The Ministry of Finance has issued Notification No. 54/2026-Central Excise dated October 15, 2026, revising the entries relating to central excise duty rates in Notification No. 06/2026-Central Excise. The revised rates are ₹2.5 per litre for the entry against serial number 1 and ₹8.5 per litre for the entry against serial number 2. The amendments will come into effect from October 16, 2026.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 54/2026-Central Excise
New Delhi, the 15th October, 2026
G.S.R...(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) read with Section 147 of Finance Act, 2002 (20 of 2002), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 06/2026-Central Excise, dated the 26th March, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 205(E), dated the 26th March, 2026, namely:-
In the said notification, in the Table,
(i) against serial number 1, in column (4), for the entry, the entry “Rs. 2.5 per litre” shall be substituted;
(ii) against serial number 2, in column (4), for the entry, the entry “Rs. 8.5 per litre” shall be substituted.
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from 16th October, 2026.
[F. No. 190349/13/2026-TRU]
(Dheeraj Sharma)
Under Secretary to Government of India
Note.- The principal notification No. 06/2026-Central Excise, dated the 26th March, 2026 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 205(E), dated the 26th March, 2026 and last amended by notification No. 52/2026-Central Excise dated 30th September, 2026 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 854(E), dated 30th September, 2026.