Courts: All CESTAT
Read latest CESTAT judgments and orders on Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, including classification, valuation, CENVAT credit, refunds and demands.

Ocean freight not subject to Service Tax under Business Auxiliary Services

Arbitrary valuation of goods not subjected to BIS specifications is invalid

C&F Agent Service is admissible input service under Cenvat Credit Rules

Adjudicating authority cannot review order of appellate authority in limited remand

Excise Act Limitation not Applicable to balance in PLA

No penalty for mis-declaration of origin of goods without any evidence of deliberate mis-declaration

No Excise Duty or Reversal of Cenvat Credit on Removal of Empty packaging

Duty demand by treating buyer’s premises as place of removal is unsustainable

Cenvat credit eligible on warranty service via third party on FOC basis

CESTAT allows 12% interest from date of encashment of Bank Guarantee till the date of refund

CESTAT deletes penalty which was imposed for denial of area based exemption

Exemption available unconditionally to notified goods imported from ASEAN countries

Setting aside order enhancing value, which was already accepted by the importer, unjustified

Mere conjecture to disassemble branded product not enough for duty recovery
All CESTAT brings together judgments and orders of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal from benches across India. Decisions cover Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax disputes involving classification, valuation, exemptions, CENVAT credit, refunds, demands, limitation, penalties, confiscation and other indirect-tax matters. Importers, exporters, manufacturers, businesses, advocates and indirect-tax professionals can use this consolidated TaxGuru archive to research CESTAT precedents across benches. Individual CESTAT bench categories are also available for bench-specific decisions.
