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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


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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 3594 Views 0 comment Print


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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


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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


Removal of Capital Goods – All is not yet clear

February 16, 2015 14501 Views 0 comment Print

Removal of capital goods has always been an arena of litigation. The various issues cropped up during litigation includes whether capital goods removed as such or after use? Whether Excise Duty is payable or not? If Excise Duty is payable, whether on depreciated value or on transaction value.

Indirect Taxes – Pre-budget Memorandum – 2015 by ICAI

February 13, 2015 6517 Views 0 comment Print

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) considers it a privilege to submit the Pre-Budget Memorandum, 2015 on Indirect Taxes to the Government of India. The Memorandum contains suggestions on issues relating to Service Tax, CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, Excise Duty, Customs Duty and Central Sales Tax for the consideration of the Government while […]

CBEC Notice for voluntary retirement/resignation of its officers in Grade ‘A’

February 13, 2015 4635 Views 0 comment Print

Of late, it has been observed that a number of notices given by the officers in Grade ‘A’ for seeking voluntary retirement/resignation from the service are sent to the Board at the fag end of the expiry of the prescribed notice period of three months and that too without providing the requisite documents

Cenvat credit cannot be denied on Inputs forming ‘parts’ of final product

February 12, 2015 1478 Views 0 comment Print

Hero Honda Motors Ltd. (Assessee) is engaged in the business of manufacture of Motor Cycles. The Assessee availed Cenvat credit of mirror assembly, sari guard and tool kit (impugned goods) treating them as Inputs.

Demand cannot be confirmed merely based on statement of witness

February 12, 2015 2159 Views 0 comment Print

Bajrang Castings Private Limited (the Assessee) was engaged in manufacturing and sale of MS Ingots. During the course of searches, it was noted that the modus operandi of the Assessee was doubtful. It was alleged thatthe Assessee was availing Cenvat credit on the basis of Cenvatable invoicesfrom the registered dealers/ traders

Removal of Capital Goods after putting to use not amount to removal

February 12, 2015 1544 Views 0 comment Print

Pushpak Steels Pvt. Ltd. (the Appellant) was manufacturer of goods falling under Chapter 72 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. The Appellant purchased an Electric Motor (impugned Capital Goods) from Crompton Greeves Ltd.under an invoice No. 357 dated January 9, 2003 on payment of Excise duty amounting to Rs. 1,32,280/-.

Indirect Tax Revenue Registers Increase of 7.4% During April-January 2015

February 12, 2015 570 Views 0 comment Print

Indirect Tax Revenue (Provisional) Collections Increase from Rs. 3,98,238 Crore in April-January 2014 to Rs. 4,27,822 Crore During April-January 2015; Registering an Increase of 7.4% During April-January 2015 Over the Corresponding Period in the Previous Year; Customs Collections Increase by 8.7 % While Service Tax Collections Increase by 8.3 % During the Same Period. 

Providing manpower for searches etc. requisitioned by Investigation Directorates-regarding

February 12, 2015 1057 Views 0 comment Print

It has been brought to the notice of the Board by certain Investigation Directorates that some of the Commissioners are not providing manpower to the Investigation Directorates for the purposes of conducting searches for one reason or the other.

Check List of Compliance of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 in Internal Audit

February 11, 2015 11828 Views 0 comment Print

CA V. Sathyanarayanan 1.  Whether credit claimed on capital goods falls within the definition of Rule 2(a) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 (CCR). 2.  Whether credit claimed on inputs falls within the definition of Rule 2(k) of CCR 3. Whether credit claimed on input services falls within the definition of Rule 2(l) of CCR. 4. […]

Adjudication of DGCEI cases -Notification No. 02/2015 Central Excise (N.T.)

February 10, 2015 1324 Views 0 comment Print

whose respective jurisdictions are specified in Table III(A) and III(B) of the notification no 27/2014- Central Excise (N.T) dated the 16th September, 2014 , published vide number G.S.R. 651(E), dated the 16th September, 2014, for exercising the powers of the Central Board of Excise and Customs and for the purposes of assigning the cases for adjudication of show cause notices, delegated vide notification number 11/2007 – Central Excise (N.T) dated the 1st March, 2007, published vide number G.S.R. 151(E), dated the 1st March, 2007

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