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2016 (3) TMI 70 - AAR - Central ExciseManufacture or deemed manufacture - activities treated as Manufacture or deemed manufacture - whether activity of Quality Check Stickering will not amount to manufacture under Section 2(f) ibid? - Held that:- It is observed that as per the clarification dated 02.03.2012 issued by CBEC, if brand name is not affixed or embossed on the jewellery but appears on the packing, such as jewellery box or pouch or warranty card or certificate of quality, such goods will not be treated as branded jewellery and thus will not be liable to excise duty. In the instant case, applicant has submitted that the tag is applied by them while placing the jewellery in the box to prevent return of counterfeit items. Application does not mention that applicant would affix or emboss brand name on the jewellery. Tagging in this case is not embossing or affixing. Therefore, the activity of tagging of jewellery would not amount to manufacture under Section 2(f) ibid. Following activities undertaken by the applicant would not amount to manufacture or deemed manufacture under Section 2(f) of the Central Excise Act, 1944, namely; Inspection and testing, Cleaning and lint brushing, Jewellery correction, Activities relating to spectacles and frames (placing in case, tightening screws on eyewear), Folding and hanging, Tagging, Inserting freebies, Placing the product in original box / pack, Inserting warranty cards, Inserting moisture absorbing tablets, Inserting bookmark, Debundling, Sorting, Wrapping, Sensitive material covering, Bagging, Bundling, set creation and rubber banding, Stickering, Boxing, Stuffing and adding dunnage to glassware, Taping, Consignee detailing and Cardboard foot printing.
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