Monthly Return Filing — Online Process for Excise Licensees

How to file your monthly excise return covering sales, purchases, and stock details.

Most excise licensees are required to file a monthly return showing their stock position, sales during the month, and purchases received. This is a mandatory compliance obligation and failure to file can attract penalty.

1. Maintain your daily stock register and cash memo/sales records throughout the month.
2. At month-end, total your: opening stock, purchases received (with transport pass details), sales made, closing stock.
3. Login to the Maharashtra Excise online portal for your licence type.
4. Navigate to 'Returns' or 'Monthly Returns' section.
5. Fill in the monthly return form: period (month/year), opening stock, purchases, sales, closing stock.
6. Cross-check totals before submission: Opening Stock + Purchases = Sales + Closing Stock.
7. Submit the return before the due date (typically by the 10th or 15th of the following month — confirm the current due date with your Excise Office).
8. Download/print the acknowledgement of submission for your records.
9. Keep all supporting documents (transport passes, invoices, cash memos) in order for inspection.

• Daily stock register summary
• Transport pass copies for purchases
• Cash memo/sales summary
• Opening stock figures

Monthly return form as prescribed for your licence type (available on the excise portal or from Excise Office)

File via excise portal — supervised by local Excise Office (Inspector/Superintendent)

Monthly return filing obligations are prescribed under the relevant excise rules for each licence type. Confirm due date and form from the Excise Office.