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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-...
Excise Duty : CESTAT held that where the value of goods sent for job work had already been considered for credit reversal purposes, including it...
Excise Duty : The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026 establishes a comprehensive framework for licensing, manufacture, sale, transport, and con...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Excise Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the central excise notification issued in March 2026 by revising rates applicable to specified goo...
Circular No. 336/52/97-CX The Government has decided to apply the new scheme of charging excise duty on the basis of maximum retail price to all goods falling under sub-heading Nos. 3306.10 (Tooth Paste & Tooth powders) and 3401.20 and 3402.90 (detergents) to the Central Excise Tariff. Notification Nos. 53/97-CE (N.T) and 55/97-CE (N.T.) both dated 18.9.1997 have been issued under section 4A of Central Excise Act, 1944 in this context. The scheme shall come into force from the 1st day to October, 1997.
Circular No. 335/51/97-CX The manufacturer at the time of clearance of motor vehicle mentioned against S.No.195 in column (3) of the said Table (hereinafter in this condition referred to as the said motor vehicle) has paid excise duty calculated at the rate of 40% ad valorem
Circular No. 334/50/97-CX I am directed to say that a doubt has been raised as to whether liquid vegetable extracts obtained in the course of manufacture of ayurvedic medicines are excisable under the Central Excise Traiff Act, 1985 and if so whether they merit classification under Chapter 13 or under Chapter 30 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.
Circular No. 333/49/97-CX There have been disputes arising in the classification of products under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, which are being claimed by the manufacturers as Ayurvedic medicines, and as per the contention of the department the same were cosmetics/ toilet requisites falling under Chapter 33 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.
Circular No. 332/48/97-CX It is observed that Commissioners are not yet sending the proposals for filing of Civil Appeals within 10 days the receipt of the certified copy of the CEGAT order in their offices. In some of the cases the proposals have been received after considerable delay, making them as goods as infructuous. The Board has viewed the delay in such cases with concern and has asked the concerned Chief Commissioners to fix responsibility for the delay for appropriate action against the concerned officers.
Circular No. 331/47/97-CX I am directed to refer to the Ministry”s letter No. B-31/7/97- TRU, dated 25.7.97 (Circular No. 326/42/97-CX) relating to application of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944, to re-rolling mills, letter B-31/4/97-TRU (Circular No. 325/41/97-CX), dated 25.7.97, issued relating to induction furnace units and letter B-31/7/97-TRU, dated 1.8.97 (Circular No. 327/43/97-CX), and to say that some changes have been made (in these schemes) as indicated below.
Circular No. 330/46/97-CX Please refer to Board’s Circular No. 268/35/92-CX.8 date 17.8.94 regarding valuation of goods manufactured and cleared into DTA by 100% EOUs.
Circular No. 329/45/97-CX I am directed to invite your attention to Board”s Circular No. 27/27/94-CX dated 2.3.94 issued from F.No. 390/140/93-JC wherein it was directed that whenever any appeal/ petition is prepared to file by the Department before any Court or Tribunal in a matter relating to PSU, the Commissioner should send a self contained proposal for consideration of the Committee on Disputes along with relevant enclosures to the Board.
Circular No. 328/44/97-CX I am directed to refer to Board”s Circular of even number dated 27th February, 1997 on the above subject. The difficulties being experienced by Commissioners in finalising large number of adjudication cases pending with them have been examined by the Board. It is felt that there is need for further enhancement of the powers of adjudication.
Circular No. 327/43/97-CX I am directed to refer to the Ministry”s letters of even no. dated the 25th July, 1997 (Circular No. 326/42/97-CX) relating to application of section 3A of the Central Excise Act, 1944, to re-rolling mills and letter F.No. B-31/4/97-TRU, dated the 25th July, 1997 (Circular No. 325/41/97-CX) relating to induction furnace units and to say that some changes have been made in these schemes. They are indicated below.