25 April 2011
EXCISE SSI EXEMPTION NOTIFICATION 8/2003 allows a manufacturer exemption from excise on goods cleared upto a turnover of 1.5 Crores in a financial year provided turover in previous year is less than 4.0 crores.
You need to take registration only once you cross the SSI exemption limit, i.e. is Rs. 1.5 Crores. When you cross the turn over of Rs. 90 Lakh in a financial year you only need to intimate the department.
Exemption Notification for SSI SSI are eligible for exemption from duty under Notification No. 8/2003-CE dated 1-3-2003. The SSI unit need not be registered with any authority
Eligibility for SSI concession Unit whose turnover was less that Rs 4 crores in previous year are entitled to full exemption upto Rs 150 lakhs in current financial year. SSI unit can avail Cenvat credit on inputs and input services only after it starts paying duty. However, Cenvat credit of capital goods can be availed even if these were received during period of exemption.
-SSI unit manufacturing goods with other’s brand name not eligible for exemption