Excise First Stage Dealer and Importer common registration-return. Separate second registration and filing single quarterly return is optional-Circular

Excise First Stage Dealer and Importer common registration-return

Circular No. 1032/20120 16-CX

F.N0.20 1104/2016-CX-6
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE & CUSTOMS

New Delhi, dated the 28th June, 2016

To
Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax (All)
Principal  Commissioner  of Central  Excise, Customs  and  Service Tax (holding charge of Chief Commissioner) (All)
Web Master, CBEC

Madam/Sir ,

Sub: Common registration and return for First Stage Dealer and Importer- reg.

Attention is invited to Notifications No. 30/20 16-C.E.NT dated  28’11  June,  2016  by which it has been provided that an assessee who is registered as a First Stage Dealer shall be exempted from taking registration  as an importer and vice-versa.

2.1 An assessee who conducts business both as an importer and a First Stage Dealer may take only one registration as he has been exempted from the requirement of taking a second registration. It may be noted that the facility is optional and any assessee needing separate registration for his own business purposes, may so register.

2.2 Such assessee who conducts business both as a First Stage Dealer and an Importer, henceforth shall also have the option of liling a single quarterly return giving details of transactions as a first stage dealer and an importer, one after the other in the same table of the return, viz., all transactions as first stage dealer during the return period shall be followed by all transactions as an importer during the same return period.

3. Difficulty experienced. if any, in implementing the circular should be brought to the notice of the Board.  Hindi version would follow.

Yours  faithfully,

(Shankar Prasad Sanna)
Under Secretary