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Clarification regarding GST rates and classification of certain goods based on the recommendations of the GST Council in its 50th meeting held on 11th July, 2023

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..... 023-24-GST) The Tax Research Unit (TRU), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, GOI, New Delhi, has issued the above referred circular. For the uniformity and in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 168 of the Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Goa Act 4 of 2017) it is hereby directed that the said Circular issued by the TRU shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis, in implementation of the Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Goa Act 4 of 2017). Copy of the above referred Circular is attached herewith as Annexure. This Trade Circular is clarificatory in nature. Difficulty, if any, in implementation of this Circular may please be brought to the notice of the undersigned. S. S. Gill, IAS, Commissioner of State Taxes, Goa. .....

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..... of extrusion, are appropriately classifiable under tariff item 1905 90 30, which covers goods with description 'Extruded or expanded products, savoury or salted', and thereby attract GST at the rate of 18% vide S. No. 16 of Schedule-III of notification no. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017. 2.2 In view of the recommendation of the GST Council in the 50th meeting, supply of uncooked/ un-fried extruded snack pellets, by whatever name called, falling under CTH 1905 will attract GST rate of 5% vide S. No. 99B of Schedule I of notification no. 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017 with effect from 27th July,2023. Extruded snack pellets in ready- to-eat form will continue to attract 18% GST under S. No. 16 of S .....

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..... 17 up to and inclusive of 12.10.2017: As per recommendation of the GST Council, in view of the prevailing genuine interpretational issues regarding the applicability of GST rate on the Biomass briquettes, falling under any chapter, the issue for past period from 01.07.2017 up to and inclusive of 12.10.2017 is hereby regularized on "as is" basis. 6. Supply of raw cotton by agriculturist to cooperatives: 6.1 As per recommendation of the GST Council, it is hereby clarified that supply of raw cotton, including kala cotton, from agriculturists to cooperatives is a taxable supply and such supply of raw cotton by agriculturist to the cooperatives (being a registered person) attracts 5% GST on reverse charge basis under notification no. 43/2017- .....

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..... on regarding the GST rates applicable on trauma, spine and arthroplasty implants falling under HSN heading 9021 for the period before 18.07.2022 stating that there are interpretational issues due to the duality of rates on similar items leading to ambiguity. The issue has arisen as prior to 18.07.2022 there existed two rates on the goods falling under HSN heading 9021 as per S. No. 257 of schedule I and S. No. 221 of schedule II of notification no. 01/2017-CT (Rate) dated 28.06.2017. 9.2 The issue was examined by GST Council in its 47th meeting and as per its recommendations, a single uniform rate of 5% was prescribed for such goods (except hearing aid, which continued to attract Nil under S.N. 142 of 02/2017-CT(Rate)) falling under HSN he .....

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