Goods and Services Tax – GST – Dated:- 10-11-2017 – Recommendations made On GST Rate changes by the GST Council as per discussions in its 23rd Meeting on 10th November, 2017 held at Guwahati a) In the meeting held today, that is 10th November, 2017, the Council has recommended major relief in GST rates on certain goods and services. These recommendations spread across many sectors and across commodities. b) As per these recommendations, the list of 28% GST rated goods is recommended to be pruned substantially, from 224 tariff headings [about 18.5% of total tariff headings at 4-digit] to only 50 tariff headings including 4 headings which have been partially reduced to 18% [about 4% of total tariff headings at 4-digit]. c) Further, the Council has recommended changes in GST rates on a number of goods, so as to rationalise the rate structure with a view to minimise classification disputes. d) The Council has also recommended issuance of certain clarifications to address the grievance of
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lar furnishing Trunk, suitcase, vanity cases, brief cases, travelling bags and other hand bags, cases Detergents, washing and cleaning preparations Liquid or cream for washing the skin Shampoos; Hair cream, Hair dyes (natural, herbal or synthetic) and similar other goods; henna powder or paste, not mixed with any other ingredient; Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, room deodorisers Perfumes and toilet waters Beauty or make-up preparations Fans, pumps, compressors Lamp and light fitting Primary cell and primary batteries Sanitary ware and parts thereof of all kind Articles of plastic, floor covering, baths, shower, sinks, washbasins, seats, sanitary ware of plastic Slabs of marbles and granite Goods of marble and granite such as tiles Ceramic tiles of all kinds Miscellaneous articles such as vacuum flasks, lighters, Wrist watches, clocks, watch movement, watch cases, straps, parts Article of
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g housings, gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gaskets Electrical apparatus for radio and television broadcasting Sound recording or reproducing apparatus Signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for transports Physical exercise equipment, festival and carnival equipment, swings, shooting galleries, roundabouts, gymnastic and athletic equipment All musical instruments and their parts Artificial flowers, foliage and artificial fruits Explosive, anti-knocking preparation, fireworks Cocoa butter, fat, oil powder, Extract, essence ad concentrates of coffee, miscellaneous food preparations Chocolates, Chewing gum / bubble gum Malt extract and food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract Waffles and wafers coated with chocolate or containing chocolate Rubber tubes and miscellaneous articles of rubber Goggles, binoculars, telescope, Cinematographic cameras and projectors, image projector, Microscope, specified laboratory equipment, specified scientific equipm
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ii. Flour of potatoes put up in unit container bearing a brand name iii. Chutney powder iv. Fly ash v. Sulphur recovered in refining of crude vi. Fly ash aggregate with 90% or more fly ash content c) 12% to 5% i. Desiccated coconut ii. Narrow woven fabric including cotton newar [with no refund of unutilised input tax credit] iii. Idli, dosa batter iv. Finished leather, chamois and composition leather v. Coir cordage and ropes, jute twine, coir products vi. Fishing net and fishing hooks vii. Worn clothing viii. Fly ash brick d) 5% to nil i. Guar meal ii. Hop cone (other than grounded, powdered or in pellet form) iii. Certain dried vegetables such as sweet potatoes, maniac iv. Unworked coconut shell v. Fish frozen or dried (not put up in unit container bearing a brand name) vi. Khandsari sugar e) Miscellaneous i. GST rates on aircraft engines from 28%/18% to 5%, aircraft tyres from 28% to 5% and aircraft seats from 28% to 5%. ii. GST rate on bangles of lac/shellac from 3% GST rate to Ni
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or IISc, or IITs or NIT. vi. Coverage of more items, such as temporary import of professional equipment by accredited press persons visiting India to cover certain events, broadcasting equipments, sports items, testing equipment, under ATA carnet system. These goods are to be re-exported after the specified use is over. (IV) Other changes for simplification and harmonisation or clarification of issues i. To clarify that inter-state movement of goods like rigs, tools, spares and goods on wheel like cranes, not being in the course of furtherance of supply of such goods, does not constitute a supply. This clarification gives major compliance relief to industry as there are frequent inter-state movement of such kind in the course of providing services to customers or for the purposes of getting such goods repaired or refurbished or for any self-use. Service provided using such goods would in any case attract applicable tax. ii. To prescribe that GST on supply of raw cotton by agriculturist
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d. vi. GST rate on job work services in relation to manufacture of those handicraft goods in respect of which the casual taxable person has been exempted from obtaining registration, to be reduced to 5% with full input tax credit. (B) Rationalization of certain exemption entries i. The existing exemption entries with respect to services provided by Fair Price Shops to the Central Government, State Governments or Union Territories by way of sale of food grains, kerosene, sugar, edible oil, etc. under Public Distribution System (PDS) against consideration in the form of commission or margin, is being rationalized so as to remove ambiguity regarding list of items and the category of recipients to whom the exemption is available. ii. In order to maintain consistency, entry at item (vi) of Sr. No.3 of notification No. 11/2017-CT(R) will be aligned with the entries at items (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of SI.No.3. [The word services in entry (vi) will be replaced with Composite supply of Works
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aggery, processed spices, processed dry fruits & cashew nuts etc. fall outside the definition of agricultural produce given in notification No. 11/2017-CT(R) and 12/2017-CT(R) and therefore the exemption from GST is not available to their loading, packing, warehousing etc. iii. A suitable clarification will be issued that (i) services provided to the Central Government, State Government, Union territory under any insurance scheme for which total premium is paid by the Central Government, State Government, Union territory are exempt from GST under Sl. No. 40 of notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate); (ii) services provided by State Government by way of general insurance (managed by government) to employees of the State government/ Police personnel, employees of Electricity Department or students are exempt vide entry 6 of notification No. 12/2017-CT(R) which exempts Services by Central Government, State Government, Union territory or local authority to individuals. 3. It is pro
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