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The Ministry of Finance has published detailed Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) outlining key compliance requirements under the newly framed Health Security and National Security (HSNS) Cess Act, 2026, and the associated HSNS Cess Rules, 2026. The FAQs aim to help manufacturers, taxable persons, and industry stakeholders understand registration, cess payment, declaration and compliance processes under the new legal framework, which comes into effect from 1 February 2026. Who Must Register U
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FAQ :
The FAQs aim to help manufacturers, taxable persons, and industry stakeholders understand the registration, cess payment, declaration, and compliance processes under the new HSNS Cess Act, 2026 and its associated Rules.
The HSNS Cess Act, 2026 and the HSNS Cess Rules, 2026 come into effect from 1 February 2026.
Every taxable person liable for the HSNS Cess must apply for registration. If machinery is installed in multiple locations, separate registrations are required for each factory.
Existing manufacturers must register immediately upon the Act's commencement on 1 February 2026, with liability to pay cess also beginning on this date. Cess should be collected at the beginning of each month, no later than the 7th.
Within seven days of registration, manufacturers must file a declaration detailing key machine parameters. If a machine is installed after registration, a fresh declaration must be submitted within 15 days.
Yes, abatement may be claimed if a machine remains non-operative for 15 continuous days or more.
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