Excise Duty Articles, News, Notification & Circular

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has been able to achieve nearly 80.74% of Budget Estimate up-to the month of January, 2012 in the current fiscal year. At the present rate of growth, CBEC should be able to achieve the target of Rs.3,92,908 Crores. Full Article

The Finance Bill-2011 levied Excise duty at the rate of 10% on ready-made garments and made-up articles of textiles when they bear or are sold under a brand name. Hitherto, ready-made garments and made-up articles were exempt from Central Excise duty on the condition that no credit of duty on inputs is taken by the manufacturer. If credit were taken, the applicable rate was 4% for goods of cotton, not containing any other textile material and 10% for others. By the p.. Full Article

While initiating debate on the Finance Bill-2011 the Finance Minister said that the garment traders had criticised the proposed 10 per cent excise duty on readymade garments saying it would hurt the small business. He added. 1) "To address this concern, I propose to enhance the abatement of 40 per cent to 55 per cent on the retail sale price. 2) With this relief a unit will continue to be eligible for SSI exemption in 2011-12 even if it had a turnover based on .. Full Article

CCE v. Tata Advanced Materials Ltd. (Karnataka HC)- Merely because the Insurance Company paid the assessee the value of goods including the excise duty paid, that would not render the availment of the cenvat credit wrong or irregular. At the same time, it does not confer any right on the Excise Department to demand reversal of credit or default to pay the said amount. Full Article

Kwality Ice Cream Company And Anr Vs. UOI (Delhi HC)- Period of limitation, unless otherwise stipulated by the statute, which applies to a claim for the principal amount should also apply to the claim for interest thereon. If that be the position, the period of limitation prescribed for demand of duty under Section 11A is normally one year and, in exceptional circumstance of a case falling under the proviso to Section 11A(1), the period of limitation is five years. Full Article

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two cases against certain officials of the Ministry of Railways; unknown officials of Central Excise of Haldia Commissionerate (West Bengal) and two private companies - one based at Jhargram(West Bengal) and other based at Kharagpur(West Bengal) along with the Directors of the said companies. Full Article

Diesel car buyers may have to shell out more with the Finance Ministry considering the imposition of higher excise duty on such vehicles in the upcoming Budget likely to be unveiled sometime in March. In order to discourage consumption of subsidised diesel by personal vehicle owners, the Petroleum Ministry had suggested the imposition of higher duty on the purchase of diesel cars to the Finance Ministry. Full Article

A suitable reward upto 5% of the amount recovered can be given to any informer who gives information regarding the whereabouts, assets, movable and immovable properties of persons or companies from whom arrears of duty, tax, fine, penalty etc. are recoverable under the Customs Act, 1962, the Central Excise Act, 1944 or Service Tax Act, 1994. The quantum of reward will be decided by the Chief Commissioner concerned. Full Article