Commercial Parlance Test Essential for Tax Product Classification: Focus on Market Perception, Not Just Official Clarifications.

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....In the matters of classification, it is the commercial parlance test which is relevant. It is test which has and that has to be adopted by the assessing officer. He has to decide as to how the product is treated in the market by the men of commerce in the trade. It is not the clarification or a particular view of the superior officer which should weigh his mind though such clarifications in the matters of classifications may be a relevant factor.....