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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-...
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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 ...
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Excise Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the central excise notification issued in March 2026 by revising rates applicable to specified goo...
Circular No. 238/72/96-CX It has been represented to the Board that in respect of export of man-made fabrics/ sarees of the description mentioned at Si. No. 5404 and / or 5503 of the current Drawback schedule notified under Customs & Central Excise Duties Drawback Rules, 1995, the exporters are not getting full duty relief only to the extent of duties suffered at yarn stage, whether it is additional duty of customs or it is the Central Excise duties on yarn.
Circular No. 237/71/96-CX I am directed to say that doubts have been expressed regarding excisability and classification of the product “Ready Mix Concrete” a mixture of duty paid cement, sand, course aggregates and a few chemicals in fixed proportions and involving strict qualify control and sample tests as to whether the same is excisable and merits classification under tariff entry 68.07 as opposed to 38.23 of the product under heading NO. 68.07 with benefit of exemption from central excise duty
Circular No. 236/70/96-CX I am directed to say that doubts have been expressed as to whether conversion of duty paid Anhydrous ammonia into aqueous solution amounts to manufacture within the meaning of section 2(f) of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Circular No. 235/69/96-CX Attention in invited to the above cited decision of Madras High Court reported in (1992) 40 EEC 31 (Madras). Hon ble High Court has observed that no manufacturer will be charitable enough to exclude customs duty paid on the raw material, from the price of finished products”. Hon blle Court has further held that what is contemplated in Section 27(2) (a).
Circular No. 234/68/96-CX Attention in invited to proviso to sub-rule 1 of Rule 12 of Central Excise Rules,1944 whereby the Commissioner of Central Excise can relax all or any of the conditions of any notification issued under this rule if he is satisfied that the goods have actually been exported and records the reasons in writing. A doubt has arisen whether the condition of time-limit which is prescribed in the notifications giving reference to Section 11B of Central Excise & Salt Act, 1944
Circular No. 233/67/96-CX Representations have been received from the Trade regarding denial of MODVAT Credit on invoices generated through Computer by registered dealers where the said persons have failed to submit the details of the software used including the format for information of the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise in terms of the provisions of Rule 57GG (6) of the Central Excise Rules.
Circular No. 232/66/96-CX Consolidated maintenance of RG 23 A part -II is permitted where the inputs are used in the manufacture of exempted and dutiable final products vide Board”s Circular No. 33/33/94-CX dated 04.05.1994. However, in such cases a statement has to be submitted by the assessee in the prescribed proforma showing particulars of reversal of Modvat credit availed on inputs going into the manufacture of exempted final products.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt 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) (hereinafter referred to as the said Special Importance Act),
The exemption shall not apply to woven fabrics of wool, cotton, or man-made fibres, if such fabrics are processed in a factory having facilities (including plant and equipment) for carrying out bleaching, dyeing or printing or any one or more of these processes with the aid of power or steam.
Circular No. 231/65/96-CX A doubt has been raised whether units of the split air – conditioner viz., cooling or the room unit and the condensing unit when cleared separately would be eligible for concessional rate of duty available to the parts and assessories of split air-conditioner under Notification No. 56/95- dated 16.3.1995.
