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Excise Duty Cut on Petrol and Diesel: A Bold Governance Move Amid War

Excise Duty : India reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to offset rising global crude prices due to geopolitical tensions. The move aimed t...

March 27, 2026 3804 Views 0 comment Print

Notes on Health Security se National Security (HSsNS) Cess Act, 2025

Excise Duty : Health Security & National Security (HSNS) Cess Act, 2025 introduces a standalone statutory cess aimed at funding national health ...

January 18, 2026 3396 Views 1 comment Print

Interest on Excise Duty Not Payable in Revenue-Neutral Situations: Calcutta HC

Excise Duty : The Court upheld the Tribunal’s view that interest cannot be levied when duty paid is fully creditable to downstream units. It c...

January 16, 2026 828 Views 0 comment Print

Bought-Out Items Excluded from Excise Value for CKD Plant Supplies: SC

Excise Duty : The Court held that duty-paid items supplied directly to site are not includible when the final plant is immovable. The key takeaw...

December 17, 2025 621 Views 0 comment Print

Central Excise Act 2025: Reshapes Tobacco Taxation Landscape

Excise Duty : Discover how the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 revamps tobacco taxation, introducing steep excise duties on cigarettes, che...

December 17, 2025 21336 Views 2 comments Print


Latest News


CBI Court Sentences Ex-Central Excise Officer

Excise Duty : CBI Court in Siliguri sentences former Central Excise Superintendent to four years RI and Rs. 40,000 fine in a bribery case regist...

February 28, 2026 3586 Views 0 comment Print

Central Excise and Service Tax Inspector Jailed for Disproportionate Assets

Excise Duty : A special court imposed five years’ rigorous imprisonment and heavy fines after finding assets far beyond known income. The ruli...

January 7, 2026 594 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs for Health Security se National Security (HSNS) Cess Act, 2026 & HSNS Cess Rules, 2026

Excise Duty : The FAQs confirm that cess is computed on maximum rated machine speed rather than actual production. This ensures certainty in tax...

January 5, 2026 3654 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Machine-Based levy in case of Chewing Tobacco, Jarda Scented Tobacco & Gutkha

Excise Duty : The FAQs clarify how excise duty on chewing tobacco, jarda, and gutkha will be levied based on packing machine capacity rather tha...

January 4, 2026 2058 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Guidelines for Online Filing of Appeals

Excise Duty : CESTAT issues instructions for e-filing appeals, detailing registration, filing process, documents, fees, and compliance with Proc...

October 1, 2025 4050 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Gujarat HC Allows CENVAT Re-Credit After Cash Payment Through PLA to Prevent Double Recovery

Excise Duty : Gujarat HC quashed rejection of ₹3.74 crore re-credit and directed credit restoration, holding PLA payment could not result in d...

July 12, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

Post-Manufacture Type Test Charges Excluded from Excise Value: CESTAT Mumbai

Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai set aside excise demand, holding optional type test charges collected separately after manufacture are not includibl...

July 12, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Waste & Scrap Not Manufactured Goods Under Rule 6(3): CESTAT Delhi

Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi set aside Rule 6 demands, holding job work under Notification 214/86-CE is not an exempted service and waste and scra...

July 12, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

Excise Valuation Rule 8 Inapplicable to Prototype Vehicle Testing Clearances: CESTAT Mumbai

Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai set aside excise demands, holding Rule 8 inapplicable as prototype vehicles cleared for testing were not used in fur...

July 12, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit Denial Set Aside on Air Separation Plant Goods: CESTAT Hyderabad

Excise Duty : CESTAT Hyderabad allowed CENVAT credit on goods used for an Air Separation Plant, held ownership irrelevant, demand time-barred, a...

July 11, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBIC Revises SAED on ATF Exports to ₹7.5 Per Litre from 1st July 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 37/2026 revises the SAED rate on ATF exports outside India to Rs. 7.5 per litre. The revised rate takes effect fr...

June 30, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

SAED on Petrol & Diesel Exports Revised to ₹4 & ₹8.5 Per Litre from 1st July 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 36/2026 revises SAED rates on petrol and diesel exports outside India to Rs. 4 and Rs. 8.5 per litre. The revised...

June 30, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

Mauritius & Maldives Added to RIC Exemption for PSU Petrol & Diesel Exports

Excise Duty : Notification No. 35/2026 extends the Road and Infrastructure Cess exemption on petrol and diesel exports by Public Sector Oil Comp...

June 30, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Extends RIC Exemption on PSU Petrol & Diesel Exports to Mauritius & Maldives

Excise Duty : Notification No. 34/2026-Central Excise expands the specified country list in paragraph 2(b) by including Maldives and Mauritius. ...

June 30, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Extends SAED Exemption on PSU ATF Exports to Mauritius & Maldives

Excise Duty : Notification No. 33/2026 extends the SAED exemption on ATF exports by Public Sector Oil Companies to Mauritius and Maldives. The a...

June 30, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Posts in Excise Duty

Gujarat HC Allows CENVAT Re-Credit After Cash Payment Through PLA to Prevent Double Recovery

July 12, 2026 9 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat HC quashed rejection of ₹3.74 crore re-credit and directed credit restoration, holding PLA payment could not result in double recovery.

Post-Manufacture Type Test Charges Excluded from Excise Value: CESTAT Mumbai

July 12, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai set aside excise demand, holding optional type test charges collected separately after manufacture are not includible in transaction value.

Waste & Scrap Not Manufactured Goods Under Rule 6(3): CESTAT Delhi

July 12, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi set aside Rule 6 demands, holding job work under Notification 214/86-CE is not an exempted service and waste and scrap are not manufactured goods.

Excise Valuation Rule 8 Inapplicable to Prototype Vehicle Testing Clearances: CESTAT Mumbai

July 12, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai set aside excise demands, holding Rule 8 inapplicable as prototype vehicles cleared for testing were not used in further manufacture.

CENVAT Credit Denial Set Aside on Air Separation Plant Goods: CESTAT Hyderabad

July 11, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad allowed CENVAT credit on goods used for an Air Separation Plant, held ownership irrelevant, demand time-barred, and set aside the order.

Section 11D Excise Duty Demand Quashed as Provision Not Retrospective: CESTAT Chandigarh

July 11, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh set aside a ₹55.01 lakh excise duty demand, holding Section 11D cannot apply to collections made before 20 September 1991.

Clandestine Removal & Undervaluation Demand Set Aside for Lack of Evidence: CESTAT Bangalore

July 11, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore set aside excise duty demand, interest and penalty, holding allegations of clandestine removal and undervaluation lacked admissible evidence.

Cenvat Credit Recovery Vitiated by Cross-Examination Denial on Third-Party Evidence: CESTAT Delhi

July 10, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi set aside Cenvat credit recovery, holding third-party statements without cross-examination and corroborative evidence cannot sustain the demand.

Crushing & Screening of Iron Ore Not Manufacture Under Chapter Note 4: CESTAT Kolkata

July 10, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held crushing and screening alone do not convert iron ore into concentrate under Chapter Note 4, making excise duty, interest and penalty unsustainable.

Interest on Refund U/s. 11BB Limited to Statutory Delay: CESTAT Allahabad

July 5, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held duty paid under protest remains a duty deposit under Section 11B, with interest under Section 11BB payable only for statutory delay.

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