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Excise Duty : India reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to offset rising global crude prices due to geopolitical tensions. The move aimed t...
Excise Duty : Health Security & National Security (HSNS) Cess Act, 2025 introduces a standalone statutory cess aimed at funding national health ...
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...
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Excise Duty : Discover how the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 revamps tobacco taxation, introducing steep excise duties on cigarettes, che...
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...
Excise Duty : A special court imposed five years’ rigorous imprisonment and heavy fines after finding assets far beyond known income. The ruli...
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Excise Duty : CESTAT issues instructions for e-filing appeals, detailing registration, filing process, documents, fees, and compliance with Proc...
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 ...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that exports made under Notification No. 30/2004-CE and the DEPB scheme cannot be included in exempted turnove...
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-...
Excise Duty : CESTAT held that where the value of goods sent for job work had already been considered for credit reversal purposes, including it...
Excise Duty : The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026 establishes a comprehensive framework for licensing, manufacture, sale, transport, and con...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Excise Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the central excise notification issued in March 2026 by revising rates applicable to specified goo...
Circular No. 443/9/99-CX It has been brought to the notice of the Board that cess is not being collected on “Instant Tea” under the provisions of the Tea Act, 1953 resulting into various Audit Objections.
Circular No. 442/8/99-CX I am directed to refer to Notification No. 8/97-CE dated 1.3.97 which exempts the finished products, rejects and waste or scrap, produced of manufactured in a 100% EOU or FTZ wholly from raw-materials produced or manufactured in India, and allowed to be sold in India, from so much of duty of excise leviable thereon under Section 3 of the Central Excise Act on like goods produced or manufactured in India other than in 100% EOU or a FTZ ,
Circular No. 441/7/99-CX I am directed to refer to Notification No. 7/99-CE(NT) dated 9/2/1999 issued to amend Modvat Rules. The aforesaid notification has been issued to insert sub-rule (11) in Rule 57G and sub-rule(13) in Rule 57T of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 so as to empower the Assistant commissioner of Central Excise having jurisdiction over the factory of the manufacturer to allow credit of duty paid on inputs/capital goods ignoring minor procedural lapses in falling the declaration or the invoice/document based on which credit is to be taken.
Circular No. 440/06/99-CX I am directed to say that the Annual Budget of the Central Government for the Financial Year 1999-2000 is likely to be presented to Parliament on the 27th February, 1999 at 11 AM. Notification No. 8/99-Central Excise (NT) dated 10th February has been issued to amend rule 100G and rule 224 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 consequent to the decision of the Government to change the time of the presentation of this Budget from 5.00 PM to 11.00 AM.
Notification under Sections 13, 14, 19, 21, 28 and Excise Rules 201, 202 – In exercise of the powers conferred under the provisions of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and the Central Excise Rules, 1944 specified under column (2) of the Table below and in supersession of notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 102/57-C.E.
Circular No. 439/5/99-CX I am directed to say that it has come to the notice of the Board that doubt still persists in the classification of the “soft drink concentrate”. However, it is felt that after the introduction of a specific entry at sub-heading 2108.10 as preparation of lemonades or other beverages intended for use in the manufacture of aerated Water”, there should not be any doubt as regard to classification of these products.
Circular No. 438/4/99-CX The Central Board of Excise and Customs had issued instructions on the above subject vide Circular No. 80/88/94-CX.8 dated 21.11.94. Para 4.2 of the said circular provides that Chief Account Officer (CAO) shall complete checking of credit entries in PLAs from the original treasury documents (Original copy of TR-6) received from the PAO within 15 days from the receipt of said documents from the Range Officer.
Circular No. 437/03/99-CX With the introduction of Selective Audit, it is imperative to provide professional edge and necessary expertise to the Internal Audit System of the Commissionerates to ensure a systematic, scientific and in-depth auditing. The new Audit Manual, the New Audit System and the concept of “Audit Protocol” are at advanced stages of formulation/ development for being incorporated in the functioning of Central Excise Department.
Circular No. 436/02/99-CX I am directed to say that in the context of Self Assessment and Selective Audit Systems which are currently being followed in the Central Excise . It is imperative to have substantially increased participation of the senior officers in the work of audit. Test audit is also being undertaken on the basis of the New Draft Audit Manual and Draft Audit Programme. In this regard, attention is drawn to Parts (4) (iii) of Part-I of the Central Excise Audit Manual
Circular No. 435/1/99-CX As directed by the Delhi High Court, the Board has reconsidered the Circular No. 335/71/97-CX. dated 18.11.97 in the light of the CEGAT judgement dated 13.2.98 in the case of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. v. CCE, Bombay [1998(103) ELT 606 (T)].
