Heading 9971 - GST - Services - General Exemption from GST - CGST / UTGST / SGST / IGST

Services by an acquiring bank, to any person in relation to settlement of an amount upto two thousand rupees in a single transaction transacted through credit card, debit card, charge card or other payment card service. Explanation.- For the purposes of this entry, acquiring bank means any banking company, financial institution including non-banking financial company or any other person, who makes the payment to any person who accepts such card. Definition (l) banking company has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (a) of section 45A of the Reserve Bank of India Act,1934(2 of 1934); (zaa) financial institution has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (c) of section 45-I of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) Clarification Clarification regarding applicability of GST exemption to Payment Aggregators (PAs) in relation to settlement of an amount, up to two thousand rupees in a single transaction, transacted through credit card, debit card, charge card or other payment card services. [ See para 3 of Circular No. 245/02/2025-GST dated 28.01.2025 ] Clarification regarding applicability of GST on the incentive amount shared by acquiring banks with other stakeholders in the digital payment ecosystem under the notified Incentive Scheme for promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low value BHIM-UPI transactions. [ See para 5 of Circular No. 228 /2 2/2024-GST Dated 15.07.2024 ] Clarification regarding applicability of GST on incentive paid by MeitY to acquiring banks under Incentive scheme for promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low value BHIM-UPI transactions . [ See para 3 of Circular No. 190/02/2023- GST Dated 13.01.2023 ]