Potato Chips as Namkeen

[Samik Chaudhuri]

Sir

Our company is manufacturing Potato Chips namely Potato Crackers. Now i would like to know whether potato chips could be declared as Namkeen to get benefit from Excise. Please advise me.

With thanks

Samik Chaudhuri.

[KASTURI SETHI]

Sh.Samik Chaudhuri Ji,

Answer is 'YES'. Pl. go through Board,s Circular and CESTAT judgement appended below:-

Ready to eat packaged food items like namkeen, bhujia - Exemption

Circular No. 841/18/2006-CX, dated 6-12-2006

 

2016 (331) E.L.T. 119 (Tri. - Del.) = (331) E.L.T. 119 PEPSICO INDIA HOLDING PVT. LTD. Versus COMMR. OF C. EX., CHANDIGARH-II

 

[Ganeshan Kalyani]

Sir, satisfactory reply by Sri Kasturi Sir. Thanks.

AI Summary

Potato Chips Classified as 'Namkeen' for Excise Exemptions; Supported by Board Circular and CESTAT Judgment A company inquires whether its potato chips, marketed as Potato Crackers, can be classified as 'Namkeen' to benefit from excise exemptions. Kasturi Sethi confirms that potato chips can be declared as Namkeen, referencing a Board Circular and a CESTAT judgment that support this classification for ready-to-eat packaged foods like namkeen and bhujia. Ganeshan Kalyani concurs with Kasturi Sethi's response, expressing satisfaction with the provided information.