Circular No. 300/16/97-CX dated 3/3/97

Subject: Amendment in Form RT-12 to provide Opening Balance & Closing Balance

l am directed to draw your attention to Circular Nos. 249/83/96-CX dated 11.10.96 and No. 273/107/96-CX dated 21.11.96 prescribing the revised format of Form RT-12.

2. It has been brought to the notice of the Board that in the absence of Opening Balance and Closing Balance in the said format of Form RT-12 is posing difficulties in the On-line Computerised verification of RT-12 Returns. It has, therefore, been decided to modify the columns of the Form RT-12.

3. In the Form RT-12, after the words "Branch Code Number" and before the words "NOTES" the following columns shall be substituted which are as follows;-

Description of goods as appearing in the invoice and tariff heading/ sub-heading	Unit	Opening Balance	Quantity manufactured during the month/period
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Quantity received from outside under any provision	Total Quantity	Quantity cleared on payment of duty	Quantity of duty free clearances
(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)

Total Quantity cleared(7+8)	Closing Balance	Value of goods removed on payment of duty	Rate of duty (and notification if any claimed)	Duty paid/amount paid PLA MODVAT
(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)

4. Necessary amendment in Form RT-12 is being made in this regard.

Sd/-
(P.K.Sinha)
Under Secretary (CX.6)

F.N0.206/01/96-CX.6

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