From February 1, manufacturers of chewing tobacco and gutkha must install CCTV systems covering packing machines and retain ...

The FAQs clarify how excise duty on chewing tobacco, jarda, and gutkha will be levied based on packing machine capacity rather than actual production. Manufacturers must comply with strict declaration ...

In addition to surveillance, manufacturers must disclose to excise authorities the number and capacity of packing machines, ...

Under the new framework, excise duty will no longer depend on actual production or self-declared output. Duty will be levied on a deemed quantity of production linked to the maximum capacity of the ...

Additional excise duties of 82 per cent on chewing and jarda scented tobacco and 91 per cent on gutkha will apply, over and ...

The government has restored excise duty on cigarettes and introduced a machine-capacity cess on pan masala to curb evasion, ...