What does central excise duty mean?
Central excise duty is another name for Central Excise. A tax on the manufacture of goods within India, levied by the central government and largely subsumed by GST in 2017.
The two names mean the same thing. You will see "central excise duty" in some ledgers, reports and contracts and "Central Excise" in others. The full entry covers how it works, with examples.
