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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 3153 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


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 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 3594 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 45 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

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 93 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


Change in Excise duty on ‘jarda scented tobacco’ based on Machine Capacity

April 30, 2015 3320 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 25/2015-Central Excise Dated: April 30, 2015 The speed range for ‘jarda scented tobacco’has been divided into two ranges (as in case of chewing tobacco), a. first upto 300 pouches per minute; and b. second from 301 onwards, and the deemed capacity and duty payable have been notified accordingly. Notification No.11/2010-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 27.02.2010

Excise duty exemption on finishing agents, dye carriers withdrawn & CVD on Hard disk, CD ROM drive etc. restricted to actual user

April 30, 2015 1011 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 24/2015-CX, Dated: April 30, 2015 1) Excise duty exemption on finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, printing paste and other products and preparations of any kind used in the same factory for the manufacture of textiles and textile articles has been withdrawn. S.No.133 of notification No.12/2012-Central Excise, dated 17.03.2012 as omitted by notification No.24/2015-Central Excise, dated 30.04.2015 refers.

Govt. withdraws excise duty exemption to Ordnance Factories & Defence PSUs

April 30, 2015 3079 Views 0 comment Print

The principal notification No. 62/95-Central Excise, dated the 16th March, 1995, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 254(E), dated the 16th March, 1995, was last amended vide notification No. 42/2011-Central Excise, dated 30th December, 2011 published vide number G.S.R. 937(E), dated 30th December, 2011

CBI convicts Excise Superintendent in Disproportionate Assets Case

April 29, 2015 1273 Views 0 comment Print

THREE YEARS RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT WITH FINE OF RS. ONE LAKH TO THEN SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE IN DISPROPORTIONATE ASSETS CASE The Special Judge for CBI Cases, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) has convicted Shri S.X.Jayaraj, then Superintendent of Central Excise, Trichy in a disproportionate assets case and sentenced him to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine […]

Clarification on rebate of duty on goods cleared from DTA to SEZ

April 28, 2015 4442 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 1001/08/2015-CX-8 Dated- 28th April, 2015 Post these amendments, apprehensions have been expressed by the trade as to whether the following benefits would be available after these amendments: i. Benefit of rebate of duty on goods cleared from DTA to SEZ. ii. Refund of accumulated CENVAT credit when goods are cleared from DTA to SEZ.

Cenvat Credit Can Now Be Claimed Within One Year

April 25, 2015 107904 Views 10 comments Print

The provisions of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 were amended whereby a manufacturer or a service provider shall not take Cenvat credit of inputs, input services after a period of six months from the date of issue of invoice, bill or challan as the case may be. It may be noted that Cenvat credit with respect to invoices / challans / bills which were dated prior to 01.09.2014 shall also be subject to such time restriction.

Quantum of Pre-deposit for an Appeal U/s. 35F of CEA,1944

April 24, 2015 5993 Views 0 comment Print

Advocate Anandaday Misshra The era of appeals have changed from 06.08.2014 when mandatory pre-deposit was introduced via Section 35F of CEA,1944 .Similar provisions exist for customs and service tax as well . In order to understand the implication of such a change, Section 35F is produced herein below and it is broken in parts for better […]

CBEC too gets PM’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration

April 22, 2015 639 Views 0 comment Print

Central Board Of Excise and Customs Awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for 2012-13 Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for the year 2012-13. These awards are given to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by officers of the Central and State Governments for outstanding and […]

CBI arrests one excise Officer in Bribery case and other been sentenced to jail

April 21, 2015 846 Views 0 comment Print

THREE YEARS RIGOROUS IMPRISONMENT WITH FINE OF RS. 50,000/- TO THEN DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE IN DISPROPORTIONATE ASSETS CASE The Special Judge for CBI cases, Chennai has convicted Shri A. Ashokan then Deputy Commissioner of Central Excise in a disproportionate assets case and sentenced him to undergo 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of […]

Notification No. 22/2015-Central Excise Dated- 17th April, 2015

April 17, 2015 1276 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 22/2015-Central Excise Dated- 17th April, 2015 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), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012,

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