07 March 2013
As per Excise Rules, Excise duty is charged and paid on the manufactured goods by the manufacturer not on trading of the goods by the trader. When a trader or dealer purchase the goods from its manufacturer and pay the appropriate duty on that goods to manufacturer and want to transfer such duty to their buyer on their bill, then that trader or dealer gets registration from excise department as a “first stage dealer” or “second stage dealer”. Thereafter, they can issue an invoice by which, they can pass on (transfer) the duty to its end user or purchaser.