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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...
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...
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...
Excise Duty : The FAQs confirm that cess is computed on maximum rated machine speed rather than actual production. This ensures certainty in tax...
Excise Duty : The FAQs clarify how excise duty on chewing tobacco, jarda, and gutkha will be levied based on packing machine capacity rather tha...
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. 434/67/98-CX The Hon”ble Supreme Court in its order dated 5th November, 1996 in case of UOI vs. Punjab Rubber & Allied Industries and Other in CA No. 4348/1984 set aside the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court in Civil Writ No. 4459 of 1980 filed by the Respondents
Circular No. 433/66/98-CX I am directed to say that certain doubts have arisen regarding the classification of fusible interlining cloth after the omission of Chapter Note 2(c) of Chapter 59 of the Central Excise Tariff with effect from 16.3.95. Specifically, doubts have been raised as to whether fusible interlining cloth continues to be classifiable under Chapter Heading 59.03 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 after the omission of the above mentioned Chapter Note.
Circular No. 432/65/98-CX-3 I am directed to say that it has been gathered that some color television (TV) manufacturers have adopted the practice of making the Retail Sale Price (RSP) on the colour TV packages at an amount which is lower than the amount actually collected or payable by the ultimate consumer. It has been reported that the job-manufacturer clears the colour TVs manufactured by him to the ” brand name holder” at the same price as declared on the cartons.
Circular No. 431/64/98-CX I am directed to state tat representations have been received from the trade, regarding the scope of exemption available to precious, metals and articles of precious metals such as ingots, bars, crucibles, foils, dishes, wires, wire gauges etc. under Sl. No. 193 or 194 of Notification No. 05/98-C.E. dated 2.6.98. It has been represented that the benefit of exemption under Sl. No. 193 or 194 of Notification No.05/98-CE dated 2.6.98 is being denied on the ground that the above goods of precious metals when re-made,
Circular No. 430/63/98-CX I am directed to say that doubts have arisen whether the excisable goods cleared in bond under Rule 13 of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, from a factory or any approved premise, can be stored and transshipped at any other place and if so, whether such transshipment should be done in the presence of Central Excise officers. The specific problem relates to export of iron and steel products by M/s Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) and M/s Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) to Nepal under Notification No. 51/94-CE (NT) dated 22.9.94.
Circular No. 429/62/98-CX It has been brought to the notice of the Central Board of Excise & Customs that field formations are denying Modvat Credit under rule 57A of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 on lubricating base oils, when used as inputs in factory for further manufacture of final product during the period 01.03.1997 to 31.08.1997.
Circular No. 428/61/98-CX I am directed to say that the Board has received representations from exporters that rebate under Rule 12 of the Central Excise Rules 1944 are not being granted where the goods initially cleared on payment of duty for home-consumption were diverted for export following the procedure contained in Board”s Circular 294/10/97-CX dated 30.10.97 on the ground that the exporters are not furnishing “Disclaimer Certificate” from the manufacturers of goods.
Circular No. 427/60/98-CX The matter has been examined in the Board. Raw asafoetida imported into India is classified under Chapter 13 of the Customs Tariff which covers natural gums, resins and gum resins. Asafoetida in gum form is mixed with water till it is totally diluted and then added to the mixture of wheat flour and edible gum. The mixed substance in dough form is spread on the floor and allowed to set for 8 to 10 days till the colour changes to dark brown.
Circular No. 426/59/98-CX I am directed to draw your attention to Notification No. 38/ 98-CE (NT) dated the 2nd September, 1998, whereby in Rule 187A of the Central Excise Rules, 1944, a proviso has been inserted so as to extend special facility to the large manufacturer exporters in respect of examination, certification and sealing of export goods at the place of despatch.
Circular No. 425/58/98-CX Kind attention is drawn to CEGAT order No. A-4 dated 6.01. 1998 in case of M/S Flexo Foam Industries Vs. CCE, Bolpur. The CEGAT has allowed the benefit to the appellants relying on its earlier order in case of CCE, Meerut Vs M/S Maruti Foam Ltd. reported in 1996 (85) ELT 157 (Tribunal).
