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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 20997 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 3633 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 177 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 342 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 243 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 198 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


Correct description of “Vincristine” under notification No. 30/88-Central Excise-Reg

October 9, 1996 592 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 248/82/96-CX I am directed to refer to notification No. 30/88-CE which prescribes concessional rate of duty of central excise of 10% for P or P medicaments falling under heading No. 30.03 of the Schedule to Central Excise Tariff and containing specified drugs given in the Annexure to the notification.

Circular No. 247/81/96-Central Excise, Dated: 03.10.1996

October 3, 1996 958 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 247/81/96-CX I am directed to say that doubts have been expressed as to whether the process of tinting of duty paid base white paid base white paint with duty paid stainer to obtain paint of different shades amounts to different shades amounts to manufacture within the meaning of Section 2(f) of the Central Excise Act, 1944.

Excise duty on gases falling under Chapter 28 and 29 escaping into atmosphere by flare system – Regarding

October 1, 1996 562 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 246/80/96-CX I am directed to refer to erstwhile notification No. 75/94-CE dated 1.3.1984. Gases falling under Chapter 27, 28 or 29 produced in a factory and allowed to escape in the atmosphere by flare system or otherwise were exempt from excise duty vide S.No. 14 of the notification.

Circular No. 245/79/96-Central Excise, Dated: 12.09.1996

September 12, 1996 604 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 245/79/96-CX Issue is drawn ot Para 3 of ALC Circular No. 4/96 dated 14.5.96 and Policy Circular No. 10/96 dated 1.8.96 issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. It is provided, inter alia, that if against export of any resultant product more than one input has been allowed in the alternate under the standard input-output norms (for example Bars/ Billets), the credit may be given on the input actually used

98th Report of the PAC (1994-95) 10th Lok Sabha Action Taken- Regarding

September 4, 1996 652 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 244/78/96-CX The Public Accounts Committee in its Report (1994-95) 10th Lok Sabha has observed a huge pendency in the area of verification or refund claims, non verification of PLAs and non-reconciliation of receipts by Chief Accounts offices etc.

Circular No. 243/77/96-Central Excise, Dated: 03.09.1996

September 3, 1996 640 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 243/77/96-CX The proposals made in the budget have been modified in certain respects. Notification Nos. 26/96-CE, 27/96-CE, 29/96-CE (N.T.) to 31/96-CE (N.T.) all dated the 3rd September, 1996 have been issued in this regard. These notification come into force on 4.9.1996.

Circular No. 242/76/96-Central Excise, Dated: 03.09.1996

September 3, 1996 673 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 242/76/96-CX I am directed to say that certain doubts have been expressed as to whether freezers and freezing equipments are covered by the term “other refrigerating appliances and machinery” and whether the effective rate of duty prescribed under Notification No. 53/ 93-CE dated 28.2.1993, 46/94-CE dated 1.3.1994 and 56/95-CE dated 16.3.1995 is available to freezers and freezing equipment.

Notification No. 30/95-Central Excise, Dated: 16.03.95-Clarification regarding

September 3, 1996 526 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 241/75/96-CX I am directed to say that a doubt has been raised on the interpretation of Notification No. 30/95-CE dated 16.3.95 (S.No. 1) regarding exemption to certain narrow woven fabrics falling within Ch. 58 from Central Excise duty and/ or additional duty of customs

Affixing of Central Excise Stamps for clearance of Matches under Self Removal Procedure- Clarification regarding

August 29, 1996 529 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 240/74/96-CX Attention in invited to the Budgetary changes effected by Notification No. 15/96-CX(NT) dated 23rd July, 1996 whereby “Matches” have been brought under the purview of Self Removal Procedure. Simultaneously the rules corresponding to physical removal

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

August 21, 1996 568 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 239/73/96-CX In continuation of Board”s Circular No. 84/84/94-CX (F.No. 9/1/94-CX.I) dated 20.12.94 on the subject noted above, it is hereby further clarified that demineralisation

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