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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


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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 48 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


Circular No. 782/15/2004-CX Dated 24/3/2004

March 24, 2004 460 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to refer to Board’s circular No. 781/14/2004-CX dated 23rd March, 2004 on above mentioned subject and to say that the matter is under further examination. Circular No. 781/14/2004-CX dated 23rd march 2004 may be treated as withdrawn.

Circular No. 781/14/2004-CX Dated 23/3/2004

March 23, 2004 688 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to invite your attention to notification No. 43/2001-CE (NT) dated 26.6.2001 as amended issued under rule 19(3) read with rule 19(2) of Central Excise Rules, 2002 wherein procurement of excisable goods without payment of duty for the purpose of use in manufacture or processing of export goods and their exportation out of India has been provided subject to the conditions, safeguards and procedures mentioned therein.

Notification No. 18/2004-Central Excise; Dated : 23.03.2004

March 23, 2004 658 Views 0 comment Print

principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 64/95-Central Excise, dated the 16th March,1995 [G.S.R. 256(E), dated the 16th March,1995] and was last amended by notification No. 15/2004-Central Excise, dated the 27th February, 2004 [G.S.R. 153(E), dated the 27th February, 2004.

Time barred Excise duty Refund claim paid under Protest by buyer & manufacturer

March 18, 2004 2877 Views 0 comment Print

Time barred Excise duty Refund claim paid Protest buyer manufacturer

Notification No. 7/2004-Central Excise (N.T.) Dated: 11/03/2004

March 11, 2004 1417 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 7/2004-Central Excise (N.T.) Dated: 11/03/2004 G.S.R. 187(E).In exercise of powers conferred by clause (b) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and rule 3 of the Service Tax Rules, 1994, read with clause (4) section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Board of […]

Circular No. 779/12/2004-CX Dated 11/3/2004

March 11, 2004 604 Views 0 comment Print

Authority for Advance Rulings (Customs & Central Excise) rejected the application filed by M/s.Shonkh Technologies International Ltd., NIRMAL seeking advance ruling as to whether the process proposed to be undertaken by the applicant company amounts to manufacture under Section 2(f) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 or not, at the stage of preliminary hearing itself.

Circular No. 778/11/2004-CX Dated 11/3/2004

March 11, 2004 610 Views 0 comment Print

I am directed to refer to para 87 of Manual of Departmental Instructions on Petroleum products in which, inter-alia, it has been stated that for measurement of Mineral Oil by volume, the volume reduction factor may be obtained by using table No. 54 of ASTM/IP with reference to Tank temperature and the density at 15 C as obtained from table No. 53 of ASTM/IP. In this connection

Amends notification No. 58/2003-Central Excise (N.T.) Dated 22nd July, 2003

February 28, 2004 346 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i) and (ii) of section 133 of the Finance Act, 2002 (20 of 2002), the Central Government hereby further amends the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Financ

Notification No. 17/2004-Central Excise ; Dated : 28.02.2004

February 28, 2004 604 Views 0 comment Print

The principal notification No. 58/2003-CENTRAL EXCISE, dated the 22nd July, 2003, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R 575 ( E), dated the 22nd July, 2003 and was last amended by notification No.81/2 003-Central Excise, dated the 31st December, 2003 [G.S.R.983 (E), dated the 31st December, 2003.

F.No. 354/27/2004-TRU Dated 28/2/2004

February 28, 2004 442 Views 0 comment Print

The following changes have been made in the rates of customs and central excise duties on iron and steel and coal: (i) Excise duty on all iron and steel falling under chapter 72 has been reduced from 16% to 8%;

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