![Declared Value of Black Pepper Imports Valid: CESTAT quashes ₹55 Crore Customs Penalty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/02/500x300_2093240-declared-value-black-pepper-imports-valid-cestat-customs-penalty-taxscan.webp "Declared Value of Black Pepper Imports Valid: CESTAT quashes ₹55 Crore Customs Penalty [Read Order]")
Declared Value of Black Pepper Imports Valid: CESTAT quashes ₹55 Crore Customs Penalty [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has held that the declared transaction value of imported...
![Service Tax Cannot be Levied on TDS on Foreign Remittances Paid under Income Tax Act: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/02/250x150_2093235-service-tax-tds-on-foreign-remittances-tds-income-tax-act-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Cannot be Levied on TDS on Foreign Remittances Paid under Income Tax Act: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![12% IGST Applies To All “Diagnostic Kits And Reagents” Under Heading 3822: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/250x150_2093055-cestat-mumbai-12-igst-applies-taxscan.webp "12% IGST Applies To All “Diagnostic Kits And Reagents” Under Heading 3822: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/250x150_2093021-show-cause-notice-cestat-quashes-demand-cestat-quashes-demand-cestat-cestat-chennai-cestat-news-excise-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Demand Based Solely on ITR and Form 26AS Without Independent Verification Unsustainable: CESTAT Quashes Demand [Read Order]")
![Loan Prepayment Charges Not Admissible for CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/250x150_2093052-site-image-2.webp "Loan Prepayment Charges Not Admissible for CENVAT Credit: CESTAT [Read Order]")
BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad, set aside the order of confiscation and penalty relating to the import of stainless steel coils, holding that...
![BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093058-bis-quality-control-cestat-quashes-penalty-stainless-steel-coils-taxscan.webp "BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]")
Refund Cannot Be Denied for Lack of BRC/FIRC: CESTAT Sets Aside Rejection in Service Tax Case [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, set aside the order of the Commissioner (Appeals) and allowed the refund claim of accumulated Cenvat Credit...
![Refund Cannot Be Denied for Lack of BRC/FIRC: CESTAT Sets Aside Rejection in Service Tax Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093057-cestat-service-tax-service-tax-case-rejection-in-service-tax-case-taxscan.webp "Refund Cannot Be Denied for Lack of BRC/FIRC: CESTAT Sets Aside Rejection in Service Tax Case [Read Order]")
Excise Dues Extinguished Under Approved Resolution Plan: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Recovery Appeal Against Bhatia Coke Energy Limited [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that excise dues not included in an approved insolvency resolution plan stand extinguished and no recovery...
![Excise Dues Extinguished Under Approved Resolution Plan: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Recovery Appeal Against Bhatia Coke Energy Limited [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093022-excise-dues-resolution-plan-cestat-revenues-recovery-appeal-taxsacan.webp "Excise Dues Extinguished Under Approved Resolution Plan: CESTAT Rejects Revenue’s Recovery Appeal Against Bhatia Coke Energy Limited [Read Order]")
Weight-Based Formula to Compute Value Not Legally Valid for Furniture: CESTAT Restores Declared Transaction Value in Nilkamal Ltd Case [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that applying a weight-based formula to determine the value of imported furniture is not legally valid and ...
![Weight-Based Formula to Compute Value Not Legally Valid for Furniture: CESTAT Restores Declared Transaction Value in Nilkamal Ltd Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093029-nikamal.webp "Weight-Based Formula to Compute Value Not Legally Valid for Furniture: CESTAT Restores Declared Transaction Value in Nilkamal Ltd Case [Read Order]")
Notice Pay Recovered from Employees Who Leave Without Completing Notice Period Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that notice pay recovered from employees who leave without completing the stipulated notice period is...
![Notice Pay Recovered from Employees Who Leave Without Completing Notice Period Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093012-employees-notice-period-service-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Notice Pay Recovered from Employees Who Leave Without Completing Notice Period Not Liable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Old Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Not Excisable: CESTAT Holds Removal Does Not Amount to Manufacture [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that old Lead Acid Batteries recovered from ship breaking are not excisable as their removal does not...
![Old Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Not Excisable: CESTAT Holds Removal Does Not Amount to Manufacture [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093003-old-lead-acid-batteries-taxscan.webp "Old Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Not Excisable: CESTAT Holds Removal Does Not Amount to Manufacture [Read Order]")
Old and Used Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Classifiable Under Heading 8507, Not as Lead Waste and Scrap: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that old and used Lead Acid Batteries recovered from ship breaking are classifiable under Heading 8507...
![Old and Used Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Classifiable Under Heading 8507, Not as Lead Waste and Scrap: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/01/500x300_2093013-cestat-lead-acid-batteries-gst-old-batteries-classification-taxscan.webp "Old and Used Lead Acid Batteries Recovered from Ship Breaking Classifiable Under Heading 8507, Not as Lead Waste and Scrap: CESTAT [Read Order]")