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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 3654 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 3147 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 729 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 585 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 20976 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 3529 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 537 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 3330 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 1908 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 3582 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CENVAT Credit Demand Set Aside as Export Turnover Cannot Be Included in Exempted Turnover

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that exports made under Notification No. 30/2004-CE and the DEPB scheme cannot be included in exempted turnove...

June 8, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Excise Penalty Quashed as Duty and Interest Were Paid Before Show Cause Notice

Excise Duty : The Tribunal held that the show cause notice issued more than three years after the Department became aware of the facts was time-...

June 7, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows Appeal as Export Turnover Cannot Be Added for Rule 6 Credit Reversal

Excise Duty : CESTAT held that where the value of goods sent for job work had already been considered for credit reversal purposes, including it...

June 5, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows Appeals as Manufacturer & Marketing Company Were Not Related Persons

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chandigarh held that the manufacturer and marketing company could not be treated as related persons under the Central Excis...

June 5, 2026 84 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows Appeal as Manufacturer & Marketing Company Were Not Related Persons

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chandigarh held that the manufacturer and marketing company could not be treated as related persons under the Central Excis...

June 5, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Lakshadweep Introduces New Excise Law to Regulate Liquor Trade and Consumption

Excise Duty : The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026 establishes a comprehensive framework for licensing, manufacture, sale, transport, and con...

June 6, 2026 216 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Revises ATF Export Duty Rate From 1 June 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 25/2026 revises SAED on ATF exports to Rs 9.5 per litre with effect from 1 June 2026; domestic petrol and diesel ...

May 30, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Revises SAED Rates on Petrol and Diesel Exports WEF 1st June 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 24/2026 revises SAED rates on petrol and diesel exports from 1 June 2026, setting duty at Rs 1.5 and Rs 13.5 per ...

May 30, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Raises SAED on ATF Exports to Rs. 16 per Litre from 16 May 2026

Excise Duty : CBIC revised SAED on ATF exports to Rs. 16 per litre effective 16 May 2026, impacting aviation fuel exporters and export duty cost...

May 15, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

SAED on Petrol and Diesel Exports Revised from 16 May 2026

Excise Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the central excise notification issued in March 2026 by revising rates applicable to specified goo...

May 15, 2026 483 Views 0 comment Print


Levy of NCCD in absence of excise duty is not bad in law

October 11, 2022 2679 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD) is a surcharge and can be levied even in absence of levy of excise duty.

Transitional credit being vested right cannot be taken away on procedural/ technical grounds

October 11, 2022 2763 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that refund of transitional credit entitled to the assessee, as the assessee was unable to file TRAN-1 due to the technical glitches.

CENVAT Credit on Commission Agents Services – Calcutta High Court

October 9, 2022 1860 Views 2 comments Print

A vexed issue, being eligibility of CENVAT credit on Sales Commission Agent’s Services, post the judgment of the Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in Cadila Healthcare Limited, came up before the Division Bench of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court. The period in dispute in this case was from 2011 to 2016.

Assessee filed ST-3 return on or before 30.6.2019 and paid tax dues in full before filing application – SVLDR benefit eligible

October 6, 2022 1902 Views 0 comment Print

In cases where assessee has filed ST-3 return on or before 30.6.2019 and has paid the tax dues in full before filing application, declarant is eligible to avail benefit of SVLDR scheme for waiver of interest.

CESTAT: Demand of duty of Rs. 163 Crore based on assumptions is not permissible

October 4, 2022 873 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that the assessing authority has not found any undeclared machines in the manufacturing premises or factory of the assessee and duty has been demanded based on assumptions and presumption, which is not permissible under the scheme of compounded levy on the product manufactured by the assessee. Therefore, the appeals filed by the assessee were allowed by the CESTAT.

Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on Diesel reduced to Rs. 3.50 per litre

October 1, 2022 1221 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend Notification No. 04/2022-Central Excise, dated the 30th June, 2022, to decrease Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on Diesel to Rs. 3.50 per litre| Notification No. 33/2022-Central Excise | Dated: 01.10.2022. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi Notification No. 33/2022-Central Excise | Dated: 01.10.2022 G.S.R. 756(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred […]

SAED on Petroleum Crude Production & Aviation Turbine Fuel export reduced

October 1, 2022 969 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend No. 18/2022-Central Excise, dated the 19th July, 2022 to decrease the Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on production of Petroleum Crude to Rs. Rs. 8,000 per tonne and on export of Aviation Turbine Fuel to Rs.  Nil per litre| Notification No. 32/2022-Central Excise | Dated: 01.10.2022 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) […]

CBIC extends date for additional duty for unblended fuels

September 30, 2022 1326 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend No. 11/2017-Central Excise, to extend the date for additional duty for unblended fuels | Notification  No. 31/2022 -Central Excise | Dated: 30th September, 2022 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification  No. 31/2022 -Central Excise | Dated: 30th September, 2022 G.S.R. 753(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section […]

Cenvat credit available on service tax paid to commission agent

September 28, 2022 2295 Views 1 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that cenvat credit of service tax paid to the commission agent is available, as the commission so paid is included in the assessable value of the final product.

Cenvat Credit not admissible on insurance services pertaining to family members of employees

September 27, 2022 1050 Views 0 comment Print

Inadmissible cenvat credit i.e. in respect of the insurance services pertaining to the family members of the employee of the appellant.

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