Central excise exemption amendment replaces the applicable entry for a specified table item, effective upon Official Gazette publication.
Central excise exemption notification amendment substitutes the entry in column (4) against serial number 2 of Notification No. 11/2026-Central Excise with "Rs. 1.5 per litre". The amendment, issued under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2018, takes effect from its publication in the Official Gazette on 3 August 2026.

Central excise exemption amendment substitutes the specified table entry for serial number one, effective upon Official Gazette publication.
Central excise exemption notification is amended under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2002. Against serial number 1 of the table in Notification No. 08/2026-Central Excise, the entry in column (4) is substituted with "Rs. 22 per litre". The amendment takes effect from its publication in the Official Gazette on 3 August 2026.

Central excise exemption rates are revised through substituted table entries, effective upon Official Gazette publication.
Central excise exemption notification No. 06/2026-Central Excise is amended under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2002. The substituted table entries prescribe rates of Rs. 3.5 per litre for serial number 1 and Rs. 24 per litre for serial number 2. The amendments take effect from publication in the Official Gazette on 3 August 2026.

Central Excise notification correction replaces specified month references in the miscellaneous exemptions framework.
The corrigendum corrects Notification No. 12/2026-Central Excise by replacing "March" with "July" in lines 29 and 30. It operates within the Central Excise miscellaneous exemptions framework and is limited to rectifying those specified references in the earlier notification.

Special Additional Excise Duty on exported Aviation Turbine Fuel is revised under the central excise exemption framework.
Special Additional Excise Duty on Aviation Turbine Fuel cleared for export is amended by revising the rate specified under the central excise exemption framework to Rs. 14.5 per litre. The revised rate takes effect from 16 July 2026 and is issued under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2002.

Special additional excise duty on petrol and diesel exports is revised through substituted per-litre duty entries.
Special additional excise duty on exports of petrol and diesel is amended by substituting revised duty entries in the existing notification's table. The revised rates are Rs. 2.5 per litre for petrol and Rs. 15.5 per litre for diesel, effective from 16 July 2026.

Special Additional Excise Duty on Aviation Turbine Fuel exports gets a revised rate effective from July 2026.
Special Additional Excise Duty on Aviation Turbine Fuel cleared for exports is amended by substituting the table entry at serial number 1, column (4), with the revised rate of Rs. 7.5 per litre. The amendment operates as a further modification to the principal central excise notification governing the export clearance rate and takes effect from 1 July 2026.

Special Additional Excise Duty on petrol and diesel exports revised through amended rate entries effective from 1 July 2026.
Special Additional Excise Duty on export of petrol and diesel is revised by amending the existing exemption notification. The table entries are substituted so that the applicable rates become Rs. 4 per litre for one specified entry and Rs. 8.5 per litre for the other specified entry. The amendment operates in public interest and comes into force with effect from 1 July 2026.

Road and Infrastructure Cess negative list expanded to include Maldives and Mauritius under the excise notification.
Amends the effective rate framework for Road and Infrastructure Cess as additional duty of excise on petrol and diesel by expanding the applicable negative list. The existing reference to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is substituted to include Maldives and Mauritius, thereby extending the specified country list for the notification's operative coverage. The amendment takes effect immediately on issuance.

Road and Infrastructure Cess export exclusions extended to include Maldives and Mauritius for petrol and diesel clearances.
Road and Infrastructure Cess treatment for petrol and diesel cleared for exports is amended by extending the negative list of destinations. The substituted clause broadens the specified countries from Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to also include Maldives and Mauritius, thereby adjusting the export-related exclusion within the existing cess notification framework.

Aviation Turbine Fuel excise exemption expanded to cover additional specified export destinations under the amended notification.
Amends the excise exemption framework for Aviation Turbine Fuel by expanding the list of specified countries in the operative paragraph of the principal notification. The substituted list now includes Maldives and Mauritius in addition to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, thereby enlarging the export-linked exemption under the notification. The amendment takes immediate effect.

