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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 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 54 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. 587/24/2001-Central Excise Dated 17/9/2001

September 17, 2001 463 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 587/24/2001-CX A doubt has been raised whether rockwool/slagwool in which more than 25% blast furnace slag was used is classifiable under heading 68.03 as slagwool, rockwool and similar mineral wool being specific entry for the said goods or under heading 68.07 as goods , in which more than 25% by weight of blast furnace slag has been used.

Notification specifies Cochin Special Economic Zone at Cochin in the state of Kerala as a special economic zone

September 13, 2001 460 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 14/2001-Central Excise, dated the 27th March 2001 [G.S.R. 217(E), dated the 27th March, 2001], except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession

Notification specifies the SEEPZ Special Economic Zone, Mumbai in the State of Maharashtra as a special economic zone

September 13, 2001 1384 Views 0 comment Print

SEEPZ Special Economic Zone means SEEPZ Special Economic Zone at Mumbai comprising the places bearing plot number F.1 in the erstwhile Marel Industrial Area of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation within the village limits of Parjapur and Vyaravli, taluka Andheri, and now in the Registration sub-district and district of Mumbai and Mumbai suburban containing by admeasurement 3,75,013 square meters or thereabout and bounded

Notification specifies Kandla Special Economic Zone, Kandla in the state of Gujarat as a special economic zone

September 13, 2001 973 Views 0 comment Print

Survey numbers 199, 200, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 257, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 302, 303, 304, 310, 312, 313, and 315 in the taluka of Anjar district of Kutch, State of Gujarat at a distance of 9.6 kilometers from the port of Kandla, and enclosed by a 3.3528 meters high fencing consisting of stone masonry in mild steel bar mesh at the top, extending 1,042.49 meters in the north, 1,529.51 meters in the west, 777.85 meters in the south and 1,847.88 meters in the east

Notification specifies Surat Special Economic Zone at Surat in the state of Gujarat as a special economic zone

September 13, 2001 976 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 61/2001-Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iii) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 11/2001-Central Excise, (NT), dated the 27th March, 2001 [G.S.R. 214(E), dated the 27th March, 2001], except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession

Notification seeks to increase the abatement from 40% to 45% in respect of insulated ware falling under Tariff Sub-heading 3923.10 and 3924.10

September 13, 2001 412 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 4A 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 amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No 5/2001-Central Excise

Circular No. 586/23/2001-Central Excise Dated 12/9/2001

September 12, 2001 1498 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 586/23/2001-CX Attention is drawn to the ‘preface’ of the Manual, in which it is mentioned that the contents therein shall be treated as instructions of the Board in supersession of all instructions that existed prior to 1.9.2001 on identical issues. There are certain instructions in the Manual, which are in nature of ‘supplementary instructions’ under the provisions of rule 32 of the Central Excise (No.2) Rules, 2001 and they have to be given due cognizance

Circular No. 585/22/2001-Central Excise.I Dated 10/9/2001

September 10, 2001 1009 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 585/22/2001-CX.I I am directed to draw your attention to Ministry’s circular No. 4/88 (File No. 10/1/88-CX.I) dated 16.2.88 on the subject noted above and to say that the said circular predates amendment of chapter 21 by Finance Act, 1998 and as such is no longer relevant for subsequent period and is withdrawn.

Circular No. 584/21/2001-Central Excise Dated 7/9/2001

September 7, 2001 1615 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.584/21/2001-CX The matter relating to cutting of HR/CR coils of larger width and running length in the form of coil into sheets of the same width but specific sizes was considered in Tariff Conference of Chief Commissioners held at Mumbai at 29.8.2000 and the general view was that the activity would not amount to manufacture. The matter has been further examined in the Board.

Circular No. 583/20/2001-Central Excise, Dated: 20.08.2001

August 20, 2001 997 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.583/20/2001-CX I am directed to invite reference to Board”s Circular No.308/24/97-CX dated 27.3.97 whereby it was clarified that the process of putting together the duty paid articles into a container like carton, kit etc., so that a new commercially distinct product viz, “Cable Jointing Kits” comes into existence would amount to manufacture and would be appropriately classifiable under heading 85.47 of Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.

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