Cenvat Credit eligible on sales commission paid to promote Sale

Beloorbayir Biotech Limited Vs Commissioner Of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) Sales commission is directly attributable to sales of the products. Any activity which amounts to sale of the products is deemed to be sales promotion activity in the normal trade parlance. The commission is paid on sales of the products/services with an intention to boost the sale of the company. In view of the same, the sales commission has a direct nexus with the sales which in turn is related to the manufacture of the products. It is to be understood that there need not be manufacture unless there is sale of prod...