Regarding processing for or on behalf of client, in relation to agriculture – causing sale or purchase of agricultural produce

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....May, 2011 To Chief Commissioners of Central Excise and Service Tax (All), Director General (Service Tax), Director General (Central Excise Intelligence), Director General (Audit), Commissioners of Service Tax (All), Commissioners of Central Excise and Service Tax (All). Madam/Sir, Subject: - processing for or on behalf of client, in relation to agriculture - causing sale or purchase of ag....

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....uld be considered as covered by the expression 'in relation to agriculture'. Client processing which falls under business auxiliary service undertaken on the primary agricultural produce namely tobacco or raw cashew, does not result in any change in their essential character of tobacco or cashew. In the light of the above principle (i) process of threshing and drying of tobacco leaves and thereaft....