MSME-1 due date — Half-yearly Return of MSME Dues
Half-yearly return of outstanding payments to micro and small enterprise suppliers pending beyond 45 days, with reasons for delay.
Next due date
30 April 2027for H2 FY 2026-27
If it is late: Up to ₹25,000 on the company and ₹25,000 per officer under s.405(4)
Get told before MSME-1 is due
We will email you a week before the next one, and before each one after that.
One email per occurrence of MSME-1, and nothing else unless you tick the box above — and your address is never sold or passed on. We send a link to confirm first, and nothing goes out until you follow it. Every message has a one-click link to stop. See the Privacy Policy.
- Due
- 31 Oct and 30 Apr
- Frequency
- Half-yearly
- If it lapses
- Up to ₹25,000 on the company and ₹25,000 per officer under s.405(4)
- Statutory reference
- S.405, Companies Act 2013 (MSME Order 2019)
Where this date comes from
- The instrument
- S.405, Companies Act 2013 (MSME Order 2019)
- The authority
- Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Mallah Software Services Private Limited has not independently verified this against the gazette. The citation above is the instrument this date is taken from, and it is exact enough for a professional to check. Inside Lawzer a company secretary or chartered accountant can record that they have checked it, against the rule as it read on the day — and that record is withdrawn automatically if the rule later changes. A date nobody has checked says so.
Who has to file it
Every one of these has to hold before MSME-1 binds an entity:
- Private Limited Company, Public Limited Company, One Person Company and Section 8 Company
- has MSME vendors
- Filed on:
- MCA V3 (mca.gov.in)
- Usually owned by:
- Company Secretary
- Typical effort:
- 2 hours
Common questions
- What is the due date of MSME-1?
- It is next due on 30 Apr 2027, for H2 FY 2026-27. 31 Oct and 30 Apr. It falls due twice a year.
- Who has to file MSME-1?
- It applies to Private Limited Company, Public Limited Company, One Person Company and Section 8 Company and has MSME vendors.
- What is the penalty for filing MSME-1 late?
- Up to ₹25,000 on the company and ₹25,000 per officer under s.405(4)
- How do I file MSME-1?
- Log in to the MCA V3 portal (mca.gov.in) with the business user ID, open the e-form, fill it in, attach the required documents, have it signed with the DSC of the director and, where required, the practising professional, then pay the filing fee and submit. Keep the SRN from the challan as proof of filing.
This is the standing statutory position. The government extends deadlines often, and an extension is not reflected here until the rule is updated. Mallah Software Services Private Limited is a software company and not a firm of company secretaries or chartered accountants — nothing here is legal, tax or secretarial advice. Confirm the date with your professional before relying on it. See the Professional Disclaimer.