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Excise Duty : India reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to offset rising global crude prices due to geopolitical tensions. The move aimed t...
Excise Duty : Health Security & National Security (HSNS) Cess Act, 2025 introduces a standalone statutory cess aimed at funding national health ...
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...
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...
Excise Duty : Discover how the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 revamps tobacco taxation, introducing steep excise duties on cigarettes, che...
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...
Excise Duty : A special court imposed five years’ rigorous imprisonment and heavy fines after finding assets far beyond known income. The ruli...
Excise Duty : The FAQs confirm that cess is computed on maximum rated machine speed rather than actual production. This ensures certainty in tax...
Excise Duty : The FAQs clarify how excise duty on chewing tobacco, jarda, and gutkha will be levied based on packing machine capacity rather tha...
Excise Duty : CESTAT issues instructions for e-filing appeals, detailing registration, filing process, documents, fees, and compliance with Proc...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that exports made under Notification No. 30/2004-CE and the DEPB scheme cannot be included in exempted turnove...
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-...
Excise Duty : CESTAT held that where the value of goods sent for job work had already been considered for credit reversal purposes, including it...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Chandigarh held that the manufacturer and marketing company could not be treated as related persons under the Central Excis...
Excise Duty : The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026 establishes a comprehensive framework for licensing, manufacture, sale, transport, and con...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Excise Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the central excise notification issued in March 2026 by revising rates applicable to specified goo...
All goods of cotton, not containing any other textile material, other than those bearing a brand name or sold under a brand name and having a retail sale price (RSP) of ₹ 1000 and above. Explanation. – For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that goods of cotton, not containing any other textile material, shall include goods made from fabrics of cotton, not containing any other textile material, even if they contain sewing threads, cords, labels, elastic tapes, zip fasteners or similar items used for stitching, fastening, holding or adornment, of materials other than cotton.
G.S.R. (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957) and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Textile and Textile Articles) Act, 1978, (40 of 1978), the
The excise duty exemption under the existing area based exemptions for production of gold and silver from gold dore, silver dore or any other raw material is being prospectively withdrawn. Thus, a new industrial unit engaged in production of refined gold from gold dore, silver dore or any other raw material, which commences commercial production on or after 1st day of March, 2016, shall not be eligible for the said excise duty exemption.
Changes in Customs and Central Excise law and rates of duty have been proposed through the Finance Bill, 2016 (Clauses 113 to 138 for Customs and Clauses 139 to 144 for Central Excise). In order to prescribe effective rates of duty and to carry out changes in the Rules made under the respective Acts, the following notifications are being issued:
The Finance Minister rose to present his third budget by stating that the global economy is weak but India has done well. With a fiscal deficit target of not exceeding 3.5% as budgeted, the Finance Minister surely seems to have done his bit to make it happen. Considerable emphasis has been laid on boosting agriculture […]
Executive Summary of Finance Bill 2016 – Direct Taxes Highlights and Amendments in Service Tax Non-Tariff – Amendment in Central Excise Act, 1944 Tariff – Amendment in Central Excise Act, 1944 Non-Tariff – Amendment in Customs Act, 1962 Tariff – Amendment in Customs Act, 1962 ——————— Prepared by the joint efforts of following members: I. […]
Excise duty applicability of ready-made garments- Applicable to Branded Ready-Made Garments i.e when ready-made garments bear or sold under a brand name. Optional levy of 2% (without Cenvat credit) or 12.5% (which Cenvat credit) shall be applicable if RSP is 1000 or above. For RSP b
Some changes have been made in customs and excise duty rates on certain inputs, raw materials, intermediate products etc, besides simplifying procedures so as to reduce cost and improve competitiveness in sectors like capital goods, information technology, defence, textile, mineral, fuels / oils, chemicals, paper, newsprint, maintenance, repair and over hauling of aircraft or ship etc.
Excise duty of 2% (without CENVAT credit) or 12.5% (with CENVAT credit) is being levied on readymade garments and made up articles of textiles falling under Chapters 61, 62 and 63 (heading Nos. 6301 to 6308) of the Central Excise Tariff except those falling under 6309 and 6310 of retail sale price (RSP) of Rs.1000 and above when they bear or are sold under a brand name. Chapter 6309 and 6310 contains Rags etc.
Revenue has come in appeal before the Hon’ble Tribunal against the order passed by Learned Commissioner (Appeals) setting aside the assessment enhancing the declared value in respect of imported aluminium foil paper from China.
