Agricultural farm produce supply taken out of GST on ‘pre-packaged and labelled’

G.S.R. …..(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.2/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28thJune, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.674(E), dated the 28thJune, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, after the Schedule, in the Explanation, in clause (ii), after the entries relating thereto, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010) and the rules made thereunder, as amended from time to time, the supply of agricultural farm produce in package(s) of commodities containing quantity of more than 25 kilogram or 25 litre shall not be considered as a supply made within the scope of expression ‘pre-packaged and labelled’.”.

2. This notification shall come into force from the 15thday of July, 2024.

[F. No. 190354/94/2024-TRU]

Note: -The principal notification No. 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate), dated the 28th June, 2017, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),vide number G.S.R. 674(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, and was last amended vide notification No. 18/2023-Central Tax (Rate) dated the 19thOctober, 2023, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 777(E), dated the 19th October, 2023.