Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

1.The service of transportation of goods carried out by M/s.Shree Sagar Stevedoirs pvt.ltd. from Magdalla Port, Surat to its General Lighterage Area of Magdalla Port (from where the Mother Vessel are anchored) or vice versa, does not fall within the state of Gujarat and does not qualify for exemption as contained at Sr.No.18 of Notification No.12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.

2. The service of above transportation does not fall within the area as defined in ‘Inland waterways’

Q. Under which tariff Heading PAPAD of different shapes and sizes  manufactured/supplied by the applicant would attract CGST and SGST?

“The applicant wants to trade the below mentioned items:-

Supari in grated form of cut in different shape in a separate pouch packing.
Lime(Chuno) in a separate packing.
Tobacco in a separate packing.
All the above three items will be delivered to the customer in a transparent plastic pouch for the convenience of carrying it and the invoice prepared for the same will have three separate line items of the items mentioned above charged separately.

“Will the delivery of items in a single pouch classify the goods as mixed supply as per the definition under Section 2(74) of the CGST Act, 2017 and tax be collected at the rate of tax of highest item in the supply?  In this case, the highest rate of tax could be that of Tobacco at 28% alongwith 160% cess.”

The product ‘seat adjuster’ manufactured and supplied by M/s. Shiroki Technico India Pvt. ltd. merits classification under Tariff item No.8708 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and is covered under Serial No.170 of Schedule-IV of Notification No.1/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017.

Whether to charge CGST and SGST or IGST looking to our nature of transaction? sell their machinery and against the said services, they are receiving commission income from Japan in foreign currency.

GST at the rate of 18% (9%CGST + 9% SGST)

Whether, the construction services provided by the applicant under the project “SAMANVAY RESIDENCY” qualifies for the reduced CGST rate of 6% (under CGST and SGST Act) as provided in Sr. No. 3 item (v) sub-item (da) of Notification No. 01/2018-CT (Rate) Dated 25.01.2018.?

Question : What is the HSN code of grinding of plastic material and what is the tax rate of said goods?.

Railway parts such as Couplers, Knuckle, Locks, Toggle, Yoke etc., manufactured and supplied by applicant to buyer Sanrok Enterprises (who in turn supply to Indian Railways after assembly) be classified under HSN 8607 or to be classified under HSN 7325 as other cast articles of Iron or Steel?

What is the classification and GST rate applicable on tobacco leaves procured directly from farmers, which are dried and crushed before selling by the farmers?

Whether Input tax credit on the Demo vehicle purchased can be availed as the same will be capitalized in books.