Follow Us:

Excise Duty

Excise Duty Act, Rules Articles News Notification Circulars Instructions. Input Credit, Cenvat, Duty Rate, SSI Exemption, Excise on Jewellery,Excise on Garment

Latest Articles


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


Dealer Advertisement Expenses not includible in Assessable Value for Excise Duty

March 24, 2024 1065 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the legal nuances behind excluding dealer advertisement expenses from assessable value. Analysis of Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Chandigarh).

Appellant entitled to avail cenvat credit on input services distributed by ISD (HO_

March 23, 2024 996 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata sets aside orders and allows appeals in Nalco Water India Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & Excise, Howrah case, holding distribution of input service credit on a pro rata basis valid.

Charges of clandestine removal and undervaluation based on assumptions and presumptions unsustainable: Delhi HC

March 16, 2024 1515 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that charges relating to clandestine removal and undervaluation of goods cannot be sustained merely on the basis of assumptions and presumptions. Accordingly, addition rightly deleted.

SAED on Petroleum Crude production increased to Rs. 4900 per tonne from 16.03.2024

March 15, 2024 474 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the latest amendments made by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) through Notification No. 10/2024-Central Excise dated March 15, 2024.

HC Can’t Hear Appeals on Excise Duty Rate or Goods Value Determination: Rajasthan HC

March 13, 2024 624 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court clarifies that high courts cannot entertain appeals on determination of excise duty rates or value of goods for assessment.

MRP Assessment Applies to Mineral/Aerated Water, Not Packaged Drinking Water: CESTAT

March 13, 2024 516 Views 0 comment Print

In a case between Sree Gokulam Food and Beverages Pvt Ltd and the Commissioner of GST & Central Excise, CESTAT Chennai rules that MRP-based assessment applies only to mineral water and aerated water, not packaged drinking water.

CESTAT quashes Penalty on time barred excise duty demand

March 7, 2024 567 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about Lyka Labs Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST case. CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled no penalty under Excise Act when CENVAT credit paid for exempted goods.

Education Cess Refund: Unicorn Industries Decision Doesn’t Affect Past Final Decisions

March 6, 2024 1224 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh rules in favor of Jindal Photo Limited, allowing refund of Education Cess based on past final decisions, overruling the Unicorn Industries case.

CESTAT Quashes Appeal for Violating Rule 20: Maximum Three Adjournments Allowed in Appellate Hearings

March 4, 2024 918 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad dismisses appeal for violation of Rule 20 due to repeated adjournments. Detailed analysis of the impact of adjournment culture on justice delivery.

Transportation Costs Exclusion Not a Basis to Deny CENVAT Credit: CESTAT

March 3, 2024 504 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules non-inclusion of transportation costs in assessable value doesn’t justify denying CENVAT Credit, providing relief to APAR Industries Ltd.

Search Post by Date
May 2026
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031