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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 3159 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 3532 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 3348 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 1917 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 3618 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 120 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 66 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 327 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 237 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 192 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


Analysis of revenue and MODVAT availment

July 21, 1995 463 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 138/49/95-CX I am directed to enclose 3 proforma named A, B & C* with this letter. These 3 proformas relate to the analysis of revenue from major units and major commodities of the Commissionerate. Proforma C has been designed especially to ascertain the effect of liberalised import regime, introduction of MODVAT on the basis of dealers invoices, on the revenue.

Issues relating to Modvatable Invoices pertaining to Notification No. 23/95-CE (NT) and 24/95-CE (NT) both dated 30.5.1995 raised by the Trade and Industry and Principal Collector

July 18, 1995 610 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 137/4895-CX Registration of dealer should not be insisted where the dealer is indenting dealer and on his instruction goods are directly moving under rule 52A invoice of manufacturer to end use consignee.

Circular No. 137/48/95-CX Dated 18/7/1995

July 18, 1995 1334 Views 0 comment Print

Issues relating to Modvatable Invoices pertaining to Notifications No. 23/95-CE (NT) and 24/95-CE (NT) both dated 30.5.1995 raised by the Trade and Industry and Principal Collector, Bombay – Regarding

Circular No. 136/47/95-CX Dated 12/7/1995

July 12, 1995 799 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 136/47/95-CX The Hon’ble Supreme Court in its judgement dated 3.5.1995 in case of U.O.I & Others etc. v. the Madras Rubber Factory Ltd. & Ors. etc. have decided the issues relating to valuation matters and a copy of the jubgement has already Customs” letter F.No. 275 / 25/ 95-CX. *A dated 25.5.1995.

Removal of tariff value for polyester filament yarn – Regarding

July 5, 1995 418 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 135/46/95-CX I am directed to refer to notification No. 36/95-CE dated 16th March, 1995 which prescribed tariff values for polyester filament yarn. Notification No. 103/95-CE dated 4th July, 1995 has been issued rescinding Notification No. 36/95-CE with effect from 4th July, 1995. Consequently all polyester filament yarn, both textured as well as non textured will now have to be assessed on the basis of the value determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 4

High percentage of MODVAT credit taken on capital goods – Regarding

July 4, 1995 763 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No.134/45/95-CX Subsequent to the issue of above instructions it has come to the notice of the Board that a substantial amount of Modvat credit has been availed on goods which are either not capital goods or which are capital goods but which have not been used for producing or processing of any goods or for bringing about any change in any substance for manufacture of final products as required under Rule 57Q of the Central Excise Rules, 1944

Issuing of Invoices under Rule 57 GG for supplies to DEM- Regarding

June 14, 1995 562 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 133/44/95-CX Representations have been received by the Board regarding difficulties in dispatching small consignment lots to each and every destination in the same vehicle used for transporting the goods from the factory of the manufacturer.

Evasion of excise duty on fabrics – Regarding

June 14, 1995 607 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 132/43/95-CX I am directed to invite your attention to the Notification No. 83/95-CE dated 24.4.95 which amends Notification Nos. 38/95-CE, 40/95-CE and 43/95-CE, all dated 16.3.1995 so as to remove the restriction on having facilities for bleaching, prating and dyeing for availing of the benefit of exemption under the above notifications. In its place, the earlier condition of not subjecting the fabrics to processes other than the specified processes within the same factory has been incorporated.

Measures to avoid misuse of Modvat credit – reg

June 9, 1995 607 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 131/42/95-CX I am directed to refer to Board”s Circular No. 12/93-CX.8 dated 02.11.1993 issued from F.No. 267/45/93-CX.8 on the above mentioned subject and to say that while verifying the genuineness of the extracts of RG-32A Part – I and II and the originals of duty paying documents and before the defacement of the latter the Range Superintendent Shall also compare all relevant entries in RG-23A Part- I and Part II with the duty and other particulars given on original duty paying documents

Changing designation of Collector to Commissioner

June 6, 1995 3154 Views 0 comment Print

Notification under Section 37 – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf the Central Government hereby directs that references to any authority specified in column 2 of the Table below in the rules made or deemed to have been made under that section or in any other notification

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