Excise exemption amendment narrows covered cement to exclude White Portland Cement conforming to IS specification, revising the exemption table.
Central Government amends Notification No. 16/90-Central Excises by substituting, against S. No. 2, column (3) in the annexed Table, the entry "cement" with the entry excluding White Portland Cement conforming to IS : Specification No. 8042 : 1989, thereby refining the scope of the exemption for specified goods of Chapter 25.

Auxiliary duty amendment inserted a new schedule entry, modifying customs exemption notifications and tariff references.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Act and the Finance Act, has amended Notification No. 27/91-Customs by inserting after Sl. No. 74 a new Sl. No. 75 in the Schedule, specifying ''No. 6/92-Customs, dated the 2nd January, 1992'', thereby modifying the list of notification references in the tariff and miscellaneous exemption notifications framework.

Customs exemption for aircraft training components requires official certification and an undertaking, with duty recovery on breach.
Exempts raw materials and components imported for the manufacture of aircrafts for training purposes from specified excess customs duty prescribed in the First Schedule and from additional duty under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, subject to production at import of a Director level recommendation and certificate from the Office of Director General of Civil Aviation and an undertaking that the goods will be used for the declared training manufacture within two years, with recovery of duty differential on breach.

Exemption for defence procurement: amendment adds three entities to customs exemption list for aircraft programme.
The Central Government, exercising powers under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, amends Notification No. 228/88 Cus to insert three entries after Sl. No. 47-Project Office (Materials), Hyderabad; Kerala Hitech Industries, Trivandrum; and Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India Ltd.-thereby extending the notification's exemptions for machinery and equipment for the Light Combat Aircraft Programme to these specified entities.

Customs tariff exemption: amendment adds Kandla-Bhatinda pipeline project to the eligible list under the tariff heading.
Central Government amends Notification No. 110/86-Customs by inserting a new serial entry after Sl. No. 21 in paragraph 1, specifying the Kandla - Bhatinda pipeline project as an additional project listed under the notification pursuant to the powers conferred by the relevant sub-item of the Customs Tariff Act.

Customs notification amendment updates exemption tables to add ceftriaxone injection and omit a prior drug entry.
The Central Government, under sub section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends specified customs exemption notifications by altering their annexed Tables: it omits the Table entry at Serial No. 100 in Notification No. 45/79 Customs and inserts a new Table entry into Notification No. 213/88 Customs listing Ceftriaxone Sodium and Ceftriaxone Injection as exempted items.

Auxiliary duty amendment adds a new customs notification entry to the schedule under statutory delegated powers.
The Central Government, invoking section 25(1) of the Customs Act and section 3(4) of the Finance Act, 1991, amends Notification No. 24/91-Customs by inserting a new serial entry in its Schedule to give effect to the newly issued notification identified as No. 1/92-Customs dated 2 January 1992, thereby integrating that notification into the existing tariff/exemption framework.

Customs exemption for missile programme imports allows duty-free import of specified goods when certified and authorised by the Ministry.
Notification exempts specified machinery, equipment and spares imported for the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme by designated work centres, government agencies and public sector undertakings from the whole of the duty of customs under the First Schedule and from the whole of the additional duty under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act. Exemption is under section 25(1) of the Customs Act and is subject to production at importation of a certified list by the Director (Planning and Programme Analysis), DRDL, Hyderabad (confirming necessity, non-availability in India and exclusive IGMDP use) and certification by a Deputy Secretary-rank officer in the Ministry of Defence authorising the import.