![Relief for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Rules Skin Care Petroleum Jelly Variants as “Cosmetics”, Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/12/500x300_2042977-hindustan-unilever-ltd-cestat-rejection-of-fixation-special-rate-taxscan.webp "Relief for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Rules Skin Care Petroleum Jelly Variants as “Cosmetics”, Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
Relief for Hindustan Unilever: CESTAT Rules Skin Care Petroleum Jelly Variants as “Cosmetics”, Sets Aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) granted relief to Hindustan Unilever Ltd, by holding that its skin...
![No Service Tax Payable on Foreign Bank Charges as No Direct Service Rendered to Exporter: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/250x150_2042354-no-service-tax.webp "No Service Tax Payable on Foreign Bank Charges as No Direct Service Rendered to Exporter: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Self-Certification by Exporter or CA Enough to Prove Nexus for Refund on Export Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/250x150_2042345-export-services-cestat-refund-taxscan.webp "Self-Certification by Exporter or CA Enough to Prove Nexus for Refund on Export Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Incorrect Fabric Label on Reimported Goods: CESTAT Finds No Misdeclaration as Composition Remains Same and Customs Duty Drawback Is Returned [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/250x150_2042321-reimported-goods-cestat-taxscan.webp "Incorrect Fabric Label on Reimported Goods: CESTAT Finds No Misdeclaration as Composition Remains Same and Customs Duty Drawback Is Returned [Read Order]")
![Registration of Premises Not Mandatory to Claim Refund of Unutilized CENVAT Credit on Input Services: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/250x150_2042339-registration-of-premises-not-mandatory-registration-of-premises-taxscan.webp "Registration of Premises Not Mandatory to Claim Refund of Unutilized CENVAT Credit on Input Services: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) set aside penalties imposed on a Custom House Agent employee, holding that procedural lapses such as failing to...
![Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/11/500x300_2042323-penalty-taxpayer-itat-confirms-penalty-taxscan-1.webp "Penalty on CHA for Not Verifying Export Credentials: CESTAT Sets Aside Penalty, Says CHALR Rules Apply [Read Order]")
Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that Cenvat credit cannot be denied based solely on assumptions and an incomplete investigation by the...
![Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041997-excise-department-excise-department-fails-to-probe-90-of-160-transactions-taxscan.webp "Excise Dept Fails to Probe 90 of 160 Transactions, Vendor Not Made Co-Noticee: CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Claim [Read Order]")
Co-Noticees Cannot Be Penalized Independently Once Main Noticee Settles Dispute Under SVLDRS Scheme: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chandigarh Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that co-noticees cannot be penalized independently once the main noticee settles the dispute under the...
![Co-Noticees Cannot Be Penalized Independently Once Main Noticee Settles Dispute Under SVLDRS Scheme: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2042002-svldrs-scheme-site-img.webp "Co-Noticees Cannot Be Penalized Independently Once Main Noticee Settles Dispute Under SVLDRS Scheme: CESTAT [Read Order]")
No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Ahmedabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that service tax is not payable on commission amounts deducted by foreign buyers in export transactions...
![No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041986-no-service-tax-5.webp "No Service Tax on Commission Deducted by Foreign Buyers in Export Transactions Lacking Agent Relationship: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Intention Must be Proven for Imposing Penalty u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Obtaining Undue Export Advantage: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that knowledge and intention must be there to impose penalty under Section 114AA of Customs Act. ...
![Intention Must be Proven for Imposing Penalty u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Obtaining Undue Export Advantage: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041976-undue-export.webp "Intention Must be Proven for Imposing Penalty u/s 114AA of Customs Act for Obtaining Undue Export Advantage: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Service Tax under RCM not Leviable on Bank Charges Paid to Foreign Banks: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041974-service-tax-rcm-foreign-banks-taxscan.webp "Service Tax under RCM not Leviable on Bank Charges Paid to Foreign Banks: CESTAT [Read Order]")
€1 Million Cancelled Invoice for Post-Contract Services Not Dutiable as Additional Consideration for Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]
The New Delhi Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that an unpaid and later cancelled €1 million invoice issued for post-contract services...
![€1 Million Cancelled Invoice for Post-Contract Services Not Dutiable as Additional Consideration for Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/10/500x300_2041944-invoice.webp "€1 Million Cancelled Invoice for Post-Contract Services Not Dutiable as Additional Consideration for Imports: CESTAT [Read Order]")