Customs port appointment: Kattupalli authorised for container trans shipment unloading and loading for export operations under customs notification
The notification adds Kattupalli as item (16) in the table to Notification No.62/1994 Customs (N.T.), authorising the unloading of imported goods in containers for trans shipment and the loading of goods trans shipped in containers for export, effected by Notification No.41/2012 Customs (N.T.) under the powers of section 7(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Industrial park deduction eligibility requires notified undertaking ownership, unit occupancy thresholds, area caps, and compliance filings.
Notification under section 80-IA designates M/s. Intime Properties Private Limited and its specified Madhapur project as an industrial park, subject to conditions: single-undertaking ownership; a minimum number of industrial units counted with associated enterprises; limits on any unit's share of allocable area; a cap on commercial area; permitted activities per the Industrial Park (Amendment) Scheme, 2010; separate books and timely tax returns; annual Form IPS-II filing; and invalidation or withdrawal of approval for misrepresentation, nondisclosure, unauthorized plan amendments, or noncompliance.

Investor unclaimed and unpaid amounts: companies must annually file Form 5 INV and upload investor wise details online.
Companies must, within 90 days after the AGM and annually for seven years, file eForm 5 INV and upload on company and government websites a statement of unclaimed and unpaid amounts listing each entitled person, address, nature and amount due and the due date for transfer to the Investor Education and Protection Fund; the eForm must be certified by a practising CA/CS/Cost Accountant or the statutory auditors, and investor wise excel details must be uploaded to the IEPF portal within 14 days with prescribed validations and confirmation procedures.

MRP-based abatement updated: table entries and product descriptions revised to align specified goods with revised abatement treatment.
Amends the MRP-based abatement TABLE of Notification No. 49/2008 by substituting product descriptions and abatement entries for multiple serial numbers, omitting certain serials, and inserting a new entry for Chapter 84 or 85 goods capable of performing two or more functions referenced to listed items, thereby aligning specified goods with the revised abatement framework.

Amendment to SEZ notification substitutes the named representative at Sl. No. 5, updating the designated company officer.
Amendment to the SEZ notification substitutes the entry at Sl. No. 5 of S.O. 570(E), replacing the prior named individual with Sh. Rajesh Jain CMD, M/s Neokraft Global Pvt. Ltd., and notes that the entry had previously read as "Shri Samir Jain, Managing Director, M/s Indeutsch Industries Pvt. Ltd."

Exemption from additional duty clarifies state destination and tax registration requirements and replaces "solar thermal power" with "solar power".
Exemption from additional duty under section 3(5) amends Notification No.21/2012-Customs by substituting proviso conditions to require the State of destination where goods are to be taken immediately after importation and the importer's VAT or Sales Tax registration number or Central Sales Tax registration number in that State; and by replacing the term "solar thermal power" with "solar power" in the Table entry against S. No. 14.

Customs Tariff amendment modifies duty classifications and exemptions for specific imported inputs used in manufacture, including orthopaedic implants and paper products.
The Central Government amends Notification No.12/2012-Customs by substituting and inserting table entries to revise tariff classifications and duty treatment for specified imported goods, including inputs for manufacture of orthopaedic implants and pulp for newsprint, paper and adult diapers, prescribes a ten percent duty for certain items, inserts a new entry referencing earlier notified goods with Nil duty, amends a dimensional specification in another entry, and omits proviso clause (c).

Exemption from additional duty removed for specific detection and mine search equipment, affecting defence and security imports.
Exemption from the whole of the additional duty leviable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act shall not apply to the following goods: hand held metal detector; postal bomb detector; explosive container; portable or fixed door frame metal detector; deep search metal or mine detector; mine impactor; mine prodder (non magnetic); and under vehicle search mirrors. This proviso is inserted into Notification No.39/96 Customs by Notification No.30/2012 and removes prior exemption treatment for these items.

Exemption for solar project machinery: ministerial certification and CEO undertaking required to preserve duty waiver upon initial setup.
Exempts machinery and components for the initial setting up of solar power projects subject to two conditions: a Deputy Secretary level officer in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy must recommend and certify quantity, description and specification as required for initial setup; and the project CEO must undertake to the local Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise that the goods will be used only in the project, with duty recoverable from the Project Developer if that undertaking is violated.

