Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)

(i) Whether the “Commission” received by the Applicant in convertible Foreign Exchange for rendering services as an "Intermediary” between an exporter abroad receiving such services and an Indian importer of an Equipment, is an "export of service” falling under section 2(6) & outside the purview of section 13 (8) (b), attracting zero-rated tax under section 16 (1) (a) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017?                                                                                                                                          

(ii) If the answer to the Q. (i) is in the negative, whether the impugned supply of service forming an integral part of the cross-border sale/purchase of goods, will be treated as an "intra-state supply" under section 8 (1) of the IGST Act read with section 2 (65) of the MGST Act attracting CGST/MGST? And, if so, at what rate?

An entity has been allotted Toll Collection work of certain road by NHAI. The said entity wishes to sublet the Toll Collection work to the company. Now, as the "Service by the way to access to a road or by a bridge on payment of toll charges" is exempted service as per Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated the 28th June, 2017 (Sr. No. 23)(Heading No. 9967). Whether the same exemption will apply to services provided by the Applicant, i.e. Service by the way of access to a road or a bridge on payment of access to a road or a bridge on payment of toll charges on subcontract basis?

Whether GST is applicable on Sale and / or Purchase of DFIA licenses?

Whether landscaping and gardening work for government departments like BBMP, KSRTC, etc, through works contract attracts GST from this society?

The applicant had withdrawn the advance ruling application

(I) “Whether the ‘Parts of Fuel Injection Pumps’ are classifiable under Tariff Heading 8413 91 90?

(II) Whether the applicable entry in Notification )1/ 2017 – Integrated Tax (Rate), is 453 of Schedule III, for parts of fuel injection pumps, attracting a levy of 18%?

Whether the Bounce Charges collected by the Applicant should be treated as a supply under the GST regime?

i. Whether the “Electric Overhead Traveling Grab Crane (EOT Grab Crane)" to be supplied by the applicant to the buyer for use in the waste-to-energy project is covered under Sl. No 234 of Schedule I of Notification 1/2017 dated 28.06.2018- IGST (Rate) as 'Renewable energy devices and parts for the manufacture of waste to energy plants/devices', attracting 5% levy.  

ii. If the answer to the above is negative, whether the activity of collecting penal interest by the Applicant would amount to a taxable supply under the GST regime?

The applicant  is desirous of knowing the GST rate applicable on the finished goods “Pallets and Box Pallets” to enable him to levy and collect the correct rate of applicable GST.

1. Whether the whole (Sheep/Goat) animal carcass in its natural shape in frozen state in different weight and size packed in LDPE bags without mentioning the weight and one or two such LDPE bags further packed in HDPE bags being supplied to Army by applicant against tender shall qualify as product put up in “unit container”.

2. Whether the products as mentioned in query 1 shall be taxable under GST as per entry no. 4 of schedule II of the Notification no. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28th June 2017 up to 14th November 2017 and thereafter as per entry no.1 of schedule I of the Notification No. 43/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 14th November 2017 or fall under exemption list as per entry no 10 of Notification No. 2/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) New Delhi dated 28th June 2017 up to 14th November 2017 and thereafter as per entry no. 9 of the Notification No. 44/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 14th November 2017