Capacity-Based Excise Duty on Chewing Tobacco & Gutkha: CBIC Issues Advisory
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) issued an advisory announcing the introduction of a capacity-based excise duty regime for...
![Non-Compliance Fatal to Clandestine Removal Charge: CESTAT Quashes ₹9.26 Cr Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence and Procedural Lapses [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/2113340-cestat-1.webp "Non-Compliance Fatal to Clandestine Removal Charge: CESTAT Quashes ₹9.26 Cr Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence and Procedural Lapses [Read Order]")
![Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/2111102-excise-duty-refund-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Steel Manufacturers Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/2112515-steel-manufacturer-appeal-cestat-quashes-excise-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Steel Manufacturers Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]")
![Excise Duty Cannot Rest on Assumptions: CESTAT Rules Clandestine Clearance Allegation Fails for Lack of Cogent Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/2111694-excise-duty-assumptions-cestat-rules-clandestine-clearance-allegation-cogent-evidence-taxscan.webp "Excise Duty Cannot Rest on Assumptions: CESTAT Rules Clandestine Clearance Allegation Fails for Lack of Cogent Evidence [Read Order]")
Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that THE clandestine removal charge could not be sustained and the demand of ₹97.9 lakh was required to be set...
![Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/2111695-clandestine-removal-charge-fails-cestat-drops-excise-demand-over-non-compliance.webp "Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]")
Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: End of GST Compensation Cess, What's Next for Tobacco and Sin Goods?
FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharaman made a historic move in the Taxation System by introducing the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on December 1, 2025, along with the Health...
Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Higher Duties Proposed on Cigarettes, Tobacco & Nicotine Product [Read Bill]
Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Higher Duties Proposed on Cigarettes, Tobacco & Nicotine Product The Central Government has introduced the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in...
![Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Higher Duties Proposed on Cigarettes, Tobacco & Nicotine Product [Read Bill]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/2109499-india-puff-up-gst-cigarettes-tobacco-products-taxscan.webp "Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Higher Duties Proposed on Cigarettes, Tobacco & Nicotine Product [Read Bill]")
Assumptions and Private Records from Third-Party Premises Cannot Prove Dept. Allegation: CESTAT Quashes ₹67 Cr Excise Duty [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a confirmed Central Excise Duty demand of approximately ₹67 Crores and ruled that allegations of ...
![Assumptions and Private Records from Third-Party Premises Cannot Prove Dept. Allegation: CESTAT Quashes ₹67 Cr Excise Duty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/28/2108497-cestat-kolkata-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "Assumptions and Private Records from Third-Party Premises Cannot Prove Dept. Allegation: CESTAT Quashes ₹67 Cr Excise Duty [Read Order]")
CESTAT Holds Type Test Charges Not Liable to Excise Duty Under Section 4: Quashes Demand and Penalty Against Crompton Greaves [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside the demand and penalty imposed on Crompton Greaves Ltd. for including “type test” charges in the...
![CESTAT Holds Type Test Charges Not Liable to Excise Duty Under Section 4: Quashes Demand and Penalty Against Crompton Greaves [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/2104241-cestat-type-test-charges-liable-excise-duty-under-section-4-quashes-demand-penalty-crompton-greaves-txn.webp "CESTAT Holds Type Test Charges Not Liable to Excise Duty Under Section 4: Quashes Demand and Penalty Against Crompton Greaves [Read Order]")
Penalty for Delayed Excise Duty Payment to Be Calculated Only for Actual Days of Delay, Not Entire Month: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that penalties for delayed excise duty payments must be calculated only for the actual number of days of...
![Penalty for Delayed Excise Duty Payment to Be Calculated Only for Actual Days of Delay, Not Entire Month: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/03/2101877-penalty-delayed-excise-duty-payment-calculated-actual-delay-cestat-txn.webp "Penalty for Delayed Excise Duty Payment to Be Calculated Only for Actual Days of Delay, Not Entire Month: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Notional Cost of Specifications Provided by Maruti Suzuki Deemed “Buyer’s Assist”: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand on Vendor [Read Order]
The Principal bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Delhi held that specifications provided free of cost by Maruti Suzuki to its vendor are merely “buyer’s...
![Notional Cost of Specifications Provided by Maruti Suzuki Deemed “Buyer’s Assist”: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand on Vendor [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/10/24/2099643-maruti-suzuki-cestat-cestat-quashes-excise-duty-demand-excise-duty-demand-on-vendor-taxscan.webp "Notional Cost of Specifications Provided by Maruti Suzuki Deemed “Buyer’s Assist”: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand on Vendor [Read Order]")