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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 1908 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 54 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 222 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 186 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 213 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


Classification of Aqua Mineral Treated Water under Central Excise Tariff-Regarding

December 20, 1994 1198 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 84/84/94-CX Water is treated with bleaching powder to eliminate injurious micro-organisms. Thereafter, it is purified by filtration. Sub-sequently it is softened. Finally, it is sterilised to keep such drinking water free from bacteria and to avoid contamination during treatment.

Central Excise – Whether mixing of duty paid methanol with motor sprit amounts to manufacture-clarification regarding

December 13, 1994 790 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 83/83/94-CX This Ministry has received a reference from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas seeking clarification whether mixing of duty paid methanol to the extent of 3% with 97% of duty paid motor sprit amounts to “Manufacture” within the meaning of Section 2(f) of the Central excises and Salt Act, 1944.

Central Excise – Classification/ excisablity of Domestic Flour Mill- Clarification Reg

December 5, 1994 1186 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 82/82/94-CX Domestic Flour Mills are of two types viz. stoneless type and stone type. In stone type domestic flour mill, there is a cabinet made by joining the pieces of plywood. In this cabinet, parts like upper hub, lower hub, hopper for storing grains during milling, alongwith devices for regulating grain inlet, a pair of stone are fitted. front door

Export under claim of rebate under Rule 12(1) Procedure-regarding

November 25, 1994 7039 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 81/81/94-CX The new Central Excise Rule 12(1) has been framed to grant rebate of duty paid on export of duty paid goods. The new rule 12(1) (a) corresponds to the earlier rule 12 of the Central Excise Rules. The fresh Notification No. 41/94 has been issued under the new Rule 12(1)(a) which permits grant of rebate on all excisable goods except mineral oil

Circular No. 80/80/94-Central Excise, Dated: 21.11.1994

November 21, 1994 637 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 80/80/94-CX The Public Accounts Committee (1987-88) in their 110th Report (8th Lok Sabha) and in 16th Report (9th Lok Sabha) expressed disappointment over the issue of non-completion of reconciliation of revenue figures in the monthly statements of Range Officers with the figures booked in the accounts of PAOs so as to ensure proper accounting of revenue and recommended

Central Excise-Classification of Micro Nutrients-clarification regarding

November 21, 1994 1568 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 79/79/94-CX Attention is invited to the instructions contained in Board”s Circular No. 26/90-CX.3 dated 26.6.90, clarifying that “micro nutrients” would be appropriately classifiable under heading No. 38.08 as “plant growth regulator”.

Circular No. 78/78/94-CX Dated 15/11/1994

November 15, 1994 565 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 78/78/94-CX I am directed to state that the Supreme Court in their judgement dated 1.9.94 in Civil Appeal No. 3197 of 1986 with C.A. Nos. 19-22/80, 3331/84, 3464/88, 1384-85/87, 3963/90 and 2867/91 has deicded the dispute arising out of High Court”s orders and CEGAT”s orders on the scope of term “Job-work” pertaining to the Notification 119 of 75

Deemed Credit to ship-breakers, denial of-instructions regarding

November 10, 1994 424 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 77/77/94-CX It has been brought to the notice of the Board that scrap generated by breaking of a ship etc. is not being allowed deemed modvat credit by certain field informations. The ship-breakers have also represented to the Board

Notification No. 136/94-Central Excise ; Dated : 10.11.1994

November 10, 1994 985 Views 0 comment Print

the unit shall be required to have a premise(s) duly bonded under section 58 of the said Customs Act, for storage, of imported or domestically procured inputs and capital equipment and, of final products manufactured or produced therefrom.

Forwarding of Notification No. 64-CE (N.T.), Dated 7th November, 1994-Regarding

November 8, 1994 583 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 76/76/94-CX 57 H of the Central excise Rules 1944 deals with transitional provisions. The present amendment to the said rule, inter alia, permits acceptance of any invoice” or “any document as may be prescribed by the Central Board of Excise and Customs as valid document under Rule 57G.

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