CA, CS, CMA : A comprehensive review of significant developments across Income Tax, GST, Customs, DGFT, SEBI, MCA, IBBI, and RBI. The update hig...
Excise Duty : India reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to offset rising global crude prices due to geopolitical tensions. The move aimed t...
Goods and Services Tax : Budget 2026 revamps Customs, Excise, and GST to simplify compliance and boost exports. The key takeaway is a trust-based, technolo...
Goods and Services Tax : The Bill introduces relief on post-supply discounts, export taxation, refunds and intermediary services. It also simplifies custom...
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Custom Duty : New baggage rules and processing regulations are notified, replacing earlier frameworks and aligning customs procedures for passen...
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Excise Duty : The FAQs clarify how excise duty on chewing tobacco, jarda, and gutkha will be levied based on packing machine capacity rather tha...
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Excise Duty : CESTAT Hyderabad held that rule 7 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 is just a procedure and procedural lapse cannot be ground to deny t...
Excise Duty : CBIC has amended Notification No. 08/2026-Central Excise to revise the SAED rate on ATF exports outside India to Rs. 12.5 per litr...
Excise Duty : CBIC has amended Notification No. 06/2026-Central Excise to revise the SAED rate on diesel exports outside India to Rs. 14 per lit...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 29/2026-Central Excise grants Nil Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess on E22, E25, E27 and E30 petrol...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 28/2026-Central Excise exempts E22, E25, E27 and E30 petrol blends from additional excise duty in the form of Roa...
Excise Duty : Notification No. 27/2026-Central Excise extends Nil special additional excise duty benefits to E22, E25, E27 and E30 petrol blends...
Notification No. 3/2016-Central Excise (N.T.) Seeks to amend Notification No. 45/2001 – CE (NT) dated 26th June, 2001, as amended, to allow export of material/equipment under bond, without payment of Central Excise duty, for Kholongchhu Hydro-Electric Project (KHEP) in Bhutan
Notification No. 02/2016-Central Excise (N.T.) Seeks to amend CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, so as to i. specify that the Cenvat credit of any duty specified in sub-rule (1) shall not be utilized for payment of the Swachh Bharat Cess. ii. allow credit of service tax paid on sale of dutiable goods on commission basis.
Circular No. 1015/03/2016-CX References have been received in the Board from intended beneficiaries that there have been instances where refund applications filed beyond one year from purchase of vehicle, have been rejected as they were hit by limitation under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944. Reason for such delay has been claimed in some cases as delay in procuring certificate from the line Ministry as prescribed in the notification, confirming the said goods are capable of being used by the physically handicapped persons.
Circular No. 1014/02/2016-CX Hon’ble High Court has held that duty under Central Excise Act, 1944 can be levied, if the article has come into existence as a result of production or manufacture. Articles which are not produced or manufactured cannot be subjected to levy of excise duty.
Notification No. 01/2016-Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, namely:-
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance.
All the Chief Commissioners were to initiate withdrawal from the various fora. The reports regarding number of such appeals to be withdrawn sent by few Chief Commissioners do not match with the total number of appeals below the increased monetary limits of their Zones, which are pending before the High Courts and CESTAT, as available in the database of the Board.
Notification No. 03/2016-Central Excise Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) specified in column (2) of the Table below, in the manner and to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely:-
Notification No. G.S.R. 101(E) (1) These rules may be called the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (Procedure for Appointment as President) Rules, 2016.
F.No.390/Misc./163/2010-JC Instruction dated 17.12.2015 will also apply to all pending appeals in the High Courts/ CESTAT. Vide the Board’s letter dated 01.01.2016, all the Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners were required to take immediate necessary action for cases which are below the new threshold limits subject to the conditions ibid.
