HSNS Form Guide
FORM HSNS CE-01 — Chartered Engineer Certificate
Rule 10Checked 27 Jul 2026
Form in 2 Minutes
- Legal trigger: HSNS Rule 10.
- Use the form only for the purpose and factory/person/order to which it relates.
- Retain submitted form, attachments, acknowledgement and any officer response as one evidence pack.
Official form text / field structure
FORM HSNS CE-01, including the maximum
rated speed of the machine; and
(c) consultation with a third-party technical expert if deemed necessary.
11. Confirmation of declaration.- (1) In case no discrepancy is found in the declaration filed under rule 9, the proper
officer shall pass an order within a period of fifteen days from the date of verification under rule 10, confirming the
declaration and determining the computation of the cess payable in accordance with sections 5 and 9 of the Act.
(2) Where the proper officer finds any discrepancy in the declaration furnished under rule 9 that affects the computation
of cess payable by the registered person, he shall intimate such discrepancy to the registered person and shall pass an
order confirming the computation of the cess payable under sections 5 and 9 of the Act within a period not later than
thirty days from the date of verification under rule 10, after giving the registered person a reasonable opportunity of
being heard.
(3) No fresh declaration shall be filed under sub-rule (2) of rule 9 until an order of confirmation has been passed by the
proper officer under this rule.
(4) The registered person shall be liable to pay the cess so determined for the period subsequent to the passing of the
order under sub-rule (2) and shall also be liable to pay the differential amount of cess, if any, along with interest, for the
period commencing from—
[भाग II—खण्ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 35
(a) the date of installation of the machine or the start of the manual process unit, where the declaration is filed
under sub-rule (1) of rule 9; or
(b) the date of change in any parameter relevant for the computation of cess, or the date of installation, addition,
or commencement of any machine or process, as the case may be, where the declaration is filed under sub-rule
(2) of rule 9,
till the date of actual payment of such differential amount.
CHAPTER IV
PAYMENT OF CESS AND RETURNS
12. Cess payable to be calculated. – (1) The cess payable for a particular month shall be calculated as per the amount
of cess per machine or manual process unit specified in Schedule II of the Act:
Provided that in the case of a newly registered person, the cess payable for the first month shall be calculated
on a pro-rata basis, having regard to the total number of days in that month and the number of days commencing from
the date of installation of the machine or the start of the manual process unit, as the case may be, and such cess shall be
paid within five days of such installation or start.
(2) For the purpose of calculating the cess under sub-rule (1), the maximum rated speed of a machine shall be taken as
the maximum speed achievable by the machine, as declared in FORM HSNS DEC-01 and as confirmed by the proper
officer, irrespective of the actual operating speed at which that machine is used to manufacture or produce the specified
goods of any weight.
(3) Where a machine is used to manufacture or produce specified goods of different weights during a month, the cess
payable for that machine for that month shall be calculated with reference to the maximum weight of pouch or tin or
container manufactured or produced as specified in Schedule II of the Act.
(4) In case of addition or installation or removal or uninstallation of a machine in the factory during the month, for the
purpose of calculating cess under sub-rule (1), the number of machines installed for the month shall be taken as the
maximum number of machines installed on any day during the month.
13. Manner of payment. – (1) The monthly cess payable under section 4 shall be paid by the registered person
electronically in the
First Amendment control: FORM HSNS CE-01 was amended/revised by Notification 02/2026-HSNS Cess; use the amended field/instruction position, not an unamended principal-form copy.
Before you submit
- Verify HSNS registration/factory identifiers and GSTIN/PAN data.
- Reconcile machine/process particulars to current declarations and Chartered Engineer records where applicable.
- Check dates, due date/limitation and amendment instructions.
- Save a final PDF/acknowledgement and supporting attachments.
Finin2min Q&A
Which Rule prescribes FORM HSNS CE-01?
Rule 10.
Can I use an older downloaded form?
Only after checking the First Amendment changes where applicable and the current portal implementation.