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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 48 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


Excise Audits have adequate Statutory Backing

October 13, 2014 3681 Views 0 comment Print

Audit by officers of Central Excise have adequate statutory backing (CBEC Circular NO.986/10/2014-CX., Dated: October 9, 2014) – An Analysis         INTRODUCTION: Recently, the CBEC has come out with a circular bearing No.986/10/2014-CX, Dated October 9, 2014 to clarifying on powers of Central Excise Officers to conduct audit. CBEC Clarifies that the Travelite (India) case [TS-310-HC-2014(DEL)-ST], […]

Cenvat credit is available on capital goods used for manufacture of exempted intermediary products which are used in turn for manufacturing of dutiable final product

October 12, 2014 2369 Views 0 comment Print

In the instant case, SEIITL only manufactured the chassis, which is only a part of a TV. It is not a finished product and is only an intermediary product. SEIITL supplied intermediary product to the Respondent, which manufactured the TV and paid duty on it.

Distribution of Cenvat credit by Zonal office to branches cannot be denied merely because it did not obtain Service tax registration

October 11, 2014 1760 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab National Bank (the Appellant or PNB) is the Zonal Audit Office at Meerut of the Punjab National Bank. The Appellant applied and obtained Service tax registration for providing banking and financial services on October 30, 2004.

Interest allowable on refund of pre-deposit

October 11, 2014 24627 Views 0 comment Print

We are sharing with you an important judgment of Hon’ble Delhi High Court in the case of Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. Vs. Union of India [(2014) 49 taxmann.com 79 (Delhi)] on the following issue: Issue: Whether communication of appellate order to the Commissioner would amount to communication to the Adjudicating Authority while determining interest to be […]

Service Tax assessees, will continue to be mapped in ACES to existing location codes

October 11, 2014 1199 Views 0 comment Print

Although the reorganization of formations under CBEC will take effect from 15th October 2014, to avoid inconvenience to the existing Central Excise and Service Tax assessees, they will continue to be mapped in ACES to the existing location codes (Commissionerate, Division and Range). Applicants for new registration can also apply to the existing formations.

A consignment agent who is free to sell goods to customers cannot be made taxable under Clearing and Forwarding services

October 10, 2014 9949 Views 0 comment Print

B K Sales Corporation (Appellant) was appointed as consignment agent by way of an Agreement by Narmada Chematur Petrochemicals Ltd. (principal). In terms of the Agreement, the principal was required to supply their product duly packed in drums on regular basis to the Appellant

Action-Plan Of CBEC To Evolve Non – Adversarial Indirect Tax Administration

October 10, 2014 766 Views 0 comment Print

The CBEC has issued an instructions vide letter F. No. 296/185/2014-CX.9 dated September 30, 2014 to all CCs and DGs on its action plan to evolve Non-adversarial indirect tax administration for the benefit of trade, industry and other stakeholders, whereby certain initiatives are being undertaken as follows: Punctuality: Officers are advised to maintain the appointed […]

CBEC- Regarding discontinuation of certain monthly reports from field formations

October 10, 2014 747 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to say that TRU receives following monthly reports from field formations which are no longer required.

Present reporting system suffers problem of unreliability & susceptibility to error – CBEC

October 10, 2014 1673 Views 0 comment Print

At present there are more than 100 reports that are being sent by the field formations on a monthly basis to various Directorates and sections of the Board. Also, the present reporting system within the Department suffers from the problem of unreliability and susceptibility to error as it involves manual compilation at various stages.

CBEC discontinues Certain Reports

October 10, 2014 605 Views 0 comment Print

F. No. 354/156/2014-TRU The above Reports are being discontinued with immediate effect. It is requested that the same may not be sent to the Ministry from now on.

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