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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 3657 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 3156 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 20988 Views 2 comments Print


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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 3342 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 3600 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit as Rule 16 Not Requires Goods to Be Returned to Same Buyer

Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that Rule 16(2) of the Central Excise Rules does not mandate that remanufactured goods be supplied back to the ...

June 10, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied for Plant Maintenance Services Misclassified as Civil Construction: CESTAT Delhi

Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...

June 9, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

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 90 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 96 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


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 222 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 213 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


Practical Aspects of Rule 6 of Central Excise Valuation Rules, 2000 (CEVR, 2000)

June 22, 2015 11896 Views 0 comment Print

In this whole article, I will be discussing about practical aspects of Rule 6 of CEVR, 2000. This Rule comes into play when Price is not the sole consideration. But before talking about Rule 6, I will be discussing with my readers, what is the general provisions.

Authorization of Commissioners to represent UOI& Others in matters before HC

June 19, 2015 5530 Views 0 comment Print

Letter F.No. 275/65/2013-CX.8A dated 19.06.2015 regarding Procedural Clarification in respect of the issues relating to the ‘authorization’ of the Commissioners to represent the Union Of India and Others in matters before the High Court.

Creating Awareness of provisions relating to Settlement of Cases through Settlement Commission

June 19, 2015 1748 Views 0 comment Print

Letter F.No. 275/72/2014-CX.8A dated 19.06.2015 regarding Creating Awareness of the provisions relating to Settlement of Cases through Settlement Commission, by informing the noticee about the said provisions by a follow up letter after issuance of Show Cause Notice

Trade discount quantified subsequent to clearance is an admissible deduction from transaction value – HC

June 19, 2015 3541 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of M/s Shyam Steel Industries & Anr. Vs. Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax & Ors, it was held by Calcutta High Court that discount of any type made known prior to the clearance of the goods but quantified subsequently

Debit Note containing all the particulars specified in Rule 9(2) of the Credit Rules is a valid document for availing Cenvat credit

June 18, 2015 3021 Views 1 comment Print

In the instant case, Mahanagar Gas Ltd. (“the Appellant”) availed Cenvat credit on the strength of debit note issued by the service provider. The Department denied the Cenvat credit on the ground that debit note is not a prescribed document in terms of Rule 9(1) of the Credit Rules or Rule 4Aof the Service Tax Rules.

SC on Inclusion of Cost of boxes/containers and wooden packing in Assessable Value

June 18, 2015 1250 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, Addisons Paints & Chemical Ltd. was manufacturing paints and varnishes falling under Chapter 32 of the Excise Tariff Act. The final products manufactured were packed in tins and plastic containers which were then put in carton boxes for the purpose of transportation and then sold to the wholesale dealers.

Reporting Under Cost Audit aligned with Eight Digit Central Excise Tariff Code for Manufacturing Sector From 2014-15

June 18, 2015 6067 Views 0 comment Print

India is a country which introduced the concept of Cost Audits for the corporates. Till 2011, the cost audit report formats were never aligned with any of other statutory documents primarily. Now after realizing the need for the availability of production, capacity and costing data for policy decision making, in 2011 MCA brought in the concept of submission of Cost Audit Report containing costing at Product group level.

Building Management Information System (MIS) for CBEC

June 17, 2015 2263 Views 0 comment Print

During the Board Meeting held on 20thAugust, 2014 (BMB No.18/2014), CBEC had decided to build a Management Information System (MIS) for CBEC so that various critical information relating to key result areas are collected in a reliable, efficient and useful manner. The Board had accepted the proposal to build the MIS in a phased manner as per the detailed roadmap recommended by the Working Group constituted for this purpose.

Cenvat Credit of Input Services In ‘Setting-Up’ of A Factory

June 15, 2015 22285 Views 3 comments Print

With effect from 01.04.2011, the Government has provided an equipped weapon to Revenue Officers by deletion a word i.e. ‘Setting-up’ from the definition of input services vide Notification No. 03/2011-CE(N.T.) dated 01.03.2011, to dispute the Cenvat Credit of Input Services, availed in relation to ‘setting-up’ a factory. Prior to 01.04.2011

Repairs & maintenance Service of wind mills situated away from factory is eligible for Cenvat Credit

June 15, 2015 6120 Views 0 comment Print

Central Excise Appeal No.15/2012 in case of COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND CUSTOMS, AURANGABAD Vs. ENDURANCE TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD the matter came before Mumbai high court by an appeal filed by Revenue. High court framed the following question of Law.

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