CENVAT credit now exempts supplies for solar power project setup from reversal under the amended rules.
Amendment to the CENVAT Credit Rules substitutes certain notification references in sub-rule (6) of rule 6 and inserts a new clause (viii) specifying that supplies made for setting up of solar power generation projects or facilities are covered by the non-reversal provision, thereby clarifying that such supplies fall within the exemption from CENVAT credit reversal.

Exemption for non-leather hawai chappal amended: retail-price cap maintained for eligibility for central excise exemption.
Amendment substitutes the tariff-table entry at S. No.12 to limit the exemption to footwear and hawai chappal (other than of leather), commercially known as hawai chappals, conditioned on the retail sale price not exceeding the prescribed cap per pair; enacted by Notification No.25/2012-Central Excise under powers granted by the Central Excise Act, 1944, and referencing the principal Notification No.10/1996-Central Excise and its prior amendment.

Central excise duty rates updated under amended notification: specified tariff items now attract standard and nil rates.
Amendment revises tariff entries and effective duty rates under the Central Excise schedule by inserting new serial numbers and substituting tariff headings to prescribe 14% duty on specified petroleum products and related items, while specifying Nil rate for polyester staple fibre/filament yarn manufactured from plastic waste. The notification also modifies footwear provisions to exempt specified non leather hawai chappals below a retail price threshold, updates motor chassis classifications, and substitutes certain item descriptions and codes across the table.

Excise exemption for specified jewellery and government-manufactured goods applies only where statutory manufacture and intended-use conditions are met.
Notification sets excise duty at a Nil rate for articles of jewellery under Heading 7113 without conditions, and sets a Nil rate for goods under Heading 8607 only when manufactured by a Central Government factory and intended for use by any Central Government department; the notification was later rescinded by a subsequent notification.

Export of onions permitted without minimum export price; designated exporters must report daily allocations to authorities.
Export of onions is permitted without a Minimum Export Price by amendment to the export notification, allowing exports immediately without MEP until further orders. Thirteen designated State Trading Enterprises must submit daily e-mail reports to the Directorate General of Foreign Trade specifying the applicant name, quantity allotted and the applicant's Import Export Code using the prescribed subject header.

Movement of goods limited to inter state sale, stock transfer and export; prior notification confined and effective immediately.
The Commissioner amends the notification dated 23.03.2012 to provide that it shall be applicable only for movement of goods in pursuance of inter state sale, stock transfer and export, and declares that this amendment takes effect immediately.

Notification corrigendum for Central Excise correcting cited notification number to include the (N.T.) designation throughout official text.
Corrigendum directs that every occurrence of the previously cited notification in the specified Central Excise notification be read with the updated parenthetical designation (N.T.), thereby correcting the citation throughout the notification text to align with the proper tariff notification nomenclature.

Tax deduction eligibility for notified social welfare projects: specified institutions and project costs approved for a three year allowance period.
Notification identifies approved charitable institutions and specifies eligible projects, their estimated costs and the maximum cost allowable as a tax deduction, including where corpus funds are included, and limits the allowance to the three financial years commencing with 2012 13 as the period of approval.

Restriction on marble supplies: marble from EOUs won't count toward positive NFE, except for inter unit transfers.
Amendment excludes marble from supplies by EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP units that are counted for fulfillment of positive NFE, while retaining an exception where the marble supply is an inter unit transfer as provided in the paragraph.

Newsprint Control amendment adds a domestic manufacturer to the Schedule, effective upon Gazette publication.
The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2012 amends the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by inserting a new entry for an indigenous newsprint manufacturer: M/s. Ganga Pulp & Papers Pvt. Limited, A-6, Ramnagar Industrial Area, Chandauli. The Order is made under the Order's enabling provision and is titled and brought into force upon publication in the Official Gazette, thereby updating the list of registered domestic manufacturers in the Schedule.

Anti-dumping duty on viscose filament yarn imposed with differential rates for named producer and other exporters from China PR
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on Viscose Filament Yarn under heading 5403 originating in or exported from China PR, with specified ad valorem rates varying by producer and exporter. A specific rate applies to imports produced and exported by M/s Yibin Hiest Fibre Limited Corporation; higher rates apply to any other producer/exporter combinations, exports from China PR via third countries, and imports originating outside China PR but exported from or via China PR. Duty is payable in Indian currency and calculated using the notified rate of exchange.