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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 3591 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 3027 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 681 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 570 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 20781 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 3499 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 513 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 3174 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 1860 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 3360 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Allows Discount Abatement as One-to-One Correlation Held Impractical in Jewellery Trade

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that strict transaction-wise correlation between factory clearances and retail sales was impractical in the je...

May 22, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Extended Limitation Cannot Be Invoked Merely Because Cenvat Credit Issue Was Detected During Audit: CESTAT Delhi

Excise Duty : The Tribunal held that invocation of the five-year limitation period requires proof of deliberate suppression or wilful misstateme...

May 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit as Granules Sent to Job Worker Were Not Traded Goods

Excise Duty : CESTAT Kolkata held that granules cleared to job workers for conversion into PPCP containers could not be treated as traded goods....

May 22, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Buyer’s Premises May Qualify as Place of Removal in FOR Contracts: CESTAT Chennai

Excise Duty : Tribunal observed that where goods are sold on FOR destination basis, the buyer’s premises may constitute the place of removal. ...

May 22, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on GTA Services Due to FOR Destination Sales

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that CENVAT credit on outward transportation and insurance services cannot be denied where goods are sold on F...

May 20, 2026 468 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 16, 2026 231 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 16, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Revises RIC on Diesel Exports to Nil from May 1

Excise Duty : Notification No. 21/2026-Central Excise revises the RIC rate on exports of high-speed diesel oil outside India to Nil, effective M...

April 30, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Govt revises SAED rates on exports of ATF outside India to Rs. 33 per litre

Excise Duty : Notification No. 20/2026-Central Excise revises the SAED rate on exports of ATF outside India to Rs. 33 per litre, effective May 1...

April 30, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Revises SAED on High-Speed Diesel Exports to Rs. 23 from 1st May 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 19/2026-Central Excise revises the SAED rate on exports of high-speed diesel oil outside India to Rs. 23 per litr...

April 30, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print


Govt exempts export of Petrol and Diesel from RIC when exported to Bhutan

September 2, 2024 636 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 24/2024-Central Excise exempts Petrol and Diesel exports to Bhutan from the Road and Infrastructure Cess (RIC).

Govt exempts export of Petrol and Diesel from SAED when exported to Bhutan

September 2, 2024 447 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Finance exempts Petrol and Diesel exports to Bhutan from Special Additional Excise Duty as per Notification No. 23/2024-Central Excise.

Govt exempts export of ATF from SAED when exported to Bhutan

September 2, 2024 519 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Finance exempts Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) exports to Bhutan from Special Additional Excise Duty via Notification No. 22/2024-Central Excise.

Windfall tax on crude petroleum reduced to Rs 1850/tonne wef 31.08.2024

August 30, 2024 480 Views 0 comment Print

The Indian government has amended the Central Excise duty to Rs. 1850 per tonne effective from August 31, 2024, under the Central Excise Act, 1944.

No suppression as entire facts known to department while issuing first notice: Karnataka HC

August 30, 2024 1569 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that department was aware about the facts while issuing first show cause notice. Hence, no suppression can be held against the appellant and invoked while raising demand for subsequent period. Accordingly, allegation of suppression of facts not sustained.

Denial of Cenvat Credit merely due to incorrect address on invoice not justified: Delhi HC

August 30, 2024 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that denial of Cenvat Credit merely because invoice contained incorrect address unjustified as invoice contained all the requisite particulars as required under proviso to Rule 9(2) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004.

Sugar boiled confectionery Kopiko classifiable under tariff heading 1704

August 30, 2024 726 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that sugar boiled confectionery Kopiko is more specifically classifiable under Central Excise Tariff Heading [CETH] 1704 9090 and not under CETH 2101 as claimed by department.

Appeal Dismissed Over Monetary Limit by Calcutta HC

August 26, 2024 507 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise Vs Alishan Veneer & Plywood Pvt. Ltd. (Calcutta High Court) The Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal filed by the Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise against Alishan Veneer & Plywood Pvt. Ltd. The appeal challenged an order issued by the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), […]

Cross-model utilisation of discount inadmissible u/s. 4 of Central Excise Act: CESTAT Bangalore

August 26, 2024 495 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore held that cross-model utilisation of discount resulting into undervaluation are inadmissible under section 4 of the Central Excise Act, 1944.

HC Remands Appeal to Tribunal for Reconsideration Pending SC Judgment

August 19, 2024 540 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC remands the CGST appeal to the Tribunal for reconsideration after the Supreme Court’s stay of the Gujarat High Court ruling. Key legal questions remain unresolved.

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