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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 249 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 16629 Views 2 comments Print

Safari Retreats decision cannot be mechanically applied to all CENVAT Credit Rule cases

Excise Duty : CESTAT remands Kohler India case, stating Supreme Court's Safari Retreats judgment under CGST cannot be mechanically applied to CE...

July 16, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

In “For” Destination Cases Freight & Insurance Includable In Assessable Value For Payment Central Excise Duty

Excise Duty : Freight and insurance charges are includable in Central Excise assessable value for FOR destination sales where the buyer's premis...

May 17, 2025 1287 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT credit can be claimed for telecom infrastructure: SC

Excise Duty : The Supreme Court upholds CENVAT credit for telecom infrastructure, ruling in favor of telecom operators on towers and shelters....

November 23, 2024 1914 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


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 57 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 594 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 1062 Views 0 comment Print

Increase Of Taxes On Tobacco Products

Excise Duty : Govt clarifies tax increase on tobacco products, citing changes in excise duty on cigarettes and GST rules. Revenue funds overall ...

December 27, 2024 1209 Views 0 comment Print

Excise duty for intermediate products: SC admits Ecoboard Industries Ltd.’s appeal

Excise Duty : Supreme Court admits Ecoboard Industries Ltd.'s appeal on excise duty for intermediate products, questioning Tribunal's duty impo...

August 2, 2024 453 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Re-agitating same issue which has earlier attained finality is against principles of Res Judicata

Excise Duty : CESTAT Allahabad held that finding recorded by Commissioner (A) in earlier round of litigation have attained finality. Accordingly...

December 30, 2025 285 Views 0 comment Print

Cenvat Credit admissible for services received for setting up captive wind mill plant

Excise Duty : Gujarat High Court held that the services received in respect of setting up the captive wind mill plant are eligible for the Cenva...

December 29, 2025 93 Views 0 comment Print

Infra Cess Exemption Allowed on E-Golf Carts Despite Technical Glitch: Delhi HC

Excise Duty : The Court held that electrically operated golf carts were exempt from Infrastructure Cess under the applicable notification. Re-as...

December 25, 2025 99 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 10A Not Applicable Due to Absence of Job Work Relationship: CESTAT Mumbai

Excise Duty : CESTAT held that valuation under Rule 10A fails where the department cannot prove that goods were manufactured as job work, reaffi...

December 16, 2025 330 Views 0 comment Print

Technical Glitch in Payment Differentiates SVLDRS Cases from Financial Delay Cases

Excise Duty : The Bombay High Court held that delays caused by genuine technical glitches do not invalidate SVLDRS benefits, distinguishing case...

December 16, 2025 162 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


New Excise Duty Slabs Announced for Pouch-Packed Tobacco/Gutkha Products

Excise Duty : New monthly excise duty rates link retail sale price and packing machine speed for chewing tobacco, jarda and gutkha to strengthen...

January 5, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Tobacco Excise Duty Slabs Overhauled with New Notification

Excise Duty : The notification supersedes earlier exemptions and caps excise duty at revised rates for a wide range of tobacco products, effecti...

January 5, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

Excise Valuation Rules Amended to Clearly Cover Gutkha Products

Excise Duty : The notification removes ambiguity by substituting pan masala containing tobacco with gutkha for excise assessment....

January 5, 2026 57 Views 0 comment Print

Chewing Tobacco, Jarda Scented Tobacco and Gutkha Packing Machines Capacity & Duty Rules, 2026

Excise Duty : New rules tax chewing tobacco, gutkha and jarda by packing-machine capacity and RSP, mandating declarations, CCTV and upfront duty...

January 5, 2026 99 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC notifies chewing tobacco, filter khaini, jarda scented tobacco & gutkha under Section 3A

Excise Duty : Chewing tobacco, jarda and gutkha packed by machines are notified for excise duty under a special valuation mechanism in public in...

January 5, 2026 108 Views 0 comment Print


Process of injecting raw-materials into aerosol cans doesn’t amount to manufacture

February 22, 2023 513 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore held that process undertaken by job worker of injecting the raw materials into aerosol cans doesn’t amount to manufacture and hence excise duty demand thereon not sustainable.

Demand under rule 6(3)(i) of CCR, 2004 unsustainable as duty already paid on clearance value

February 21, 2023 729 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that duty was paid on the clearance value on which demand was raised. Accordingly as duty was paid demand under rule 6(3)(i) of Cenvat Credit Rules 2004 unsustainable.

Interest on refund of pre-deposit @6% duly entitled from date of deposit when demand set aside

February 19, 2023 15057 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that appellant is duly entitled for interest on refund of pre-deposit amount @6% from the date of deposit of pre-deposit till the date of refund in a case where the Tribunal has finally passed the final order setting aside the demand.

Freight for delivering goods to buyer premises not includible in assessable value

February 19, 2023 1248 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that value of freight charged for delivering goods to buyers premises is not includible in the assessable value for the purpose of payment of central excise duty.

SVLDR Scheme 2019 – Completion of Investigation not must for Eligibility

February 18, 2023 690 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner submitted that it is not in dispute that the Petitioner falls in the category of case under Section 125(1)(f)(i) of Finance Act as on 30 June 2019, there was no enquiry/investigation pending against the Petitioner and at the most the same could be as initiated by way of notice dated 28 August 2019 by the Deputy Commissioner (Anti Evasion) CGST, Belapur.

Unit eligible for exemption under notification 50/2003-CE continue to be eligible under Scheme of Budgetary Support

February 17, 2023 1311 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that petitioner eligible for exemption from Central Excise Duty Notification No.50/2003-CE dated 10.06.2003 prior to 1st July 2017 is eligible for budgetary support under Scheme of Budgetary Support under Goods and Services Tax (GST) Regime

Cenvat Credit cannot be denied if duty is paid on finished goods even though it attract nil rate of duty or exempted

February 17, 2023 1917 Views 0 comment Print

Once duty is paid on finished goods even though said finished goods attract nil rate of duty or exempted under any notification, cenvat credit on input cannot be denied

Applicability of transitional provisions CCR Rule 11(3) to both sub-rules 3(i) & 3(ii)

February 17, 2023 387 Views 0 comment Print

Jansons Textile Processors Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST Salem (CESTAT Chennai) The facts of the matter are that appellants are manufacturers of cotton textile fabrics and made ups. They were clearing some of the final products on payment of duty as per Notification No.29/2004-CE and claimed exemption under notification No.30/2004-CE on other products. […]

No extension beyond limitation period under Central Excise Act for refund applications  

February 17, 2023 1296 Views 0 comment Print

Mehrul Industries (India) Vs Union Of India (Rajasthan High Court) Central Excise Act and the rules framed thereunder, do not contemplate extension of time beyond the period of limitation for entertaining applications for refund of duty and interest rebate claims, which have to be submitted within a period of one year as stipulated under Section […]

CESTAT allows refund/recredit of excess reversal of Cenvat Credit

February 16, 2023 384 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that giving options for availing a particular option is procedural requirement and on failure of same, assessee cannot be deprived of choosing any of option available in Rule 6(3)

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