In accordance with Rule 9 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 and notifications issued under rules 18 and 19 of the said Rules, as the case may be, the following category of persons are required to register with jurisdictional Central Excise Officer in the Range office having jurisdiction over his place of business/factory, by making an application for registration in Form A –1 or A –2 or A –3.
Every manufacturer of excise goods (including Central/State Government undertakings or undertakings owned or controlled by autonomous corporations) on which excise duty is chargeable.
Persons who desire to issue CENVATABLE invoices under the provisions of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2001.
Persons holding private warehouses.
Persons who obtain excise goods for availing end-use based exemption.
Exporters manufacturing or processing export goods by using duty paid inputs and intending to claim rebate of such duty or by using inputs received without payment of duty and exporting the finished export goods.
On receipt of application for registration, registration number will be issued to the applicant. Later, the jurisdictional Excise Officer carries out the post facto verification and on fulfillment of all the requirements, issues the registration certificate with in 7 days from the date of application.
Note: Form A-2: Application form for central excise registration of power loom weavers / hand processors / Dealers of Yarns and Fabrics/ manufacturers of ready made Garments
Form A-3: Application form for central excise registration of manufacturers of hand rolled cheroots of tobacco falling under sub-heading no. 2402.00 of central excise tariff act, 1985
Separate Registration is required in respect of separate premises except in cases where two or more premises are actually part of the same factory (where processes are interlinked), but are segregated by public road, canal or railway-line. The fact, that, the two premises are part of the same factory will be decided by the Commissioner of Central Excise based on factors, such as:
Interlinked process - product manufactured/produced in one premise are substantially used in other premises for manufacture of final products.
Large number of raw materials received or proposed to be received is common for both or all the premises
Common electricity supplies.
Common labour or work force
Common administration or works management.
Common sales tax registration and assessment
Common Income Tax assessment
Any other factor as may be indicative of inter-linkage of the manufacturing processes.
Separate Registration is required for each depot, godown etc. in respect of persons issuing CENVAT invoices. However, in the case liquid and gaseous products, availability of godown should not be insisted upon.
Registration Certificate may be granted to minors provided they have legal guardians' i.e. natural guardians or guardians appointed by the Court, as the case may be, to conduct business on their behalf.
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