Maharashtra Excise Manual
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CHAPTER I-A

CHAPTER I-A

PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF DUTY-PAID IMPORTED FOREIGN LIQUOR BY IMPORTERS

3 A. Application of Chapter.—

  1. The applicant may make an application for grant of certificate of registration under this Chapter from the date of commencement of these rules.

  2. The certificate of registration under this Chapter shall be issued with effect from the 1st April 2020.

3B. Registration of importers of duty-paid Foreign Liquor, Beer and Wine.—

Any overseas manufacturer or importer of duty-paid Foreign Liquor or authorized Custom-Bond holder of imported Foreign Liquor (Spirits) or Beer or Wine having such Foreign Liquor being removed from the Customs Frontier or the Customs Bond, desires to sell such Foreign Liquor (Spirits) or Beer or Wine in the State of Maharashtra shall make an application, addressed to the commissioner for registration. Such application for registration shall contain the following particulars, namely:—

  1. Name and address of the applicant.

  2. Proof of the applicant being authorized by the brand owner or overseas manufacturer as importer or a Customs Bond-holder of Foreign Liquor being authorised by the brand owner or overseas manufacturer as authorized importer.

  3. Name of the brand, stating whether such brand is a registered trademark and the number and the date of trademark registration with a copy of trademark registration with a copy of certificate or registration.

    1. Manufacturing cost and maximum retail price (inclusive of all taxes and duties) of different packs and brands applied for registration.

    2. Name and address of the agent in the State of Maharashtra with his trade and import licence number and validity.

    3. Statutory Warning 'Consumption of Alcohol is injurious to health. Be safe. Don't Drink and Drive.' in the format and as prescribed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), from time to time, shall be printed on every label.

  5. An undertaking to the effect that the applicant importer or Customs Bond-holder undertakes to abide by the conditons of the certificate of registration and the provisions of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act (XXV of 1949) and rules, regulations and orders made there under.

2[3C. Grant of Certificate of Registration.—]2

On receipt of an application made under rule 3B, the Commissioner shall make such enquiries as he deems necessary and on being satisfied that there is no objection to grant the registration applied for, he may grant the certificate of registration in Form 'L' on payment of annual fees (inclusive of consideration), depending on the scale of annual sales of each type of liquor in boxes that the certificate holder proposes to sell in the State of Maharashtra, at the following rates,

  1. Sale upto 5,000 boxes of 9 litre each,—

    1. For Spirits, Beer and wine Rs. 25,000

    2. For Only Beer Rs. 15,000

    3. For Only wine Rs. 10,000

  2. Sale from 5,001 to upto 10,000 boxes of 9 litre each,—

    1. For Spirits, Beer and wine Rs. 2,00,000

    2. For Only Beer Rs. 1,00,000

    3. For Only wine Rs. 50,000

1Inserted by G. N. of 16-9-2019. 2Sub. by G N. of 06-11-2020.