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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 51 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


Notification No. 20/2010-Central Excise; Dated: 29.04.2010

April 29, 2010 670 Views 0 comment Print

The exemption shall be applicable to units manufacturing cartons, boxes or cases, as the case may be, starting from the stage of Kraft paper, corrugated paper, corrugated sheet, corrugated board or any one or more of these stages and not having the facility to manufacture Kraft paper in the same factory.

CBI Conducts Searches at 36 Places in Daman, Mumbai, New Delhi and Offices of Distilleries at Daman

April 28, 2010 942 Views 0 comment Print

1. CBI Conducts Searches At 36 Places In Daman, Mumbai, New Delhi And Offices Of Distilleries At Daman In Connection With Evasion Of Rs. 340 Crore Excise Duties And Vat In The Union Territory Of Daman 2. CBI Registers a case against Joint Secretary of MHA and others in this connection

SCN issued beyond six month period from knowledge date is barred by limitation

April 22, 2010 4220 Views 0 comment Print

In the facts of the present case the record indicates that the Director of the respondent has admitted shortage of Grey fabrics as well as illicit clearance thereof without issuance of central excise invoices or any other duty paying documents, without payment of central excise duty and without entering in the Daily Stock Account Register and Lot Register during the months May-2002 and June 2002.

No obligation on the DTA unit to reverse the accumulated balance of Cenvat credit at the time of its conversion into EOU

April 21, 2010 1310 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant is engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products and bulk drugs falling under Chapter 29 of Central Excise Tariff Act. It avails credit on inputs, packing materials, etc. The unit was converted into 100% EOU and its entire stock of inputs was transferred to EOU without reversing the credit availed thereon.

Reversal of Cenvat Credit in the event of reduction of price after the supply of goods

April 21, 2010 1737 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant is engaged in the manufacture of motorcycle, auto rickshaw, etc. and are availing Cenvat credit on the inputs received in its factory. The inputs are supplied by various independent suppliers under contracts backed by the purchase orders for agreed prices. Appellant availed credit on these inputs based on proper duty paying documents.

Cenvat credit on common inputs eligible only in terms of rule 6 when excisable & exempted products are manufactured

April 21, 2010 4938 Views 0 comment Print

Cenvat credit on common inputs eligible only in terms of rule 6 when excisable & exempted products are manufactured. Credit can be availed only in terms of rule 6(3) and reversal of pro rata credit not permissible. Judgment of Chandrapur Magnet distinguished by Hon’ble Bombay High Court.

100% EOU is entitled to benefit of refund of Cenvat Credit under rule 5 of Cenvat Credit Rules, even if the final products are exempted

April 21, 2010 4490 Views 0 comment Print

The respondent is a 100% Export Oriented Unit (‘EOU’ for short) engaged in the manufacture of parts of agricultural and farm equipment which are chargeable to ‘Nil’ rate of duty under Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (Tariff Act). The respondent filed three refund claims with the Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Bengaluru under Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004, being the unutilised credit availed by the respondent in respect of certain inputs used in the manufacture and export of their final product.

Notification No. 19/2010 – Central Excise; dated: 13.04.2010

April 17, 2010 1279 Views 0 comment Print

In the said notification, A. In the opening paragraph, -(a) in clause (i), the word “and” wherever it occurs shall be omitted;(b) for clause (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely:-“(ii) chewing tobacco falling under tariff item 2403 99 10 of the said Tariff Act; and(iii) Jarda scented Tobacco falling under tariff item 2403 99 30 of the said Tariff Act,” (c) for the words, brackets and figure “column (6)”, the words, brackets and figures “column (6) or column (7)” shall be substituted;

CA in practice for one year or more may become Certified Facilitation Centre under ACES Project of the CBEC

April 14, 2010 1171 Views 0 comment Print

Chartered Accountants in practice for one year or more may become Certified Facilitation Centre (CFC) for providing facilities to Central Excise and Service Tax assessees to file returns and other documents electronically under Automation of Central Excise and Service Tax (ACES) Project of the CBEC.

ICAI Invitation to send Issues and Suggestions related to Indirect Taxes

April 13, 2010 612 Views 0 comment Print

Laws and rules relating to Indirect Taxes have been evolving on account of development in business models, economic growth of the country, global developments, and technological advances and also with reforms in this field of taxation especially, in the area of service tax.

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