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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


Fixation of tariff value of beauty, make-up and skincare prodcuts

January 2, 2014 543 Views 0 comment Print

Your attention is invited to notification No.16/2013-Central Excise (NT), dated 31.12.2013, prescribing tariff value under section 3(2) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 in respect of goods falling under tariff heading 3304 (beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin, etc.) of the Central Excise Tariff and in respect of which the provisions of section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 do not apply

CENVAT Credit (Third Amendment) Rules, 2013

December 31, 2013 3350 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 18/2013-Central Excise (N.T.) – Dated : 31th December, 2013 These rules may be called the CENVAT Credit (Third Amendment) Rules, 2013. (2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of March, 2014.

Central Excise (Third Amendment) Rules, 2013

December 31, 2013 2545 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 17/2013–Central Excise (N.T.) Dated : 31th December, 2013 1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Excise (Third Amendment) Rules, 2013. (2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of March, 2014.

Meaning of ‘retail sale price’ and ‘retail package’ for Excise Duty

December 31, 2013 4855 Views 0 comment Print

For the purposes of this notification ‘retail sale price’ means the maximum price at which the excisable goods in packaged form may be sold to the ultimate consumer and includes all taxes, local or otherwise, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers

Notification No. 32/2013-Central Excise ; Dated : 26.12.2013

December 26, 2013 634 Views 0 comment Print

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.

Amend Notification No 30/2012 – CE, dated 09.07.2012 related to Focus Market Scheme

December 26, 2013 1054 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R. 793 (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957) and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise

A Sedan is Not A SUV thus only 27% Duty – Central Excise (DR-TRU)

December 25, 2013 2209 Views 0 comment Print

Yes that’s how the Central Excise clarifies it, much to the relief of Sedan car manufacturers in its recent Circular No. 972/06/2013.CX dated 24th July, 2013. The issue gains significance from the fact that notification No. 12/2013-Central Excise dated 1st March, 2013 (vide Budget 2013-14) introduced a higher level of excise duty i.e. at the rate of 30% on motor vehicles of engine capacity exceeding 1500 cc,

CBEC website diplays list of Defaulters of Customs and Central Excise

December 17, 2013 5488 Views 0 comment Print

Recently while visiting home page of CBEC website I have noticed that on the page CBEC has placed a link titled ‘ Defaulters of Customs & Central Excise ‘ . When I clicked on this link I observed that the link is displaying list of defaulters area wise and covers defaulters from Major Cities of India.

Regarding monetary limits for filing appeals by Department before CESTAT/HC and SC

December 17, 2013 2015 Views 0 comment Print

Sub-Section 3 of Section 35R and Section 131BA provides that if an appeal has not been filed by the Department following Instructions issued for not filing appeal below the monetary limit, no person, being a party in appeal, shall contend that the Department has acquiesced in the decision on the disputed issue by not filing appeal.

Simplification of provisions relating to distribution of input service credit by Input Service Distributor -Reg.

December 17, 2013 732 Views 0 comment Print

Comments/views/suggestions invited on simplification of provisions relating to distribution of input service credit by Input Service Distributor in CENVAT Credit Amendment Rules – Last date of submission is 27th December, 2013. The same may also be emailed to jayaprahasam@gmail.com

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