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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 3159 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 20991 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 3345 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 1911 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 3603 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 93 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 237 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 189 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 216 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.636/27/2002-Central Excise, Dated: 22.04.2002

April 22, 2002 1678 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.636/27/2002-CX The problem of accountal of petroleum products resulting from intermingling of different products pumped through pipelines has been engaging the attention of the Board for quite some time. In a recent case, one of the oil companies has represented against the differential duty demanded by the Department on account of shortage of Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) imported under concessional rate of duty.

Circular No.635/26/2002-Central Excise, Dated: 18.04.2002

April 18, 2002 742 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.635/26/2002-CX I am directed to refer to Notification No.42/2001-CE (NT), dated the 26th June, 2001 as well as Central Excise Manual in relation to the procedure to be followed by the manufacturer exporters and merchant exporters for the purpose of export and to say that the manufacturer exporter has the option to execute a bond with the jurisdictional authorities or Maritime Commissioner or to file a Letter of Undertaking with the jurisdictional authorities

Circular No. 634/25/2002-Central Excise, Dated: 17.04.2002

April 17, 2002 679 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 634/25/2002-CX I am directed to enclose a list containing the gist of important CEGAT Orders wherein the Department has been able to secure a favourable decision for necessary action at your end.

This Notification amends Notification No. 64/95-Central Excise, dated 16th March,1995

April 11, 2002 463 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), read with sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957 (58 of 1957) the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance.

Circular No. 633/24/2002-Central Excise, Dated: 02.04.2002

April 2, 2002 445 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 633/24/2002-CX I am directed to enclose copy of Gujarat High Court’s decision dated 22-1-2002 in Ref. No. 1/2001 in case of M/s. Pioneer Silk Mills [2002 (141) E.L.T. 606 (Guj.)] for necessary action at your end.

Storage of duty paid goods belonging to another manufacturer in a warehouse-clarification thereon

March 31, 2002 1258 Views 0 comment Print

F.No. 261/27/3/2002- Central Excise-8 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs Circular No.632/23/2002- Central Excise Subject: Storage of duty paid goods belonging to another manufacturer in a warehouse-clarification thereon. I am directed to refer to Board’s Circular No.579/16/2001-CX dated 26.6.2001 which inter alia provides for storage of […]

Circular No.631/22/2002-Central Excise, Dated: 28.03.2002

March 28, 2002 721 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.631/22/2002-CX I am directed to invite reference to Board’s Circular No. 614/5/2002-CX dated 31.1.2002 regarding denial of the benefit of Notification No. 8/97-CE dated 1.3.97(as amended) to the export oriented units using imported consumables. It has been brought to the notice of the Board that the field formations are denying the benefit of Notification No.8/97-CE to units using imported consumables with capital goods.

Notification No. 24/2002-Central Excise ; Dated : 28.03.2002

March 28, 2002 628 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), 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 136 of the Finance Act, 2001( 14 of 2001) the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby directs that each of the notifications of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance.

Circular No.630/21/2002-Central Excise, Dated: 27.03.2002

March 27, 2002 1006 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.630/21/2002-CX I am directed to refer to Chapters 7 & 8, relating to exports, of Central Excise Manual, issued by the Board on 1st September 2001 and to say that Board vide Circular No. 6/2002 – Cus dated 23rd January 2002(issued from F.No.450/126/98 Cus.IV) has prescribed that in the case of export goods which are examined by Central Excise/Customs officers and sealed and stuffed under their supervision at a factory or in an approved warehouse

Notification amends Notification No.45/2001-Central Excise (N.T.), Dated 26th June, 2001

March 22, 2002 445 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (3) of rule 19 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Board hereby makes the following amendment in the Notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 45/2001-Central Excise

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