My client manufacturing of various types of carry bag (casual uses) for corporate sector i.e. KFC, Duber, Hindustan Times, Times of India. (Note: The same products is treated by the corporate sector is as Business Promotion) and printing the brand of such corporate. In this case is the goods manufactured by my client called branded or not, even the sale of company is litrally crossing the exemption limit.
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Manufacturing Bags with Corporate Logos: Clarification on Excise Duty Exemption and Branding per Notification 8/2003. A client manufacturing carry bags for corporate branding purposes inquired whether these products are considered branded, affecting their excise duty exemption status. One response clarified that goods manufactured under another's brand name do not qualify for the SSI exemption per Notification 8/2003. Further discussion referenced various notifications and a circular clarifying that products bearing a corporate logo or name are not automatically branded unless they also bear a separate brand name. This distinction affects the applicability of excise duty. The discussion aimed to clarify the implications of branding on excise duty exemptions for the client. (AI Summary)
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