into India, from so much of the duty leviable thereon as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate of 85% ad valorem, thereby capping the customs duty for those entries.

Customs duty cap limits excess import duty on specified refractory raw materials to a fixed ad valorem rate.
Notification, exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, exempts listed refractory raw materials under Chapters 25, 26, 28 or 38 from so much of the customs duty as is in excess of 30% ad valorem when imported into India. The exempted items include specified grades of chromite ore, natural flaky graphite, magnesia chrome/lime/alumina sinters, tabular/sintered/calcined alumina (99%+), fused magnesia, and defined grades of dead burnt magnesite.

Exemption from excise duty limits leviable duty on specified tariff chapter goods to prescribed ad valorem rates.
The Central Government exempts specified Chapter 32 goods from so much of the leviable excise duty as exceeds the amount calculated at the prescribed ad valorem rate for each listed tariff sub heading, thereby limiting the effective duty payable on those goods to the stated ad valorem rates set out in the notification's Table.