FMCGs may gain from duty cut on packaging material
23/02/2008 12:00
NEW DELHI: In a move that could give a fillip to the fast-moving consumer goods industry, the finance ministry is considering reducing central excise on packaging material to 8% from the current 16%.
“In order to boost competitiveness of
“We have received many other proposals from the industry like cutting import duties on packaging and finished products but for the time being we are concentrating on bringing down excise duties only,” he said.
A Ficci survey has recommended a nine-point fiscal incentive package, including no import duty on packaging machinery and slashing of import duty on finished packaging materials.
The aggregate import duty on aseptic packaging machinery is 27.48%, which includes countervailing duty (CVD) of 16%. Since aseptic filling machines are not being manufactured in
The Indian packaging industry is worth $18.8 billion with average growth rate of more than 15% and its linkages are extensive. The government is keen to create world-class manufacturing units and vocational institutes specifically designed to train manpower for the packaging industry.
There are 700 packaging machinery manufacturers in
According to industry estimates, processed food consumption in
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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