The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on June 10, 2026, issued a notification to amend notification no. 3/2021-Central Excise, dated February 01, 2021, related to the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess on blended fuels.
The notification amends the table by inserting new entries (S. Nos. 3C to 3F) for ethanol-blended petrol with ethanol content of 22%, 25%, 27%, and 30%. Each category specifies the proportion of petrol and ethanol, requires that applicable duties/taxes have been paid on both components, and mandates compliance with Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 19850. All these newly added entries are subject to a Nil rate.
[Notification No. 29/2026-Central Excise]
