<h1>India's Finance Ministry Seeks Feedback on FFS Packing Machine Speed Guidelines per Revised Pan Masala Rules.</h1> The Government of India's Ministry of Finance has issued a draft circular inviting feedback on guidelines for determining the maximum packing speed of Form-Fill-Seal (FFS) pouch packing machines. This follows amendments to the Pan Masala and Chewing Tobacco Packing Machine Rules, which now consider maximum packing speed a factor in determining deemed production. The draft outlines a formula for calculating this speed, involving parameters like RPM, number of funnels, and gear ratio. Existing and new manufacturers must declare their machine speeds using this formula, verified by a Chartered Engineer, with oversight from Central Excise authorities. Feedback is requested by October 20, 2016.