Excise exemption for etoposide added, altering tariff treatment and exempting the anti-cancer drug from central excise.
The Central Government amended an existing excise notification to insert Serial No. 32 in the Annexure, adding etoposide and thereby extending exemption treatment to the anti cancer drug under the referenced tariff notification, exercised under statutory powers in the public interest.

Rescission of Customs notifications: central government withdraws specified exemption notifications under section 25(1) of the Customs Act.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and being satisfied it is necessary in the public interest, hereby rescinds twenty-one specified miscellaneous customs exemption notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance/Department of Revenue, each identified by notification number and date, thereby terminating those exemption instruments.

Customs rescission of exemption notifications: government withdraws specified prior customs exemption orders under statutory power.
Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act to act in the public interest, formally rescinds eighty-two specified customs exemption notifications issued by the Ministry of Finance/Department of Revenue between 1963 and 1991. The notification lists each instrument by number and date and effectuates their withdrawal as of the rescinding notification's date.

Gold import as baggage exemption for passengers returning after minimum stay abroad; duty payable in convertible foreign currency.
Exemption applies to gold imported as baggage (including ornaments, excluding those with stones or pearls) under Heading 98.03 by passengers of Indian origin or passport holders returning after a minimum continuous stay abroad; customs duty is relieved up to a prescribed per weight rate, with the concessional duty payable in convertible foreign currency and the exemption capped at a specified maximum quantity per passenger.

Customs duty cap for power and related projects limits additional import duty above prescribed ad valorem rate for eligible projects.
Limits customs duty on imports under tariff heading 98.01 for specified projects by exempting duty in excess of a prescribed ad valorem cap. The concession, issued under statutory power and superseding an earlier notification, applies to power projects (including gas turbine projects), coal-mining projects, and crude petroleum refining projects, and excludes captive power plants set up by non-power-generation undertakings.

Customs duty cap limits excess import duty on antiques and artwork to a prescribed ad valorem rate.
The Central Government, invoking its powers under the Customs Act and being satisfied of public interest, exempts imports classified under Chapter 97 from customs duty to the extent that such duty exceeds an ad valorem cap, so that only the amount of duty up to a specified ad valorem rate is leviable on antiques, artwork and related goods at importation.

Customs exemption for musical instruments caps payable duty at a set ad valorem rate on imports.
The executive notification exempts goods in Chapter 92 from customs duty to the extent that duty exceeds an amount computed at a 30% ad valorem rate on their importation into India, invoking delegated authority and public interest grounds to cap payable duty for those imports.

Customs tariff amendment revises ad valorem exemption rates and raises prescribed exemption thresholds for specified industrial goods.
Notification 113/92 directs textual amendments to listed Customs exemption notifications for goods of Chapters 84, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96 and 98 by substituting revised ad valorem rates and, in one instance, increasing a monetary threshold, effectuating coordinated upward revisions to the exemption parameters under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs duty cap on photographic and medical instruments limits excess duty for listed imports, with specified parts excluded.
Exemption reduces customs duty on specified Chapter 90 goods by limiting the duty chargeable to the amount calculated at the rate of 35% ad valorem, applying to listed sub headings and parts while excluding accessories and excluding parts containing thermionic valves, transistors or similar semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes or electronic microcircuits and parts interchangeable with motor vehicle parts.

Customs exemption for specified Chapter 90 instruments limits payable duty to the notified ad valorem ceiling on importation.
Exempts specified imported goods under Chapter 90 from customs duty to the extent that duty exceeds the ad valorem rate specified in the Table, subject to the goods' classification and stated purpose. The notification, issued under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, limits the exemption to listed categories of instruments and appliances and replaces an earlier notification.

Customs duty cap for specified Chapter 90 goods limits payable duty to prescribed ad valorem rates on import.
Exempts specified Chapter 90 goods on import from customs duty to the extent the duty exceeds the ad valorem rates set in the annexed Table; the Table lists tariff sub headings, descriptive scope and fixed percentage rates. The notification distinguishes primary instruments from accessories, excludes accessories containing thermionic valves, transistors, similar semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes or electronic microcircuits from lower rates, and provides that some accessories attract the same rate as the main instrument.

Excise exemption for phosphorus trichloride used in manufacture of trimethyl phosphite, subject to specified procedural compliance.
Exemption for the excise duty on phosphorus trichloride used in the manufacture of trimethyl phosphite, relieving the whole of the duty leviable under the tariff schedule for that input. Where such use occurs outside the factory of production, the procedural requirements of the central excise rules (Chapter X) must be followed.

Customs duty cap limits import duty on specified photographic and measuring instruments to a fixed ad valorem rate.
The notification exempts specified Chapter 90 instruments, as listed by heading or sub heading in the Table, from customs duty to the extent the duty exceeds the amount calculated at the corresponding ad valorem rate stated in the Table, thereby capping the payable duty on importation to that specified ad valorem rate.

Customs duty cap limits payable duty on specified photographic, medical and measuring instruments to set ad valorem rates.
The notification caps customs duty on specified Chapter 90 goods by exempting imports from any duty above the ad valorem rates listed in the Table; each applicable tariff heading or sub heading for photographic, medical, measuring and related instruments is chargeable only up to the corresponding ad valorem rate set out, and duty in excess of that rate is waived.

Customs exemption for compressed air breathing apparatus allows duty-free importation when intended for fire fighting service.
Exemption grants customs relief for compressed air breathing apparatus under Chapter 90 when imported for fire fighting service, removing both the customs duty specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and the additional duty levied under section 3 of that Act, exercised by the Central Government under its statutory power to exempt goods in the public interest.

Customs exemption for dredger parts removes both customs and additional duty on imports for repair in the public interest.
The notification exempts components and parts classifiable under the customs tariff for dredgers, when imported for repair, from the entire basic customs duty charged under the customs tariff schedule and from the entire additional duty otherwise leviable under the customs tariff legislation, the exemption being exercised by executive power on grounds of public interest.

Customs exemption for helicopters limits leviable duty to amounts above a specified ad valorem rate on imported helicopter items.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act, exempts helicopters and specified helicopter components and rubber tyres and tubes (First Schedule tariff items) from so much of the customs duty as exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of 3% ad valorem, when imported for exclusive use on helicopters into India.

Customs exemption for fire fighting vehicles permits reduced duty on specified imports subject to prescribed certification conditions.
Notification under section 25(1) of the Customs Act exempts customs duty in excess of specified ad valorem rates and the additional duty under section 3 for finished crash tenders, chassis and component parts described in the Table, subject to rates of 30% for crash tenders and components and 45% for chassis. The concession is conditional on production of prescribed certificates: a Deputy Secretary level Home Affairs certificate for finished crash tenders imported by authorised fire services or local bodies, and industrial authority certificates specifying description and quantity of component parts for manufacturers (with authorised State officers for small scale firms).

Customs exemption for motor vehicle parts limits payable duty on imports to a specified ad valorem rate.
Exempts components and parts of motor vehicles from customs duty to the extent that duty exceeds the amount calculated at the rate of 35% ad valorem on their value, by central government notification exercised in the public interest, thereby capping payable duty on such imports.

Customs duty amendment: ad valorem tariff imposed on goods under railway and tramway headings altering the tariff schedule.
Amendment to the customs tariff substitutes the prior notification's Table with a new Table prescribing an ad valorem duty applicable to all goods classified under the Railway and Tramways chapter headings, thereby altering the tariff schedule for those headings pursuant to executive power to amend customs notifications.