No mandatory physical verification of garment factories for Excise Registration

New Delhi, July 19 (KNN) The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has done away with the provision of physical verification of garment factories for Excise Registration. This rule shall be applicable for manufacturers of readymade garments and made up articles of textiles.

In a notification, CBEC said, “Every manufacturing factory or premises engaged in the manufacture or production of goods falling under Chapters 61, 62 or 63 (except laminated jute bags falling under headings or tariff item 6305, 6309 00 00 or 6310) of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) bearing a brand name or sold under a brand name and having a retail sale price (RSP) of one thousand rupees and above, shall be exempted from sub-clauses (i) and (ii) above.”

This sub-clause has been added in clause (8) under rule 9 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002. (KNN Bureau)