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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


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 54 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


Circular for Input Service Distributor: Ate, drank absolutely nothing, and broke the glass worth twelve cents

July 26, 2014 5410 Views 0 comment Print

There may be more than one factory registered under Central Excise and running under the same management. In order to facilitate the management, single head office is being set up for incurring expenses, availing services, easy disbursements and communication purpose.

Amendment in section 35E – Achhe din for Revenue

July 24, 2014 3973 Views 0 comment Print

Dispute was going on the issue whether the first Appellate Authority or Tribunal can condone delay for late filing of review order under Section 35E(1) or not? As per Section 35E the Committee of Chief Commissioners is empowered to review an order passed by a Commissioner.

To cut a long story short – excise duty not leviable on subsidy given to Fertilizers

July 23, 2014 3346 Views 0 comment Print

Providing the food grains at affordable prices to the public at large is the key policy of any government. Effective production of food grains is not possible without the fertilizers. A fertilizer is a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility. Thus, to improve the quality as well as the quantity of agricultural produce, fertilizers are the key ingredients.

Time limit on Claiming CENVAT Credit: Major Implication

July 18, 2014 70040 Views 27 comments Print

Rule 4 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 provides the conditions for availment of credit. Amendment rules inserted a new proviso after the second proviso in Rule 4(1). The new proviso shall be inserted with effect from first day of September, 2014. The proviso has been reproduced as under:

Budget 2014- Major Highlights In Central Excise And Service Tax

July 12, 2014 2681 Views 0 comment Print

– An additional duty of excise is being levied at the rate of 5% ad valorem on waters, including aerated waters, containing added sugar falling under chapter heading 2202 10 i.e. aerated waters [2202 10 10], lemonade [2202 10 20] and other [2202 10 90].

Budget 14- Permission to dispose of Plant and Machinery Supplied to UN Projects

July 12, 2014 2184 Views 0 comment Print

CA Pradeep Jain , Ranu Dhoot Burdened with extraordinary expectations after a campaign that promised “good days are coming,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s center-right government presented the most hyped budget on Thursday aimed at increasing investment, improving infrastructure and reviving manufacturing, though it fell short of the drastic overhauls necessary to rein in spending. The […]

Bolt From The Blue In Union Budget- Indirect Taxes

July 11, 2014 1583 Views 0 comment Print

The much awaited Union Budget for the year 2014-15 is presented today by the Finance Minister, Mr Arun Jaitely in the Parliament. Though there is no change in the general rate of Excise Duty or Service tax, significant legislative changes have been made in the Section 35 F of the Central Excise Act, Section 83 of the Finance Act and in Section 129E of the Customs Act, which proposes a statutory pre-deposit of Duty demanded, instead of filing a separate stay petition.

Seeks to amend Notification No. 49/2008-CE (NT), dated 24th December, 2008.

July 11, 2014 1162 Views 0 comment Print

In the said notification, in the TABLE, against serial number 140, in column (2), for the existing entry, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-8421 21 20, 8421 99 00.

Pan Masala Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Second Amendment Rules, 2014

July 11, 2014 1634 Views 0 comment Print

In the Pan Masala Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2008, in FORM – 2, in paragraph 4, for item (iv), the following item shall be substituted, namely:-

Changes In Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004- 6th Amendment Rules, 2014

July 11, 2014 47989 Views 5 comments Print

Provided that if such payment is received after the specified or extended period allowed by the Reserve Bank of India but within one year from such period, the service provider shall be entitled to take the credit of the amount equivalent to the CENVAT credit paid earlier in terms of sub rule (3) to the extent it relates to such payment, on the basis of documentary evidence of the payment so received

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