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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 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 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 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 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 60 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 228 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


Notification No. 13/2001-Central Excise (N.T.) Dated 27-3-2001

March 27, 2001 544 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944), read with clause (8) of rule 2 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the Central Government hereby specifies SEEPZ Special Economic Zone, Mumbai in the State of Maharashtra as a free trade zone

Notification specifies Kandla Special Economic Zone, as a “free trade zone”. (Superseded vide Notification No. 62/2001-C.E. (N.T.), dated 13-9-2001)

March 27, 2001 904 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944), read with clause (8) of rule 2 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, the Central Government hereby specifies Kandla Special Economic Zone

Notification specifies Surat Special Economic Zone at Surat as a “free trade zone”. (Superseded vide Notification No. 61/2001-C.E. (N.T.), dated 13-9-2001)

March 27, 2001 547 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of Explanation 2 to the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944(1 of 1944), read with clause (8) of rule 2 of the Central Excise and in supercession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.7/96-Central Excise, (NT), dated the 15th March, 1996 [G.S.R.132(E), dated the 15thMarch, 1996], except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supercession, the Central Government

Sees to exempt goods supplied to the earthquake affected areas of Gujarat

March 26, 2001 1354 Views 0 comment Print

Government of Gujarat for the purpose of reconstruction, or repair of private buildings, residential or non-residential, in the earthquake affected areas of Gujarat, as may be indicated in the indent, from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon, subject to the following conditions, namely.

Circular No. 573/10/2001-Central Excise, Dated: 19.03.2001

March 19, 2001 607 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 573/10/2001-CX As you are aware, there has been a long dispute in regard to classification of D-oiled rice bran extraction, niger seed extraction of topioca chips and sesame seed extractions as animal feed falling under Tariff Heading 21 of the Second Schedule to the Custom Tariff Act, 1975. The core question thus related to the factum of export duty being leviable thereon during the relevant period.

Notification No. 15/2001-Central Excise; dated: 16.03.2001

March 16, 2001 361 Views 0 comment Print

Notification 8/2000-Central Excise dated the 1st March, 2000 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide G.S.R 186 (E) dated the 1st March, 2000 and was last amended by notification 6/2001-Central Excise dated the 1st March, 2001 (G.S.R 131 (E) dated the 1st March, 2001.

Notification seeks to amend Rules 49 and 173G of Central Excise Rules, 1944 changing the last date of payment of duty in the second fortnight of March

March 14, 2001 742 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Central Excise Act,1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Excise Rules,1944

Seeks to amend list of “Industrial Estates” under “I.ASSAM” in respect of Notification No. 32/99-CE, dated 8th July, 1999

March 2, 2001 532 Views 0 comment Print

being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), number 32/99-Central Excise, dated the 8th July 1999, namely.

Notification No. 13/2001-Central Excise, Dated: 01.03.2001

March 1, 2001 403 Views 0 comment Print

Masala’ falling under heading No. 21.06 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) and cleared under notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 32/99-Central Excise [G.S.R. 508(E)], or No. 33/99-Central Excise[G.S.R. 509(E).

Seeks to exempt articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted, other than those bearing a registered brand name

March 1, 2001 391 Views 0 comment Print

ignature or invented word or any writing which is used in relation to a product, for the purposes of indicating, or so as to indicate, a connection in the course of trade between the product and some person using such name or mark with or without any indication of the identity of that person.

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