SELECT 
  SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS `B`.`brand_id`, 
  `B`.`brand`, 
  COALESCE(F.path, "") AS image, 
  `PC`.`category_id` 
FROM 
  `cscart_brands` AS `B` 
  LEFT JOIN `files__images` AS `FI` ON `B`.`brand_id` = `FI`.`object_id` 
  AND `FI`.`object_type` = "brand" 
  LEFT JOIN `files` AS `F` ON `F`.`id` = `FI`.`file_id` 
  LEFT JOIN `cscart_products` AS `P` ON `B`.`brand_id` = `P`.`brand_id` 
  LEFT JOIN `cscart_products_categories` AS `PC` ON `PC`.`product_id` = `P`.`product_id` 
  AND `PC`.`link_type` = 'M' 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND `PC`.`category_id` IN (
    597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 608, 
    609, 631, 687, 688, 689, 738, 906, 908, 
    920, 922
  ) 
  AND `P`.`status` = 'A' 
GROUP BY 
  `B`.`brand_id`, 
  `B`.`brand` 
ORDER BY 
  `B`.`brand` ASC 
LIMIT 
  0, 20

Query time 0.00482

JSON explain

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    },
    "ordering_operation": {
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        "using_filesort": false,
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                "PRIMARY",
                "link_type",
                "pt",
                "idx_pc_product_id_type"
              ],
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                "category_id"
              ],
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              },
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              ],
              "attached_condition": "((`dev2`.`PC`.`category_id` in (597,598,599,600,601,602,603,608,609,631,687,688,689,738,906,908,920,922)) and (`dev2`.`PC`.`link_type` = 'M'))"
            }
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            }
          },
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              ],
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              },
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              ]
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          },
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              ],
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                "object_type"
              ],
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                "const"
              ],
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              ],
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              ],
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