{"id":17049,"date":"2017-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-06-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T18:30:00","slug":"gst-roll-out-and-preparation-thereof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodsandservicetax.in\/GST\/?p=17049","title":{"rendered":"GST roll out and preparation thereof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GST roll out and preparation thereof<br \/>PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 34\/2017 Dated:- 29-6-2017 Trade Notice<br \/>Customs<br \/>GOVERNMENT OF INDIA<br \/>\nOFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (AIR PORT &#038; ADMIN.)<br \/>\nCUSTOM HOUSE 15\/1 STRAND ROAD. KOLKATA- 700001<br \/>\nF. No. S51-12\/2017Co-ord.<br \/>\nDate 29-06-2017<br \/>\nPUBLIC NOTICE NO. 34\/2017<br \/>\nSubject: GST roll out and preparation thereof-reg.<br \/>\nAttention of all concerned is invited that the GST set to be rolled out on 1st july 2017, the final phase of preparation for its implementation is in full swing. Customs too has a major stake in the early implementation of GST as IGST would begin to be levied on the imports from the very first day, the credit of which shall be available to the importers. Similarly, the refund on export of goods is contingent upon filing of (a) shipping bill accompanied by the GST invoice and (b) export general manifest.<br \/>\nChanges in Customs law and procedure are accompanied by changes in the EDI system so as to effectively implement the IGST law from<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/circulars?id=59925\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p>ction (2), there shall be levied a tax called the integrated goods and services tax on all inter- State supplies of goods or services or both, except on the supply of alcoholic liquor for human consumption, on the value determined under section 15 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act and at such rates, not exceeding forty per cent, as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council and collected in such manner as may be prescribed and shall be paid by the taxable person:<br \/>\nProvided that the integrated tax on goods imported into India shall be levied and collected in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 on the value as determined under the said Act at the point when duties of customs are levied on the said goods under section 12 of the Customs Act, 1962.<br \/>\n2. Thus, with effect from 01.07.2017, all imported goods shall attract IGST (and compensation cess, wherever applicable) in addition to the Customs duties such as Basic<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/circulars?id=59925\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p> percentage of its value, the value of the imported article shall, -notwithstanding anything contained in section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, be the aggregate of-<br \/>\n (a) the value of the imported article determined under sub-section (1) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 or the tariff value of such article fixed under sub-section (2) of that section, as the case may be: and<br \/>\n (b) any duty of customs chargeable on that article under section 12 of the Customs Act, 1962, and any sum chargeable on that article under any law for the time being in force as an addition to, and in the same manner as, a duty of customs, but does not include the tax referred to in sub-section (7) or the cess referred to in sub-section(9).<br \/>\n (9) Any article which is imported into India shall, in addition, be liable to the goods and services tax compensation cess at such rate, as is leviable under section 8 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Cess Act, 2017 on a like article on its supply in<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/circulars?id=59925\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p>e officers and the trade are kept well informed about the above new levies and the levies that are being subsumed, replaced or repealed. In this context, it is further requested that the fine- print of Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017 is read by field officers in detail. Customs ICES 1.5 application is also being modified to ensure that the new levies are applied and collected on all the imports from July 1st.<br \/>\nChanges in Bill of Entry and Shi in Bill Forms!<br \/>\n4. Since new provisions for levy of IGST and GST compensation cess on imports have been introduced under the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, Bill of Entry, Shipping Bill and Courier Regulations and Forms, both Manual and EDI, have been suitably modified and all such modified forms are available on the official website of C BEC (www.cbec.gov.in). All importers, exporters, Customs Brokers, Customs clearance software providers and other stakeholders are advised to get themselves familiar with the modified Forms. It is emphasized that o<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/circulars?id=59925\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p>of Entry. In this regard, DGFT has also issued Trade Notice No, 09\/2018 dated wherein it has been indicated that with regard to importer\/ exporter registered with GSTN, importer\/ exporter would need to declare only GSTIN at the time of import and export of goods and the importers who are not registered under GST would use their PAN for imports. Changes have been made in the BE forms to capture details like GSTIN, PAN, State code etc. of the importer. Similar changes will also be incorporated for imports at SEZ and imports through Courier. In case of Courier, GSTIN for GST registered consignees or PAN for non-GST registered consignees, as applicable, has to be quoted in the bill of entry filed by the Courier agency, wherever goods are subject to IGST, For the time being, importers\/ exporters are advised to declare GSTIN, PAN and IEC while filing document for import\/export of goods. However, over a period of time, declaration with regard to only GSTIN and PAN shall be required in the Bil<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/circulars?id=59925\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p>ailed for making zero-rated supplies, notwithstanding that such supply may be an exempt supply. The section further lays down that a registered person making zero rated supply shall be eligible to claim refund under either of the following options, namely:<br \/>\n (a) he may supply goods or services or both under bond or Letter of Undertaking, subject to such conditions, safeguards and procedure as may be prescribed, without payment of integrated tax and claim refund of unutilised input tax credit: or<br \/>\n (b) he may supply goods or services or both, subject to such conditions, safeguards and procedure as may be prescribed, on payment of integrated tax and claim refund of such tax paid on goods or services or both supplied.<br \/>\n8. Under the GST Laws, taxpayers would be filing their outward supply returns on GSTN for all the supplies made by them including exports. For the exports, they will be required to quote the Shipping Bill and export invoice details in the GST return. The information provide<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/circulars?id=59925\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p>eriod of time, declaration with regard to only GSTIN and PAN shall be required in the Shipping Bill,<br \/>\nManual Bill of Entry and Shi in Bill:<br \/>\n11. Since all the validation related to IGST refund or flow of JUST credit shall happen electronically between Customs EDI and GSTN, it is imperative hereon that the required data is captured electronically without fail for all the imports and exports whether or not through EDI locations. In case of EDI locations, Board has issued instructions vide F. No. 401\/81\/2011-Cus Ill dated 2nd June 2017 wherein it is envisaged that any manual bill of entry or shipping bill in EDI locations needs to be filed following the procedure laid out in the circular. Subsequently, Directorate of Systems issued ICES Advisory 009\/2017 (GST) dated 15.06.2017 on the subject enclosing the detailed user manual The advisory was forwarded to all the system managers.<br \/>\n12. For non EDI locations also, Directorate of Systems is designing a utility where certain basic consignmen<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Plain text (Extract) only<\/strong><BR>For full text:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtmi.com\/circulars?id=59925\">Visit the Source <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">=  =  =  =  =  =  =  =<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GST roll out and preparation thereofPUBLIC NOTICE NO. 34\/2017 Dated:- 29-6-2017 Trade NoticeCustomsGOVERNMENT OF INDIA OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (AIR PORT &#038; ADMIN.) CUSTOM HOUSE 15\/1 STRAND ROAD. KOLKATA- 700001 F. No. S51-12\/2017Co-ord. Date 29-06-2017 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 34\/2017 Subject: GST roll out and preparation thereof-reg. 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