In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 12 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 and sub-rule (7) of rule 9 of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), number 23/2006-Central Excise (N.T) dated the 12th October, 2006, published vide G.S.R. 630 (E), dated the 12th October, 2006, the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby specifies the following Forms for the purposes of the said rules, namely:-
(A) for monthly return for production and removal of goods and other relevant particulars and CENVAT credit, the following form shall be used, namely:-
Form E.R.-3
[See rule 12 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 and rule 9 (7) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004]
Original/Duplicate
3. Details of the manufacture, clearance and duty payable:
4. Clearance details of inter unit transfer of intermediate goods without payment of duty under sub-rule (1) of rule 12BB*.-
5. Receipt details of intermediate goods received from other premises under sub-rule (1) of rule 12BB*.-
6. Details of duty paid on excisable goods.-
7. Abstract of ACCOUNT-CURRENT (Cash payment).-
8. Details of CENVAT credit taken and utilised.-
9. Details of other payments made:
10. Self- assessment memorandum:
*Applicable only for large taxpayers defined under Rule 2 (ea) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 and who has opted to operate as Large Taxpayer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Name and Signature of the Range Officer with Official Seal
INSTRUCTIONS
1. The large taxpayer may indicate the Large Taxpayer Unit authority viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore or Chennai under which the large taxpayer has opted. Indicate the 15-digit PAN based registration number and the name as appearing in the Registration Certificate
2. In case more than one item is manufactured, additional row may be inserted in each table, wherever necessary. For giving information about the details of production and clearance, payment of duty and CENVAT credit availed and utilised month wise, the respective tables may be replicated.
3. If a specific product attracts more than one rate of duty, then all the rates should be mentioned separately.
For example: If a product is cleared at full rate of duty to the local market and at a concessional /nil rate of duty for earthquake relief, then the details for each category of clearance must be separately mentioned.
3A. The term - used at serial numbers 3,6 and 8 refer to the Basic Excise Duty and the term duties refers duties including AED, SED, NCCD, Cesses, etc.
4 In case the goods are cleared for export under Bond or Letter of undertaking, the details of clearance may be mentioned separately. Under the columns (8) and (9) of table at serial number 3, the words 'Export under Bond' may be mentioned.
5. In case the intermediate goods are cleared by a large taxpayer under sub rule (1) of rule 12BB, the details of such clearances may be mentioned separately. Under columns (8) and (9) of the table at serial number 3, the words 'inter unit transfer by large taxpayer under rule 12BB (1)' may be mentioned. There is no need to give the value for such inter unit transfers.
6. Details at serial number 4 and 5 are to be provided only by a large taxpayers defined under sub-rule (ea) of rule 2 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 who have opted to operate as large taxpayer to provide break up of the intermediate goods that are either transferred or received.
7. If a specified product attracts different rates of duty, within the same month, then such details should be separately mentioned.
For example: On the 10th of a month, the effective rate of duty leviable for the product is changed, then the details relating to production, clearance and payment of duty need to be mentioned separately for the period up to 9th of the month and from 10th to the end of the month.
8. 8-digit CETSH Number may be indicated without any decimal point. 9. Wherever quantity codes appear, indicate relevant abbreviations as given below.
10. Where the duty is specific and is charged based on specified unit quantity, the same quantity code must be used for showing clearance figures.
11. In column (6) of Table at serial number 3, the assessable value means,
(a) where goods attract advalorem rate of duty, the value under section 4 of Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944);
(b) where goods are covered under section 4A of the Act, the assessable value as worked out under MRP after allowing deductions as provided under section 4A of the Act;
(c) in case of goods for which the tariff value is fixed, such tariff value;
(d) in case of specific rated goods, the aggregated invoice value of the goods excluding all taxes;
(e) in case of combination of advalorem and specific duties, the transaction value under section 4 of the Act; (f) in case of exports under Bond, the ARE-1/ARE-2/invoice value.
The abbreviations and expressions used to denote a particular type of duty are as below:
CENVAT- Duty of Excise leviable as per First Schedule to Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986).
SED- Special Excise Duty leviable as per Second Schedule to Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986).
NCCD- National Calamity Contingent Duty leviable under section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001(as amended).
AED (TTA)- Additional Duty of Excise leviable under Additional Duties of Excise (Textile and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 (40 of 1978).
SAED- Special Additional Excise Duty leviable under section 147 of the Finance Act, 2002.
ADE- Additional duty of Excise on Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel leviable under section 111 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1998 and section 133 of the Finance Act, 1999 respectively.
ADE on specified products- ADE on specified products as levied under Clause 85 of the Finance Bill, 2005.
Education Cess on excisable goods- Education Cess on excisable goods leviable under section 91 read with section 93 of Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 (23 of 2004).
Service Tax- Service tax leviable under section 66 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994).
Cess- Cess leviable under different Cess enactments
Secondary & Higher Education Cess on Excisable goods- Secondary and Higher Education Cess on Excisable goods leviable under section 136 read with section 138 of the Finance Act, 2007.
12. In Tables at serial numbers 3 and 6 the 'Other duties' paid/payable, as applicable, may be mentioned as per the following sequence.
13. In column (10) in Table at serial number 3, indicate the effective rates of duty. Columns which are not applicable, may be left blank.
