Adding preservatives to ayurvedic medicine will change the classification of medicine


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The CESTAT, Ahmedabad has ruled that adding non-active ingredients like preservatives to Ayurvedic medicines does not change their classification. The tribunal clarified that if the primary ingredients are Ayurvedic and specified in authoritative texts, and the product is marketed as such, it remains an Ayurvedic medicament. This decision overturned a previous order, remanding the case for reconsideration based on these principles.

Court :
CESTAT, Ahmedabad

Brief :
The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in Lyka Labs Limited v. C.C.E. & S.T.-SURAT-II [Excise Appeal No. 10218 of 2013 dated September 12, 2023] set aside the order passed by the Adjudicating Authority and held that, addition of non-active ingredients such as preservatives, would not change the classification of the product, if the active ingredients are ayurvedic in such case, the medicament is classifiable as ayurvedic medicament.

Citation :
Excise Appeal No. 10218 of 2013 dated September 12, 2023

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Bimal Jain
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