Special Additional Excise Duty export exemption expands country coverage to include Maldives and Mauritius.
Special Additional Excise Duty on export of petrol and diesel was amended by expanding the countries covered under clause (b) of paragraph 2 of the principal exemption notification. The existing reference to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was substituted so as to include Maldives and Mauritius, thereby extending the specified country list to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Mauritius.

Export refund and rebate restrictions expanded to include Maldives and Mauritius in the negative list.
Export-related refund and rebate restrictions under the Central Excise Rules were expanded by amending the provisos to rules 18 and 19. The existing exclusion for exports to Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was extended to include Maldives and Mauritius, bringing those destinations within the same negative list for refund and/or rebate benefit.

Special Additional Excise Duty on ATF exports revised through amendment to the existing Central Excise notification.
Amends the existing Central Excise exemption notification governing Special Additional Excise Duty on exports of aviation turbine fuel outside India. The amendment substitutes the rate specified in the relevant entry of the table for the stated serial number, thereby revising the duty incidence applicable to such exports under the principal notification. The amendment is issued under statutory powers and takes effect from 16 June 2026.

Special Additional Excise Duty on diesel exports revised through amendment to the existing Central Excise notification.
Amends the existing Central Excise notification governing Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on exports of diesel outside India by substituting the rate specified against the relevant entry in the tariff table. The amendment revises the prescribed duty rate to apply in place of the earlier entry under the principal notification. The notification is issued in exercise of the powers under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2002, and it takes effect from 16 June 2026.

Ethanol blended petrol exemption expands to higher blend specifications, extending nil excise treatment under the amended notification.
Amends the Central Excise exemption notification for ethanol blended petrol by inserting new tariff entries granting nil excise treatment to petrol blends containing 22%, 25%, 27% and 30% ethanol. Each blend must consist of the specified proportions of motor spirit and ethanol, and conform to Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 19850, with the relevant taxes or excise duties already paid on the constituent components.

Ethanol blended petrol exemption limits road and infrastructure cess for specified fuel blends meeting BIS standards.
Ethanol blended petrol of specified grades is exempted from the whole of the additional duty of excise (Road and Infrastructure Cess) to the extent the duty exceeds Nil, subject to the stated conditions. The exemption covers 22%, 25%, 27% and 30% ethanol blended petrol under tariff item 2710 12, each requiring the specified mix of motor spirit and ethanol, payment of the appropriate duties or taxes on the constituent components, and conformity with Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 19850. The notification also defines the expressions relating to appropriate duties of excise and GST taxes by reference to the relevant enactments.

Ethanol blended petrol exemption expands to specified BIS-compliant fuel blends with nil excise entries.
Exemption notification inserts additional entries for ethanol blended petrol conforming to BIS specification IS 19850. The specified blends cover 22%, 25%, 27% and 30% ethanol by volume, with corresponding petrol content of 78%, 75%, 73% and 70%, subject to payment of the appropriate duties of excise on the motor spirit and the relevant Central, State, Union territory or Integrated tax on the ethanol component. The amendment also defines appropriate duties of excise and the relevant GST taxes by reference to the applicable enactments. The table entries are marked nil.

Ethanol blended petrol exemption expands to cover higher blend ratios, subject to duty-paid inputs and BIS specification compliance.
Central Excise exemption is extended to specified ethanol blended petrol by inserting new tariff entries for 22%, 25%, 27% and 30% ethanol blended petrol under heading 2710 12. Each blend must consist of the stated proportions of motor spirit and ethanol, comply with Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 19850, and satisfy the requirement that the relevant duties or taxes have already been paid on the constituent components. The exemption for each inserted entry is nil, and the explanation is updated accordingly.

Textual correction in central excise notification substitutes one figure in the published notification.
A corrigendum to Notification No. 05/2025-Central Excise (N.T.) corrects a textual error in the published notification. In line 12 at page 24, the figure "23" is substituted with "24". The correction is limited to this specific amendment and does not indicate any broader change in the notification's substance.