14. Goods cleared under compounded levy scheme, indicate the aggregate duty payable in column (12) of Table at serial number 3 as per the compounded levy scheme. The columns not applicable may be kept blank.
15. In case the goods are assessed provisionally, the details may be given separately in Table at serial number 3. In column (13) of Table at serial number 3, specify the Unique Identification number mentioned in the order for Provisional Assessment.
16. The details of the challans for duty payment should be mentioned in Table at Sr.No. 6. In Table at S.No.9, separate challans should be used for pre-deposit of duty for the purpose of appellate remedy, for paying dues for approaching Settlement Commission and for other payments.
17. In column (5) of Table at serial number 9, specify the Order-in-Original number and date relating to the payment of arrears of duty and of interest, the period for which the said interest has been paid. For other miscellaneous payments, mention the source document number and date Miscellaneous payment includes penalty, redemption fine, and pre-deposit.
18. In the Tables at serial numbers 6 and 9, the BSR codes of the Bank branch should be indicated when the instructions to this effect are issued.
19. Additional information required to be given only by a large taxpayer defined under sub-rule (ea) of rule 2 of the Central Excise Rules 2002, who has opted to operate as large taxpayer has been indicated with an asterix*
(B) for quarterly return for production and removal of goods and other relevant particulars and CENVAT credit, by an assessee eligible to avail of the exemption under a notification based on the value of clearances in a financial year, the following form shall be used, namely:-
[See rule 12 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 and rule 9 (7) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004] Y
3. Details of the manufacture, clearance and duty payable.-
4. Details of duty paid on excisable goods.-
5. Abstract of ACCOUNT-CURRENT (Cash payment).-
"6. Details of CENVAT credit taken and utilised.-
7. Details of other payments made:
8. Self- assessment memorandum:
1. Indicate the 15-digit PAN based registration number and the name as appearing in the Registration Certificate.
2. In case more than one item is manufactured, additional row may be inserted in each table, wherever necessary.
3. If a specific product attracts more than one rate of duty, then all the rates should be mentioned separately. For example: If a product is cleared at full rate of duty to the local market and at a concessional /nil rate of duty for earthquake relief, then the details for each category of clearance must be separately mentioned.
3A. The term - used at serial numbers 3, 4 and 6 refer to the Basic Excise Duty and the term duties refers duties including AED, SED, NCCD, Cesses etc.
4. In case the goods are cleared for export under Bond, the details of clearance may be mentioned separately. Under the columns (8) and (9) of table at serial number 3, the words 'Export under Bond' may be mentioned.
5. If a specified product attracts different rates of duty, within the same quarter, then such details should be separately mentioned.
For example: During the quarter April-June, if the effective rate of duty leviable for the product is changed on 20th April, then in the return for the quarter April-June, the details relating to production, clearance and payment of duty need to be mentioned separately for the period 1st April to 19th April and 20th April to 30th June.
6. 8-digit CETSH Number may be indicated without any decimal point.
7. Wherever quantity codes appear, indicate relevant abbreviations as given below.
8. Where the duty is specific and is charged based on specified unit quantity, the same quantity code must be used for showing clearance figures.
9. In column (6) of Table at serial number 3, the assessable value means,
(a) where goods attract ad valorem rate of duty, the value under section 4 of Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944);
(e) in case of combination of advalorem and specific duties, the transaction value under section 4 of the Act;
(f) in case of exports under Bond, the ARE-1/ARE-2/invoice value. The abbreviations and expressions used to denote a particular type of duty are as below:
ADE on specified products- ADE on specified products as levied under Clause 85 of the Finance Bill, 2005. Education Cess on excisable goods-
Education Cess on excisable goods leviable under section 91 read with section 93 of Finance (No. 2) Act, 2004 (23 of 2004).
Cess- Cess leviable under different Cess enactments.
Secondary and Higher Education Cess on Excisable goods- Secondary and Higher Education Cess on Excisable goods leviable under section 136 read with section 138 of the Finance Act, 2007.
10. In Tables at serial numbers 3 and 6 the 'Other duties' paid/payable, as applicable, may be mentioned as per the following sequence.
11. In column (10) in Table at serial number 3, indicate the effective rates of duty. Columns which are not applicable, may be left blank.
12. In case the goods are assessed provisionally, the details may be given separately in Table at serial number 3. In column (13) of Table at serial number 3, specify the Unique Identification number mentioned in the order for Provisional Assessment.
13. The details of the challans for duty payment should be mentioned in Table at Sr. No. 4. In Table at S.No.7, separate challans should be used for pre-deposit of duty for the purpose of appellate remedy, for paying dues for approaching Settlement Commission and for other payments.
14. In column (5) of Table at serial number 7, specify the Order-in-Original number and date relating to the payment of arrears of duty and of interest, the period for which the said interest has been paid. For other miscellaneous payments, mention the source document number and date Miscellaneous payment includes penalty, redemption fine, and pre-deposit.
15. In the Tables at serial numbers 4 and 7, the BSR codes of the Bank branch should be indicated when the instructions to this effect are issued.
(C) This Notification shall come into effect from the 1st day of January, 2012.
(D) The assessees referred to in the second proviso to the sub-rule (1) of rule 12 shall file return in Form ER-3 for the quarter beginning from the 1st October, 2011 and ending with the 31st December, 2011.
(V. P. Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India