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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


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 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 45 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


Regarding ‘zero excise duty route’ to branded ready- made garments and made-ups.

March 1, 2013 1778 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to amend notification No.30/2004-CE, dated the 9th July, 2004, so as to provide ‘zero excise duty route’ to branded ready- made garments and made-ups

Notification No. 10/2013-Central Excise; Dated: 01-03-2013

March 1, 2013 1099 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, 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

Notification No. 9/2013-Central Excise; dated: 01.03.2013

March 1, 2013 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.117 (E), dated the 1st March, 2011, and last amended by notification No. 16/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.167 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012.

6% excise duty on branded readymade garments & made ups of cotton, not containing any other textile materials -Reg.

March 1, 2013 3321 Views 0 comment Print

it is hereby clarified that goods of cotton, not containing any other textile material, shall include goods made from fabrics of cotton, not containing any other textile material, even if they contain sewing threads, cords, labels, elastic tapes, zip fasteners and similar items used for stitching, fastening, holding or adornment, of materials other than cotton.

Notification No.7/2013-Central Excise; dated: 01.03.2013

March 1, 2013 1305 Views 0 comment Print

Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the excisable goods of the description specified in column (2) of the Table below and falling within the tariff item of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), from so much of the duty of excise specified thereon under the said First Schedule, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely:-

1% excise duty on Mobile handsets including Cellular phones -Reg

March 1, 2013 556 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, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance

Increase in compound levy rate of duty for Stainless pattis/pattas – Reg

March 1, 2013 1130 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 15 of the Central Excise Rules 2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 17/2007-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2007

Seeks to notify ‘the resident public limited company’ as a class of persons U/s. 23A(c)(iii) of Central Excise Act, 1944

March 1, 2013 604 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of section 23A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby specifies the resident public limited company as class of persons for the purposes of the said clause.

Mode of recovery of CENVAT credit wrongly taken, under CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 -Reg

March 1, 2013 792 Views 0 comment Print

The principle rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated 10st September, 2004, vide Notification No. 23/2004-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 10st September 2004,vide number G.S.R. 600(E), dated the 10th September, 2004 and last amended vide Notification No.28/2012 Central Excise (N.T) dated the 20th June, 2012, published in the Gazette of India

Reg. provision for interest on refund arising out of order of final assessment

March 1, 2013 652 Views 0 comment Print

Seeks to further amend the notification No. 4/2002-CE (N.T.), dated 1st March, 2002 so as to make provision for interest on refund, subject to sub-rule (6), arising out of an order of final assessment under sub-rule (3) of rule 7 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002

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