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.

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.